Perhaps you are a great poker player! And perhaps you have always dreamed about the WSOP, - well there’s a current promotion that will see a player just like yourself land themselves one of five seats that is available up for grabs into this year’s upcoming WSOP competition. The WSOP is yet to be the talk of the town this year because it is still a little far away but one online casino has already launched their first promotion that will be giving away five seats in this year’s main event!

The WSOP main event competition will be held in Las Vegas. This particular promotion is a challenge from Titanpoker.com that will see players from around the world participate in a challenge where the top 200 players that are left standing will play for a total of five seats on the final tournament day of May 16th 2010.

There will be many chances to get into this final 200 as there will be two round of tourneys per week with players from all around the world. There will be a leader board in place so that players can see how they are doing and track their play and stats.

Players will then compete May 16th for their chance at a prize package worth over 10K which will take them to the main event for a chance to play with thousands of other poker players that are all fighting to get to the final table which will be aired on TV and the players at this table are likely to win in excess of millions of dollars! This is a great tourney for anyone that’s ever dreamed of playing in the name event!

The Unlawful Internet gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) seems to be the talk of many online gamblers and online gambling organizations these days. There is quite a bit of uncertainty about the future and the chances to clear all up by December 1st which is the expected day for a certain response looks completely unlikely at this time.

It seems that while implementation regulations are looming it is all a bunch of mismatched ideas that are put into one law but are not defined so clearly… It is certain that there will be some sort of changes made to this law. What exactly it will be is unclear at this time but it will be interesting to see what actually comes out of this law and if any clarification will be made by next week. Our bets are against that outcome at this time.

Interesting part of all this is there is quite a lot of hype surrounding the issues and people on the government end are starting to dig deeper and find issues with the law altogether. There are parts of the law that seem to have holes and would need to be adjusted should their be something to reconsider.

At this time all people can do is continue to go on with what they are used to. The law is considered to still be in place at this time. Funny enough the law mostly prohibits banks and other financial American institutions from processing payments but there are just so many ways around that at this time that it wouldn’t be surprising at all if many Americans were still playing online and enjoying online gambling just as much as when it was fully accepted.

Online poker is bigger than ever and everyone wants a piece of the action. Online poker is available at many online casinos and there are many people playing at any given time both amateurs and professional poker players alike. People just like you have started by playing poker online for fun and have become career poker players winning many big pots and making quite a living out of it.

There are many people that think that it takes a certain calibre of player in order to play in a poker tournament. The truth of the matter is that is really not true. No matter whether you played in a tournament before anyone can play; there is just a few things that you need to know. Often times tournament poker is a little different than playing in a cash game. In a cash game, you can usually get up and walk away at any time throughout the game. In a tournament you will have to play from start to finish in order to win it. Players that play in tournaments set aside a certain amount of time hoping to make it all the way.

There are also different things that players must think about. They must watch for players that play at certain speeds. There are those that play faster than others and those that play less and play more. There are players that tend to be aggressive at first to build up their stacks and then slow it down in order to maintain rhythm. It is important to watch your opponents and to play the cards as well as the players and it is also important to have fun! If you have never tried a tournament it is a good idea to play in a few smaller tourneys or even some play money ones so that you get a feel for it before playing in a bigger game!

For those of you that enjoy watching the High Stakes Poker on GSN, you don’t have to worry as the show will be back for yet another season. This season will have one new host alongside Gabe Kaplan who is the regular host for the past seasons as well as a poker player himself.

For those of you that have not seen the show, the show features a bunch of poker players that all fall in the high stakes category as the minimum buy in at the table is at least 200,000 dollars of their own money. Players play big hands as blinds are usually 1000/2000 dollars!

This game surely isn’t joke but is always funny to watch as the players make the game very amusing and are always chatting it up with each other as they try to rob one another of the big bucks. The show gets great reviews and has a large fan base of players and fans!

The players include some very famous poker pros such as David Benyamine , Patrik Antonius, Doyle Brunson, Eli Elezra, Tom Dwan , Antonio Esfandiari, Barry Greenstein , Allan Meltzer , Sammy George, Daniel Negreanu , Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Dennis Phillips, Mike Matusow, Lex Veldhuis and many others.

The new season will begin to air February 14,2010 on Tuesdays and will re-air on Sundays so be sure to tune in and catch some great poker action and even get a few tips from the pros!

Seems to be a funny question since online casino bonuses are something that players usually look forward to and its a great surprise to see a bonus that you would love to enjoy. But there have been a few stories where online casinos have recently received some complaints about the bonuses that they are holding. The players are saying there is too much going on at one time. They don’t know what is coming and what is going and players cant figure out what bonus is happening at the current time.

Some online casinos have so much going on at the same time that there is simply not enough time for the player to learn about the promotion or bonus and take advantage of it. So there is talk that casinos will regulate their bonuses. They are thinking of putting a minimum duration on a bonus. Perhaps one weeks time. And while this sounds like a great idea, the truth is bonus can be as sporadic as the casino wants and there doesn’t really need to be an protocol for them.

What the casinos should consider is that their players are getting overwhelmed and sooner or later they will need a break so maybe running one really long promotion instead of many short overlapping promos may actually be a good idea.

It will be interesting to see what the online casinos come up with next but chances are, with all the competition out there, the bonuses are just going to keep on coming because its better to get the new guys interested then give them away to the competition.

The company 888 is one of the biggest players in the online casino industry and they have developed an expansion strategy that is sure to make everyone that gambles online aware of them very quickly if they aren’t aware of them already. Through Dragonfish, which is the division that is responsible for all the business to business operations, the company has recently negotiated a very large deal to be the provider of online gambling software to Harrah’s Entertainment! Now, not even a week later the company makes a deal with Tsogo Sun Gaming Group which is a large land based casino operator in South Africa.

The plan is for Tsogo Sun to open a new sports betting arm for their online business under their own brand and also expand further by offering 888’s already popular and successful online gambling options such as their Online Poker rooms, Online bingo rooms and of course their full operating online casinos.
 
The idea behind all these partnerships is simple. The company wants to operate in various countries and regions and wants to do so while staying completely legit and so partnering with organizations that already have these established relationships will surely keep them on the right track and both sides of the partnership can benefit from these relations as 888 has so much experience in the industry.

The relationships between these companies are likely to create new products in the online gambling industry and it will be interesting to see what else develops and what other new partnerships form as part of this expansion.

There are quite a few great promotions and bonuses happening this weekend that online casino players will love to hear about. It seems that the casinos are getting ready for the weekend by offering players a slew of events to choose from and because of the competition one promo is just better than the next.
 
Casinos such as Golden Casino, Intercasino, PartyPoker, Casino Tropez and many others as well. This is a good time to visit all the online casinos and compare what they have to offer and pose one against the other to make sure that you are getting the best deal out there.
 
Also because the weather is cooling down in several areas of the world there are many tournaments available to play in because the online casinos know that you may not have much to do on the weekend and you wont be spending as much time outdoors. This opens an opportunity players to find great tournaments and other fun games that they can play in!
 
There is just so much out there this weekend that it would be a great idea to check out all your favourite online casinos to see what the best deal is for you. And if you are not a member remember to search for the best sign up bonus so that you can take advantage of some extra free cash when you sign up.

The online casino Scratch2Cash.com has just launched a new game that is called Bon Appetit and is having players go back to their childhood days of playing memory! The game where you would have a whole bunch of upside down cards and there was only one identical match for each card.
 
In the game the player must match at least one set of delicious food items and drinks in order to move forward and win prizes. The game is powered by Neogames and is a nine line slot game that can lead to a massive 200,000 dollar prize pool if all the items are matched up.
 
The game is sure to be a hit and popular amoung many players because it is a very easy game to play and players can have a lot of fun with this game reminiscing about old times when they used to play the game as children. The prize money can be paid in other currencies as well such as the UK pound or even the Euro should the winner be more comfortable with that currency! The game will also be available at online casino Hopa.com so you can check it out at either of the two online venues and be sure to check for great deposit bonuses before creating an account and moving forward!

There is a clever new way of that one online casino is getting players to do their advertising for them. Online casino Casinorip.com is offering players and fans a chance to be on TV and getting a chance at getting discovered.
 
The online casino is running a new promotion which allows players and fans and pretty much anyone that is looking to make a good effort the chance to be discovered. All the is involved is making a catchy commercial for the online casino.
 
Players must log onto the website and get guidelines to making an advert for the online casino that will be posted on Youtube and judged by others. The commercial will be a short film and one film will be selected as the top commercial each month from now until Jan with the winner taking home a great prize and some great face time on a popular website.

This seems like a really good idea for everyone involved as someone has something to gain from all aspects. What a fun way to be a part of your online casino!
 
The online casino thinks this is a great way for players to get involved and it is also good for them to get someone else to make their advert without really incurring any cost as well as keeping in great relations with their players and members of their online casino. The commercials will surely be something to look out for as they will likely be funny, edgy and enjoyable for all!

There are a few jackpots at online casinos that are over the one million dollar mark and there haven’t been to many jackpots of that calibre hit in the recent months. Although casinos have been reporting a lot more news about progressive jackpot winners they have not been of the seven figure digits.
 
Online casino players love to play at the slots that are tied to progressive jackpots and so this summer saw a lot of winners due to the increase in action on the machines. Critics are also questioning whether the machines have been recoded to pay out more frequently but in smaller amounts to tempt players to play more and give more players the odds to win on a more frequent basis.
 
The online casinos have not spoken on this matter and many that have said anything say that there is no change to their knowledge. Perhaps all a coincidence, but people are still flocking to the jackpots with the larger amounts. This means that the more people play the likelier the chances of a big jackpot landing in someone’s hands very soon!
 
You never know, you could be the next big winner, so log on now and create an account at your favourite online casino to make sure that you have a chance to win one of the bigger jackpots that are currently available at several great casinos on the web!