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GameAccount Reveals Blackjack for the Poker
Generation
Multiplayer blackjack is the latest addition to the
GameAccount network as the company revives the casino classic with a skill-based
version.
The largest provider of person-to-person games has created the unique
version where players have to rely on their card-counting skills and knowledge
of strategic play to outwit other players in real-time tournaments.
GameAccount, short-listed for the 2006 eGaming Review Awards, has introduced
next-generation tournaments for all multiplayer games such as Gin, Rummy,
and Multiplayer Blackjack.
Kevin Dale, CEO of GameAccount, said, 'Multiplayer Blackjack marks another
leap forward in adapting recognisable casino products to encourage skilful
game play without losing the aura or excitement of the original. We also
provide the industry-standard guaranteed prize money tournaments that
make Poker such an exciting offering.'
Starting with an imaginary chip stack of $1,000 the objective is to build
a larger stack than your opponent over ten rounds of cards dealt. Multiplayer
Blackjack encourages strategic play and card-counting unlike casino blackjack.
RSS Poker Feeds Puts Players In-The-Know.
Poker players are to be given the chance to receive live tournament information
through RSS feeds offered by Whichpoker.com. This will give the option
for players to see offerings from multiple poker rooms, including receiving
a feed that will allow them to see exactly when the freeroll tournaments
become available.
Many top poker rooms are joining forces with Whichpoker.com to send up
to the minute tournament information via RSS feeds to AOL, MSN or Yahoo
homepages. The RSS feeds, which are free, allow players to find out when
the next specific tournament is due without having to search the multitude
of poker rooms.
Graham Edmond, of Whichpoker.com, said, 'RSS feeds make it easy for players
to find tournaments to suit them - we save players from having to trawl
through every poker site by doing it for them.' He adds, 'With qualifiers
for the 2006 WSOP starting soon the timing couldn't be better - Whichpoker's
RSS feeds can send players updates for every upcoming WSOP qualifier onto
their homepage.'
Full Tilt Poker's 'The GreatFull Red Series' Continues.
Full Tilt Poker have announces that "The GreatFull Red Series" promotion
continues pay off at the WSOP. Fifteen online players have won more than
$60,000 in 15 events. In addition to the $30,000 in cash prizes won in
the online tournaments, the performances of Full Tilt Poker's professional
players have earned 15 winners an additional $25,000.
Three online players took home the majority of the $25,000. Erik Seidel's
took home $611,795 from his first place finish in "No Limit Hold'em,",
Perry Friedman put in a strong performance a online player "XANMAN88"
took home $8,082.
Online player "Stylistic" won 1% of all of Full Tilt Poker's pro players
in the first WSOP $1,500 "No-Limit Hold'em" event. With Allen Cunningham's
$725,000 first place finish along with some help from Mike Matusow's stellar
showing, Stylistic's combined winnings were $7,346.
Rounding out the top three online winners was "Cubs1" who took home 1%
of the combined winnings of John Juanda, Erik Seidel and Chris Ferguson
in "Pot Limit Omaha" bringing his winnings to $2,451. 12 other lucky online
players have cashed in on the outstanding performances of the Team Full
Tilt pros.
Empire Online to raise approximately £123.5 million on AIM.
Empire Online has announced that its first day of dealings on AIM, following
a Placing by Numis Securities Limited, is set to raise approximately £123.5
million at a price of 175p per share.
Empire Online Limited, provider of marketing services to the online gaming
industry, announced the admission to trading of its Ordinary Shares on
the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
The placing comprises a total of 70,555,556 shares at 175p per Ordinary
Share (the "Placing Price"), representing 24.1 per cent of the enlarged
issued share capital of the company. Following admission the number of
Ordinary shares in issue will total 292,777,772.
Numis Securities Limited acted as Nominated Adviser, Financial Adviser,
Broker and Underwriter to the Placing. Based on the Placing Price, the
market capitalisation of Empire Online on commencement of dealings in
the Ordinary Shares is £512,361,101 million. Gross proceeds of the Placing
are approximately £123.47m (US$222.25m.)
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