New look for Pacific Poker software

3-D Tables Among Host of New Graphic Experiences at Pacific Poker

Pacific Poker, the online poker room of gaming giant 888.com, today announced a software upgrade which allows players to view their playing environment in 3-D.

The company has released the upgrade and the software now gives players the option to hide/verify all-in action. It also features three table views: classic view, avatar view, and a 3D round table with avatars. Also available are first person view options, and clear view, which is a 3D table minus the avatars and with a clear background.

Matt Robinson, marketing director for 888.com said, “Our new software is the next step in Pacific Poker’s evolution. It is inspired by the way our players like to play the game and we made it our priority to provide them with a gaming platform that would upgrade their poker experience.”

Source: Brendan Murray for CardPlayer.com

Finnish government says online bingo not a done deal

Finland’s government has said that no decision has yet been taken on whether Veikkaus should be granted a licence to operate a national online bingo site. This despite news that Boss Media has already been awarded the contract to provide software and services to the site.

Source: Gaming Intelligence Group

Justin Bonomo Joins the Bodog Team

Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo has become the latest brand ambassador for the Bodog Group.

He joins a galaxy of eminent poker stars like David Williams, Evelyn Ng and Jean-Robert Bellande. As a member of Team Bodog, Bonomo will represent the group in both online and major land tournaments.

Bonomo’s rise in the world of live poker has been meteoric. At 19 years and 5 months he was the youngest player to make a European Poker Table in 2005. On turning 21 he brought his success to America cashing three times in the 2007 WSOP. Bonomo’s live tournament winnings have already crossed the $1 million mark.

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Online betting community goes live

Pikum, a community-based online betting game has been launched with the financial backing of Virgin USA.

The game, which is similar to pool or an office sweepstake, pits friends against each other to determine who comes out on top when predicting the results of major sporting fixtures such as Premier League football matches.

Pikum lets players stake cash or just play for fun by using the site’s currency, known as ‘Pikles’.

Players are able to invite friends to join their game- the more people playing the larger the prize pool, and every game has at least one winner, which means that players play each other rather than the ‘house’.

Sir Richard Branson, founder and president of Virgin, and sports presenter Helen Chamberlain, are some of the first to test drive the online game.

“Pikum is a completely new way to make bets, it’s web-based and innovative; you can have fun making bets against your social network, not just the house” commented Branson.

On its launch, the online betting game will be open to a select number of individuals who have been hand picked to participate.

Source:  NetImperative.com

History of Roulette

The game of Roulette (a French word meaning “little wheel”) has been played in its current form since as early as 1796 and it is believed to be an amalgamation of the English wheel games Roly-Poly, Ace of hearts, E.O., and the Italian games of Hoca and Biribi.

The oldest historical reference to the game of Roulette can be found in official regulations published for the territories of New France (Canada), which banned the games of “dice, Hoca and Roulette”. The first literary reference of the game can be found in the 17th century French novel “La Roulette, ou le Jour” by Jaques Lablee.

During the 1800’s Roulette took first Europe and then the Americas by storm, but it was the Frenchmen François and Louis Blanc who brought the game to the attention of the financial elite when they established a casino in the Principality of Monte Carlo. It was here that the game of Roulette prospered and was then exported across the world. It was also because of the Monte Carlo connection that Roulette became known as the “King of casino Games”.

Source: JackpotCity.com Online Casino

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