VIP BET

You know how online sport betting sites love to pick interesting things to bet on, besides sports. You can find odds on jail time of celebrities, baby names, divorces, you name it. And it’s a lot of fun too. Now for the most true definition of VIP Betting you can lay down the odds on who will win the next presidential election in the USA. (more…)

Live TV certainly has its moments, and last week saw that quote proven in the best possible way. Anchorman Barry Deley was apparently presenting on Global BC television when he discovered that he was the winner of a $2 million lottery jackpot. The BC Children’s Hospital Dream Lottery is annually drawn live on the television station, and Barry Deley had always bought the lottery tickets in support of the Hospital from the time that his daughter of eleven years was treated for leukaemia there. (more…)

As USA is gearing up for changes in their gambling legislation, California has already taken the lead by launching free online poker. The announcement was made by the California Online Poker Association stating that they are launching numerous free online poker rooms, in order to attract the estimated two million Californian residents who already are involved in online poker, using interstate websites. (more…)

Now who said that Mann Booker Prize 2011 has to just for the serious scholars and not for the fun loving gambler? A true bettor will sniff a chance to place a bet a mile away and this time the bet is on as to who would be the winner of the prestigious winner of the Mann Booker Prize. (more…)

Betfair, one of the biggest online sports betting sites has taken a huge leap into the German sports betting market by becoming the official sponsor of football team Türkiyemspor Berlin. This new announcement came almost as soon as the German lawmakers decided to overturn the incompatible and unconstitutional law prohibiting Betfair and other bookmakers from providing sponsorship for football teams. (more…)

It’s bad enough that Brazilian law prohibits all gambling activities in the nation, but curbing online sports betting as well can be quite a pain. At present the Brazilian government does not grant licenses and so there are no online gambling websites available. But the Brazilians, who love their VIP sports betting, have found ways to gamble online by betting at offshore online sports betting sites that are available in Portuguese translation. But the recent announcement by the government to ban all real money transactions to and from online betting sites has put yet another road block in the Brazilian betting dreams. (more…)

There has recently been speculation that another executive might be leaving the VIP online casino company Betfair. These theories were later confirmed to be true when on 27^th June the firm confirmed that their CEO David Yu is not renewing his contract which is due to expire in October 2012. (more…)

You might know the rules of card games like casino blackjack and you even might know a few card strategies, but do you know the history of playing cards? So here starts your crash course in playing card history. It all started in China according to historians. It is believed that it was not just silk that travelled through the silk route of China into India but playing cards as well. This is how playing cards came to India, the Middle East and Egypt. Back then the cards in India were round in shape and it is in Egypt that the current playing cards evolved. (more…)

Titan Sports, the Paris based sports betting company is perhaps the first company to ever be awarded a second gambling license. Looks like the French Gaming Authority, Autorite De Regulation Des Jeux En Ligne, or ARJEL for short is thoroughly impressed with Titan Sports and went ahead and granted the company its second gambling license. (more…)

The 2011 World Poker Tour is here!! This year it is going to be held in Bratislava, Slovakia and PartyPoker will be presenting the qualifiers for the tournaments. Bratislava is one of the best known destinations for the World Poker Tour and it is no surprise that the event will be held there this year. Golden Vegas Casino will be the venue for the €2,500 + €220 Main Event showdown. So all you poker players out there who can’t wait to put their skills to test, the dates that you need to remember are 30th & 31st of March and 1st, 2nd and 3rd of April. (more…)