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About Mark Newman

Mark Newman - was born in 1971 in Pictou, a town located on the beautiful Northumberland Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1998 he graduated from Acadia University (Nova Scotia, Wolfville) with the Master’s degree in social studies. Mark simply adores his wife and sons. Considers poker to be one of the most exquisite kinds of art and rarely misses his chance of practicing.

What People Think of Becoming a $5 Million Winner?

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What would you do if you won $5 million in the lottery? Take time before answering!

Guess what Canadians would do…

According to the survey conducted by Ipsos Reid in November the majority of people said that they would keep their jobs. 35% would quit their jobs (the most likely ones to quit their job are women at the age of 45 to 65 years old). 17% admitted that they would start their own business. 13% of the surveyed people would change their careers. 8% admitted they would go back to school, and only 3% would use a portion of their winning to start a charitable foundation.

The survey has shown “the notion of jackpot winners sailing off into the sunset never to be seen punching a time clock again is more myth than reality”.

End of French Gambling Monopoly?

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The problem of legalizing online gambling market in France may soon be solved, as this question is under consideration in the French government.

What is going on now is that the gambling market has been monopolized by the French lottery Francaise des Jeux and PMU (pari-mutuel horse betting monopoly). They offer online betting and scratchcards. Other internet games involving money are illegal. As a result, some heads of foreign online gambling operators have been arrested in France for violating French gambling laws.

The November report into how the online gambling market might be opened up in France is being studied by Prime Minister Francois Fillon’s office. The regulation of the gambling market in France may come as a result of “issuing licenses limiting online betting to sporting events, including betting on card games, or licensing all games except lotteries”.

It must be noted that France has already received a warning from the European Commission saying that “the restrictions of the sports betting market are not compatible with existing EU law and that the measures…to restrict the free movement of sports betting services have not been shown to be necessary, proportionate and non-discriminatory”.

PKR is Giving Away Seats to APT

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PKR, a 3D online poker room that offers various cash games and tournaments, is giving away seats to the $2,500 Asian Poker Tour for only $2.20.

There, players compete in progressively higher-stakes tournaments. The winner can take a $5,000 prize package to the APT held from May 27 to June 1. Approximately 400 players will compete for a massive cash prize.

The qualifiers will run on PKR until the grand final on May 12. Continue reading →

Will Gambling Market in Europe Change?

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Denmark alongside with Finland, Hungary, Sweden, France, Greece and Germany have received warnings or reasoned opinions from the European Commission. It was stated that the restrictions of the sports betting market are not compatible with EU law. Moreover, the measures taken by these countries to restrict the free movement of sports betting services are not necessary, proportionate and non-discriminatory.

Europe expects gambling market to modern, regulated and responsible. Who knows, warnings and reasoned opinions may be the beginning of the end of the gambling monopolies.

Play for One Cent and Win a Million

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Online casino players can take their chance to win seats at the weekend’s World Poker Crown (WPC) tournament by taking part in a series of one-cent qualifiers hosted by PacificPoker.com.

The qualifiers will be held every hour, but they will be limited to a max of 500 participants and registration will start 30 minutes before the start of every event.

The WPC will start on April 26. It is believed to become one of the largest online tournaments in history. It has a buy-in of $1,050 and a three million dollar prize pool that includes one million dollar for the winner. The tournament is sponsored by 888.com.

Such pros like Dave Colclough, Julian Gardner and Michael Keiner and Shane Warne will take part in the tournament.

The finalists will play live in the final table in Barcelona from May 6 to 10.

Lottery Money and Public Schools

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The North Carolina Education Lottery is known to have transferred $98 million to public schools. The sum is the largest in the history of the lottery. So far this year, $114 million more has been raised that the previous year.

Having increased sales, they have managed to raise this amount of money for education. One portion of money should help reduce class sizes, other portions will go to college scholarships.

Up until now, North Carolina public schools have got $628 million from the lottery.

Merits of Being a Registered User at PokerStars.tv

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Live webcasts of major poker events and a unique collection of poker footage will soon be available for poker fans. The site has recently been launched by online casino PokerStars.com, but at the moment it is undergoing beta-testing and contains a video tutorial in which Canadian poker pro Daniel Negreanu gives an overview of the site. There, he explains in details how to to use and access the material. Having accessed the material, users will find there subgroups for major events, channels dedicated to each Team PokerStars.com professional player, live-play videos, instructional comments, interviews and behind-the-scenes action for each competitor, Online Action, Sweat the Hand and Fun Stuff categories. Besides, the site contains a searchable database of filters with videos categorizing a player, event or type of hand.

Registered users at PokerStars.tv can either e-mail video links to other players or personalize their favorites by creating their own video channel and selecting their preferences. The feeds from tournaments are available in English, German, Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish.

$21,000 in 21 Weeks

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Lots of blackjack players are now taking part in a “21 Challenge Series”, christened 21, – a five-month blackjack tournament launched by online casino Bookmaker.

During the week the players are supposed to compete in a series of progressively higher-stakes tournaments winning seats for Sundays’ finals. Each week three winners are expected to compete for over $1,000 and a chance to advance to the main event in August.

Players, having deposited as little as $11, may win $21,000 in 21 weeks.

Other casino games and poker with a 20% bonus and a 10% 3x redeposit bonus for returning customers are also available at Bookmaker.

To get more information, visit online casino Bookmaker.

CryptoLogic has recently introduced seven casino games

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Street Fighter® II – your favorite character will face off against the evil Bison in a feature providing some of the highest payout on the Internet. The game is exclusive thanks to the best in the market 3D graphics.

Outstanding animation and enormous jackpots, unique settings and memorable characters are the features that Movie Mayhem will provide you with.

For those looking for a good game and a good sense of humor, there is nothing like Gnome and Dad’s Day In.

“CryptoLogic’s latest casino games showcase the player knowledge, creativity, and talent on our software team — and the innovation that will help our licensees attract and build player loyalty,” – said Justin Thouin, CryptoLogic’s Vice President, Product Management and Business Development.

Spanish Betting Market Expanding

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Now Spanish residents are able to bet in Spain’s first sports betting shop (under the joint venture’s Victoria brand) opened last week. Before that Spaniards had to go online to bet on sporting events.

Gleaming with chrome and glass, Victoria’s new shop which is located above a Codere casino, Madrid, offers comfortable sofas and a bar. The shop, having a completely different look from the British bookie, has been made a more attractive destination for women. With the change of the image of a betting shop, people will gradually change the perception that betting is a male-only activity.

It must be noted that Madrid authorities have banned wagering on religion and politics. That’s why Madrid residents will bet on social events and TV competitions.

Opening of a sports betting shop in Madrid is just the beginning of the growth of the Spanish gambling market. British bookie William Hill and Spanish gambling firm Codere plan to open 70 sports betting shops – that is only across the Madrid area, the first of Spain’s 17 regions to grant licenses. They expect the Spanish betting market to grow to 39 billion euro, which is equal to $57.8 million, by 2010.

But the Victoria brand won’t be the only one presented in Spain. Last week Greece’s Inralot got a license. Then, Austrian firms Bwin and Betbull are planning to open a joint franchise as well, while Gala Coral has been in talks with potential Spanish partners for 6 months.