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The well-known boxer Evander Holyfield has recently signed with Realdealpoker.com. This box champion has won against Mike Tyson and George Foreman and is a popular figure among the Americans. Counting on its popularity, Realdealpoker.com hopes that having Evander Holyfield as representative can attract poker players.

Realdealpoker.com is the only site using the innovative technology of distributing real cards instead of using a randomizing algorithm. This technology may catch or not to the public depending on how well Realdealpoker.com and its ambassador communicate with the poker players community. “Our revolutionary technology uses real cards and this ensures the fairness of the game. We have achieved something that everyone deemed as impossible, that is distributing real cards in an online environment” said Gene Gioia, founder and president of Real Deal Poker.

Holyfield will be present at the poker event ‘Poker in the Park’ taking place on 2^nd and 3ed September in London. “We are delighted that a superstar such as Evander comes at Poker in the Park. We are used to having guests the most famous poker players but his presence here illustrates the synergy that exists between poker and the major sports, and the exciting development of poker in general” declared the event organizer Michael Caselli.

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation had to take down its newly relaunched PlayNow.com online gambling site due to a security breach last Friday which resulted in 134 user accounts being compromised.

In 12 cases, users had access to other people’s personal information. A “data crossover” system error determined several players to be accidentally switched to other players accounts. Wagers totaling $8000 were put by players who used other players’ accounts before the breach was revealed and the site taken down.

BCLC president and chief executive Michael Graydon stated that the breach was not announced to the public sooner because he wanted to know all the details and contact first the players who have been affected. “Our first priority was really to our players and making sure we got to them first. We wanted to make sure that they heard from BCLC and not read it in the newspaper,” he said.

BCLC tried to keep a low profile on this issue. This is why an official of the company announced last Friday that the site had been taken down because response times were slowed by high player volumes. Some reacted to this announcement by accusing the government and BCLC of lying but Graydon denies having lied to anyone: “We’ve only been open and transparent with the customers affected. We identified them very quickly and we communicated with them very quickly.”

The platform provider for PlayNow.com is currently working with BCLC to bring back the site online but no date has been announced for its come back.

The online casino Jackpot Capital will organize a special promotion on this 4^th of July called the Teddy Bear Promotion. Why this name? Because the story goes that in 1902 president Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear in a hunting trip. This fact struck a sensitive chord with the Americans and so “the Teddy Bear” was born. This is why the Teddy Bear has become related to the Independence Day and is celebrated as a national symbol. In fact the Teddy Bear has become Americans’ favourite toy since then.

The casino is offering 50% deposit bonuses, each up to $100. This promotion will last from the 4^th until the 8^th of July and players that want to benefit from the bonus must enter Teddy Bear as a coupon code when making a new deposit.

If you now make your first account on Jackpot Capital you will receive a 100% Welcome Bonus up to $100. You can read more about how to claim this bonus on their website.

Be aware that a special contest will run this weekend before the start of the Teddy Bear promotion. If you deposit a minimum of $50 and play between Friday and Sunday you can participate in a contest with $50 prizes. All you have to do is to check your email to see if you are one of the lucky winners. Good luck!

The opening of the French online gaming market has created  a positive growth environment for the online sport betting operators, considers Nicolas Béraud the boss of Betclic.

“The taxation levels are too high for a newly opened market” he said. “However, the French market has registered a boom of new clients who have refrained from playing online until now because this activity has been considered illegal according to previous legislation. Now, that this activity was ‘legalised’, record profits have been made in the last few days according to Béraud. Of course, he gives credit to the World Cup for bringing new clients to join Betclic and start betting at this major sport event.

There are still a few problems with how the French market  is regulated. First, according to Béraud, is the high level of taxation on the French market that  determines clients to search illegal operators which offer cheaper services. “It is still difficult to trace these operators and stop them from activating on the online betting market” he said and gave the example of the Italian market where the measure of blocking the websites lead to unsatisfactory results.

Besides confronting illegal operators and high taxation rates, another issue is that “the new legislation leaves out the online casino games which are very important because they create margin and without them it is difficult to be profitable.” The equilibrium between the taxation and the array of authorised  games is a common theme in Béraud’s speech. He predicted that a wave of regulation will continue in other European countries such as Denmark, Germany and Spain and this will ensure Betclic a more stable business environment attracting more and more clients.

Regarding the French market, Béraud hopes that online operators will be allowed to extend their games offer  in the next 18 months. He also stated that the French market will remain less profitable during this period due to high taxation rates on e-gaming revenues.

The roulette is a game of hasard. There is no guarantee that you will have a series of successful strikes in a row but don’t despair as there are a few suggestions that might help you improve your game at this classic and fascinating machine. Read about them below!

Avoid the 00

The wheel of the American roulette has notches for 0 and 00 while the European wheels have only the notch for 0. Taking into account that the bets at the roulette are calculated as if there was no 0, the less 0s the roulette counts the better the odds of winning for the player. There may be European-type wheels in some American casinos but instead of looking for them at brick-and-mortar casinos you can always easily find them on the Internet.

Avoid the five number line

When playing at the American roulette, the player can choose the “five number line” bet which covers five numbers: 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3. The tricky thing about covering an odd number of notches is that it diminishes the chances for winning as this wager offers the worst betting odds for the player with a house advantage of almost 8%.

Avoid the betting systems

It is advisable to avoid betting systems such as Martingale or Paroli which require you to double your bets every time you lose because there is a low probability that they will work for you. In fact, it may prove to be devastating for your bankroll in the end.

Have you ever wondered what is and what is not allowed at the poker table in terms of rules of conduct? All players must know how to play poker, that is clear. In addition to that, however, players should also behave in a certain way so that they do not disturb the others at the table.

For example, the poker etiquette forbids any player to make useless, repetitive and excessive negative remarks about the playing style of an opponent. In case this happens, the player will be sanctioned. A sanction will also be applied if someone from the public or a player outside of the hand makes a remark that can influence the course of the current game. The conclusion is: keep comments to a minimum!

Another element of the poker etiquette is the language of the tournament. The only two languages authorised to be used are the one of the country where the tournament takes place and English.

Looking at the cards of a player who wins a pot without a showdown, also called “rabbit hunt”, is forbidden. The practice of “rabbit hunt” means to ask the dealer to show what cards would have come if the hand had been played. Usually, these players are curious to see if they would have hit their straight, flush,etc. This practice is banned from most tournaments as it is frowned upon by players in general.

All discomforting bahaviours such as gestures, noises, words, postures, objects and expression that may disturb the other participants at the game can trigger sanctions.

A player cannot use the mobile phone or any other communication device at the table. He/she must go away from the table to speak.

Poker is an individual game. Underperforming in order to support another player will be penalised and in some cases the bets will be withdrawn.

The online casino and poker players in Belgium have now a reason to be happy as they are free to play their favourite online games without fearing legal prosecution. The nation’s Chamber Of Representatives has recently passed a law which legalizes the online gaming market and opens it to foreign operators.

This law is due to come into force by the end of 2010 and it regulates the online poker and sports-betting activities without affecting the state lottery and consequently leaving unaltered the state monopoly in this area.

Though theoretically this new legislation is supposed to open the market, in reality the situation is not so simple. In order to offer services on the Belgium market, every operator has to obtain a license but this number of licenses is limited and they are given with prevalence to the domestic operators. Therefore the market may not be so open in the end. This has been noticed also by many experts of the gaming industry who speculate that, given these legal conditions, the foreign operators will continue to offer their services from abroad which is illegal. It remains therefore to be seen if the local authorities will take further measures to stop all illegal gaming activities in the future.

Carbon Poker offers Saturday, September 20, 2008, the tournament of 250 $ + 25 $ for the qualification of the two international Australian tournaments: the Aussie Millions and the PokerNews Cup.
This tournament allows the players to win two packages with a total value of 15.000 $ for the Aussie Millions 2009 and a guaranteed package for the PokerNews Cup Australia with a value of 6.000 $. The number of packages for PokerNews Cup Australia depends on the importance of the prize pool at the end of the registration.
By registering to Carbon Poker, one can also benefit from recent exclusives of PokerNews: 200 % bonus up to 1000 $, nineteen Bwin Poker Free tournaments including 14 freeroll of 500 $ (during the 14 days following the first depot ) and five freerolls for 5.000 $ for the PokerNews Cup 2009 in Australia.
The Aussi Millions is the largest poker tournament of the entire southern hemisphere, and will take place at this edition in 2009, in January, at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. On this occasion, carbon Poker offers the chance to win packages for the Aussie |Millions 2009 with a total value of 15.000 $, which include: an entry to the main event (10.000 $), 8 nights of hotel accommodation to the Crown Hotel,a player pack Carbon Poker, tickets return to Melbourne, an exclusive dinner Carbon Poker, tickets for the Australian Open, the entry fee at Melbourne Zoo and the entrance fee to the festival Aussie Millions.
The PokerNews Cup Australia is really fast approaching. it will take place from 12 to 20 October, 2008 at Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. Each package for the PokweNews Cup, worthy of 6000 $ and distributed by Carbon Poker, includes: an entry to the Main Event of 2.200 Au$, 6 nights accommodation to the Crown Hotel, an invitation to the official party PokerNews Cup Australia, a pack of PokerNews products, 2.500 $ for miscellaneous expenses, a pack of Carbon Poker products, an exclusive dinner Carbon Poker and the entrance fee to Melbourne Zoo.
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In October 2008, for a second season, RTL9 Poker Tour - Bwin Poker RTL9 Poker Tour will return to the screens. The online poker site Bwin Poker offers the chance to qualify online for broadcast via tournaments including free dailies.
How to qualify for the free RTL8 Poker Tour? Well..for the season 2 of this tournament, the online poker room puts in place all day free tournaments and “Binside” tournaments (1 point players “Binside”), which enables players to qualify. The first 30 will go to the finals, a tournament held every Sunday. In matters of the finals, five players will compete in front of the television screens.
To participate in these free satellite tournaments, one must download Bwin Poker, open an account and make an initial minimum deposit of 50 $. One can then participate in all tournaments as you want. The tournaments are available online. By downloading the program, one can also enjoy free exclusive poker tournaments, like freeroll 500 $ or freeroll Pokernews Cup Australia).
For its second season, the televised tournaments RTL9 Poker Tour will be held every week on RTL9 in France and AB3 in Belgium for nine emissions. A celebrity will be present on each issue and will play against the winning player in a face to face game.
A grand finale will bring together the winners of the nine emissions and the winner will receive a VIP package allowing him to attend the Main WSOP tournament in 2009. The “Main Event” of WSOP is a tournament having the entry fee of 10.000 $. Mostly qualified on the websites of online poker, there are more than 5.000 players who meet themselves in the same tournament to reach the final table whose players are assured of returning with more than one million dollars for their pockets.
The RTL9 Poker Tour is led by Bruno Fitoussi, one of the best french players. Fitoussi is particularly known by his poker fans for his performance in 2007 during the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. He finished second in the 50.000 $ HORSE, a tournament that brings together several variations reserved for the elite of the professional circuit.

The first nominee is Luca Pagano. The member of Team PokerStars entered in the money competition three times during the last season of the European Poker Tour, where his best ranking was a sixth place at the Grand Finale in Monte Carlo, April 2008. Pagano will count successfully an amount of 337.000 Euro as a final bouquet of a well completed season.In addition, he will attend the final three tables at the two other events. Indeed, at the EPT Copenhagen in February 2008 finished the 27th with 16.610 $.
Trond Erik Eidsvig came from the north, Norway more exactly. He did not stop in increasing the paid places during the fourth season of EPT, finishing five times on the paid places, but also among the three finalists. The ascent of Eidsvin Bagen in 2007 at the EPT Barcelona where he finished the fifth with 250.800 Euro. His second final table took place at the EPT Dublin, one month later, where he was placed at the excellent fourth position for 127.630 Euro.The third time was in EPT Poland where he has raised until the sixth place with 86.448 Euro. Add to that a paid place to the EPT Scandinavia (the 37th with 12.457 Euro) and a 80th place with 17.000 Euro in the final bouquet of the season, the Grand Finale in Monte Carlo.
Johannes Strassman, the German player that has scored minds during the fourth season of EPT, with three paid places to his credit, including the final table. His first major performance occurred at the stage of Prague in December 2007, where he completed a non-negligible 9th place for 39.200 Euro. Four weeks later, he was even better on its own hand, by taking the sixth place for a gain of 152.000 Euro at EPT Germany. his third final table of the season took place at the EPT San Remo, where he finished the ninth place with a total amount of 46.300 Euro.
Jan Heitmann, another German player, who climbed fairly late in the season 4 of EPT. He opened first hostilities wit a 19th place at the EPT Dortmund in January 2008, where he collected no less than 17.400 Euro. In April, he succeeded twice in the last tables, the first in San Remo, with 17.600 Euro, and the second one at EPT Monte Carlo, where he finished the 67th with a total amount of 21.000 Euro.
Finally, but not the least, Thierry Van Den Berg, the star issued by Netherlands, who showed his face and his talents as a player throughout the season 4. Van Der Berg got a first hand with two final tables, finishing the 5th at EPT Baden, with a sum of 132.900 Euro and the 8th at the EPT Dublin, for 47.650 Euro. What might seem enormous for most players of the circuit, represented only the half of his gaining during the season 4. Indeed he continued his momentum in January 2008 with a 28th place and a sum of 48.000 Euro during the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and a 29th place in March at the EPT Poland, finishing with an amount of 12.350 Euro.