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Leading online sportsbooks such as bet365 and William Hill have posted odds for Super Bowl XLVI, Conference Championships and some have even posted odds for all matches, each week of the season. But will there be a full 16 game season, or a season at all? Why Betting Now Makes Sense If you're optimistic, you have until around September 8 to bet on the Green Bay Packers - 7/1 favorites on William Hill, the New England Patriots - 7/1 favorites themselves on bet365, or the green Bay Packers - a 13/2 favorite if you ask 888 sport. More interesting, perhaps, is a bet on one of the lesser favorites - Baltimore? The Giants? Vick's Eagles? This early in the season, there is plenty of room for an underdog to establish itself in your plans, but fall off the radar when it comes to the sports betting odds. Lockout Possibility A lockout has been looming since the CBA expired March 3. With several highlights, most notably a US judge ruling in favor of players and lifting the owners' lockout, there has been little progress. The NBA has similar trouble. Only last night did the Dallas Mavericks finish off the Miami Heat in 6 games, and we're looking at a possible lockout there too. One thing is for sure though: the sportsbooks are preparing next season's odds as we speak.
There is only one game left for the NHL Ice Hockey season. It's Game 7 between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins. While sportsbooks ask basically one question - Who will win? - the winner in some ways is already known. It's you! Jetbull is running a €50 NHL Cashback during the postseason's final round, and that means only another day. As the home teams have won every game of the series, Vancouver will host the dramatic Game 7 on Wednesday, June 15, at 8pm ET. In 2009, it should be noted, a similar pattern of home wins occurred through the first 6 games, only for Detroit to lose game 7 at home to visiting Pittsburgh. Jetbull UK keeps on giving. Players who capitalize on this fine offer are still eligible for other bonuses on the sports betting site. Notice, however, that an individual match can only be used on one qualifying ticket. All the reasons are there: a great match and a great offer. Visit Jetbull Sports for more.
Progressive jackpots have done it many times in the past. Well, they've now done it again. Newcastle online casino player David Robson won £2.6 million on the Millionaires Club progressive jackpot at Sky Vegas Casino. The exact jackpot sum: £2,642,668.61 His stake: a mere 90p Couldn't Believe It Mr Robson, 37, a civil servantfrom Newcastle, staked only 90p on the nine line, 5 reel slot game on Friday. He advanced to the bonus round and there he landed the jackpot massive. The Millionaires Club jackpot was hit in August 2009, by a Sky Vegas player then too, for £1.5 million. Sky Vegas Casino's Head of Gaming, John Parsonage, said of his casino's own millionaires club: "This is the second time we've made a player a millionaire from this game and it's the biggest ever single win at Sky Vegas and probably one of the biggest in the industry." Better Believe It! Online casinos pose a number of advantages and enticing attractions, compared to other forms of gambling and to entertainment at large. The progressive jackpot is surely one of the top ones.
Marvel Comics fans will be chomping at the bit to see this summer's most anticipated superhero film: X-Men: First Class. Fans of these mutant superheroes are gearing up for what is expected to be a box-office smashing addition to the hugely successful X-Men series of movies. Smashing Box Office Records! To date, the X-Men movies have racked up a whopping $1.5 billion in international ticket sales. That excludes their DVD sales and other product offerings. The latest addition to the X-Men franchise is generating massive interest - and with good reason too. An Epic Battle The story of X-Men: First Class brings Professor X (Charles Xavier) and Magneto into greater focus. It's the story of their friendship, before they became archenemies. The film is set in the 1960s and it goes to great lengths to define the relationship between the Brotherhood of Mutants and the X-Men. X-Men: First Class was released in the USA and the UK earlier this month. Reviews have been overwhelmingly positive and the box office is exploding with record attendance figures. As summer heats up, this flick is sure to become one of Marvel Comics' biggest box-office money spinners yet. The film stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence and Zoe Kravitz. It's another pre-X-Men flick and it's already generating a momentum all its own. The good news is that fans of the X-Men can enjoy the biggest jackpot paydays and the very best animation - directly from the comforts of home. The X-Men Slot Games Marvel Comics and Playtech software gaming, have ensured that online players enjoy up-close-and-personal contact with the X-Men. The slots game is an exciting addition from the Marvel series and it features some 5 heroes and 5 villains. The features are sensational and the animation is superb. The likes ofWolverine, Storm, Professor Charles Xavier and Cyclops are portrayed in this 5-reel, 25 pay line video slots game. X-Men slots are currently available at top Playtech online casinos such as bet365 Casino, Europa Casino and Casino King.
Irish mobile bookmaker Paddy Power has become the first operator to launch a Bet & Watch feature for Apple's iPhone, which allows its customers to watch races live from their iPhones and iPads, gambling sites are reporting. Bet on race, watch it live In an echo of the company's online sportsbook, the new feature added to the Paddy Power App will allow punters to place £1/€1 bets on this week's races at Royal Ascot, to enable them to watch the same races live from their smartphone devices. The original feature was established to give customers the opportunity to watch horse races online from the comfort of their home or workplace, and with this new feature punters will be able to do so from the train, bus or office as well. Development of mobile apps Paddy Power's app was approved for download by Apple's iTunes store in August last year, and the company is now one of only a handful of online gambling operators to provide its apps for all of the iPhone, iPad and Android platforms. Its other online gaming offerings have also been expanded of late, and users will be familiar with the new games available on their iPhone devices, including Monopoly Multiplier, Multi Hand Blackjack and American Roulette.
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Winner Casino is ready to help you kick start your summer with three new online casino games: two slots and one hilarious scratch card. All are expected to appear on the casino floor between mid-June and July. Tennis Stars Slot The team at Winner is limbering up for Wimbledon with the release of "Tennis Stars" - a new creation from the experts at Playtech. No prizes for guessing the game's theme, but there certainly are some for landing any of the slot's 40 paylines. Here are the details: Five reels of symbols including tennis shoes, trophies, rackets, balls and players, as well as high-value playing cards from Ace to 9. A plethora of wild symbols, multipliers, scatter symbols and free spins livens up the on-court action. The Championship Bonus round is triggered by three or more scatter symbols (pairs of tennis rackets). Compete in a game of women's or men's singles and come away with the points. Rumor has it that once Wimbledon season gets underway this slot will feature in some interesting casino promotions at Winner. Mr. Cash Back Slot The somewhat mysterious Mr. Cash Back slot offers you something you won't find anywhere else: a "Money Back Guarantee." Yes, this game actually pays you back for paylines that don't win. This game-show themed slot also features freezing wilds and x2 multipliers. That's just about all the info we have for the moment, so players will have to check it out themselves as soon as the game goes live. Spamalot Scratchcard This new scratch card is based on the well-loved Monty Python show and incorporates unique graphics from the TV series. Many of Monty Python's most popular comedic characters feature in the game, such as the annoying but hilarious "Knights Who Say Ni," the Killer Rabbit, and of course, King Arthur himself.
Jetbull Casino is a fast-paced online gaming paradise powered by NetEnt gaming software. It features world-class entertainment at the click of a button. And now Jetbull Casino has gone all-out to deliver a whole new gaming repertoire to players with 3 new games. New Games, Exciting Features Now that the newly-enhanced Jetbull Casino is up and running, players are in for a real treat. The likes of Alien Robots, Bubbles and Flowers are sure to brighten the online gaming skies of players the world over. A Summer Sizzler for Online Players Flower power is given a whole new meaning at Jetbull Casino. Now players can enjoy plenty of ways to cream it off the top with this 5-reel, 30-payline video slot adventure game. Flowers doubles as a popular NetEnt slot game and a mega-jackpot provider. Players are advised to select their desired coin value, betting lines and levels prior to spinning the reels of fortune. Players can bet from 0.10 to 75 currency units (Euros, dollars and pounds) per spin, with a maximum of 5 coins on 30 lines. This game is feature-rich and merges Vegas entertainment and online Flower power in an instant. Other Summer Specials Not to be outdone by the power of the pastures are two red-hot gaming titles. These include Alien Robots and Bubbles. The former is a sci-fi action adventure with 30 paylines and 243 ways to win. It's outer-space gaming excitement galore. Enjoy the land of Tobor Prime. Hot on the heels of Alien Robots is everyone's favourite game - Bubbles. As its namesake suggests, this game is about blue skies, green fields and yes - Bubbles! Pop the bubbles, mint it with 3 gold coins and you're good to go.
Poker players are in for an absolute treat: the Bad Beat Jackpot is about to boil over. The record-breaking sum - a whopping $1.2 million - is pushing the limits at the IPN (International Poker Network). Players from far and wide are converging on topnotch online poker sites such as Virgin Poker and the popular sportsbook bet-at-home, to cash in. The last time we reported on a similar "High" on Bad Beat Jackpot, it was subsequently hit. World Record Bad Beat Jackpot The Bad Beat Jackpot is reaching into the stratosphere and now poker players can look forward to $1.2 million in cash prizes waiting to be won. The previous world jackpot record was set in 2009, but this year's tally is leaps and bounds ahead. Players are drawn to the Bad Beat Jackpot owing to its unique appeal: you win even when you're unlucky! Big winners at Virgin Poker or bet-at-home will score healthy paydays when losing with Four-of-a-Kind 10s or better. The take home payday is sitting at a nifty €280,000. Poker players able to win with the pot with the best hand on the jackpot table will scoop a whopping €140,000. Fold and Win! Poker players participating in the Bad Beat Jackpot stand to win big prizes even when they are dealt cards and then fold at the tables where the jackpot hits. There is a sizable €18k waiting to be pocketed. With world-class Texas Hold'em games at the ready, the Bad Beat Jackpot is close to boiling over. About the IPN Network As the largest independent poker network in Europe, the IPN (operated by GTECH G2) sports an impressive tally of 4 million online poker players. Some 2 billion hands + have been dealt. Winning is as easy as playing your cards right and bet-at-home is ready to welcome new players with generous sign-up bonuses.
The events of Black Friday continue to impact the world of online gaming even two months after they happened, with H2 Gambling Capital consulting firm saying that industry growth is set to slow. The Good News The good news from the report is that there is still some growth even despite the crackdown on online poker in the United States, but the sobering aspect of the news is that the growth will slow to 4.4 percent this year, making it the slowest annual growth since H2 began tracking data in 1998. Overall, these figures represent a downgrade from H2's original start-of-year projection of 10.2% growth for 2011. However, take the US and Japan out of the equation and all of a sudden online gambling is expected to grow by 12% year on year in 2012, which is not so bad at all when you consider that this is at least 3 times higher than the economic growth rate of most developed nations this year, and still significantly higher than even booming developing economies such as that of China. Affiliate Programs Still Affected Unfortunately, while things are still looking good for the industry, affiliate programs are still being affected following Black Friday, in which US prosecutors seized several domains belonging to online gambling companies and indicted the owners of three major online poker sites - including PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Players and affiliates are still in the dark when it comes to reclaiming funds from various sites, and we are doing our best to keep you all updated as news comes in. As our friend J Todd of the APCW has pointed out regarding one site - Quicktender had funds seized by US authorities and sent out emails telling customers to open bank accounts in euros. But now the site is down and players and webmasters are left guessing how to reclaim their money.
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