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2011 Jan 29

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If you are not playing poker, you may soon be in the minority. The game has come a long way from the dangerous days of the road gamblers and prohibited backroom games. It is true that those two things still exist in some places, but the game itself has been propelled into limelight and into legitimate status, due in large part to shows such as the World Poker Tour (Travel Channel) and the World Series of Poker (ESPN).

According to America’s Poker Face, an article by Betsy Streisand (USNews.com, 2004), the number of poker players in America has increased to about 80 million, a 30 million increase over the estimated 50 million players just a few years ago. Most of these players still play brick-and-mortar poker (in home games and casinos), but the number of players now taking advantage of the convenience of online poker games is rapidly growing. It is estimated that there are over one million players playing online at well over 1,500 sites. The lobby area of two major sites, Pa rtyPoker.com and PokerSt ars.com, regularly show over 60,000 and 40,000 players online, respectively. These types of numbers are only expected to explode over the next few years.

In poker terms, both the railbirds (those watching) and the raisers (those playing) are increasing in size. As a poker insider, I am often asked if I see the rise of poker as a simple fad that will wane in a few short years. I really believe that poker has yet to reach the point that will be considered a baseline in future years. I would estimate that the growth may slow down in about three to five years, and the number of players may be holding steady at around 100 million at that time.

This rise in popularity is illustrated by an example of a local tournament in which I regularly participate. I started playing in a neighborhood tournament toward the beginning of 2004, which was hosted in two adjoining living rooms in a duplex. The game had a $20 buy-in with no rake (the rake is the amount reserved as payment for those who host or manage the gameand it is what makes poker illegal in most places). At that time, twenty-four people came to play in the game and take their chances at finishing in the top five places to win a couple hundred dollars. The game is held about once each month and new faces arrived each and every month. One year later, in January of 2005, this group of friends had to use the multi-purpose room of a local business to host 114 players that arrived to play in the same level of game ($20 buy-in, no rake). Over four times the number of players in just one year of growth.

Holdem was mainly covered only on ESPN until just a few years ago, and during those early years the game received only infrequent airtime for one hour episodes of the World Series of Poker main event. Early into 2005, it already appears that at least five different networks will host holdem shows sometime this year. Examples include: the Travel Channel (World Poker Tour), ESPN (World Series of Poker), FOX Sports (the Poker Superstars Invitational), NBC (National Heads-up Championship), E! (E! Hollywood Home Game), and Bravo (Celebrity Poker Showdown). The vast majority of these shows consist of many weekly episodes; several, in fact, have more than ten new episodes planned for 2005. As the above examples illustrate, most of the major media conglomerates have adopted some form of show about the most popular game, Texas Holdem. And believe me, they are looking for more opportunities.

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It appears that the sport has established itself as a contender for regular airtime on national networks going forward. Its rise into the public eye rivals the television rise of other professional sports. An appropriate comparison, in my opinion, would be the climb in popularity and the resultant paychecks on the PGA Tour over the last decade, particularly the heavy increases in popularity following the appearance of a young superstar by the name of Tiger Woods. The baseline of the PGA audience and prize pools has been re-established during this time. Holdem should see similar results.

So, while the incredible growth rate cannot be expected to continue indefinitely, it appears that the new plateau has not been reached. Just look at the sports most popular event for an illustration. The main event ($10,000 entry) at the 2003 WSOP had 839 entrants when Chris Moneymaker took home $2.5 million for first place. Just one year later, the main event of the 2004 WSOP boasted well over 2,500 players (Greg Raymer won first place and $5 million). Most of the people who follow poker on a regular basis expect that there will be at least 6,000 entrants in the main event of the 2005 WSOP.

All signs seem to point to a continued increase in the game until it becomes big enough to be considered a part of our daily lexicon. While there may be a component of the population that has adopted or viewed this as a fad, it does not appear to be the perspective of the millions of railbirds and raisers that enjoy the skill and competition of the game itself.

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2011 Dec 15

WagerWorks, the well known IGT online casino software development, has decided to release another slot game known as the Pixies of the Forest. The game consists of a few reels that are set in a forest and in the background there can be heared the chirping of insects as well with the laughter of the pixie girls.

The 3 girls are the most important symbols as well as the Pixies of the Forest logo. This logo is offering the highest jackpot of no more and no less than 2,000 coins. These girls offer jackpot payouts of 1,000 coins, 400 coins or 150 coins. This slot game has to offer many exciting features.

The Pixies of the Forest slot game is known to have about 99 paylines and each of them is formed of symbols that share a side or a corner as well with the other ones on the neighboring reels. This thing can be done in 99 possible ways.

The Wild logo is a wild symbol that appears on reels two, three and four in the game. It will substitute for all symbols, with an only exception for the Bonus logo. There are 3 Bonus symbols on a payline trigger the round of free spins.

When this round is triggered, all players must pick a Bonus symbol in order to reveal the awarded free spins, known to be between five and eleven. If you got the free spins, then a symbol that is not wild should be part of a winning combination. Players must also know that the free spins can’t be retriggered.

The normal WagerWorks customization options can be found in the Pixies of the Forest that is available to casinos through the gaming server of WagerWorks. It is live at the Virgin Casino.

2011 Nov 6

In October, Neteller let out the hint that says “big things were on the horizon”. This thing is not anymore a secret. Neteller made a launch of the biggest promotion it could ever have had, with an amazing 50,000 euros prize pool that will be shared by more than 30 users.

This promotion started on November 1 and will last until November 30 consisting of various lucky draws. Each day until the promotion lasts a lucky Neteller user will earn 500 euros. That means 15,000 euros of the total prize pool. Then follows some 3 lucky draws each week and the winner will win 5,000 euros, that means 15,000 euros totally. So, there are 20,000 euros left that will be given to the big winner of the great prize.

Neteller thinks that nothing is going to make more rewarding for each user by using the electronic wallet rather than earning money for things they now do. There is no Neteller user who must do a thing for winning entries to the lucky draws. In order to ensure the promotion will reach out to its amazing users range, Neteller has decided to devise many ways to earn these entries. Ten of them will be offered for each 500 euros that will be deposited to an online casino. Most of them accept the Neteller payment option. Another ten ones will be offered for each deposit of 100 euros into the electronic wallet.

There are other Neteller products such as the Net+ Prepaid MasterCard, which is very popular known by players. Online casino players who don’t own a Net+ Prepaid MasterCard have the chance to win a free entry for the draw promotion by only applying for it. Those who already got it, will obtain only one entry each time they will use it. Players can also use Neteller to transfer funds to their friends and so they can win a free entry for each transfer of money they complete.

In order to do this, Neteller users must first register for the promotion. They can do this on the Neteller promotions page, and enter the necessary details like their name or e-mail address and therefore click the Register Now button. The winners names is going to be be posted on the promotions page of Neteller after the promotion ends up.

2011 Oct 19

It is going to be a very significant land casino deal found in Europe lately. IGT is known to be the market leader in land casino gaming machines and it made an announcement related to signing a Letter of Intent with Holland Casino. The Letter of Intent it supposed to have been signed by the CEOs of IGT and Holland Casino when the Global Gaming Expo took place in LV. This assignment also reffers to the development and of the project belonging to the Holland Casino.

The MOSAIC project also includes the system modernization and integration of the casino management tools by using some solutions. IGT will come with some new operational processes and will also provide a great customer service. Meanwhile, IGT will make sure that gaming practices will be incorporated throughout the whole solution. It is very important to the casino just due to the fact that it is a world leader in responsible gaming that has earned the international award for being a socially responsible casino operator, the best of the 2008, 2009 as well as 2011 year.

Holland Casino is known to have 14 properties with more than 5 million customers each year. Many casino’s executives talked about the landmark deal with IGT. Dick Flink, the CEO of the Holland Casino affirmed that all the casino wants is providing a better guest experience since now. In order to do this, there is needed more than only a good system of work; there must be a strategic partner to co-create those pleasant moments.

Patti Hart, the CEO of IGT also affirmed that IGT was very proud to work with the casino on this project.

A great benefit of this whole deal may be found in the online gambling field. The new Netherlands government said that it wants the legalization and regulation of online gambling. The government didn’t find the support they needed from the Parliament. But legalization will definitely happen someday. The success of IGT at the Holland Casino may give its gaming software wing WagerWorks a good advantage position when it is going to happen.

2011 Oct 13

Choosing the best poker room

There are several different things to think about when you are choosing the best poker room online. One of the most attractive features that most rooms will offer is a lucrative sign up no deposit bonus. While a no deposit casino bonus could be important, it should never be your main reason for picking an online poker site.
The software
The software is what runs the poker room and controls the features. The speed of game play, the navigation, the lobby options, multi-tabling, statistics, and more is directly related to the software. You need to be aware that the different features at each poker site is going to be helpful for different players.
Testing an online poker room
The best aspect about online poker and online poker sites is the ease of testing. You can download fifty different online poker rooms and test all of them out with free money. While that may not be practical, it would be smart to narrow down your selection to the top 10 poker rooms and practice on all of them for free before depositing.
Full Tilt
Full Tilt poker review is 8.94. There’s great action at any game and limit for the average player, plus the highest-stakes action online where you can watch the game’s best pros do what they do best. Traffic volume and game selection are both top tier.
Poker Stars
PokerStars is the largest online poker room in the world, with massive action at all stakes and skill levels. It’s the place to go for tournaments, with the world’s largest guarantees, an impressive 24/7 schedule and excellent software.

2011 Sep 7

Try hitting the Royal Flush and you will increase your chances to win the latest poker bonuses.
So, how could you maximize your possibilites to hit the royal flush and how could you earn at video poker machine longer term? Let’s just find out the way you can do this.
How to get the best payouts
The payouts for the majority of this type of machines are similar, exception is going to be the amount they payout for the flush, for the full house or even for the royal flush.
This means you must play only those machines paying higher, and trying to avoid the low paying ones.
The payback strategy is the following: 9 for a full house 6 for a flush 99.5 percent and 8, 7, 6 for a full house 5, 5, 5 for a flush 97,4, 96,3, respectively 95,2 percent.
You must keep playing maximum coins, else you are just not going to end up winning at video poker.
But you can also play progressive if you are ready to get increased your paybacks. Look for the jackpots size on many different machines and therefore try playing the machine that has the biggest jackpot. If you’re looking for a jackpot you may try playing for the biggest one, too.
Don’t forget looking at the longer term
A player, on the nine slash six machine, has too low odds to get the Royal Flush, that means playing 100 hours at a comfortable speed. You must continue to play the video poker machine until you are going to get the big payouts.
As payouts are smaller, they are just going to help every player in reducing the losses on his/her original bankroll. To win at video poker, the player must be able to play more than an hour or two hours.
The strategy in video poker
The exact strategy is different, everything depends on the game, so that it is better recommend to you to play jacks or better.
Jacks or better is that type of game giving players the best success odds.
And it doesn’t matter the game you’re trying to play at, just make sure it’s a 9/6 payout.
Wining at video poker means to maximize the odds for yourself while applying the strategy: play at those machines that offer you best payouts, regarding the hand that may allow you earn the great royal flush.
Video poker machine is just as simple as fun, but winning at video poker machines makes it even more fun. For further details read some of the best video poker reviews on a poker forum.

2011 Jan 28

If you are considering online gambling, you will want to know the basic rules associated with online gambling casinos. The rules for gambling casinos are fairly simple and once you understand how online gambling works, you can begin to gamble right from the comfort of your own home! There are several common online gambling rules you will need to follow:

- Firstly, You must be of legal age in your jurisdiction. You cannot open an account or play at an online casino if you are under 18 years of age.

- Secondly, to partake in online gambling, you may require special software. Many online casinos require that you download various programs. Thus, be sure to check the compatibility of your computer with such programs.

- Thirdly, many casinos require that you create an account and make an initial deposit so that you can play. Be sure to review the method of payments an online casino accepts. Also, be sure to read all of the rules associated with depositing your money.

- Fourthly, if you are interested in various bonuses or promotions offered by online gambling sites, be sure to read all of the terms and conditions associated with such bonuses. The percentages that you can receive in terms of winning are based on such rules.

- Fifthly, in terms of gaming, many online casinos vary in their rules. Some online gambling sites set game rules based on American playing rules while others focus on the European guidelines for games. Thus, before engaging in any online gambling, be sure to familiarize yourself with the gaming rules. If in doubt as to which set of rules to follow, please ask the online casino staff for assistance.

- Finally, when you do win, it can be very exciting! Nevertheless, there are rules also associated with how and when you can withdraw your winnings. Therefore, carefully review the rules of any online gambling site before you begin to play!

2011 Jan 27

For most people, there are only two real reasons to play poker: fun and profit, which are sometimes interrelated (more profit means more fun).

But in order to make money by playing poker online, you should always be gathering information about your opponents and, why not, about yourself. Asides that, another vital thing is the ability to determine, use and understand pot odds, which is one of the most underrated concepts for beginning online poker players. Pot odds are calculations used during a game of poker that put the concept of risk and reward into numbers. In this article, we provide you with an explanation of pot odds in order to help you start using them in your game.

Whenever you are in a hand and need to decide whether or not to call a bet, count how many cards that are still unseen that can come on the turn and/or river that can help you. Then check the number on the chart below to get the pot odds. For example, you have A5s with two more of your suit on the flop. Therefore you have 9 outs to make the nut flush. Your odds of hitting it on the turn are 4.2 to 1 and to hit it on the turn or river 1.9 to 1. If you are only concerned about hitting it on the turn, the pot must have at least 4.2 times the amount you must place in the pot to make this a profitable call. If you are playing no-limit holdem and a player has moved all-in, if there is at least 1.9 times the amount you have to call in the pot it is a correct call and will be profitable in the long run. Pot odds are just a quick way of seeing if a bet will be profitable if you are in the same situation thousands of times.

A thing that’s often confusing to beginning online poker players is that they think that the money in the pot somehow goes into the computation of the pot odds. Actually, any money in the pot is not yours. It was yours before you put it in the pot, but the only way to get it back is to win the pot. This is the reason that money you have already placed in the pot is not used in pot odds computation.

Remember to always get your money in with the best of it and over the long run you will be not only a winning online poker player, but a profitable one too.

2011 Jan 19

When was the last time you visited a casino in a excited frame of mind, only to leave the casino in a bad mood because the majority of the bets did not go your way? I think this is an all too common issue which faces many players from occasional gamblers to the high rollers. Depending on the nature of the loss, there are different methods of approaching this issue and dealing with it.

First and foremost, it is important to remember that gambling should be regarded as a recreatonal fun activity and should never be used as a means of making money. When visiting a casino, say to yourself; “I am here to have fun. I am not here to generate an income. Whether I win or lose, I will enjoy myself and have fun. This is my only goal”. If you visit a casino with the mindset that you need to make money and the bets don’t go your way, then you will fail to achieve your objective and as a result, you will experience feelings of anger and disappointment.

Secondly, set a monetary limit for yourself. In other words, decide on how much money you can afford to spend and are willing to lose everytime you visit a casino. Once you set a limit for yourself, never ever go over that limit, so that even if you lose it, then it will not significantly affect your lifestyle because it was money that you can afford to lose.

Thirdly, try to take a minimum amount of money with you to the casino. If you have decided that you will only gamble $20 per visit, then perhaps you could take $20 and enough money to cover all of the other expenses that may come up. In other words, don’t take $500 to the casino when you only plan to gamble $20, and leave all ATM cards and credit cards at home.

Fourthly, set a time limit for yourself. Decide on how often you will visit a casino and how much time you will spend gambling. This also serves as means by which to control one’s gambling habits. It is a well known fact that the more time a player spends gambling, the more likely he/she will lose. This is one of the reasons why most casinos don’t have clocks. If the player loses track of what time it is, then perhaps he/she will stay in the casino and play for a little while longer.

Fifthly, avoid drinking alcohol while gambling. This is due to the fact that alcohol can grossly affect one’s sense of judgement and cause a person to gamble more heavily than he/she would have gambled otherwise. A couple of drinks to relax may be OK, but drinking to the point of not being able to think very clearly is not.

Sixthly, think of other recreational activities that you can be involved in. This is not to say that you should give up gambling, but perhaps gambling could become just one of the many recreational activities that you could enjoy. So instead of going to the casino on Friday and Saturday, go to the casino on Friday and to the cinema on Saturday.

Finally, if you find that you are still unable to your gambling habits and they are starting to take control of your life, then you should definitely contact Gambler’s Anonymous and let them help you.

2011 Jan 18

All of the online poker rooms offer you the opportunity to play poker without risking a penny of your own money. You just download and install the software, open an account and then login. You don’t have to give any payment details to do this. If a poker room does ask you for a credit card number, just to open an account, leave and choose another one.

When you create the account you are given a certain amount of play chips. If you lose them all you will be given more.

One of the advantages of Fun money, is that you can learn to play, without risking your own money doing so. Or if you join a new poker room you can get used to the software before you have to put hard cash on the table.

The main disadvantage you’ll tend to find is that because there is no real money at risk, people generally play a lot looser than they would at a real money table. Some players will call every hand down to the river (last community card dealt in holdem), with hands that most good players would fold without question in a real money game.

That said you can get a realistic game sometimes, and for a complete beginner it is a valuable aid to learning the different games and strategies.

If you do decide to play at these tables you should try and make the play chips as important to you as you can. Don’t see every flop and call everything just because other players are doing so. Try to play as you would on a real money table and accumulate chips though tight skillful play rather than pure luck. At Absolute Poker you can earn $50 of real money if you can build up 15 million play chips. Sounds impossible ? Well over one hundred players in the Absolute Poker 15 million chip Hall of Fame would probably disagree. Some of them have done it five times !

Some poker rooms also offer ‘freeroll’ tournaments which are free to enter but have a real cash prize.

Absolute Poker currently have a $50 freeroll every two to three hours which pays $10 to the winner and $5 to the other players who made the final table. There can be up to 2000 players in these freerolls at times so the competition is hot, but its a risk free way to get acquainted with Multi Table tournaments.

So if you want to try your hand at Poker, but don’t want to loose too much money learning the game, play money could be for you.

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