Set foot in any land casino and you will always see a lot of slots and a lot of players sitting around them, locked into their own world as the wheels spin, the bells ring and the crowd cheers as someone hits a jackpot. This is a scene that has repeated itself in land casinos throughout the World for decades, as well as in online casinos since they began to open virtual doors around ten years ago. And will probably go on that way for ever.
Published on February 27, 2011, category: Poker
Poker is not just a game. It is a new world. Let’s have a look at the poker dictionary and explain some phrases.
All-in: This is the situation in which a player is engaging his entire stack of chips to the card his playing.
Before the advent of online poker, players didn't think too much about statistics. Some "math oriented" players understood the likelihood of winning with certain hands of course, and the occasional dedicated soul might try to take some notes during their play, but that was about it.
The UK TV production company, Two Way Media, announced a new deal it made with Win Gaming Media. They launched a new channel, a Challenge Jackpot in collaboration with Virgin Media Television (VMtv), which is a part of the UK entertainment and communications company Virgin Media.
This new channel will be launched this month and it'll be broadcast on Virgin Media's UK cable network.
Pauline Clark, a 62 year old pensioner and grandmother from Bristol in England made bingo history this week when she won GBP 1 million by achieving a full house in Gala Bingo's online KerChingo game.