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Anyone can play and anyone can win - that's the beauty of Betfair's November $15,000 Push 'em Poker Challenge. Ready for the Challenge! The more you play the higher up the leader-board you go, simple as that. The top 500 places on the leader-board win up to £250 in pay outs. If you keep playing those hands, climbing up the leader-board to reach Top 20, you instantly qualify for a $2,000 GSOP (Grand Series of Poker) freefall. But if you don't quite make it there is always the $2,000 freefall; since all Push Em players qualify for that. You can't knock it. Push 'em Poker All that said, what exactly is Push Em Poker? And how is it different to good, old Texas Hold Em Poker? Push Em Poker is Betfair's simplified version of Texas Holdem Poker where there are only two options - All In or Fold. Push Em requires players to buy in for exactly five big blinds, increasing the chances of an early all-in confrontation. This makes for a more pacey and dynamic poker experience.
President Barack Obama just won his reelection bid. And as America has spoken, so has the gambling world. In fact, while opinion polls had declared the election a statistical dead heat, most online gambling sites had already given Obama favorable odds to win, even before polls had closed. And one Irish betting site, Paddy Power, had even called the race AND paid out $650K to Obama backers two days before the election! Are online bettors better predictors than opinion polls? While some have dubbed Paddy Power's move as a "publicity stunt" - it certainly gives one pause when professional pollsters say one thing and bettors say another. And the latter turns out to be right. For many betting sites, it was a done deal even before November 6, as shown by the amount of movement in money and potential payouts just days before the election. One such site, InTrade, lets users bet on the outcome of an event by purchasing a "contract" for the event. By Election Day, the amount of both Obama and Romney contracts bought showed the President with a 73.5 percent chance of winning against Romney's 26.5. Sports betting company puts its money where its mouth is! Just two days before the US voted, Paddy Power, Ireland's biggest bookmaker, was so confident of an Obama win that it made a "gutsy call" and took a huge risk - paying over $650,000 to customers who wagered on Obama. Its announcement in The Irish Times also received some public backlash for its supposedly racist tones. Publicity stunt? Or smart business move? Like many betting organizations, Paddy Power had seen the overall betting trend towards Obama. Its bettors had made the correct call - even if the professional pollsters had not.
Full Tilt Poker opened its doors to customers for the first time in more than 18 months on Tuesday, giving millions access to funds in player accounts that they might have thought lost. Historic day for poker Full Tilt's grand reopening gives players access to more than $184 million in funds that were left in accounts following the infamous Black Friday last year. Its relaunch was made possible after the sale of the site to the parent company of former arch-rival Poker Stars was completed. The new FTP brings back many of the features that players of the previous version knew and loved, including the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). Its partnership with PokerStars means players will be able to more easily move between the two sites and choose from a better selection of games, tournaments and promotions. Celebrating the relaunch To mark the reopening, Full Tilt Poker is offering a number of promotions including $250,000 worth of freerolls and $300,000 in FTOPS tickets. There is a happy hour promotions that delivers players double the points 24 hours a day, and Deal Me In bonus which ensures every player receives at least $200. New and existing players can participate in double and triple chance tournaments, and will be able to play the same opponents at multiple table in heads-up ring games through the "add table" feature.
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Jackpot City is one of the latest casinos to add Microgaming's novel video slot game Max Damage to its portfolio. Based on the adventures of the notorious comic book villain Max Damage, the video slot game is best described as a retro-style arcade game turned video slot game. The best of both even. It's a return to the excitement of the arcade and a clever little wink at the Bally Space Invader's video game from 1978.The Essence of the GameEarn yourself a little something whilst playing a classic shooting game, where you, the controller of a spacecraft are charged with the not insignificant task of fighting off enemy spacecrafts! At the start of the game, you are armed with six lives and you win credit killing off the attacking aliens as you work up the nine levels of the game. More notably, there are generous pay-outs for wiping out the Boss ships. Also, look out for random wins for destroyed enemy ships at the end of levels 3, 6 and 9. Oh and of course missiles, wormholes and nukes, There are no pay lines, no spinning reels; no free spins or scatters. Jackpot City's Max Damage BonusJackpot City Casino is offering a mouth-watering 100% bonus for people making their first deposit on the Max Damage video slot game, for deposits of up to $200. 100% of up $300 on your second deposit. The Max Damage video game is one of a new breed of video slot games. Time to dip your finger in.
The kind people at Betfair are offering newby sports-betters a risk-free introduction with their "Free £20 Sports Bet" offer. Betfair's offer guarantees any sports bet worth £20. In other words, you can't lose your first £20: First-time players who stake £20 on exchange odds receive £20 cashback if they lose. That's zero risk. It is worth noting that you must place your first sports bet within 21 days of registering with Betfair. The offer applies to all residents of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. On top of that, there are more rewards to be had for playing at Betfair. The Betfair £10-1,000 cashback promotion offers credit rewards the more you play. Basically, it is a credit bonuses for the points you accumulate betting online. Points are awarded every time you place a bet on a market or on the Exchange, whatever the outcome. In other words, you earn points just for having played, regardless if you win or lose. At the end of your first 30 days' with Betfair, the points you have accumulated will turn into credit. Full details await you at Betfair. So if you were planning on watching the football or the tennis, it is possible to crank up the excitement without risking a single pound sterling.Other sports covered on Betfair include basketball, american football, Rugby League, ice hockey, greyhound racing, cricket, volleyball, horse-racing, motor sports, martial arts and golf.
With today's much wider array of news and entertainment sources, TV advertising has become less and less of an awareness- and sales-building vehicle for many brands. But for one industry, the opposite is true. According to an Ad Age Digital story, online gambling advertising expenditures could reach up to $4 billion in the next five years. BetFair, a UK online gambling company, is Exhibit A of this trend. Largest investment in BetFair BetFair recently launched a seven-figure TV ad campaign to promote its online casino - BetFair Casino. While BetFair is a top brand synonymous with sports betting, BetFair Casino - a relatively small but highly secure casino that offers numerous games and terrific bonuses - needed to get out of the brand's shadow and attract many more customers. Officials believe that their huge advertising investment may well achieve this goal. Sleek TV advert lives up to its name Titled "Huge", the commercial, which runs through December, features giant lemons, cherries, cards, and other classic casino images falling down from the sky and astounding people. It also boasts of the £4 million paid out every day... and ends dramatically with the £20 Free Casino Bonus spiel (New players deposit £10 and get £20 free). The commercial will run on major UK TV stations. Top-rated BetFair sportsbook has everything for the betting aficionado The action-packed sports betting site has a huge selection of markets in sports, finance, and politics. Plus a new in-play home page that makes it easier to monitor, bet, and cash out on all your markets from one page. A betting exchange, BetFair now also has a fixed-odds betting platform for players who want traditional betting options as well.
Have you ever looked for something to be on when there were no live matches or races going on? Well now William Hill has found a solution with its virtual sports betting app for iPhone users. Hill's virtual betting app The William Hill Virtual Sports Betting app, available now at the Apple Store, allows you to bet on virtual horse and greyhound races and virtual football matches. With a new event starting every minute, there's always something to bet on. Place your wager and then settle back to watch the match highlights or race action. Enjoy accumulators and each way betting on horse racing and greyhounds. Choose from six great markets on each football match: match betting, correct score, double chance, total goals, goals under/over, and Asian handicap betting. All these options are the same as you would find at William Hill's online sportsbook. Realistic streaming Once the bets have been placed, you can choose exactly how you want to view the event. These realistic races and matches allow you to view the whole horse or dog race, or just to focus on all the goals, shots and saves from the football match rather than the full 90 minutes. Because the William Hill Virtual Sports Betting App is provided by the leading name in sports betting, you can be sure that it operates with the highest level of safety and security. Quick registration and secure deposits and withdrawals from inside the app make this experience stress-free and reliable.
Casino La Vida has had a very good year in 2012, as evidenced by the bit of festive cheer news they released this week. "This year Casino La Vida saw the highest payouts to winners ever - something that the casino is thrilled about," said Casino La Vida promotions manager Victoria Lamonte. With most of November still to come, Casino La Vida has already paid out millions to winners this year. Among the bigger winners at Casino La Vida this year are slots games players FD, OV, AN and AM. Australian gamer and Slot Survivor World Series winner AM won $401,332.77 on the bonus slot Arctic Fortune. Meanwhile, German player AN won €403,600.70 on Summer Holiday. The first player to make into the payout millions was Norwegian player OV, who won an impressive NOK1 142,514.55 on the AWP, Spin magic. However, the biggest single payout was to British player FD, who won a whopping £2,950,044 on the slot appropriately named Burning Desire. However, significant amounts were also won on progressive jackpots at Casino La Vida. Among them was GD, who won £65,303.70 playing the Progressive Poker SupaJax, and IM, who won $44,556.20 playing Jackpot Deuces. The games which gave out the highest payouts were the popular video slots The Dark Knight, which paid out an impressive $3,960,287.09 in total winnings, and Immortal Romance, which paid out the most at $17,406 907.51. Despite having been released for only two months, the ground-breaking arcade slot game Max Damage and the Alien Attack is already Casino La Vida's third most generous game of 2012, with $129 365.64 in total payouts. "Casino La Vida is constantly trying to provide as much player satisfaction as possible, and part of that is generous winnings. Consistent improvement is also key so the knowledge that we have made more players' dreams come true than ever before is a great success," said Lamonte. "We hope to create even more winners next year!"
William Hill claim they have never had such a wide variety of sports represented in their Sports Book Prize. The bookmakers have sponsored this literary prize for twenty-three consecutive years and have never been so pleased with the breadth of sports coverage as with the 2012 William Hill Sports Book Prize shortlist: aside from the anticipated football and motor-racing titles, this year's nominations include the autobiographies of Ironman Triathalon and Squash champions. James Willstrop's "Shot and a Ghost: A Year in the Brutal World of Professional Squash" was self-published and co-written with "The Daily Telegraph's" Rod Gilmour.In 'A Life Without Limits" Chrissie Wellington looks back on her a career as four-time Ironman Triathalon World Champion.Another title to look out for is Fibber in the Heat where comedian Miles Jupp ( The Thick of It) blags his way into the cricket press corps during England's Test series in India. The short-list The William Hill Sports Book of the Year is the world's largest sports literary prize. The winner receives a cash prize of £24,000, a £2,000 William Hill bet, a day at the races and a specially-commissioned handbound copy of their book. This year's winner will announced on Monday 26th November 2012.William Hill offers an extensive range of sports at (weblink). From golf, to handball to darts, they have it covered.The full list of William Hill 2012 Sports Book of the Year reads as follows:Fibber In The Heat, by Miles JuppThat Near-Death Thing - Inside The TT: The World's Most Dangerous Race, by Rick BroadbentRunning With The Kenyans - Discovering The Secrets Of The Fastest People On Earth, by Adharanand FinnThe Secret Race - Inside The Hidden World Of The Tour De France: Doping, Cover-ups, And Winning At All Costs, by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel CoyleBe Careful What You Wish For, by Simon JordanA Life Without Limits - A World Champion's Journey, by Chrissie Wellington with Michael AylwinShot And A Ghost: A Year In The Brutal World Of Professional Squash, by James Willstrop with Rod Gilmour