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Saturday, October 31, 2009

PartyGaming Makes EGR Awards Operator of the Year shortlist

PartyGaming won a place on the back of a slew of deals including its acquisition of Cashcade in July and tie-ups with Cirsa, Spain’s market leading casino operator, UK TV broadcaster Five and direct marketing company DM; plus a surge of 630,000 new players last year. Earlier this year PartyGaming also became the only major operator to have settled with the US authorities, and was second only to Bwin in the 2009 Power 50 leading operators.

The winner of the award will be announced at the EGR Awards gala dinner, which takes place at London’s Old Billingsgate market on 30 November, the first night of EGR Live, eGaming Review's free-to-attend conference and exhibition at the same venue.

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Friday, October 30, 2009

PartyPoker Introduces Aussie Millions Qualifiers - Defending Champ Stewart Scott Special Tournaments

***The PartyPoker.com Monthly Million is a $1 million guaranteed online poker tournament every first Sunday of the month. The next Monthly Million takes place on Sunday 1 November at 12.45 ET (17.45 GMT, 18.45 CET) and features a championship blind structure. The buy-in is $600+$40 but the diverse qualifying paths means you can join the qualifiers from as little as $1. The wide range of qualifiers includes $64+$4 daily satellites with a total of 18 seats guaranteed per day, a MEGA Friday $50+$5 satellite that guarantees 20 seats and Super Satellite Saturday qualifiers with a $32+$3 buy-in and a total of 18 seats guaranteed that day. The paths into the Monthly Million are many – check out PartyPoker.com ***

PARTYPOKER.COM INTRODUCES AUSSIE MILLIONS QUALIFIERS

DEFENDING CHAMPION STEWART SCOTT HOSTS SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS

Gibraltar – 29th October 2009 – PartyPoker.com has introduced online qualifiers for the 2010 Aussie Millions in Melbourne. Seen as one of poker’s majors, the Main Event is a highlight of the world live circuit and the leading online poker room is going completely Aussie crazy in November and December!

PartyPoker.com Australia Ambassador Stewart Scott is the defending champion and there is a chance to emulate his success in Melbourne next year. PartyPoker.com is offering the chance to win one of 25 luxury Aussie Millions main event packages. These fantastic dream trips will be up for grabs in two amazing $600+40 satellites on Sunday 13th December. One will be timed to suit Australia and New Zealand-based players with FIVE packages guaranteed worth $12,000, while the other is scheduled to give players from the rest of the world the chance to win one of 20 guaranteed packages worth $15,000.

For more information on the many paths to Melbourne, including PartyPoint and freeroll options, see PartyPoker.com Qualifiers start on Sunday 1st November - as ever PartyPoker.com provides diverse qualifying structures, which can start from as little as just $1.

PartyPoker.com ambassador Stewart Scott said: “I’ve been playing at PartyPoker.com for five years. These great packages are an amazing opportunity for other players to play in this huge tournament. Claiming the Aussie Millions title has been the highlight of my career and I’d love to see another PartyPoker.com player take the title.”

There are also a number of Stewart Scott Aussie Millions special tournaments: PartyPoker.com

The Stewart Scott Bounty Hunt

From the 1st November, Stewart will be playing in the $64+$6 Aussie Millions ANZ Friendly Satellite Qualifier at 04.05 ET (19.05 AEST) every Tuesday and Thursday. There’s a $70 bounty on Stewart’s head if a player eliminates him.

Stewart Scott Aussie Millions Specials

In these tournaments PartyPoker.com will be giving away seats to Aussie Millions qualifiers. First place will win a $640 seat, second place gets a seat at the $128 qualifier while third will claim a $70 qualifier seat. Top ranking players will also receive prize money from the buy-in pool and there’s also a $70 bounty if you’re the player who knocks Stewart out.

Stewart Scott Aussie Millions Special 1 – Sunday 15 November, 03.05 ET (19.05 AEST), buy-in $6+$1

Stewart Scott Aussie Millions Special 2 – Sunday 6 December, 03.05 ET (19.05 AEST), buy-in $6+$1

Stewart Scott Highroller Aussie Millions Invitational

One luxury $12,000 Aussie Millions package for first place, $640 seat in final qualifier on offer for the player that knocks out Stewart. This takes place on Sunday 22 November at 03.05 ET (19.05 AEST) with a $250+$20 buy-in.

Scott, 37, from Queensland, Australia, made history in January 2009 by becoming the first Australian in the modern era to take down the Aussie Millions Main Event, scooping US$1,865,724. Scott is a loyal member of PartyPoker.com’s VIP club the Palladium Lounge. He made his debut representing the leading online poker room at the PokerNews Cup in Melbourne earlier this month. Scott is married with one daughter and started life as a gourmet chef in Adelaide, with a period running a small IT business as he honed his skills online. He made his first impact on the live circuit in 2006 by winning a satellite series at SkyCity Casino in Adelaide that awarded him a $30,000 package for the WSOP Main Event. Stewart is a popular figure on the Australian poker circuit and is well known for his relaxed attitude but killer instinct at the table.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Maximus Rewards As 'The Gladiator" Returns To PartyPoker

**Coverage of the triple stack PartyPoker.com World Open V starts on Wednesday 28th October/Thursday 29th October at 12.10am on Five in the UK. Heat one features Ian Frazer, Andy Ward, James Akenhead, Luke ‘FullFlush’ Schwartz, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Jason Adams, Christian Schafer and Jorg Muller. Jesse May is joined in the commentary box by Phil Laak. The action is presented by Kara Scott.**


‘FRIENDS, ROMANS, POKER PLAYERS, LEND ME YOUR EARS!’ MAXIMUS REWARDS AS ‘THE GLADIATOR’ RETURNS

Gibraltar – 26th October 2009 – PartyPoker.com is pleased to announce details of its next wide ranging promotion as ‘The Gladiator’ returns! For one month the online poker room becomes the colosseum!

From the 1st – 30th November players who hit the daily minimum target of 10 PartyPoints for just five days claim the much-deserved reward of an entry into a $5,000 freeroll. The more days a players earns points on, the bigger the prize will be – there’s up to $3,000 cash to be won. PartyPoker.com has also added a massive incentive for the most dedicated players. Earn 1,000 points every day for the full 30 days and a player secures a seat at next year’s Aussie Millions worth AUD$10,500. The first prize at the main event in Melbourne is estimated to be in the region of AUD$2 million.

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said:” The Gladiator is back and is stronger than ever before. In this colosseum you don’t have to worry about lions - just sharks, donkeys and fish! This promotion isn’t all about maximus PartyPoints, it is about spreading play over a period of time for maximus rewards! It is simple and offers great value and we encourage players to challenge themselves and take a closer look.”

A player doesn’t even have to earn points on consecutive days to be in with a shot at the colossal prizes: PartyPoker.com will just count up the number of days targets have been made during the promotion. For example, earn 10 points for 10 days, take five days off and then earn 10 points on 10 more days of the promotion and PartyPoker.com will award the prize for earning 10 points on 20 days. Players can keep updated on how many points picked up so far in ‘The Gladiator’ by checking their PartyAccount. Points are not removed from player accounts following the promotion – they all count towards Palladium Lounge targets.

The Million Dollar Hand at PartyPoker.com finishes at 23.59 on October 30th. So far there has been 65,652 pairs, 7,446 two pair, 3,328 three of a kind, 625 straights, 398 flushes, 240 full houses, 34 four of a kind and 4 straight flushes. Full details of the promo can be found at PartyPoker.com

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Bookies and Racing NSW at loggerheads over federal wagering report, by Craig Young - The Sydney Morning Herald - 22nd October 2009

The wagering landscape in Australia is in for a big overhaul following yesterday's release of a Federal Government Productivity Commission report, which was savaged by Racing NSW chief executive Peter V'landys.

''It's obvious the Productivity Commissioners have listened to wagering operators at the expense of the people who put on the show,'' V'landys said in a statement yesterday. ''The Productivity Commission allowed presentations from a myriad of wagering operators but at no time sought to provide Racing NSW with the opportunity to make a presentation on behalf of its 50,000 participants.

''The two most ridiculous recommendations are that an independent organisation set the price of that racing product. Does that mean every commercial operation in Australia could have its price set by someone other than themselves - which could send them broke?''

Michael Sullivan, who heads Australia's biggest corporate bookmaking operation Sportingbet, called for the immediate implementation of the 46-page draft report, which was based on 264 submissions from all sections of the industry.

''The commission spoke about a lack of competition leading to a lack of innovation with products and competitiveness of price,'' Sullivan said. ''The underlying focus is on competition is good, and I've been saying that for 10 years. And don't forget, for once we've got something that focuses on the punter … ''

Betfair chief executive Andrew Twaits welcomed the report but was reserved in comment as the betting exchange is in court with Racing NSW over its controversial race-fields levy.

''The commission has endorsed the key arguments we have been making for several years,'' Twaits said yesterday.

Despite corporate bookmakers increasing turnover at an astonishing rate, the Productivity Commission said state and territory TABs ''still hold a significant degree of power''.

''This has resulted in poor outcomes for consumers, and is a constraint on the future growth of the wagering industry,'' the government report stated. ''Current funding arrangements do not efficiently allocate resources to the racing industry.''

The commission said the off-course monopoly enjoyed by the various TABs ''means that consumers have worse odds then those that a competitive market would deliver''.

A warning was issued in regard to TABs taking out 16 to 20 cents from each dollar wagered by the punter for it ''increased the incentive of punters to seek out better returns in other forms of gambling or switch to other type of entertainment''.

The report has called for a national approach to wagering revenue because the laws and regulations imposed by states and territories are not working.

''These arrangements have led to the inefficient allocation of resources for racing at a national, state and club level,'' it said.

In regard to a fee structure, the commission calls for a ''a single 'price' model''. The report also called for all wagering operators to pay the racing industry on gross profit not turnover tax.

Racing NSW collects fees from betting operators through race-fields legislation based on turnover tax.

A TAB spokesman yesterday said it would be making no comment about the report until after studying it in detail. (Credit: Fairfax)

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Boost SurfSho at Bondi Beach in March 2010 - Big Air!

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