If you are a poker player and want to win money and to qualify for the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in the $ 45,000 HotSpot League, this opportunity offered by PokerListings.com (http://www.pokerlistings.com) and InterPoker (http://www.interpoker.com/minisite/index.shtml) is for you.

The players to have signed up at InterPoker via PokerLisings.com links may qualify for two different $ 15,000 freerolls. Either will provide a winner with a $12,500 prize package that consists of $10,000 Main Event buy-in and $ 2,500 to cover travel and accommodation expenses. The players to finish the play in spot 2-15 will get extra $ 2,500 in cash.

The number of players who will take part in each of the $ 15,000 WSOP Main Event freerolls will be strictly limited. The first freeroll taking place on July, 8 will accept a maximum of 200 players, the second freeroll running on July, 9 will allow a maximum of 50 players.

If you are a PokerListings.com player, you are able to qualify for the freerolls having become one of the top 300 HotSpot League players between the months of April, 1 and June, 30, 2006. If you have earned the requisite amount of poker points known as MPP (My Poker Points) during this period, be sure you have gained the entry to the League which will restart at the beginning of each month. There are no limits to the number of entries, so each player can have multiple entries to the WSOP Main Event freerolls, thus having an opportunity to qualify for multiple cash prizes. Every month, $5,000 in cash will be given to players in the top 300, for a total of $15,000 by June 30, 3006.

Steven Williams, senior editor at PokerListings.com said that their “$45,000 WSOP HotSpot League is a rewarding and unique promotion that all of our players can and should aspire to benefit from…PokerListings.com players reach their poker dreams of qualifying for the world’s top poker tournaments through excellent and top value promotions like this one…”

Besides this tempting offer new players who have signed up at InterPoker via PokerListings.com links may get a $ 200 sign-up bonus having deposited min $ 100. If you have taken interest in it, you have to use the bonus code “PL3010”.

A series of Texas Hold’Em poker tournaments have been lately announced by Small Town Poker Tour (STPT) – the world’s largest amateur poker tour looking for the best amateur poker players and raising money for local charities. They are going to take place only at Native American casinos – Indian casinos – around the country. The tournament proceeds will benefit the North American Indigenous Games. Co-Founder and Chairman of the Native American Sports Council Gene Keluche admitted that the increasing role of poker made them join forces with the Small Town Poker Tour to raise money for the North American Games. Representatives of SPTP agreed and added that in Canada the games are funded by the government while in the USA they rely only on private forces.

The SPTP besides cash payouts will offer a seat for the WSOP Main Event and travel expenses. The schedule of events is to be arranged within the shortest period of time, that is to say a few weeks, and you will be able to see it at www.smalltownpokertour.com. If you are interested in the forthcoming events, visit your nearby Native American casino and register to become the participant of the event at the STPT web site.

Being recognized by the aboriginal peoples, indigenous peoples across North America and some tribal nations in the USA, the 2006 North American Indigenous Games will be held in July, 2 – 9, 2006 in Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado. Approximately 6,000 to 8,000 sportsmen between the age of 13 -22 will be able to take part in 16 different sports for athletes in NAIG and 40,000 to 50,000 family members and spectators will witness the NAIG competitions within 8 days. For more information about the 2006 NAIG visit www.naig2006.com.

Being a non-profit, community-based multi-sport member of the United States Olympic Committee, the Native American Sports Council (NASC) is the organizer of the 2006 NAIG. The NASC is noticed for having conducted a number of sports and wellness programs in Native American communities throughout the USA, for different programs supporting Olympic hopefuls. To find out more information about the Native American Sports Council go to www.nascsports.org

Roughly $ 2.3 million dollars are waiting at InterCasino for a lucky online slot player. This unbelievable sum has made the person the world’s first online multi-million dollar jackpot winner. Besides the money the winner is going to get a brand new BMW Z4 Roadster the promotion of which will run within May at all Intercasino.

InterCasino spokesperson Peter Markus has noticed that it is for the first times that online jackpot has reached such a colossal sum and it is amazing to see people from all over the world try their luck at becoming the web’s fist millionaire. No doubt the slot machines at InterCasino having already made two people millionaires and they are sure someone else’s life is going to be changed forever.

InterCasino has always been attractive thanks to the lucrative bonuses and promotions – no wonder that it has received a dozens of awards from gaming publications and player rolls.
For more details and the latest news at the world’s largest casino go to http://www.intercasino.com/

May 2006 is said to be a special month for Vegas Partner Lounge Online Casinos (CrazyVegasCasino, SunVegasCasino, CinemaCasino, ArthurianCasino CasinoUS, 777Dragon and MapleCasino), as some of them have added 4 games to their games selection, others – as much as 12 (Avalon, Twister, European Roulette Gold Series and Double Joker 100 Play Power Poker, etc). All the games demonstrate the superb quality Microgaming software with sharp graphics, clear sound and a host of features and functions.
All Vegas Partner Lounge casinos will run the 4 games, but in addition to them 777Dragon, MapleCasino and CinemaCasino launch 8 previously released games.

More details about the 4 newest games:

Avalon – mythical past: knights doing good deeds, magic everywhere, mysterious lakes, sword bearing ladies, silvery castles like that on the isle of Avalon where the great Excalibur awaits for the return of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table – a 5-reel, 20 pay-line game with jackpots of $15 000.00 coins in the base game and the chance to strike up to $ 105 000.00 coins with Free Spins feature. There are many secrets and treasures in Avalon to be found. 12 Free Spins wait for you if you have found all the scatters of the Lady of the Lake. For those who uncover the ancient bound treasure chest during Free Spins, this boon is wild and can magically substitute itself in place of other symbols, opening up the possibility for even greater winnings.

Twister – a very thrilling 5 reel, 15 pay-line game that will blow you away for sure! With Wild and Scatter symbols, a Free Spin bonus feature with spins within the free spins, and a double-your-money opportunity with a 10 000 coins ceiling, it’s clear why this one could have you in a whirl. This tornado of fun and thrills has a humorous airborne trailer park theme that has everything from pick-up trucks to outhouses up in the air and an amusing cast of characters. The game is bright, with clear graphics and easy to use player controls.

European Roulette Gold Series has always been one of the most favorite ones with Roulette fans. Using the latest cutting edge technology, this game has become one of the best of its type on the Internet. It has become famous and is considered to be outstanding thanks to its latest technologies in graphics, player-friendly design, game-play power, elegancy, sophisticated ambience, hi-tech efficiency and gambling excitement. This easy-to-use game is said to have set a new standard in online gaming software with its wide choice of player controls and assists; fast and positive action and real quality.

Double Joker 100 Play Power Poker being the fifth release in a series of six 100 Play Power Poker Video Poker games provides players with new levels of excitement and action delivering the fast paced style. Up to 100 hands of video poker at a time can be played simultaneously with a wide choice of wagers. This is the ideal game for the gambler with a good bankroll and a penchant for action. The game offers unbelievably generous pay tables and an Auto Hold facility that holds the mathematically superior cards in the hand, but plays these only when and if the player wishes it.

To be notes is that CinemaCasino, MapleCasino and 777Dragon will also receive the previously released Moonshine, Isis, Free Spirit, Deuces and Joker 100 Play Power Poker, Kathmandu, Wheel of Wealth Special Edition, Multi-Hand Vegas Downtown Blackjack and All Aces Video Poker.

For more information on Vegas Partner Lounge Casinos or any of the new games, go to: http://www.vegaspartnerlounge.com/index.asp?btag=pr_newgames_april06

A series of new inviting and promotional offers has been announced by two famous poker sites – PokerListings.com (http://www.pokerlistings.com), the world’s largest online poker guide, and PokerStars.com (http://www.pokerstars.com/sites/3/?source=pokerlistings.com2), that hosts the world’s biggest poker tournaments and can be proud of the last three WSOP Main Event winners: Chris Moneymaker, 2003; Greg Raymer, 2004; and Joseph Hachem, 2005. Under the offers we are to understand the $ 18,025 Triple Bonus Combo that is intended to meet the needs of the loyal poker players.

Entrance to a private $ 15,000 WSOP Main Event freeroll is considered to be the first and the biggest offer, as its winner is said to get a $ 12,000 prize package (the $ 10,000 Main Event buy-in and $ 2,000 in cash for travel and accommodation expenses) to the $ 10 million tournament that will take place in Las Vegas this summer. More over, those who will finish the game in spots 2 – 50 will have an extra $ 3,000 being allotted.

The players are to be new to Pokerstars.com and are to sign up at the poker room via PokerListings.com links from April 1 till June 30, 2006 – all that in order to qualify for this outstanding freeroll event. If you have registered, you must earn 100 Frequent Player Points (FPP) by June 30, 2006. The freeroll event is expected to take place on the 9th of July, 2006.

Private $ 3,000 freeroll tournament with the first place payout that runs as high as $ 800 is the second offer. Three $ 3,000 freerolls will be held in May, June and July. If the offer has interested you, remember that you must be a new player who has signed up at PokerStars.com via PokerListings.com links between April 30 and June 30, 2006, and you must earn 100 FPP within a certain period of time, i.e. within three months of your accounts creation but before the second day prior to the beginning of the final monthly freeroll in July.

A $ 25 sign-up bonus is the third offer. Similarly to the above offers players must be new to PokerStars.com and must sign up via PokerListings.com links from April 30 till June 30, 2006. 100 FPP must be earned within 3 months of the player’s accounts creation, but before the second day prior to the beginning of the final monthly freeroll in July.

Staffan Rydin, editor in chief of PokerListings.com said that they are enormously glad to have become partners with PokerStars.com, as their partnership has enabled PokerListings.com players to try themselves at winning the estimated $ 10 million first place prize at the WSOP in Las Vegas this summer. He added that they cannot but be proud of the opportunity to host exclusive and outstanding events with unbelievable prizes and small playing fields. Staffan claimed that being the home of the “World’s Best Poker Deals” they have less than 50% of qualified poker players showing up for game day.

The leading casino website for beginners and intermediate players, Online Casino (http://www.online-casino.com) has recently launched the latest addition to its website – five flash casino games that can be added to any website. They are: 2 Times Wild, Golden Eggs, Video Poker, Roulette, and Blackjack. Webmasters can choose from these games at Online Casino (http://www.online-casino.com/flash/flash2go.html). The games offered in two formats are simple and advanced: the simple code is intended to be for beginning programmers, while the advanced code having greater flexibility is for advanced ones.

To set up the games on your website, you may copy and paste the available source code from the Online Casino page and add it to the text on your website.

Sean Lifton, Marcom manager for Online Casino said: “We’re always trying to think of ways to allow more people access to the great games at the site. Now, anyone can add the code to their sites, for free, and all of their visitors can play the games, also for free”.

About Online Casino:

Online Casino is said to be a leading casino gaming website for beginners and intermediate level players. There they can learn and play the most popular casino games in the web. Online Casino is powered by 888.com that provides a realistic casino environment with easy-to-use controls and feel. Since its launch in 1997, 888.com has provided more than 20 million players with top class gaming action.

Being powered by 888.com, Online Casino has adopted the code of conduct from the Interactive Gaming Council. In accordance with it Online Casino is to provide a safe and fun atmosphere for all its players. As a result Online Casino provides its players with the safest, most secure and entertaining online gaming experience on the web.

Online Casino has a special offer – tutorials and practice play for the most popular online poker games such as blackjack, slots, craps, video poker, etc. You can notice superb quality of the Online Casino software, its user-friendliness, graphics, authentic casino feel. For any technical questions and problems you may apply to the customer service 24 hours a day.

Online Casino appreciates its players ant tends to do its best to provide them with the best service and entertainment available on the web.

A lot of gambling related themes, e.g. NHL Gambling Probe and the introduction of legislation banning Internet Gambling, have been much debated for the last few months. The article “Should Online Gambling Be Banned?” in the Wall Street Journal issued on the 4th of April, 2006 cites Rep. James A. Leach, a Republican from Iowa, who says that it is not accidentally that the supporters of the legislation he has introduced are the representatives of every major sport organization: NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA. Thus it means that they do not support Internet Gambling. At the same time they do not mind the British Columbia Lottery Corporation allowing residents to wager on a number of sports. E.g. they ran a promotion for “March Madness” until the 3rd of April where the following text could be seen: “It’s all about hoops: 64 teams, 61 games, March 16 – April 3. Bet on all the big games with Sports Action Oddset and Point Spread below”. If you wish you can check it out for yourself at https://playnow.bclc.com/BCCF/forwardIndexSportsAction.do

So, it is natural that people start doubting whether the pro sports organizations support Internet gambling or not.

Rep. Leach also says that real brick-and-mortar casinos can keep children and unreliable gamblers away, while Internet casinos cannot.

At the same time as they say, British Columbia seems to be able to monitor the web; states like New York and Illinois are seriously regarding the opportunity of offering their lotteries online to the state residents.

Representatives of the major sports leagues seem to be displeased and in their letter dated February 1, 2006 to Congress stated the following: “Sports gambling threatens the character of team sports. Our games stand for the values of clean and healthy competition, and rewarding teamwork, preparation and honest effort. When sports gambling is prevalent, the games begin to represent a “quick fix”, the desire to get something for nothing, and even corruption. Allowing rampant sports gambling can cause a cynical and suspicious perception of athletic events, in place of the traditional American values they should represent”.

But on the other hand the Major League Baseball league has recently introduced the Red Sox Instant Ticket. It appeared on sale on the 11th of April as a result of an agreement between the Lottery and Scientific Games which is the world’s largest instant ticket producer. Being Scientific Games’ licensing subsidiary, MDI Entertainment not so much time ago entered into a relationship with MLB to offer league and team logos to lotteries for use on instant tickets. Thus, the Massachusetts Lottery is the first in the country to produce an instant ticket in accordance with this new agreement. As a result it seems that MLB supports US gambling.

It is believed that the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA are being sponsored by ActionPoker.com, and even the writer himself witnessed the game in which the announcer promoted the online poker site scrolling banners that featured the URL. To make sure that it’s really so you can visit an official NBA site (http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/actionpoker_offer_060130.html) where you can observe ActionPoker.com giving competitors the chance either to win Clippers courtside seats or the trip to Las Vegas by having logged onto ActionPoker.com, entered in the code 1ACTION and started playing. For more details go to http://www.actionpoker.com/form/clippers.html.

“This encourages widespread gambling by minors and young adults…” – these are the words from the February 1st Pro Sports letter that were also addressed to Congress.  This seems to prove that pro sports organizations are against children playing, but once during a hockey game a boy in his early tens was a given a chance to take part in the game where he had to decide whether the next drawn card was going to be of a higher or lower value, and his face was shown live on a big screen, and it could be observed by thousands of other children. That game is called Hi-Lo, and who will deny the fact that it is gambling. So, what we observe now is that even NHL teaches children how to gamble.

To get comments the organizations like BCLC, MLB, NHL, NCAA, NFL and NBA have been contacted, but none replied!

Bingo.com, Ltd. being the operator of the World’s largest Bingo Hall has announced its final results for the fourth quarter and year end December 31, 2005. All amounts are given in US dollars and are based on the US generally accepted accounting principles. The 2005 fiscal year facts are:

Revenue increased up to $ 1,981,061 (to compare, in 2004 it made up $ 1,158,620)
Revenue in the fourth quarter amounted to $ 654,438 while in the third quarter in 2005 it amounted to $ 465,733, which is a 41% increase.
Fourth quarter gaming revenue went up to $ 353,348 thus it is 79% more than in the third quarter gaming revenue when it was $ 197,873 (this increase is due to an increase in the number of cash bingo players).
Net profit in 2005 made up $ 120,790.

During the year ended December 31, 2005, the company introduced traditional bingo for cash to the players. Their revenue from the cash bingo gaming operations ran as high as $594,582 for the year ended December 31, 2005.  Simultaneously advertising revenue increased to $1,386,479 for the year ended December 31, 2005, that is a 20% increase over revenue of $1,158,620 for the same period in 2004. The Company made advertising revenue equal to $301,090 in the fourth quarter of 2005, an increase of 12% from advertising revenue of $267,860 in the third quarter of 2005. The Company’s advertising revenue was earned from the sale of advertising on its Web portal, www.bingo.com, which experienced strong traffic throughout the year.

The 2005 operating costs before interest, depreciation and amortization expenses went up to $1,409,739, from $692,952 for the previous year, an increase of 103%. Operating costs before interest, depreciation and amortization expenses were $479,781 for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, an increase of 96% compared to expenses of $244,628 for the same period in the previous year and an increase of 45% compared to expenses of $329,936 in the third quarter of 2005. The increase in operating costs compared to the previous year has been achieved mainly due to the commencement of the cash bingo operations during the 2005 fiscal year, especially incentive bonuses used in player acquisition and customer relations staff. Interest, depreciation and amortization totaled $48,160 and $8,066 for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2005, respectively, compared to $341,576 and $7,615 for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2004, respectively. The 85% decrease in inter
est, depreciation and amortization for the 2005 fiscal year is explained by the conversion of both Debenture A and Debenture B into the Company’s shares during the year ended December 31, 2005.

As it has already been mentioned, the Company ended the 2005 fiscal year with a net income of $120,790, or $0.00 per share. That is considered to be an improvement compared to a net loss of $71,640, or $0.00 per share for the prior fiscal year. The net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 ran as high as $40,095 – that is a 37% decrease over the net income of $63,591 for the same period in the previous year. This decrease in net income is explained by the increased costs incurred in the commencement of gaming operations in 2005.

The Company’s CEO, Tarrnie Williams stated that 2005 was a very special year, as their online gaming strategy proved to be a success and has evidently grown since its launch. He added that with their reduced reliance on advertising revenues, they are about “to increase their marketing efforts and drive significant traffic into the cash games”. Obviously, 2006 is expected to be a record year for online bingo and Bingo.com.

Being the first TV internet poker program Poker Night Live comes from Casino and Gaming Television Canada (CGTV) and offers a revolutionary mixture of entertainment programming with online gaming, beginners or already experienced players having all the possibilities to take part in TV high stakes games of internet poker with the results being analyzed by top poker pros, and simultaneously improving their game and skills while watching real people playing real poker for real money.

CGTV co-founder and chief creative officer, Terry Debono, admits that their innovative approach to online poker, the creation of Poker Night Live is their pride. He adds that “through an entertaining blend of high stakes online poker, and live commentary by the experts…, Poker Night Live will appeal not only to poker lovers, but also to the gaming enthusiasts and entertainment fans…”

Canadians joining Poker Night Live will get unique experience, as the program has been designed to help its players improve their skills and game. The viewers will be able to see the cards in each player’s hand what will enable them to learn playing while seeing the mistakes of others and in addition having their play criticized by pros.

Rogers Digital Cable channel 288, Bell ExpressVu channel 274, Videotron Illico Digital TV channel 59, and Mountain Cablevision Channel 389 broadcast Poker Night Live every day, seven days a week from 11p.m. to 1a.m. EST (with daily encore presentations at noon EST).
Tina Teggart, “Johnny T” Tokatlidis, Devin “Devo” Armstrong – Canadian hosts and poker pros – make up the team of Poker Night Live in Canada. The hosts are imposed to entertain the viewers of Poker Night Live in Canada by criticizing, estimating and applauding the poker moves while watching poker live together with other citizens of Canada.

Debono claims that relying on the popularity of Poker Night Live in the UK they wanted to give Canadian poker players “the same unique opportunity to have their game critiqued by a panel of distinctly Canadian experts”.

Poker Night Live being launched in April 2005 on the British channel Poker zone has enormously grown in its popularity. Now the number of its weekly viewers amounts to more than 200,000. The “Poker TV Programme of the Year” award was recently given to Poker Night Live at the prestigious 2006 UK Gambling Awards.

To find out more about the show, hosts, contests and promotions, go to www.pokernightlive.ca

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation and Pollard Banknote Limited Partnership (“Pollard Banknote”) has signed a contract according to which Pollard Banknote will be supplied with bingo paper. The contract valued in excess of 1 million dollars (CDN) every year is to start in April 2006. The contract is valid within 36 months, and it includes and option for MLC to extend the contract for 2 extra one-year periods.

Jennifer Westbury, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Pollard Banknote, admits that they are excited and thrilled to be the Lottery partner, and while selling bingo papers to private charitable gaming distributors, they get their first lottery customers for bingo papers.

You can play the bingo paper at Winnipeg casinos (Club Regent and Mc Phillips Street Station) and some other licensed bingo Manitoba events. Thanks to the contract Pollard Banknote will be able to supply approximately 900 million individual bingo cards annually.