Party Poker Million VI to Sail Across Europe
August 22, 2007
The details are set, the qualifiers have commenced and the ship is ready
to be sailed (well technically it launches next year). Of course, we are
talking about no other than the Party Poker Million VI WPT event. One of
biggest most sought after poker tournaments in the World, is set to hit
the sea on May 3rd 2008 and as mentioned, online qualifiers are already
getting started.
Although it's months away, next years event is something you don't want
to miss. At least 8 party poker players will win a $12,000 prize package
that includes, an eight day cruise, a seat at the final tournament, a
bunch of spending money and, not to mention, an experience of a
lifetime, by simply taking part in the online qualifiers. It is possible
that you could win a seat (and perhaps take home the grand prize and
championship title) off a single dollar.
The best part of this amazing tournament, that will no doubt see some of
pokers best players using their polished skills and bluffing their way
to final table, is the itinerary. The cruise ship will set sail off the
coast of Venice, Italy and make stops at some of Europe’s most beautiful
ports; Bari in Italy, Olympia & Katakolon in Greece, Izmir & Istanbul in
Turkey and finally, Croatia’s Dubrovnik.
There is no doubt that this event is worth vying for. Last years cruise,
that set sail off the shores of Fort Lauderdale was a memorable one when
Mike Schneider, a 22 year old college student became the youngest player
to win a Party Poker Million event and took home the $1 million cash
prize. Just goes to show, that this years title could go to just about
anyone. So check out Party Poker for a breakdown of when these
qualifiers are running and how to get involved.
Canadian Wins Big
Bucks on Online Casino Slot Game
August 21, 2007
A very thrilled online casino player from Canada hit a nice sized slot
machine jackpot while taking a break from a day of blackjack. 'DeniseJ',
who has been a player at the online casino, TheCasinoLobby, for about a
year now just banked a not too shabby $68,739.49.
The win occurred after about 30 spins at the MoneyBags slot game, which
'DeniseJ' said "just caught my eye", when she decided to try out
something different from the blackjack game she had been playing - that
wasn’t exactly making her rich. Little did she know that the game that "caught
her eye" would in fact make her day a little brighter when it paid her
out nearly $70,000 – and on a meager $1.50 bet.
I didn't expect to be able to win this kind of money for just $1.50 so
it came as a wonderful surprise and means I can now treat my family to a
new car." said an excited Denise, who in her 12 months playing at
TheCasinoLobby has never won a major prize – that is until now.
The folks at TheCasinoLobby, who have been in operation since 2002 and
offer the latest in digital sound effects and state-of-the-art 3D
graphics within their over 100 casino games, are also pleased about the
Canadian players win. A TheCasinoLobby spokesperson had the following to
say;
"This is a great win for Denise, and thoroughly deserved. She has been
with us for over 12 months and she tells us that this is the first major
prize she has ever won. This latest jackpot win brings the total amount
paid out in progressives at TheCasinoLobby.com to over $400,000 in 2007,
and we're not done yet. There is still well over $1 Million to be won
from our progressive games."
Online Casino Software Developer Shows Signs of Growth in Their
Second Quarter
August 15, 2007
One of the top online gambling software developers, Cryptologic Limited,
has released its Q2, the three months ending June 30 2007, results to
the public. "CryptoLogic took major steps this quarter towards a return
to growth and profitability - with an increase in operating revenue, and
a decrease in operating costs," said Javaid Aziz, the companies
President and CEO.
Cryptologic, although they faced an after-tax loss of $2.6 million,
recorded this quarters revenue to be $16.2 million – up from last
quarter. And as Aziz stated, not only did their revenues increase but
their operating and admin costs did decrease by $2.5 million from their
first quarter’s level. The main reason for the loss was due to the $4
million dollar relocating costs that the company underwent when they
moved their headquarters form Canada to Ireland. Without this expense
and a few non-recurring tax impacts they would have experienced a $2.5
million profit for Q2.
"Since December, CryptoLogic has launched 11 new customer sites, and we
have four more in the pipeline - including two for Holland Casino, and
one for World Poker Tour. With the confidence of huge global brands,
good growth from our European base and encouraging progress in Asia,
CryptoLogic's outlook improves every day." Continues Aziz.
All in all, Cryptologic has experienced a strong growth and if all goes
according to plan, with the integration of the new customers, their
ventures in Asia, their new headquarters which brings them closer to
their key markets, with the ongoing launches of top quality games and
the continuous growth in the online gaming in the market, they will
continue to grow and increase their success.
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