Sunday, January 31, 2010

PartyPoker News: PartyPoker's Aussie Millions Millionaire Factory! Online Qualifiers Take First And Second!

PartyPoker's Aussie Millions Millionaire Factory! Online Qualifiers Take First And Second!

Gibraltar – 30th January 2010 – PartyPoker.com has even more reasons to celebrate this week after two of their online qualifiers finished in first and second place in the 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event at the Crown Casino in Melbourne. 23-year-old Tyron Krost, from Bondi, Sydney scooped first place and a stunning AUD$2,000,000, while Frederik Jensen, a 27-year-old from Copenhagen finished runner-up for AUD$1,100,100. The two online qualifiers dominated a final table that included star names such as Annette Obrestad and Sorel Mizzi.

Krost currently works in his family owned office furniture business in Sydney but now looks to be part of the furniture of the world poker circuit after his amazing win. He recently graduated after studying psychology and finance, both excellent skills for poker.

Sipping champagne with his large supporting contingent Krost said: “This is totally unbelievable - it is beyond my wildest dreams. If it is a dream, I don’t want to wake up! In total I spent $700 trying to qualify for a package and I have managed to turn that into AUD$2,000,000! I got some really good spots on the final table. When I needed a hand I seemed to get it.”

“It just hasn’t sunk in at all how much money I have just won. I have no idea what I am going to with it. I cashed at the World Series in 2008 but nothing like this.” One person who was also ecstatic was his girlfriend Carly, who was cheering him on from the rail.

749 players, including 43 PartyPoker.com online qualifiers, took part in the southern hemisphere’s premier poker event this week and one of those players, poker superstar Gus Hansen fell victim to Krost. “Gus knocked me out of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event and then I knocked him out in this tournament. Bit spooky that,” added Krost.

Krost’s win means that the Aussie Millions Main Event title stays in Australia and the PartyPoker.com camp for the second year running. Last year’s champion and Team Party member Stewart Scott was amongst the first to pass on congratulations. “I’m delighted for Tyron and I can honestly say I know what he is feeling like right now – it takes your breath away.”

Team Party’s latest signing Tony G was also delighted: “PartyPoker are on a roll. Our players are starting to dominate – it is bike time for the rest!”

Krost had been taking counsel from Tony G before the final table but doesn’t intend to adopt one of the Australian poker idols habits: “I will not be knocking people out and getting them to ride a bike. I will leave that to him!”

Tyron was full of praise for the runner-up and fellow online qualifier Frederik Jensen. “I have to say well played to Frederik. He is an excellent player. It is fantastic that when it came to heads-up there were just two PartyPoker qualifiers left.”

More details on the hands can be found at PartyPoker.com

** Qualifiers are now online at PartyPoker.com for the LA Poker Classic Main Event, which takes place at the Commerce Casino in LA from the 24th February – 4th March. One massive bonus is that if a PartyPoker.com online qualifier wins the tournament, there will be a brilliant $1 million payout with a $500,000 top up going to the winner and $500,000 shared amongst all the other online qualifiers, no matter where they finish in the event! **

More information can be found at: PartyPoker.com

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Saturday, January 16, 2010

PartyGaming joins spread betting party, by Greg Tingle - 15th January 2010

London Capital Group and PartyGaming ink deal. A new player in an ultra competitive sector.

The spread betting market in the UK sector is one of the most competitive in the world, mind you, so is the igaming sector, so one shouldn't be surprised that PartyGaming is ramping up, as its been doing with its casino, poker, bingo and media related sectors of the company.

News today is that PartyGaming has inked a three-year deal with London Capital Group to soon offer a financial spread betting platform. PartyGaming also has brand names PartyBets.com and PartyMarkets, so its probable that the deal with go into one of those brand names.

Industry analysts will of course question if London Capital Group assisting another white label partner into the UK market is a good or bad move. That's something only time will tell. PartyGaming is a large and established player thus can help to offset any costs and reduce majors risks in prime spread betting.

PartyGaming Plc is reportedly the world’s leading listed online gaming company.

The Group is a constituent of the FTSE 250 share index with its shares listed on The London Stock Exchange under the ticker: PRTY. In the year to 31 December 2008, PartyGaming’s Continuing operations generated revenues of $472.9m and Clean EBITDA of $144.2m.

Partygaming has a global reach, and that should place them in a strong position. The Asia Pacific region, and in particular, Australia, is seen to have strong growth potential in the sector.

It's expected that a number of PartyGaming punters will take to the financial spread betting offering, just as some bingo players take to casino, poker and table games. Exactly how much cross over audience for spread betting remains to be see.

*The writer is the founder of the Media Man group of companies including Global Gaming Directory and Casino News Media and has b2b dealings with a number of PartyGaming brands, as they do with dozens of brands in the igaming, gaming and financial sector.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Australia's Gold Coast Remains Hotbed For Sports Betting Scams: Crims charged over $10m online bet scheme, by Greg Tingle - 11th January 2010

Australia's Gold Coast in the Surfers Paradise region maintains its reputation as a hotbed for sports betting scams.

We can now confirm that four males have been arrested on the Gold Coast over an alleged $10 million betting fraud operation.

Police advise that the criminals were involved in a complex sports betting scheme, where bets were placed on all possible outcomes so a profit was made.

The bids were subsequently placed through the group's Gold Coast-based online betting agency (likely to be named and shamed in the near future).

It's alleged some money that punters gave the men to wager cannot be accounted for, something that got the criminals extra unwanted attention in the first place.

The four fraudsters were arrested today after a year-long police investigation sparked by a significant number of complaints by punters from across Australia.

The police named the investigation Operation Stopwatch.

The men have been conjointly charged with one count of fraud between November 2007 and February 2009 and are expected to face further charges including forgery and making false records.

They are due to face Southport Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Acting Detective Inspector Marc Hogan advised the arrests were an excellent outcome.

"The State Crime Operations Fraud and Corporate Crime Group assisted in this investigation and will continue to provide further specialised support," he said.

Media Man last year shed light on a number of sports betting cons originating from the Gold Coast and facilitated communications to the Australian High Tech Crime Centre, a division of the Australian Federal Police.

*The writer is the founder and director of Media Man, primarily a media, publicity and Internet portal development company who operate in a dozen different business sectors. http://www.mediamanint.com

*Media Man has acted in a publicity and online PR role for Australia's Betezy who are the backend sports betting technology that powers the Gold Coast Titan's NRL club.

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Sunday, January 10, 2010

PartyCasino launches largest progressive seeded jackpot: $1.5 Million plus $300,000 up for grabs - 9th January 2010

PartyCasino.com the world's largest online casino, is proud to launch the largest progressive seeded jackpot in the online gaming industry in the form of 'The Big One' and the introduction of classic slot 'Melon Madness.'

A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: "'The Big One' is structured as a five tiered pool. The highest tier - Colossal Cash - seeds at $1.5m, the biggest online jackpot seed in the industry."

"'Melon Madness' is designed to be a classic 30 line video slot. Play is fast and the free spin feature is played in-reel. We think it's a jackpot player's slot game. It only went online over the holiday period and is already amongst the most popular games in the lobby! Our record Gold Mega Jackpot of almost $5 million was hit in December and the jackpot ticker continues to escalate in 2010 as players turn their focus to 'The Big One.'"

To celebrate the launch of the new slot Melon Madness and the 'The Big One,' PartyCasino.com is giving away over $300,000 in prizes this January through 'The Big Race'. Simply play Melon Madness or any other slots and progressive jackpot slots between the 6th and 20th January 2010 and those with the most points will scoop the huge prizes, totaling $300,000.

For more information see PartyCasino.com

The top 750 players will be rewarded for their performances. If a player misses out on these PartyCasino.com will still pay Hot Spot prizes to every 5th rank 755th to 1,500th place, making the total value of the leader board to be over $100,000.

*Players from most parts of Europe, South America and Australia can play at PartyCasino.com

*PartyGaming was won numerous industry awards and commendations including Media Man, Global Gaming Directory and Casino News Media "Online Casino of the Month", "Online Poker Website of the Month" and "Online Bingo Website of the Month"

*Wide range of multi language and multi currency options available. USD, CAN, GBP

*PartyGaming is listed on the London Stock Exchange and was established in 1997.

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Friday, January 8, 2010

PartyCasino: 'The Big One' And 'Melon Madness' - PartyCasino Launches Largest Progressive Seeded Jackpot In Industry!

Get Ready For 'The Big One' And 'Melon Madness'

$300,000 Up For Grabs In 'The Big Race'

Gibraltar – 7th January 2009 - PartyCasino.com, the world’s largest online casino, is proud to launch the largest progressive seeded jackpot in the online gaming industry in the form of ‘The Big One’ and the introduction of classic slot ‘Melon Madness’.

A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: "‘The Big One’ is structured as a five tiered pool. The highest tier - Colossal Cash - seeds at $1.5m, the biggest online jackpot seed in the industry."

"‘Melon Madness’ is designed to be a classic 30 line video slot. Play is fast and the free spin feature is played in-reel. We think it's a jackpot player's slot game. It only went online over the holiday period and is already amongst the most popular games in the lobby! Our record Gold Mega Jackpot of almost $5 million was hit in December and the jackpot ticker continues to escalate in 2010 as players turn their focus to ‘The Big One.’"

To celebrate the launch of the new slot Melon Madness and the ’The Big One,’ PartyCasino.com is giving away over $300,000 in prizes this January through ‘The Big Race’. Simply play Melon Madness or any other slots and progressive jackpot slots between the 6th and 20th January 2010 and those with the most points will scoop the huge prizes, totaling $300,000.

For more information see: PartyCasino.com

The top 750 players will be rewarded for their performances. If a player misses out on these PartyCasino.com will still pay Hot Spot prizes to every 5th rank 755th to 1,500th place, making the total value of the leader board to be over $100,000.

PartyCasino.com now offers over 140 games, including 100 slots, and pays out easily over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. The world’s largest online casino continues to expand rapidly. The previous Gold Mega Jackpot was hit with a fateful spin at 20.42ET on December 2nd 2009. The stake was $45 on popular PartyCasino.com Gold Mega Jackpot game, the Mega Fortune Wheel. The screen exploded with congratulations and colour as ‘gamago’ turned $45 into a record busting $4,978,336.62! ‘The Big One’ and ‘Melon Madness’ were both created by PartyGaming’s specialist unit ‘The Games Studio’.

PartyGaming Plc is the world’s leading listed online gaming company. Founded in 1997, the Group is a constituent of the FTSE 250 share index and the FTSE4Good Index Series, which measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. PartyGaming’s shares are listed on The London Stock Exchange under the ticker: PRTY

PartyGaming is regulated and licensed by the Government of Gibraltar and is certified by GamCare as a responsible gaming operator.

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Thursday, January 7, 2010

PartyCasino: Home of the world's most popular slot games - Cleo, Monopoly, Call Of Duty 4, Cubis, Tarzan, Thor, The Hulk, Sinatra and Rambo

PartyCasino.com: Home of the world's most popular online slot games - Cleopatra, Monopoly, Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Cubis, Bejeweled, Tarzan, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Sintra and Rambo, by Greg Tingle - 7th January 2010

Things are really heating up at PartyGaming's PartyCasino.com as of late.

Already widely acknowledged as the world's biggest, best and most advanced online casino, word is spreading that even more exciting branded online slot games and "Avatar" type innovations will be hitting the casino in the coming months.

The current line up of games and offers at PartyCasino is world class in every way. Let's take a look at what's available right now, and what's just around the corner.

Branded slot games: from Paramount Pictures, StudioCanal, Hasbro, Activision (Infinity Ward), Marvel Entertainment and Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Live Dealer options on table games such as Baccarat, Blackjack and Roulette, thanks to a collaboration with EvolutionGaming.

Casino classics: Cleopatra, Monopoly, Wheel Of Fortune, Cluedo and modern classics like Sinatra, Rambo, Tarzan, Mission: Impossible, The Godfather, Top Gun, High Noon and The Terminator.

Jackpots

Gold Mega Jackpot - Take on The Godfather, adapted by movie director legend Francis Ford Coppola and Gone With The Wind, adapted from Victor Fleming. Last month Mega Fortune Wheel delivered a player a jackpot win of almost $5 million.

Marvel Hero Jackpot and Super Hero Jackpot slot. Marvel icon Stan Lee's The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Revenge, The Might Thor, The Amazing Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four.

The Big One - a $1.5 million dollar seeded jackpot. Try our the most recent jackpot slot release, Melon Madness, a 30-line slot.

World's most popular games

Not only does PartyCasino have Cleopatra and Call Of Duty 4, now available is Cubis and Bejeweled. This gives the player a choice of the world's most popular games in a range of game pedigree and genre.

Sci-Fi, Horror and Comedy themed

Arnold Schwarzengger's The Terminator, Resident Evil and Leslie Nielson's The Naked Gun.

Most of the game releases can be played for free or played for money and are available in a range of multi language and multi currency (US, CAN and EUR) options. Players from most parts of Europe and the Asia Pacific, including Australia, can play for free or for money at PartyCasino.com

What to expect in the coming months

More blockbuster and Hollywood themed games, including some of the world's most popular movies adapted for PartyCasino. Pro wrestling legend names are being discussed, and the late, great, Andre The Giant is at the forefront of discussions. "Avator" type technologies are on the way that will further enhance gameplay and player experiences.

Player rewards: Exclusive PartyPoints and Palladium Lounge rewards and offers ranging from cash prizes, holidays and more.

Industry Awards and Commendations: PartyGaming and its brands including PartyCasino.com, PartyBingo.com and PartyPoker.com have won numerous awards over the years. These include EGR "Socially Responsibly Operator of the Year" and also Media Man - Casino News Media - Global Gaming Directory "Online Casino of the Month".

PartyGaming was established in 1997 and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

*The writer has a b2b relationship with PartyGaming, as they do with dozens of companies in the gaming and igaming world.

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Sylvester Stallone reveals Steve Austin broke his neck during "Expendables" movie shoot - 5th January 2010

One of the biggest stories in entertainment news today is Sylvester Stallone revealing that WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin broke his neck while filming a fight scene for the upcoming "Expendables" movie.

"My fight with Stone Cold Steve Austin was so vicious that I ended up getting a hairline fracture in my neck. I'm not joking," Stallone told FHM Magazine. "I haven't told anyone this, but I had to have a very serious operation afterwards. I now have a metal plate in my neck."

Filming took place last spring in Brazil. The movie is scheduled to be released on August 20 of this year with a super-star cast that includes Stallone, Austin, "The Wrestler" star Mickey Rourke, UFC fighter Randy Couture, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Jason Statham, and Dolph Lundgren.

This isn't the first time Austin has injured a fellow cast-member during a fight scene. During filming for the "Damage" movie in fall 2008, Austin broke MMA fighter/actor Paul Lazenby's nose during a fight scene. (Read the details and the Torch-Exclusive interview with Lazenby.)

Link: Daily Mail report on Stallone. (Credit: Pro Wrestling Torch)

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