November 9, 2011 |
Perspectives Weekly blows out the candles
J. Todd celebrates the show's fifth anniversary with industry news, explains the APCW's vanishing YouTube channel and where he disappeared to last week, and pays up on a bet. Controversial winner claims $70K at PokerStars The world's largest poker room ended up facing controversy and an outcry from players who feel like the winners of the site's 70-billionth hand promotion gamed the system. Bingo Palace serving big bonuses for Thanksgiving Bingo Palace is offering a $5 free sign-up bonus, a 300 percent deposit bonus and a Thanksgiving promotion with a $10,000 prize pool in November. Victor Chandler launches alternative poker room Players from Israel, Canada, Norway and Russia who have been excluded from the Entraction network can now play on BetVictor.com Slotland launches 'Fruitmania' with free bonus spins Fruitmania is a traditional pub-style slot machine complete with cherries, lemons and bars and a simple bonus game that gives up to 15 free bonus spins. Boylebingo announces 11-11-11 promotion Boylebingo is offering 11 hours of free bingo starting at 11 a.m. with no deposit required on 11-11-11. Intertops Casino offers $70K 'Hitting It Rich' bonuses Players who collect points by playing casino games will be entered into a drawing, and 18 of them will receive prizes. RedKings Poker adds two new daily VIP races RedKings Poker has introduced two new Daily VIP Poker Races in November with a value of $18,000. Titan Poker launches $1 million iPOPS series Titan Poker has launched satellite qualifiers that will award seats at tournaments with $1 million in guaranteed prizes. 888 Poker introduces new private games feature 888 Poker Lounges allows players to set up their own private tournaments and cash games. Victor Chandler Poker launches new VIP program Victor Chandler Poker's new player loyalty program launched last week and is made up of eight VIP levels. William Hill betting big on Nevada The British bookmaker has spent more than $53 million buying three Nevada sports betting companies in the last year. GTECH G2 partners with Bid Shopping Bidbingo.co.uk will feature GTECH G2's selection of bingo and side games including 'Chippendales: The Reel Deal.' Euro Partners announces winner of Porsche promo Thousands of affiliates joined the race to drive traffic to Euro Partners' poker rooms, but only one drove away with a car. Nov. 10-11, 2011 US Online Gaming Law US Online Gaming Law 2011 is the first event focusing 100 percent on the legal and regulatory aspects of online gaming in the U.S. This event will uncover and examine the important questions through panel discussions with industry CEO's, presidents, and general counsel. Nov. 18-19, 2011 iGB Espana iGB Espana is dedicated to the Spanish speaking sector of the online gambling industry. iGB Espana sessions will be in Spanish with a live English translation available, ensuring all delegates can take advantage of the Spanish-speaking marketplace and leave with practical relevant strategies. Jan. 24-26, 2012 ICE Totally Gaming ICE Totally Gaming is the most comprehensive and international B2B gaming exhibition on the world stage. Featuring more than 400 exhibiting companies active in the online, mobile, betting, bingo, casino, lottery and street gaming sectors, ICE attracts operators and gaming professionals from 100-plus nations to London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Jan. 26-29, 2012 London Affiliate Conference (LAC) LAC conference sessions provide a wealth of information with panels, presentations and insights from expert speakers. With 2,500 attendees expected, you will have plenty of opportunities to network with affiliates, affiliate managers, operators and speakers. |
ESPN's live coverage of the World Series of Poker pulled a 1.01 rating over 6.5 hours on Tuesday night. As Wicked Chops Poker points out, that's a small decrease from last year's 1.28 rating, but since it took three times as long to play, and much of the play took place well after midnight in the Eastern time zone, it is most likely going to viewed favorably by the sports network.
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