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If you want big bonuses this Christmas – and lots of them – then bet365 is the place to be. You can bolster Casino account with a big chunk of extra funds when making first deposit/transfer of the day!

Simply enter the offer code BOOST when you deposit/transfer £25 or more into Casino account on 15th, 23rd and 29th December and bet365 will credit you with a 25% bonus up to £250.

It’s an unmissable chance to boost bankroll so make the most of bet365’s Festive Bonus Boost and enjoy over 150 exciting Casino games, including favourites such as Roulette and Blackjack, There’s also an extensive selection of Slots, Table Games, Card Games, Live Dealers, Video Poker, and Games and Keno as well as many Progressive Jackpots on offer.

About bet365

bet365 is one of the world’s largest online gambling groups with over six million customers worldwide. bet365 offers a Casino experience that’s unrivalled. The Group employs over 1,700 people and is the UK’s seventh largest private company.

In the 2010 eGaming Review Awards, bet365 was named Operator of the Year and Casino Operator of the Year, as well as receiving the Best Website Performance award. The company came top in eGaming Review’s Annual Power 50.

bet365 were named Affiliate Programme of the Year in the iGaming Business Affiliate Awards 2011. bet365’s Affiliates Operations Manager received the Best Affiliate Manager award.

The Irish Open is one of Europe’s most prestigious and well-established poker tournaments. Compete in bet365’s satellites and you could get the chance to travel to the wonderful city of Dublin and claim seat in this great event.

The total value of the package is €4,600 – including €3,200+€300 buy-in to the Main Event, €395 for five nights’ accommodation in the Burlington Hotel and €655 for travel and spending.

The Irish Open 2012 runs from 6th to 9th April and satellites to the event take place every day, allowing you to get involved for less than €0.50. Last year’s champion claimed an incredible €550,000, so make the most of bet365’s wide range of qualification options and you could be enjoying the famous Irish hospitality while playing for some great prize-money!

Android Air – a mobile casino with the functionality of the Viper!

Microgaming’s latest mobile casino offering is an Adobe Air-based application for smartphones and tablets that run on Android 2.2 and above. All Slots Mobile Casino and Wild Jack Mobile Casino will both receive 12 fantastic games up front, with a further 20 games to arrive by the end of the year.

Just like the Viper download software online, new games are automatically added via a MUP+ style process which is connection state aware, so the player can chose to do these updates conveniently via Wi-Fi or 3G.

The application features a user-friendly lobby, which allows players to easily access all the games and the casino bank.

The underlying architecture has also been updated and connection now happens directly with the gaming server, allowing the utilization of things like bonus balance, PGSI, PCM, VPB etc.

The new Android platform will be launching by the end of the year with the following games:

Slots:

Tomb Raider
Thunderstruck
Mermaids Millions
Avalon
Agent Jane Blond

Video Poker:

Aces & Eights Video Poker
Double Double Bonus Video Poker
Jacks or Better Video Poker
Aces & Faces Video Poker
Deuces Wild Video Poker

Table Games:

Roulette
Blackjack

Next January, 24hPoker parent company, iGame Ltd, is bringing especially to their players the unique live tournament series iGame Open.

The first stop is in Tallinn, the beautiful capital of Estonia. There are many ways for you to come and have a blast with us in their debut event. You can even book package totally free!

In the freeroll satellites, they are giving away daily seats to main satellites that can give you the “dream prize” and a chance to play this amazing live tournament. Every Wednesday and Sunday there are two guaranteed tickets/packages through these satellites.

For more information about how to take seat through a satellite you can find at 24hPoker website.

There are two other ways to be there for the premiere of the tour. If you are a big raker, you might want to look their iGame Open Race which gives away 20 packages to the first 20 players that collected 16.500VIP in December..

You can also climb their Loyalty System Ladder and be part of the final freeroll that offers 30 iGame Open prizes, including a full package with extra tickets to side events.

Next-gen online poker room PKR has unveiled its Christmas promotional offering, which includes a festive tournament schedule, loyalty points Happy Hours and an exclusive Forum Invitational event.

Xmas Cracker festival

The Xmas Cracker tournament series, which begins on Thursday, 22 December with a $11 buy-in ‘Turkey Triple Chance’ event, features 12 unique daily poker tournaments across a variety of stakes from $4 to $25. PKR players who participate in any Xmas Cracker event will also be invited to a second-chance lottery freeroll the following day. Gifts on offer in the lottery freerolls in include iPads, TVs, Ray-Ban sunglasses and a variety of games consoles.

Xmas Happy Hour

During Xmas Happy Hours, between 17:00 – 18:00 GMT each day from Thursday, 22 December to Monday, 02 January, Sit & Go and ring game fans will receive double PKR Points. PKR Points can be spent in the PKR Shop, on tournament entries or to improve the design of their personalised avatar.

Forum Invitational Xmas Freeroll

Since its launch in 2006, PKR has earned a reputation for its community centred around a multilingual forum. On Tuesday, 27 December, forum participants will be rewarded with a $1,000 Forum Invitational Xmas Freeroll involving a number of Team PKR Pro and PKR staff bounties. Players fortunate enough to eliminate a bounty will win a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne. In addition to the $1,000 prize pool and bounty prizes, the winner of the Forum Invitational will receive a Flip camcorder, with the runner-up winning an iPod Nano. Any PKR player to have posted on the PKR Forum before Thursday, 22 December will be invited to the exclusive event.

Half Price promotion in January

In addition to the Xmas promotions, PKR players can also take advantage of the January sales with the return of the Half Price weekend promotion. During Sunday, 1 January and Monday, 2 January, buy-ins across eight tournaments will be reduced by 50%, enabling a wider audience to participate in some of PKR’s most popular events.

All eyes will focus on Stamford Bridge on Monday 12^th December as Chelsea host Man City in one of the biggest matches of the Premier League season so far. To add to the excitement of this important fixture, bet365 are offering you a free In-Play bet on the big match.

To qualify for free In-Play bet, simply place a pre-match bet on the Chelsea v Man City game, then once the game starts place another bet on any In-Play market. If first In-Play bet loses, bet365 will refund this stake up to the value of largest pre-match bet.

With a great range of pre-match markets on offer and over 60 In-Play markets available throughout the game, you can make the most of this exciting Premier League clash with bet365 sportsbook.

About bet365

bet365 is one of the world’s largest online gambling groups with over six million customers worldwide. bet365 offers a Sports Betting experience that’s unrivalled. The Group employs over 1,700 people and is the UK’s seventh largest private company.

In the 2011 eGaming Review Awards, bet365 was named In-Play Sports Operator of the Year and Sports Betting Operator of the Year. In both 2010 and 2011, bet365 came top in eGaming Review’s Annual Power 50.

bet365 were also named Affiliate Programme of the Year in the iGaming Business Affiliate Awards 2011 with their Affiliates Operations Manager receiving the Best Affiliate Manager award.

Leading online poker room in Europe, Titanpoker.com will stage a two-month Winter Edition promotion awarding online poker players with more than $50,000 in prizes during the holiday season.

Winter Edition will appeal to all types of players. Players who prefer cash game action can compete for their share of $24,000 in prizes in the weekly Titan Time Cash Games races, which rank players based on their activity at those tables.

Players who prefer the fast-paced action of sit ‘n’ go tournaments will find a calling in Titan Poker’s Sit ‘Win’ Go leaderboard races. Grouped by activity in sit ‘n go tournaments according to buy-in amounts, players will compete for a share of $24,000 in total prizes. The leaderboards rank players based on their finishing position in each tournament. The 6-day races kick off every Monday during December 2011 and January 2012.

Titan Poker’s popular Happy Hours promotion continues during the winter months, awarding players with 50% extra Points for their gaming at cash game tables on weekend nights after 20:00 GMT. These Points can be redeemed into cash bonuses and tournament entries at the Club Titan Store on the room’s website.

As part of Winter Edition, Titan Poker will ring in the 2012 New Year with a $10,000 Freeroll tournament. Players can qualify for a seat at this event by earning a minimum of 250 Points during the month of December.

Poker novices and veteran poker players alike are invited to try out the free poker download at Titan Poker and win their share of more than $50,000 in prizes this winter at Titan Poker.

Red Flush Casino has ended months of anticipation following the release of Immortal Romance. The video slot has been the focus of everyone’s attention subsequent to Microgaming announcing that it would develop a game inspired by paranormal genres in both television and film. Released on December 5, 2011, Immortal Romance has instantly become one of the most popular casino games, and captures the imagination through a cast of paranormal characters that are woven together into one compelling tale of forbidden love and intrigued. 

“Immortal Romance is finally here to take players on a dark journey to a world where everything is not as it seems,” said Alex Roberts, Red Flush Promotions Manager, this week.

Vampires, zombies, werewolves and witches have for the past couple of years taken preference in popular culture, particularly romantic tales that revolve around humans and their paranormal counterparts. With this in mind and building on lessons learned from successful games such as Thunderstruck II and The Lord of the Rings^TM, Microgaming has once again created a compelling game that is dressed in beautifully painted graphics that come to life through an original soundtrack that was especially composed and recorded by professional singers and musicians.

Best described as a paranormal love affair full of deception, Immortal Romance introduces the player to four main characters, namely, Sarah, Michael, Amber and Alex. Each member of the cast has an interesting background story that can be accessed directly from the in game pay table. It is up to the player to learn more about each character to uncover hidden truths while taking benefit from a selection of bonus features, including a Wild Desire Feature that can randomly turn up to 5 reels Wild and a selection of free spins buried deep inside the Chamber of Spins. 

The Chamber of Spins is triggered when 3 or more Scatter symbols appear across the reels. The player can unlock the feature consecutively to progress through each of the chambers for a bonus reward:

·         The first chamber will introduce Amber, a witch with supernatural powers, who awards 10 free spins during which all wins are multiplied by 5.

·         The second chamber will introduce Troy, a 200 year old vampire with devilish charms, who awards 15 free spins with a 6x multiplier.

·         The third chamber will introduce Michael, and 800 year old vampire that stay on the outskirts of society, who releases the 20 free spins rolling feature during which consecutive wins can trigger a 5x multiplier.

·         The final chamber will introduce Sarah, the heroin and a doctor of pathology, who will award 25 free spins. Sarah’s Wild Vine Feature can additionally trigger at random to turn up to 5 reels Wild.

Similarly to Thunderstruck II, the Immortal Romance video slot is complete with a Player Achievements table to allow players the chance to keep track of their in game progress.  Symbol Achievements are awarded for wins associated with each symbol, which are recorded and saved in the pay table.

Immortal Romance is available at Red Flush Online Casino, and can be played by registering a free account.

The action across Europe’s biggest leagues is providing excitement week after week and the latest batch of games look set to continue the entertainment. You can make the most of all these games with bet365’s comprehensive In-Play betting service.

The main event over the weekend of 10th and 11th December undoubtedly comes in the Primera Liga, where Real Madrid host Barcelona in this season’s first and highly anticipated clash between the two giants of Spanish football.

Billed as ‘El Clasico’, this fierce rivalry sees the world’s top two players on show, with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo hoping to overcome Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.

There’s no better time to take advantage of their fantastic Unlimited Places on First Scorer E/W Bets offer. If you have an each-way First Goalscorer bet on any match, you can be safe in the knowledge that if player scores at any time during the game they will pay you out!

Each-way bets are settled on all goalscorers, at 1/3 odds for unlimited places in 90 minutes play. That means if chosen player doesn’t score the first goal of the game you could still see a return on bet.

It’s a great way to keep the excitement going all the way through the match, along with their fantastic In-Play service. With over 40 In-Play markets available throughout the game, you can make the most of ‘El Clasico’ and any other top European fixture with bet365.

Poker at bet365 is offering you the chance to play innovative Steps Tournaments, which each offer lots of prizes.

Succeed in any of these special Sit & Gos and you progress to the next Step. There are seven Steps in total, and on reaching the final one you have the chance to qualify for the $200,000 Guaranteed.

You can choose to enter at any level, with buy-ins starting from as little as $0.16. So start ascent to the top with bet365’s Steps Tournaments! 

By playing as part of the world’s largest online poker network, you can always find a game against thousands of possible opponents. Both cash game and tournaments are available at bet365 and you can choose from poker variations including Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Stud and Razz. Play satellite tournaments for chance to make it to prestigious live events in the best locations around the world.