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Germany and the Netherlands remain within striking distance of Spain in the current online betting odds for Euro 2012 - to be held in Poland and Ukraine - but there are plenty of qualifying matches still to play. Euro 2012 odds Spain remains the tournament favorite with all online and mobile sportsbooks, carrying odds from William Hill of 3/1 to do something nobody has done before them and win Europe, the World Cup and then Europe again. But five other countries are still considered major contenders - Germany 4/1, Holland, 6/1 and England, 9/1, all look like cruising into the 16-nation tournament, while Italy is 10/1 despite their awful performance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and France shares those odds despite struggling in qualifying against the likes of Belarus. There are still six matches to play on Tuesday before qualifying takes another break, with the Sweden-Finland game the pick of the Bet365 football odds betting. Home side Sweden is 3/10 to beat their arch-rivals, who are 9/1, while Azerbaijan is a staggering 25/1 to win at home against Germany. Bore draw money back Meanwhile bet365 is offering your money back on 0-0 draws on any soccer games, for a limited time. Just make a pre-match Correct Score, Half-Time/Full-Time or Scorecast bet on any game and if it finishes goalless you'll get a refund on all losing bets in those markets.
For all the bad news coming out of the United States as far as Full Tilt Poker is concerned, the news is better on this side of the pond as the online poker rooms relaunches a popular TV program. Poker Lounge Returns! In some great news for British poker players and viewers, 'The Poker Lounge' will return for a second season with 10 episodes to air exclusively in the UK on Channel 4. Based on an older show named Late Night Poker, this show has a six-person format in which the winner takes all. News reports had circulated in April that Full Tilt cancelled the program midway through filming after an expected wire transfer from Full Tilt subsidiary Pocket Kings reportedly did not arrive. This latest news will come as relief to poker fans who have been following the post-Black Friday news from the US. Qualify Online Qualifiers are open to all players, with the lure of a qualifying package worth around £14 thousand, with most of that for the buy-in and the rest to cover travel expenses and accommodation. The winner will take home a massive prize pool worth around £80k "The Poker Lounge" will go to air July 25, with consecutive one-hour-episodes continuing through to September 26, just before the World Series of Poker season finale.
A new, disturbing phenomenon has emerged following the Black Friday shutdown of online poker sites in the United States - players who formally made a living off the sport are now struggling to make ends meet and provide for their families. Silent Victims Honest, run-of-the-mill poker players like Brian Mogelefsky are now suffering the effect of the crackdown by authorities, as Fox News has reported. Mogelefsky, the report said, left New York for Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and two children after his mortgage company went bust in the real estate crisis, and took up a career as a full-time online poker player. The new career looked set to earn him up to $90,000 this year - a good enough wage to support his family, but that run looks to be over. For this innocent victim, Black Friday came "at the worst possible time," he said, telling Fox that he was only just beginning to reap the rewards of years of intense study of the game. Primary Income Like many, Mogelefsky has not only been blocked from pursuing his passion and earning a living at the same time, but he has also been denied access to funds that are rightfully his. According to Poker Players Alliance head John Pappas, he is in the same boat as around 50,000 full-time online players who use poker as their primary income source, after the government indicted owners of three major US poker room operators in April and took control of their domains.
A new month means another handful of great games just released by the award winning software creator, Microgaming. Sterling Silver 3D, Power Spins and Gold Factory all qualify as a "must try" for slot fans and can be found at Microgaming-powered online casinos like Jackpot City Casino and Gaming Club. Sterling Silver 3D Video Slot The Sterling Silver 3D Video Slot has now been launched at Jackpot City Casino and it is its first 3D stereo slot. This new release is the perfect example of just how far technology has come with its impeccable graphics and crystal clear sound effects. All of this is supported by a feature-rich game. Sterling Silver 3D is a 5 reel, 25 pay-line slot game and to fully appreciate the stunning visual impact of the game's silver ingots and coins, players will be provided with the necessary eyewear. Power Spins - Sonic 7 The big draw card for this new game, Power Spins now at Gaming Club, is that at your discretion you can choose to activate the Power Spin button. This comes at a small premium but with the potential to boost both Wild and Scatter wins. This new, player-optional extra feature is bound to amplify players' excitement and reward opportunities for the small extra expense of 3x the current line bet. This is also a 5 reel game but with 9 paylines and the potential to win up to 200,000 coins. Further, if the Power Spin in engaged you have the opportunity to win up to 8x the line bet. Gold Factory Video Slot This is a massive 50 payline video slot with a cartoonish industrial theme and offers the chance to win a triple bonus. The main crowd puller for the Gold Factory is its Boiler Room Bonus, triggered when three or more scattered bonus symbols appear, giving players ample opportunity to win big. Players are aiming for three or more gold bonus medallions to trigger the second screen feature where you reveal hidden prizes. The bottom line Microgaming has lived up to all expectations this month with these new releases which are not only thrilling but also have the potential for big payouts. Check them out for yourself today at Jackpot City Casino and Gaming Club.
One of the regular Joes who suffered following the Black Friday crackdown on online poker in the US has recovered to win a bracelet at the 2011 World Series of Poker. Bad News Becomes Good Harrison Wilder is one of the 50,000 players the Poker Players Alliance says were stripped of their livelihood by the online poker shutdown, but his decision to enter the world of live poker paid off when he won the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event on Sunday night - the sixth of 58 events being played across almost two months of poker action. There have been some other noteworthy bracelet winners in the first week of the WSOP and one unlikely feat. When Jake Cody, who hails from the small Manchester, England suburb of Rochdale, won the $25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em championship on the event's opening day, nobody really batten an eyelid. But a few days later, unknown Matt Perrins - who also hails from Rochdale - won the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Championship, well and truly putting the industrial market town on the map. Entry Figures Rise In some fantastic news for the poker industry, players from the US and around the world have failed to be perturbed by the online crackdown, with attendance at events in the first week increasing to 8374 contestants, a 1.8 percent increase on the previous year. Only three of the first nine events saw a drop in participant numbers, and even then the drops were almost negligible.
The world's largest publicly listed online gambling company, bwin.party, and the governing body for world basketball, FIBA, have announced they have extend their current marketing and media rights deal to 2014. Three More Years Under the deal, the 3000-employee strong bwin.party will continue to be the sole sports betting brand advertising at FIBA events, which include the upcoming EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania, the 2012 London Olympics qualifiers, EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia and the 2014 FIFA World Championships (for men and women) in Spain. Bwin.party customers benefit too with the deal, which delivers the online sportsbook with exclusive live streaming rights for FIBA tournaments in more than 30 countries around Europe. All are free for bwin.party sports betting customers. 'Promotion of sports essential' Bwin.party digital entertainment co-CEO Norbert Teufelberger hit the nail on the head when he said that "promotion of sports has always been an essential component of the bwin sports brand philosophy," and went on to name basketball alongside football and motor racing as the three most important sports. This deal continues a long, positive relationship between e-gaming companies on one side, and international and local sporting bodies and teams on the other, which will no doubt continue for many years to come.
All the winners from the Grand Slam of Slots Tournament 2 have been announced publicly, and oh boy were there some instant cash prizes to hand out! Total prizes: nearly $500,000 Vegas Partner Lounge gave out a total of $456,700 in the second installment of this popular tournament series, after the 11-day event ended with the finale played on the popular themed 5-reel online video slot game, ThunderStruck 2. First prize went to the aptly named herowoman, who took home $157,575, or more than a third of the total prize pool. Dozens of others won smaller cash prizes, including four other players with prizes in excess of $10,000. GSOSII - even better the second time This was the second time the Grand Slam of Slots Tournament had been hosted, but it was the first time it was played on one of the 243 Ways to Win Slot Games, this time being Thunderstruck 2. It was played across Microgaming online casinos in the Vegas Partner Lounge, those being: Crazy Vegas Casino, Golden Riviera Casino, Sun Vegas Casino, All Slots Casino and Casino UK. Lounge members will no doubt be waiting for the next slots tourney, and we'll be there when it happens.
A new report on sports betting published in one of Malta's leading newspapers has found that integrity is of primary importance for the survival of online sportsbooks. Fairness is Paramount According to a recent survey, published in Malta's Independent Online news site, the integrity of the operations of internet sports betting websites is one of the most crucial factors in ensuring the survival of the activity. In reference to the health of the global economy, the report added that the sports gaming sector is responsible for the employment of a staggering 800,000, and generates key revenues for the government. Malta, an independent country in the Mediterranean with a population of just under half-a-million, is a center for online gambling operations, with hundreds of companies licensed by the local Lotteries and Gaming Authority. We Agree As our readers would know, we at OCR are committed to promoting only those online casinos and sportsbook operators who uphold the values of integrity and fairness in gambling, such as the Malta licensed JackpotCity and the Gibraltar licensed bet365 to name a couple. When choosing where to wager, make sure to look out for certification from independent authorities and licensing from various national regulatory bodies such as Malta's LGA.
Interactive gaming portfolio GTECH G2 has made a big announcement, with the new that it will inject a further €2 million into its own International Poker Network, in order to make some major upgrades. Better promos and tourneys As part of this massive investment, GTECH G2 will give members of the IPN bigger promotions and tournaments that have been enhanced for customer satisfaction. The company said it did so for two reasons - to reward existing players and attract new players. In addition, the operator will also make a significant investment in its poker software by doubling the staff numbers on its poker development team. The company is aiming to offer players a better online poker experiences and to meet its customers' demands. Regaining faith The news comes at a crucial time, as the International Poker Network has been struggling of late since owner Boss Media was integrated into GTECH G2. According to Poker Scout, which tracks traffic and play on online poker sites, IPN has fallen behind rivals from Microgaming, 888, Ongame and Entraction. It hasn't all been bad news though. While the company has declined in the crucial Canadian and French markets, it has risen to number three in the all-important Italian poker community, behind only PokerStars and the Microgame Peoples' Poker Network.
In some great news for all those online bingo enthusiasts out there, software giant Microgaming has just announced the launch of its enhanced bingo platform Bingo+ Plus. Features differ from casino to casino With a stack of new, never-before-seen features, this new platform will have players scrambling to play at Jackpot City and other online bingo rooms serviced by Microgaming's world-beating software. Bingo+ Plus is 100 percent customizable, so it will look and feel different depending on which bingo site you play at. Options include the standard Bingo room and lobby, which gives players that easy, user-friendly experience they have become used to with Microgaming products. Some things never change Of course, some things will always stay the same, and you can rest safe in the knowledge that the software includes improved multi-language and multi-currency functionality, to allow bingo players from all over the world to all play together in the one room. And with new consolation prizes, there will be more winners each game - which is a good thing for all. Moreover, Microgaming's progressive jackpot network and side games will be fully accessible from inside the Bingo+ Plus bingo rooms, meaning you have more options if you want a break from the usual action.
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