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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.

The Flamingo Las Vegas Left Without Braxton’s Shows

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Now, hardly anyone can imagine the Flamingo Las Vegas without Toni Braxton’s show. Unfortunately, because of some health issues her remaining April shows had to be cancelled. People having tickets to the cancelled shows will get refunds from the Flamingo.

It’s known that Toni was hospitalized with chest pains last week and later released. The results of the test she’s been undergoing are still unknown.  Earlier Braxton was hospitalized and diagnosed with pericarditis.
Hopefully, Braxton will feel good, and further cancellation won’t occur. Toni’s next show is on May 6.

Player Dealt Royal Flush Twice

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A lucky video poker player identified by the initials “PS” hit two royal flushes in three days on online casino GoldenTigerCasino.com. His winning amounts to $392,000. The player is known to have accomplished the same feat in February. As a result his winning balance comes to $786,632.

The best hand in poker is royal flush. It consists of a ten, Jack, Queen, King and an Ace from the same suit. And the chances to deal this hand are very small, like over 600,000 to one. It is amazing, but still “PS” has managed to do it twice within the period of three days.

The Casino Rewards group, to which GoldenTigerCasino.com belongs, reported 11 jackpot winners in March over its 18 online casinos.

Now, GoldenTigerCasino.com is offering one hour of free video poker play and a deposit bonus of up to $250.

Besides, new players get a $40 bonus, and they can play one hour winning money with no risk of losing their own.

What is an Online Casino Deposit Bonus?

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Casino Deposit Bonuses

If you want to play with real money in a casino you should open an account and deposit a sum of money. The initial amount can differ a lot. It may be less than five dollars or more than USD500. Soon after depositing you have the right to a casino welcome bonus. This type of bonus may be called a First Time Deposit Bonus as it is in essence. This bonus is usually offered in percent in order that you’ll get more if you deposit more. A great deal of casinos give a 100 percent Welcome Bonus but in some cases it may be 300percent that makes the first deposit rather profitable.

Occasionally you can be even given a casino bonus without making a deposit but it is never as large as the real money bonus. It may often be only a few dollars in order to make the gaming more enjoyable. The Welcome casino bonus might be divided up into several stages so the advantage of a bonus is given to you for several times in one casino. Finally, however, the amount of the bonus might be the same that a one time deposit bonus in another online casino.

Another type of casino bonus that depends on the deposit is the refer-a-friend bonus. Once a friend you have invited deposits you will be given a bonus in order to farther enhance your gaming. The online casino deposit bonus from time to time rewards both you and the friend you persuaded to join and it can differ a lot in size depending on casino.

Not only can the new player be rewarded only for depositing. The majority online casinos have a reward scheme when it comes to deposits. You may find a scheme where the deposit bonus grows every time you deposit up until the 4th payment. Sometimes a casino rewards loyal players with the online casino deposit bonus weekly or monthly. The online casino deposit bonus can also be directed to the individual player and given after his personal amount of deposits and gaming.

New VIP Program on HollywoodPoker.com

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HollywoodPoker.com, the Kahnawake-licensed site, is now offering members of its free VIP club 14 bonuses that can be earned by exchanging points. It is a new clubHOLLYWOODpoker Player VIP Program. The program ensures that players won’t worry about not having a bonus.

To say more, now, players have a choice: they can reload bonus requiring a modest deposit to be made into the player’s account or no load – reload bonus “where players use their current bankroll and select the points for a bonus offer that suits them”.

Besides, the members will also get invitations to monthly freerolls – the so kind of option to exchange the points for tournament tickets.

New Members of the Team

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Successful poker players, Gavin Griffin and Chad Brown, have been recently added to Team Poker Stars Pro.

The list of their accomplishments is really long. Thus, e. g., Gavin Griffin has become the first player to win the coveted “Triple Crown” of poker, and this happened after his winning at the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Classic. He also celebrated his victory at the PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo in 2007 and the World Series of Poker in 2004. Moreover, Griffin has claimed a title in EPT, WSOP and WPT – the world’s three major poker tournaments.

By the way, Gavin appeared to be the youngest ever player to win a World Series of Poker bracelet. He was 22 at that time.

Gavin’s biggest win is $2.4 million at the PokerStars EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo where he became a favorite when it was revealed that he had been involved in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer charity.

Griffin is very proud to have become the part of the Team PokerStars Pro.

Chad Brown, Gavin’s fellow, is no less excited to have become the part of the Team. He is absolutely ready to make his contributions to the Team.

Other big names in the Team are Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Joe Hachem, Barry Greenstein, Isabelle Mercier, Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso, Bertrand Grospellier, Humberto Brenes and 14 other top pros from around the world.

Mobilebus Partners with CryptoLogic

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CryptoLogic Limited has pyrchased a substantial minority stake in South Korea’s Mobilebus Incorporated , thus continuing its Asian expansion.

The deal between the two firms will lead to the creation of new games and development of new casual game portals for South Korea.

“As an experienced game developer in a gaming-friendly market, Mobilebus will help bring players a uniquely Korean entertainment experience”. The new portals are expected to bring “traditional Korean card and arcade games as well as a suite of subscription-based poker games including high-low and Texas Hold’em featuring avatars and cyber-cash systems, a popular means of payment on Asian sites, with additional revenues generated from in-game advertising and sponsorship”.

The partnership, no doubt, should help Mobilebus develop and grow. Both companies will make a huge impact in Asian market.

To Win and not to be Prone to Expenditures

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This week a 92-year-old man won a massive casino jackpot for the second time in his life. Elmer Sherwin from Ohio netted himself $21.1 million playing a Megabucks slot machine at the Cannery Hotel and Casino. In 1989 he won the $4.6 million jackpot playing a Megabucks machine at the Mirage Casino.

It must be noted that the chance of winning the Megabucks progressive jackpot is very low. They say it is less than one in ten million. So, it is really surprising how Sherwin has managed to do it twice. At the moment he is the only person who has won the top prize for a second time.

Sherwin resides in Las Vegas. He lives with his son and daughter-in-law. He still drives. During World War II he managed to escape death twice. He lived through the Great Depression that taught him not to be prone to big expenditures. Having won huge prizes, he is still very sensible what concerns spending money.

Who Got the Best Bingo Affiliate Prize?

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The first annual Casino Affiliate Program (CAP) Awards took place in London, at Chelsea Football Club’s Stamford Bridge ground, last week, and BingoProgram.com was awarded with the Best Bingo Affiliate prize there.

BingoProgram.com is run by Frank Tornatore, a veteran in the business and a successful affiliate operator for many years. The fact that affiliates trust his advice because he always shares his knowledge regarding the best bingo and gaming sites, is the reason for his success.

Converting visitors into players, BingoProgram.com is also an affiliate for Bingos.co.uk, BingoFriends.com, CasinoJoker.com, EuroBingo.com and ElBingo.com. Frank also partners with thousands of webmasters form all over the world.

It has taken three months to choose the winner. The online gambling affiliate community could do it through CAP Magazine, mail-in forms and over the Internet.

Do Stars Gamble?

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More and more people get obsessed with gambling. Hollywood stars are not an exception, and Christina Ricci is among them.

She is known to be a fan of Blackjack. Her presence at the opening party of the new Palazzo casino resort in Las Vegas could not but be noticed.

While in Australia, Christina Ricci “learned to love betting on horses”, though it is hard for her to pick winners. She also admitted that she had put in a few football bets.

It must be noticed that in spite of the fact that gambling in Australia is under the strict regulation, the nation seems to be loving it. A great number of Australians bet throughout the year with the Australian Football Rules season and the Melbourne Cup.

Poker Tournaments Attracted Larger Numbers of Players

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Passing pre-tournament guarantees, FullTiltPoker.com, PokerStars.com and PartyPoker.com managed to attract a large numbers of players last weekend.

Thus, there were 7,520 entrants in PokerStars.com’s Sunday Million event where the prize pool was as high as $1.5 million. With 1,080 players the winners prize totaled to $212,000.

One Million Dollar Guaranteed tournament run at FullTiltPoker.com saw a filed of 2,252 players who generated the prize pool of $1.126 million. 351 players got cash. The winner’s prize amounted to $206,564.

1,735 players took part in PartyPoker.com’s $300,000 Guaranteed on Sunday. The number of participants generated the prize pool of $347,600 and the first prize of $67,665.