Online Gambling News and Promotions

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.

Titan Casino is pleased to announce a special, month-long bonus promotion in honor of the 2011 Christmas season.

From December 1, 2011 through January 1, 2012 Titan Casino is running what is called the Great Christmas Giveaway with a series of daily deposit bonuses of €5 up to €25.

Claiming this daily bonus gift is a great way for players to enjoy extra money throughout the holiday season.

In order to participate, players simply need to download Titan Casino and create a real money account. Once that’s done, all that’s required is a daily visit to the Titan Casino Christmas bonuses page. By clicking on the objects by the Titan Casino Christmas tree (found on Christmas bonus page), different bonus codes are revealed. Players are then requested to contact Support (after making a deposit) with the bonus code they’ve selected to find out what they’ve won. To keep things extra interesting, amounts paid out per bonus code differ from day to day, with a maximum €25 daily prize.

All of this bonus money can be used to play Titan Casino’s 300+ Playtech powered games. For players looking for a challenge Titan’s Gladiator slots are a good bet. Otherwise, players are encouraged to extend the holiday cheer and increase their bankroll playing classic Christmas favorites like Santa Surprise slots and Santa Scratch.

To celebrate Christmas 2011, Europa Casino is offering players a daily bonus of up to €25 free in one of the online casino’s most exciting casino promotions to date.

In what’s being called the Europa Casino Christmas Countdown, from December 1, 2011 through January 1, 2012, all depositing players are eligible to receive a daily bonus ranging from €5 up to €25.

In order to cash in this Christmas and claim the extra money, players must visit the Christmas casino bonus page where they can click on various objects around the Europa Casino Christmas tree. Each object clicked reveals a special Christmas themed bonus code (like reindeer, snowflake or gingerbread). The player must then contact Support with the bonus code to claim their reward.

Players can claim this bonus once per day (when making a deposit) for the entire duration of the promotion.

Europa Casino has 300+ casino games. The extra money can be used to play any one of these games, though players are encouraged to further embrace the Christmas spirit playing holiday-themed games like Santa Surprise slots (with a maximum prize of up to 10,000X the player’s line bet) or Santa Scratch (with a maximum prize of up to 10,000X the card value). These games not only add to players’ overall holiday cheer, but with their big cash prizes, are also considered a good bet for increasing players’ casino bankroll.

More than 100 poker players will enjoy the explosive atmosphere at the BAMMA 8 mixed martial arts event in Nottingham on 10 December through a free prize draw at PKR.com. In the fourth event of its kind this year, PKR is again offering players the opportunity to meet staff and other players, against the backdrop of one of sport’s fastest growing events. The prize draw is open to all PKR members and concludes on Friday 02 December.

PKR became the headline sponsor of BAMMA, Europe’s premier mixed martial arts organisation, in January 2011. The online poker site has since welcomed hundreds of its members to BAMMA events in Manchester, London and Birmingham, having offered tickets in free prize draws through the site’s busy forum and website.

PKR players who attend the upcoming BAMMA 8 event, which takes place in Nottingham’s Capital FM Arena on Saturday 10 December, will enjoy 13 bouts featuring some of the world’s top martial artists including light heavyweight champion Jimi ‘Poster Boy’ Manuwa, who makes his eagerly anticipated BAMMA debut. UFC legend Randy Couture is also rumoured to be making a promotional appearance.

Community Manager Dan Grant commented, “BAMMA events are a fantastic opportunity for their players to meet PKR and each other in a fun and social real-world setting. They’ll get to put faces to names they’ve met at their online tables and meet new poker mates while enjoying the great atmosphere of a thrilling sporting event.”