Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Real money poker on Facebook could be a step closer to becoming a reality after the first bingo and slot app was launched on the social network yesterday.
The real-money Jackpotjoy Bingo and Slots Friendzy app has been created by developer Gamesys and is open to players in the UK players over the age of 18."People love playing new types of games with their friends on Facebook and real money gaming is a popular leisure activity in the UK," said Julien Codorniou, Head of EMEA Gaming Partnerships at Facebook. "We're delighted to be working with Gamesys to enable them to offer their games on Facebook so that people can enjoy playing more games with their friends."The Friendzy app comprises of a series of 90 ball bingo and slots games which will offer UK-based Facebook players the chance to play with and win real money. "As the UK's leading online Instant Win and Bingo operator we are committed to extending our products to a wider adult audience so we've reinvented our exclusive Bingo and Slots games to appeal to the UK Facebook community,” said Jackpotjoy Managing Director Michael Saunders, “This marks an exciting turning point for the industry and a milestone for the Gamesys business."The poker industry will no doubt be keeping a close eye on the success of Facebook's new venture into real-money gambling.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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