Online Gambling News

Today I received an e-mail from PlayboyGaming team, it say that Playboy Casino and Playboy Poker will be closing January 29th.

Here is the copy:

As a valued member, we wanted to let you know that PlayboyGaming will be ending our online operations on Thursday 29th January 2009, and transitioning to offer content on other online gaming destinations.

We appreciate that as a gaming enthusiast you may be keen to find the same thrill and excitement you have come to expect from PlayboyGaming elsewhere. Therefore we have teamed up with InterPoker, one of the best established and most trusted poker rooms online today, to ensure your expectations continue to be fulfilled.

With innovative promotions, award winning customer service and generous bonuses available to all it’s account holders, InterPoker is the room of choice for the discerning poker player. Sign up an account with InterPoker you could earn up to $200 this month just for playing!

At this time, PlayboyGaming accounts must either be closed or your funds transferred to your new InterPoker account. To create an account today please click here.

Once you have an InterPoker account number, any PlayboyGaming balances can be transferred by emailing support@interpoker.com.

In addition to this, and as a reward for your loyalty, we are replacing any Bunny Money Points you may have earned with a FREE $10 bonus to play with at InterPoker. Simply follow the steps below to claim. Please be aware that your account transition must be completed by January 29, 2009 (EST).

Players who have a US Dollar ($) PlayboyGaming account must open a US Dollar ($) InterPoker account to successfully transfer balances and collect a bonus.

Follow these easy steps to make your claim:

Click here to download and register your InterPoker “Play for Real” account.

Register an account being sure to use the email address that this offer was sent to
Visit the Cashier in the poker software and enter the Bonus Code IP10USD into the box provided before 31st January 2009

Click Apply Bonus Code

Exit the Cashier and Refresh your balance by clicking on Refresh in the bottom right window of the poker lobby

You will then receive your $10 bonus!

You are required to earn 10x the value of the bonus in MPPs before you may withdraw your bonus
On behalf of the whole PlayboyGaming Team we would like to say a sincere ‘Thank You’ for your time with us. We wish you the very best of luck in your new gaming adventure,

Best Wishes

The PlayboyGaming Team

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Just in time for the New Year, Europa Casino management has announced its latest options for players to make financial transactions with the online casino. Adding to its roster of 18 Alternative Payment Methods, the online casino now offers five more methods that are reliable, easy to use and 100% secure.

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The Euro City Poker Tour, sponsored by Titan Poker, has been hailed as the most prestigious new tournament series on the 2009 European poker circuit. The inaugural ECPokerTour event, the ECPT Madrid, opened at the lavish Casino Gran in Madrid in May 2008 and closed to critical acclaim. Players were treated to a unique taste of Spanish food and culture while playing for the coveted 40,000 Euro Grand Prize and first ever ECPokerTour title, claimed by young Canadian player Greg Metzak in a nail-biting finish to the landmark event.

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Monte-Carlo, 5th December 2008. The “Sociète de Bains de Mer” and Extreme Gaming Pro Ltd have initialized and signed an agreement for the purpose of creating a Texas Hold’em Poker Tour of International proportion.

The SBM Monte Carlo group is already a pioneer in this field, as it has already created a Poker Room on Sun Casino where tournaments of the upmost standard are held.

Extreme Gaming Pro is a company that operates in the online gaming sector through its site Xpropoker, which has constructed an optimal reputation in its relative market as a result of the numerous tournaments hosted on the site.

The combined forces of these two companies have now created a Tour comprised of a series of Poker Texas Hold’em live events. The Tour is called “Monte Carlo Poker Tour” and its events will span out across the most elegant Casinos in Europe. Qualifications for the Tour may be achieved via online and live.

The Sociètè Bains de Mer will host specific events of the Tour, including the Grand Finale, in its most prestigious venues.