Jason G. is reported to have won $75,000 on Independence Day playing the five-reel, 25-payline Bars And Stripes video slot that belongs to leading online casino operator Jackpot Factory.

The day became very memorable for Jason. First he collected a $50,000 payout, and at that moment the reels stopped showing five stars and stripes footballs. The next day he landed three Uncle Sam’s Top Hats symbols. Thus he got the bonus game. In the end he won extra $25,000.

The game is easy to play. The minimum bet is one penny. Microgaming technology is used in Bars and Stripes. The game is displayed with a red, white and blue motif.

Canada-based Jackpot Factory operates six online casinos, a poker room, bingo room and a mobile casino and has paid out over six million dollars since its launch in 1999.

Soon players will be able to wear WSOP gold bracelets in public. In Corum’s opinion (the official designer of this year’s 55 World Series of Poker gold bracelets, the old bracelets look massive, and they want to create something elegant.

The new bracelets look like watches. Each of them is made from solid 18-carat gold, yellow for the regular events (54 total bracelets) and white for the Main Event. The regular-event bracelet weighs 84 grams, as for the bracelet for the Main event, it weighs 136 grams. Each bracelet is decorated with diamonds and precious stones. The bracelets have a link-based design and are fitted with a folding jeweler’s clasp typical of many watches. Each bracelet begins at nine inches. . The Ladies World Championship bracelet is eight inches long. A player with a larger wrist will also be able to wear it, as Corum has created extra links. As for a player with a smaller wrist, a bracelet can also be worn if to remove the links.

There is no exact value of a bracelet, so the prize is considered to be priceless.

There are ninety-one black diamonds in this year’s $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. bracelet. Corum has also distinguished it. The H.O.R.S.E. bracelet is considered to be very important. The great pros competing in this tournament must be paid homage.

Special attention has been paid to the Ladies World Championship bracelet. It features two rubies, four black diamonds and 87 blue sapphires that spell the word poker and line the bracelet’s perimeter.
53 regular bracelets are all the same. They are made from yellow gold and feature 53 diamonds.

The process of creation bracelets started last December. All of the prototypes of bracelets have been destroyed to make sure the bracelets remained one-of-a-kind. Moreover, each bracelet was also stamped with the Corum seal to ensure authenticity. There is one more feature that should be mentioned: there is a spot on the back of the bracelet saved for engraving. A popular request of the players is to pre-engrave the event names into the bracelets.

A brand-new Internet casino site has been recently launched, and its owner is Gnuf Ltd, online poker room. New gambling experience and player-generated content is offered by the site requiring Microgaming software. An array of more than 300 games including Hitman and Lara Croft slot series are available for players there.

Looking for the best player’s experience, choice of the Microgaming software was rather natural. Gnuf, an entertaining gaming site, being very popular in Europe, has become even more popular with the players thanks to its new addition – a casino.

“The All Star Transcontinental Challenge” is a major international poker exhibition to be produced by Vega Promotion Systems Inc. The event will feature 8 of the top professional poker players in the world who’ll compete for over $1,000,000 in gold.

There will be 8 single table mini-tournaments there during which players will accumulate points. The first two tournaments will take place on a yacht off the coast of Monte Carlo. A players’ reception will be held in Venice, Italy. After that players will board Orient Express to go to London, England. A specially designed train cat will host tournaments 3, 4 and 5. Another reception will take place in London. The next two tournaments will take place in the air on board a specially designed private jet on the way to Las Vegas. Another players’ reception will take place in Las Vegas. The finale will be held at a major Las Vegas Casino. The event is said to be open to the public.

“The All Star Transcontinental Challenge” will be filmed and broadcast on national TV in the USA during the first quarter of 2008. The 9-hour show will be re-released in Europe, Asia and South America.

The event is described as the one that has never been done before. People will be able to see the top players playing poker and competing against each other.

The National League of Poker (NLOP™), the leading free poker site for US-compliant poker game-play on the web will debut at the Gaming Life Expo at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The event will take place on the 5th-8th of July during the WSOP main event. It must be noted that this year NLOP is the only online poker site that has been allowed to have presence at the Expo.

NLOP is the online poker site where you can play for free. But at the same time thanks to a game play methodology and points system, you can feel a sense of real money. The game is even more enjoyable, as each month the site “guarantees $25,000 in cash and prizes, including trips, electronics, sponsor specials and more”.

Being launched in 2006, NLOP has already got more than 125,000 registered users. Twelve $1,500 WSOP seats, plus expenses, and a $10,000 WSOP seat to the main event have been awarded by MLOP since March 2007.

Thus David Berinsky, from Pittsburgh, became a $10,000 WSOP seat winner. He considers NLOP to be great, because with the free game a player can better focus on it.

An all expenses-paid seven-night cruise through the Greek Isles can be offered to players wagering at least $250 on Everest Casino Site. To participate in the promotion, enter coupon code AEGEAN07 with the next deposit, and “every $250 wagered over the course of the next month will result in an entry”.

The promotion will take place in July. The winner’s is going to have a great time staying in a luxury suite with a balcony. Eduardo Santos, Everest Casino’s Property Manager, claims that it is the biggest promotion initiated by Everest poker, and participation in the event is very easy for both new players and those who have played at Everest Casino for years.

Norwegian authorities are about to put an end to the way volunteer organizations and charities make money, – operating slot machines if to be exact. The Norwegian state has declared monopoly on all slot machines. As a result, all the slot machines belonging to humanitarian organizations, sporting clubs, and volunteer groups are to be removed until the first of July.

Norway, with the population of 4.6 million, had approximately 18,500 slot machines across the country. And growing addiction served as the cause for such a decision. 1.5% of Norwegian population is considered to be addicted to gambling, while 133,000 are thought to be in the risk zone. It’s become known that “the average gambling addict in Norway spends 5,000 euros (6,700 dollars) a year on gaming”. It’s ridiculous but one of the main sources of income for charities was slot machines, but it contradicts morality.

The slot machines belonging to charities are to be removed before the 1st of July, but at the same time the charities and volunteer groups will share a portion of the revenues generated by the state’s machines.

The biggest party of this year’s WSOP will be co-held by PlayersOnly.com and Bluff Magazine at the Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club, the biggest strip club in Vegas, on Thursday, July 5th – the night before the WSOP Final Tournament begins.

They expect such players to be present as David Williams, Robert Williamson, Antonio Esfandari, Phil Laak, Jennifer Tilly, Phil Gordon, Gus Hansen, Eric Lindgren and Mike Mizerachi.

If you are a PlayersOnly.com player, you are welcome to attend the party. Registered players can find their invitations at www.playersonly.com/bluff-las-vegas. The principal there is first-come-first-served. Those being not registered can pick up invitations at www.playersonly.com/join.php.

David Harding, William Hill’s current CEO, is leaving the company at the end of 2007.

Harding’s career in William Hill started seven years ago. With his help the company’s share price increased, and it made up over twice its original value.

William Hill’s total value is currently at a massive Ј2.13 Billion. When the news about Harding’s leaving became known, Will Hill’s shares dropped 3.5 pence. Despite it the company is pleased with their financial assessment for 2007. All their ventures are expected to bring earnings.

On the other hand, Harding was a bit controversial, and William Hill perhaps does not want controversy. Who knows, perhaps it is better that “Harding is moving on”.

Hardly any city can compete with London in the diversity of games available there. Bluff Europe, poker magazine, has named the English capital “the top city on the continent for poker action”. London gets the greatest number of big money tournaments.

The city has turned into European Las Vegas.

Moreover, the WSOP is known to come to London this autumn and the capital’s casinos will host the European Poker Tour and the Grosvenor Poker Tour Grand Final.

There are 24 operating casinos and a great number of card rooms. There is something to choose from!