Online Casinos News Guide

Two residents of Sydney have come forward and laid their claim for the $47 million OZ Lotto jackpot. The claim was made at the NSW Lotteries Head Office in Homebush Bay. The first winner is a youngster who belongs to Cabramatta. He was very cool and collected when he was filling the form to claim his share of the jackpot, which stood at $23,991,942.94. This information was divulged by the spokesperson of OZ Lotto.

The young winner was quoted by the company as saying that he had not watched the draw the night before. He had just checked the internet at around 8.40 pm and kept checking till midnight.

The winner claimed that he did not believe that he had won such a large sum and rechecked with the lottery office if it was true. He claimed to be a regular lottery ticket buyer but always thought that he would win a Power ball not OZ Lotto.

When asked what he would do with the huge winning sum, the winner replied that he would consult a financial adviser and decide.

The second winner is actually a syndicate of 16 laboratory workers who are based in Western Sydney. The syndicate bought the ticket the afternoon of the draw. 

The 16 winners who will receive $1.5 million each have resumed working today. The leader went on to say that none of the 16 planned to resign and in fact they had bought the ticket on behalf of one winner who was on leave.

Pokerlistings.com and Betfair Poker have announced their co-sponsorship free roll tournament. This tournament will have guaranteed total prize money of $24,000. The tournament is open for players registered on Betfair Poker through PokerListings.com. The players need to earn 1000 Betfair points between April 1 and June 30.

The winner of the tournament will be eligible for a package that includes participation in the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe tournament and will be receieve £10,000 for the entry fee plus travel and accommodation for the tournament. Also an extra sum of $6,000 will be spread out among the players.

According to Jan Lindhout, press secretary for Pokerlistings.com,  said that the Betfair site is the only place where players can qualify for the WSOPE tournament. He went on to say that players registered to the site are guaranteed to win extra money and the launch of this new tournament proves that.

Players registered on Pokerlistings are now eligible for $2500 cash free rolls and a sign up bonus of $1,500. The bonus is available to all new players who sign up at Pokerlistings.com using the bonus code PL1500.

The UK based website Sportingbet.com has announced that a Greek player has won the sum of Euro 940 966 (US$ 1.47 million) at its online casino Paradise Casino. This win set a new record for Greeks in online casino gambling.

The player K. Vasileiadis won the sum while playing the game “Super Seven”. A spokesperson for Sportingbet said that the company was extremely happy for him. “We are happy despite losing money that our players have won some money on the site.”

The spokesperson went on to say that this win clearly showed that online casinos could deliver large wins to players. Also the recent software upgrades in the sites product groups had made Sportingbet a place where people could win large amounts of money.

The winner will be flown to London on May 9 to collect his winning amount. Sportingbet has four million registered users and is considered a veteran in the online casino industry. It offers a large range of operations, which extend from poker to sports betting and card games.

A player who switched from playing video poker to slots in the summer at Slotland.com was recently awarded $200,000 in a progressive jackpot.

According to Martin Smith, it was difficult for players to resist the temptation of playing when the jackpot amounts were going up. 

The winner TEXASTEASER, who’s been a regular player on the site for the last five years, didnt know why he decided to switch games.  He said that he just wanted to take a spin on the slot machines for a few days.

TEXASTEASER won the biggest progressive jackpot on the site while playing the game Treasure Box. Last year a person named JAMKAT2 won a jackpot worth $113,418. The last big win on the site was by a player known as TOPNOTCHED who won a sum of $179,166 last May.

Online gambling group, Partypoker.com has announced an upgrade that will give players the chance to earn Party points faster. The upgrade also includes better service and a number of new features that will improve the customer service.

The new points program gives players an opportunity to earn points that can go up to 400 percent of the standard rate. Also players are being given the chance to earn more private points. The points can be earned from any of the other web sites like PartyPoker, PartyCasino, PartyBets, Gamebookers.com, PartyBingo and PartyGammon. The points earned on any of these sites can be exchanged for cash, entries into tournaments or a series of to be announced products and services.

Also from now on every VIP player will be provided with an experienced host, who will guide and be the sole point of contact between the VIP player and the site. According to the sites spokesperson, this is the first of the kind services that is being offered in the online poker industry.

Another upgrade that the web site is offering is that the poker table is being expanded to the 1024×768 screen resolution, which is commonly found on today’s computer monitors. Players have been provided with easy facilities to win replays and rematches. If a player loses or wins a tournament, he will be immediately asked if he would like to play another tournament. With the click of a mouse the registration for the next event is made available.

Players registered at Titan Poker get regular chances to play in major tournaments all over the world.

In its latest move, a team of 7 players who were registered at Titan Poker were able to compete in a European Poker Tour event that was held for the first time in Italy.

The team contained players from Austria, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. These players won their seats for the Italian event at Titan Poker.

The players received prizes worth $10,000, which included the entry fee for the main event. The sum of $10,000 also included money that paid for the players stay and travel. Many players said that they were happy with their performance and the trip was an experience of a lifetime.

Daniel Walker, who lived in the United Kingdom, said that he had lost to a player called Anthony Lellouche, who according to him played well and attained the second place in the tournament. Walker added that Anthony Lellouche played well and made full use of the chips he had given him. He expressed his thanks to Titan Poker for giving him the chance to play.

Kenneth Tomming, who belonged to Denmark, was granted an opportunity at the event to play against Daniel Negreanu. Tomming has also been granted the chance to play at the Euro City Madrid tournament, which is being sponsored by Titan Poker.

The site is also sending players to the World Series of Poker matches that will be played in Las Vegas and the World Poker Showdown that will be taking place in the Dominican Republic some time later this year. If a player is interested only in internet poker and not a chance to play in these Poker tournaments, the site will be hosting a European prize of $3.6 million.

Players who are already registered at Bodog Poker will now be eligible for a 100 percent reload bonus.

The reload bonus is being offered for a limited time. If a player is not registered on the site now, he or she can register using the links that are available on the Pokerlistings.com web site.

Players who register at Bodog using the Poker Listings site are eligible for a 100 percent deposit bonus. This deposit bonus is available for players who have paid amounts up to $600.

Once a PokerListings.com player is registered on the Bodog site and has started playing, they will also be eligible for monthly $5,000 cash free rolls tournament. To qualify for this free roll, players have to collect 250 player points per month.

Bodog Poker also organizes a weekly tournament that has a prize of $100,000. This tournament is hosted on Sundays. The site is also hosting a daily qualifying tournament for those players who are interested in playing in the World Series of Poker main tournament. The tournament will be held later this year.

Online gambling group, Betsson.com, has signed a partnership agreement with online casino turnkey provider, Playtech.

The agreement will see Playtech provide Betsson.com with a downloadable casino portfolio of over 100 games. 

Also included in the agreement is a new back-end system for Betsson’s subsidiary, Cherry Fortragen, which will be made to help manage the collection’s potential.

Chief Executive Officer for Playtech, Mor Weizer, said, “We are delighted to have reached this agreement with Betsson.com, one of the largest online gaming operators in Europe, and look forward to a productive working relationship,”

“We are pleased to add yet another quality product to our broad offering,” said Thomas Kalita, Chief Executive Officer for Betsson.com.

“Playtech’s proven track record as a software supplier, supported by its wide range of languages is of great value to Betsson.com especially when expanding into new territories.” he added.

It has come as a surprise for many players that the jackpot of $5,000,000, which has been available at slot machines and video poker machines has not been won for weeks as no player has hit the jackpot.

The large jackpot can be won at any internet casino site which uses the Microgaming software. Two other jackpots using the same software which had a total value of over a million dollars have already been won.

Another jackpot which is available at  Playtech Casinos like Tila Casino has reached the half million mark, while the casinos that are powered by the Real Time gaming Software have a jackpot that has a value of $900,000.

The Jackpot Factory online casino group has joined the ranks of the internet bingo offerings by launching its site AllBingoClub.com. The online casino has launched the site under the slogan “We have got Balls”.

The web site that is licensed in Kahnawake has said that it has used the latest in technology to give its players the absolute best in 90 ball bingo.

The Jackpot Factory is currently offering its players a $10 beginner offer and a deposit bonus which can go up to $200.

The web site has a 24/7 support team for any players needing assistance.  The spokesperson of the site said that bingo was becoming very popular in the UK, as the stakes involved in playing it were low.

He added that the games were supported by a special chat feature that are hosted by experienced bingo players.