Players at Sky Poker can look forward to interesting games with the announcement of new Timed Tournaments. These newly released Timed Tournaments will allow players to experience the same heady feeling as in racing a car with the opponents playing against the clock.

Timed Tournaments are nothing to worry about; the games are just your regular multi-table tournament games with the only difference being players have to play within a set time limit. When the time is up, the site will award prizes as per the chip counts. At the end of the fixed time, the percent of the chips a player has in play will be considered for deciding the prizes. A player having 30% of the chips in play will win 30% of the prize pool.

Players who thrive on thrills are sure to like this new format of multi-table tournaments since they will be available in a variety of lengths. Any player who wishes to play a fast-paced game can opt for the shortest tournament, while those who love to spend time over their game can choose the longest one. Currently, Timed Tournaments are available for the following durations:

-          15 min

-          30 min

-          1 hour

The details of the next Timed Tournament can be obtained from the Sky Poker lobby. Sky Poker offers a range of poker games from cash games to sit & go, with players getting a chance to try out different games as well as play in tournaments. New players registering at the site are offered a welcome bonus of £1,000 when they enter promo code POKER and another £10 free tournament entry.

Leading online gaming software provider, Playtech has recently posted their fourth quarter results of 2011 and reported a rise of 89% in their revenues. This strong performance in the current conditions speaks volumes as to the commitment of the company towards giving it their best and ensuring that they grow by offering new software and games.

Playtech offers different gambling options to online casinos including games like online blackjack, poker, slots and baccarat. The software provider is planning to enter new markets and is scouting each and every market where they can enter and offer their gaming expertise. They have already announced joint ventures with South African and German gaming partners and plan to enter new areas as well as expand in existing markets.

Apart from online casino software, Playtech plans to expand its Mobile sports betting offering and has acquired sportsbook developer, Geneity. Mobile casinos are sure to be in high demand during the next few years with companies and casinos offering mobile gaming options likely to grow and succeed.

Playtech’s revenues for the last quarter in 2011 showed an increase of 89% with the revenues for the quarter reaching $90 million. The company showed mixed results across its gaming options with casino revenues going up by 13%, bingo posting an increase of 9%, while poker revenues went down by 2%.

The gaming software provider is sure to secure its position in the market with their recent acquisitions and strong fourth quarter performance. It seems like the economic downturn does not have any impact on online gaming and gambling as is proved by the figures posted by Playtech.

Playing at such tournaments is not always possible because of high entry fees. Poker fans interested in the Irish Poker Open 2012 can try their luck at winning a seat by checking out the Irish Open 2012 offer at Titan Poker. The poker is giving away €4,600 Winners’ Packages with winners getting a chance to participate in this event which will be held at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland from 6^th to 9^th April 2012.

Those who win these packages will get a chance to compete against the best players from around the world and try their luck at winning the big prize. The €4,600 winner’s package includes:

-          €3,200 + €300 Buy-in to the Main Event

-          €395 for 5 nights’ accommodation and breakfast at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin from April 5^th to 10^th, 2012

-          €50 handling fees

-          €655 for flights and spending

Satellites have been running and available for play since December 2011 with the last Super Satellite on March 25^th, 2012. Players can opt for the sit ‘n’ go and scheduled qualifier satellites which have buy-ins as low as €0.33 + €0.3. There are different satellite structures offered with Satellite Structure C offering €3,500 packages which is a ticket only satellite promotion.

Titan Poker offers a range of poker games as well as interesting promotions with newcomers getting special offers. The poker site offers all new players a 200% welcome bonus up to $2,000 on their first deposit. Apart from that new players can take advantage of the $3,000 Beginners Races as well as the $10,000 New Depositors Freerolls and win prizes.

Jungle Safari is Rival Gaming’s first 25-line slot game which starts the adventure for players at the Safari headquarters. The game starts off with the warden shooting animals with his camera but fleeing the scene on getting face-to-face with a lion. The game starts with the first set of reels which displays equipment needed on this adventure trip.

Items displayed at this stage include binoculars, flashlight, camera, bug spray and a journal to jot in entries, while the jeep and the pontoon plane takes players on their expedition. During this exotic adventure through the Savannah, players will see different kinds of animals including elephants, rhinos, hippos, lions, cheetahs, crocodiles, chimps, giraffes, hyenas, ostriches, zebras and wildebeests.

The camera is the most important item on this trip and will be needed during the game. Players get a choice of three destinations namely the grasslands, the shady rocks and the watering hole, during the bonus round and click pictures of specific animals. The aim here is to click as many pictures of animals as possible before they disappear from the scene.

The Wild Safari game doesn’t require you to be genius at photography; anyone with a minimal photography skill can win big prizes. The maximum normal-play jackpot set at 37,500 and the maximum bonus round jackpot being 7,500, players are sure to end up with awesome winnings if they play it right.

Check out this latest i-slot game from Rival and win big on this adventure trip.

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888.com has joined the major television company Endemoland Channel 5 to launch a brand new bingo site and has named it Big Brother Bingo.com. The name of the bingo site is sure to be familiar to players as the Celebrity Big Brother show is currently running on Channel 5. The newly launched bingo site has some exclusive offers show-oriented prizes which include behind the scenes access, task props and VIP passes to eviction nights on the popular celebrity show.

Players at Big Brother Bingo can look forward to a range of games including 75-ball bingo, 90-ball bingo & 5 line bingo as well as free bingo, penny bingo and daily guaranteed jackpots. There are other attractions like instant-win side games at the site.

Vice President of bingo marketing at 888.com, Maurice Karpes said that the opportunity to offer the Big Brother brand to their online bingo fans is a perfect match and they are building an offering that truly takes online entertainment to the next level.

Managing Director of Endemol Games UK, Jurian Van Der Meer said Big Brother fans love to immerse themselves in the show via its many different platforms, and this deal with 888 & Channel 5 offers another exciting & entertaining way for them to do so.

Agostino di Falco, Channel 5’s partnership director applauded this partnership between three companies and stated that this partnership offered good incremental value to advertisers. He stated that Big Brother TV show fans can navigate to the website to get involved in the forum & polls by posting comments & questions for Big Brother Bingo housemates, discuss the show, who should be evicted or exchange views on the latest episode.

Help is at hand for those who lose in this manner as most online poker rooms have started offering Bad Beat Jackpot games. These games as the name suggests help out the loser by giving away the bigger prize to the player who loses out on the game. This might sound surprising but it is a fact that the loser in this game ends up with a bigger and better prize, while the winner gets a smaller prize!

Carbon Poker offers Bad Beat Jackpot and it is worth checking out as the jackpot amount currently stands at $1007, 569. The jackpot is seeded by taking 50 cents from every pot on the specially labelled ring game tables. The jackpot will be won as soon as a player has a monster hand cracked, with every participating player at the table getting a share of the prize money. The loser gets the highest prize, so players hope to lose and win the best prize.

A Bad Beat Jackpot has specific requirements, some of which are as follows:

-          Losing hand must be a Four of a Kind

-          The winning hand must be at least Four of a Kind 8’s

-          Both the winning and losing hand must have hole cards

-          A minimum of four players should be dealt in at the start of the hand

-          The hand must have contributed jackpot rake

-          More than two players have to be active at the end of the hand, and it must go to showdown

Check out this offer and win big even when you lose the game at Carbon Poker.

Party Casino has offered a new promotion, Cash-Back Club, which runs from 26^th to 31^st December giving players a chance to play their favourite slot and jackpot slot games and get up to 15% cash-back on losses. Players interested in this offer can opt-in and participate by playing the slot and jackpot slot games offered at the casino.

There are interesting games available for play including the jackpot games like Melon Madness, Snow Business, Loot’EnKhamun and Festive Fortunes. Players have to play games and earn points to get cash-backs with a minimum limit of 2000 points set for a 5% cash back. Players who earn anything from 5001 to 10000 points can earn 10% cash back while those who make more than 10001 points or more are eligible for 15% cash back.

This offer is limited to Palladium VIP members who can see this promotion in their account. Participants need to ensure that only points earned as a VIP member on slots and jackpot slots during the promo period will count towards this promotion. Game play must be limited to games launched by 25^th December as playing games launched after this date will not be counted towards the points.

The casino will calculate the cash-back amount as the difference between the amount earned and lost between the start and end dates of the promotion. Members who end up losing money at the end of the offer period will get cash-backs to a maximum of $1,000. The casino will award cash-back as a cash bonus, visible in players’ accounts as an active deposit bonus.

Check out this offer and win cash-backs at Party Casino.

There will be four events under this offer which run from 27^th to 30^th December giving away a guaranteed £100,000 in prizes. This isn’t all; there is an additional £72,000 in side events which run alongside the UKOPS tournaments, thus giving away a total of £172,000 in prizes. The best part about this offer is there will be satellites into each of the UKOPS events, thus allowing players with the smallest bankroll to participate and win big prizes.

The UKOPS Main Event Semis run daily at 9pm with the buy-n being set at £24. Players do not need to worry as they can participate via satellites for as little as £2.70. The first event is a £15,000 No Limit Hold’em which runs at 8pm on Tuesday 27^th December  along with side events of £6,000 Open at 8pm, £4,000 Super BH at 9pm and £2,000 Guaranteed at 10pm.

The second event is £10,000 Double Stack which runs at 8pm on Wednesday 28^th December. There will be three side events, the £6,000 Dbl Stack at 8pm, £4,000 Bounty Hunter at 9p and the £3,000 Deepstack at 10pm. Day three of this offer gives £25,000 Bounty Hunter at 8pm on Thursday 29^th December. There will be four side events running from 8pm to 10pm giving players a chance to win extra prizes.

Event four offers £50,000 Main Event on Friday 30^th December at 8pm. Side events offered by the poker site are £8,000 bounty Hunter at 8pm, £8,000 Sky Roller at 9pm and £4,000 Bounty Hunter at 10pm.

Check out these offers, play poker and win big prizes at Sky Poker.

There is, of course, the superb Mecca Bingo ’90 Ball Bingo’ app available to bingo enthusiasts; however, in addition to this, there are also two extra games that will have smartphone users glued to their screens for hours on end.

The two extra games often different flavours of variation to Mecca Bingo smartphone users, who are able to indulge in both ‘Britain’s Got Talent Bingo’ and ‘Bin-glo’, as well as the usual bingo action.

Mecca Bingo’s 90 Ball Bingo app delivers exactly what customers expect and desire; it also serves as a ‘main event’ for the trio of smartphone app offerings – players can battle for the same lucrative jackpots that are available on Mecca Bingo’s website, with features such as depositing, withdrawal and pre-purchase of tickets being incredibly quick, simple and intuitive to use.

Meanwhile, Bin-glo is Mecca Bingo’s fun and free to play game, that provides players with a lighthearted way to unwind after a thrilling session in front of the cards. Like any great game, the premise is simple, but certainly no less addictive! Players must ‘pop’ the number that appears on screen before time runs out, in a fast-pace, frantic and incredibly fun app.

Finally, fans of Britain’s Got Talent (and let’s face it, who isn’t nowadays?) will find themselves hooked on this fantastic bingo app that gives players the chance to bag themselves five minutes of fame, with up to six cash prizes up for grabs!