2008 Grand Series of Poker (GSOP)
Hollywood Poker program is proud to present the 2008 GRAND SERIES OF POKER (GSOP) with an estimated $2,000,000 Prize Pool.
This renowned online poker series, culminating at the Grand Slam Finals (December 7th) is accessible to all players via multiple channels, including on-going daily HollywoodPoker GSOP Satellites, the Grand Slam Leaderboard and Direct Grand Slam Qualifiers.
Players can start guaranteeing a spot at the GRAND SERIES OF POKER early at HollywoodPoker:
- Via exclusive daily GSOP Satellites that are currently running.These satellites will send players to Grand Slam Leaderboard Tournaments and a chance at four (4) guaranteed Grand Slam Finals’ tickets worth $5,000 each.
- Alternatively, players also have a choice of joining one of nine (9) Direct Grand Slam Qualifiers, promising nine (9) $5,000 Grand Slam Finals’ tickets.
“The Grand Series Of Poker offers players a shot at not only winning big, but also experiencing the thrill and excitement of a live poker event brought directly to them, wherever they area across the globe. It’s opportunities like these that we constantly look out for to ensure our players are provided with only the best gaming experience. Just like what we’ve got going at HollywoodPoker LIVE!” said HollywoodPoker spokesperson Vince Van Patten on the site’s current efforts.
HollywoodPoker LIVE, the site’s international live event hub currently hosts weekly online finals, offering premium all-inclusive main event packages to live events all over the world including Europe and Australia.
More information on the GRAND SERIES OF POKER can be found at (http://www.e-gamblingcity.com/details/97/).
How to Win French Roulette - Rules and Tips For Playing Roulette the European Way
To win French roulette you need to understand the differences between this variety of the game and the more common European roulette or American roulette.
Despite the apparent differences of the table, the majority of the rules are identical. The wheel is the same, and you win by betting which number the metal ball will settle on after the roulette wheel has been spun. Just as in normal roulette you can bet on a colour (red/black), on an individual number, on a combination of numbers, or on odds/evens.
As in normal roulette the amount you win depends on how likely the bet is to win. In order to win French Roulette it is important to understand the payouts.
- Column (Colonne) bet - This French Roulette bet pays 2:1. It is an outside bet on one of 3 columns of 12 numbers.
- Corner Bet - Another name for a Square bet (see below)
- Dozen (Une douzaine) bet - This bet also pays out at 2:1 and is any 12 numbers in sequence, for example the first 12, the second 12, or the third 12.
- Even-Money bet - The even money bets all pay 1:1 (i.e. you win the same again as you wagered - as well as winning the original wager back). Even bets are all the bets that have an approx 50/50 chance of winning, eg Red or Black, Odds or Evens etc.
- Line bet - This pays out at 5:1. A line bet in French Roulette is a bet on the 6 numbers in 2 adjacent rows.
- Split bet - A split bet, i.e. laying 10 chips between any two numbers on the table, pays out at 17:1. This type of bet has slightly lower chance of winning overall than a straight bet, because it pays out half as much but is slightly less than double as likely to come up.
- Square bet - A Square bet pays 8:1 and is a bet on any four numbers in a square layout.
- Straight bet - A straight bed has the best payout at 35:1. For example if you bet 10 chips on the number 32 and you win then the payout is 350 chips (=10 chips x 35)
- Street bet - This pays out at 11:1. A street bet covers any horizontal row of three numbered spaces on the felt. To win French roulette this is one of the most highly favoured bets, and some roulette strategies rely on this and Orphelins to underpin their systems.
Online Gambling During the Global Financial Crisis - A Positive View
The online gambling business is to be spared during these tough economic times and will continue to grow at double digit year on year percentage rates. This statement comes from a recent study displayed to the public right before the global financial crisis hit the world stage. A prophetic study this, as weeks later the world began to exert the economic age of turbulence predicted by the wise and now retired FED chairman, Alan Greenspan.
We live in tough economic times, where a simple bubble burst or bank breakdown has strong worldwide ripple effects which shows our interconnectivity and economic frailty in this global marketplace of social paranoia, at least in the financial speculation of the human psyche. Major banks close down such as the renowned Lehman Brothers, governments emerge to form rescue packages and purchase equity in places such as Goldman Sachs (one of the investment banking elite), and major corporations and even sports authorities fire workers such as Volvo and the NBA.
However, few industries are meant to benefit from this economic debacle, and this is the online gambling sector. Before the crisis, one would walk into marketing research firms and ask for an industry report only to see positive growth curves for the industry in terms of forecasts, and positive pro forma financial studies. Believe it or not, this is still meant to happen, and here is why. Punters will always continue to place bets, no matter the volume, it might be less than before as they will cautiously view economic downturn as a global recessionary practice in their expenditures, or they might spend more as they need to break even and hope that the online gambling endeavor will help them make ends meet.
Clients with an already addictive personality will continue to place bets. Wealthy gamblers will still make their usual monthly allotments into their gambling investments. Masses will NOT drive, fly, take public transportation to their favorite sports books or casino destinations, and instead will opt for an easy to use alternative such as betting from your PC at home or work given lower costs such as cheap broadband and no need to spend on transportation and extra costs, ease of use, and quickness combined with the safety these worldwide brands now offer the public. With the smoking ban on many brick and mortar establishments, gamblers will also take their activities online.
These are the main reasons the sector will now prosper. Some speculators even state the industry is in for a major growth due to these circumstances, and in five years, the industry will showcase top notch performance in terms of volume growth. Major gaming corporations are displaying positive value in their stocks on major world markets therefore displaying industry confidence. If Obama wins, the USA might re-open its online gambling doors yet again as the Senator has voted in favor of recent bills aimed at regulating the industry, and this will surely favor major betting operators not only in industry volume growth terms, but in financial retributions.
Chilipoker Mastercard
An Innovation is born in online poker with the Chilipoker Mastercard.
Chilipoker Program is proud to be the first online retailer to launch Ukash Mastercard!
The credit card will allow affiliates and players to make unlimited online and offline purchases with the commission and/or poker winnings.
Furthermore, the Ukash Mastercard can be used in any ATM across the world!
That’s right!! Complicated withdrawals via Internet wallets are old stories. So are long delays to receive checks and bank transfers.
Chilipoker will provide you and your customers with a Mastercard card that will give you payment flexibiltiy and allow you to withdraw winnings and / or commission instantly!
How do I qualify for the Ukash mastercard?
Players: VIP level 3, 4 or 5.
Affiliates: Generate over $5,000 in monthly revenue
Chilipoker will pay all the generated expenses : manufacture of the card, one withdrawal and 30 payments per month….
New Party Poker Table
Following up closely on their exciting new 100% up to $500 player bonus, Party Poker has introduced their new Poker table for their players.
Party Poker’s amazing new table is simple and clear, and allows players to customize their avatars with their own images!