The leading online casino site, CasinosVIPLounge.com has launched a new section that will target sports betting enthusiasts. The newly launched sports betting section will provide its readers with ample and precise data on the sports betting industry. The data will consist of in-depth reviews of the most popular sports betting websites and detailed gambling advice of articles on the hottest sports betting action.

Sports’ betting has become a multi-million-dollar industry over the years. According to sports betting industry experts, the total amount of money staked on bets annually by players in the United States alone stands at over $200 billion. At the moment there are thousands of online players who enjoy placing daily bets on their favorite sports, such as horse racing, soccer, American football, hockey, baseball, basketball, boxing and golf. Reliable information on winning odds, Internet bookmakers and the most popular sporting events is necessary for people wanting to make successful bets.

Marcy Jefferson, who is the editor-in-chief of CasinosVIPLounge said, “We are very happy to launch the new sports betting section. We aim to provide newcomers to this industry as well as seasoned bettors with the correct information and useful advice.” She added, “We have already created a name for ourselves in the online casino world and we want to replicate our success in the world of online sports betting.”

The site is known to be a top provider of dependable and up-to-date information on online casinos and sports betting websites. It offers in-depth reviews of the online gaming industry’s most respected online casino destinations, breaking casino news as well as updates on the richest promotional offers available on the Internet.

CircusCasino.com which was recently launched by the UK giant Genting Stanley has recently launched the Second Chance promotion. Under the promotion the online casino is giving players two chances to enter its upcoming land-based Poker Classic competition which will feature a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000. The competition will allow players from over 40 land-based casinos that operate under the Circus, Mint and Maxims brands a chance to qualify online at no extra cost.

The promotion will give players that did not qualify through one of its land-based tournaments automatically another chance to make it to the Classic through an online qualifier. In addition to that, online players who buy into the $200,000 Second Chance Monday night tournament will receive another go at a future virtual competition if they do not win.

The no-limit Texas Hold’em qualifiers will begin this week for a chance at the finals that will be hosted between October 30 to November 2 at the Circus Casino at Star City in Birmingham. Land-based Casino players that did not qualify will get a free, second chance token worth $55 that can be used for a future online qualifier.

Peter Nolan, Online Managing Director for Genting Stanley said, “We have launched an exclusive tournament which will allow us an opportunity to offer both offline and online players a free, second chance to reach the $200,000 final.” Nolan added, “I do not think that this tournament format has been tried before. It gives us a good chance of displaying our capabilities in the online space.”

BrightShare Limited which is the sole affiliate program of the Jackpot Factory group, has announced that its affiliate partners can generate more revenue by promoting online bingo via the Jackpot Factory’s new All Bingo Club, which was launched in April 2008 under the slogan ”We’ve Got Balls”.

All Bingo Club uses Microgaming’s world renowned technology and offers the online bingo games 24 hours a day 7 days a week. All Bingo Club has steadily grown and received a lot of interest from bingo enthusiasts, as well as online casino players in a short period of time after its launch.

BrightShare Limited is doubling the bingo revenue share which will allow its affiliates to receive up to 80% on net profits of players they direct to www.allbingoclub.com. This will be a part of the special introductory offer which will be run in the time frame August 1st to October 31st, 2008.

Mikki G., All Bingo Club’s Manager, said, “We are happy that BrightShare has chosen to promote our brand. BrightShare has won a couple of affiliate awards last year and they conduct their business with a high standard of professionalism.”

He added, “Their approach is almost the same as ours to online bingo, so we should have good cooperation on the project.”

Lloyd Apter, Program Manager of BrightShare, said, “I am happy to be working with the Jackpot Factory on an extra program because it truly matches our goals. We plan in 2008 to offer more and more ways for online casino affiliates to create additional revenue streams.”

A local citizen has become £60,000 richer since winning bingo at his local Gala Bingo club and winning the jackpot on the national bingo game. He plans to travel to Australia to meet his son with the winning amount. The 62 year old man who lives in Bradford can now travel to Australia with his large sum he won at Gala Bingo.

The winner has been playing bingo at his local Gala Bingo club in Oasby Croft, Bradford since it opened. Josie Merrick, the assistant manager at the Gala Bingo in Bradford, said this to the national gaming body after the win, “It was a great way to end a night. There were other players who had won small sums earlier in the night.”

The winner won the large prize after he had completed the full house on the national bingo game in 43 numbers. This was the lowest full house call throughout all the participating bingo clubs. Not only did he win the national jackpot prize of £60,000 on the night, he also walked away with the regional prize of £1,943, plus Gala Bingo’s own in house prize of £80 bringing his total winnings for the night at bingo to a whopping £62,023.

Gala Bingo are withdrawing from the national bingo game, from the 1st of September. The winner might be one of the last ever Gala Bingo winners to win this game.

A couple who wishes to remain unidentified have finally gone and collected their €15 million Euromillions jackpot that they won earlier this month. According to the National Lottery, the unidentified couple collected the winnings from the company’s offices in Dublin.

The couple had bought their winning €9 quick pick ticket for the lottery draw held on July 4th at the Abbey Stores, Carrickbeg, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary. But nobody had claimed the prize till Monday. This is the second time that the Euromillions lottery jackpot has been won in Ireland.

Though there have been many rumors surrounding the identity of the secret winners in Carrick-on-Suir and the surrounding area, the duo’s identity may now never be known as it is their wish to remain anonymous.

Paula McEvoy, the Public Relations manager for the National Lottery, said: “A family of two people came to our office and collected their prize this morning. The lottery is very happy that someone from Ireland has won the Euromillions. We are also happy for the town of Carrick-on-Suir.”

The PR manager added, “We were confident that someone would come and collect their winning amount after the win got a huge amount of publicity in the Country. This is the second big win.”

The latest win came a week after a 16 member syndicate won Irelands largest Jackpot of almost €19 million. That win consisted of 15 men from the concrete and quarry plant in Bennekerry, Co Carlow, and a former female employee. Dolores McNamara still remains the country’s biggest lottery winner, after winning €115 million in the Euromillions in 2005.

The online poker website CelebPoker.com has just announced its promotions for the months of August and September.

The site is offering a number of promotions for every type of player. It is hosting weekly free roll tournaments for new players, loyalty tournaments and Rake Races for existing players and the chance for all players to gain entry into some of the biggest upcoming Live Events this season.

In the month of August it is hosting a €25,000 Loyalty Tournament that will be played on Tuesday 26th August at 18.00 GMT. This Loyalty Tournament is open to all players, who win 1500 raked hands within the previous 30 days.

The second tournament it is hosting is a Weekly €1000 free roll tournament for New Players. This tournament will be hosted on every Saturday at 18.00 GMT. This tournament will be open to all new players who have registered on the site in the previous 7 days.

During the month of September it is hosting a €75,000 Rake Race. The top 100 rakers in the final leader board on the site in the time period 1st and 14th of September, will win a payout from the €75,000 prize pool with €25,000 that will be awarded to the player who stands first.

The site will also be hosting a parallel Raked Hands Race for players to win a share of a €25,000 prize pool with €10,000 being awarded to the winner.

CelebPoker will be hosting a €25,000 Sit&Go Race between the 15th and 21st of September.  Players can win a share in the €15,000 prize pool for the race’s €20+€2 SNG tournaments or a share in the €10,000 prize pool for the race’s €5+€0.50 SNG tourneys.

The online poker site PokerStars has just announced that it will be hosting an exclusive $25,000 free roll tournament for PokerListings.com players during the month of August.

The promotion will include a $10,000 cash free roll tournament plus two chances at winning an all-inclusive prize package for the PokerStars.com Asia Pacific Poker Tour.

Hannah Mayen, Media Relations Director at PokerListings.com stated, “It’s a good chance for players, especially those who had missed the first season of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour.”

She added, “We are now hosting a poker event in New Zealand and are offering bigger cash prizes then before. It’s an example of how the site is taking the game of poker global.”

She went on to say, “It is a good chance for our players to be part of the Asia Tour and play at some of the world’s most exotic and luxurious places.”

All PokerListings.com players who have signed up on PokerStars through a link irrespective of whether these players are new or existing, are eligible to play in both upcoming Asia free roll tournaments.

The first tournament is a $7,000 APPT Seoul free roll which is scheduled to be held on Aug. 9, 2008. A player wanting to qualify needs to earn just 100 FPPs at PokerStars in the month of July to qualify to play. The winner of this tournament will earn an all-inclusive package that will include travel, accommodation and main event entry fee for the Asia Pacific Poker Tour stop in Seoul, South Korea, which is scheduled to be held on Sept. 26-28, 2008.

The second free roll tournament to be held is an $8,000 APPT Macau free roll, which is scheduled on Aug. 16, 2008. All PokerListings.com players who earn 250 FPPs at PokerStars in the month of July are eligible to play. The winner of this tournament will earn an all-inclusive package that includes travel, accommodation and the main event entry fee for the Asia Pacific Poker Tour stop in Macau, People’s Republic of China, starting Sept. 1, 2008.

The month of August ends with another $10,000 cash free roll which is exclusive to Poker Listings players. The tournament will be hosted on Aug. 30. To qualify a player needs to win 1,000 FPPS in the month of July.

The online poker website PartyPoker.com has just announced an upgrade.

The upgrade includes the opportunity to earn PartyPoints faster; a new level of service and a series of features that extend the customer service experience.

The newly upgraded PartyPoints program gives players the opportunity to earn points at up to 400 percent of the regular rate. There is also a potential for players to hit a private level beyond that. These Points can be earned on any of the Party Gaming brands that include PartyPoker, PartyCasino, PartyBets, Gamebookers.com, PartyBingo and PartyGammon and can be exchanged for cash, tournament entries and soon to be launched series of other products and services.

In addition, every VIP player will now be allocated an experienced host to provide personal service. Speaking about this feature, a spokesperson for the site said, “The host will be a person who knows gaming and will be there for you whatever your playing needs are.”

The site is also expanding the poker table to a larger 1024×768 screen resolution which is commonly found on today’s monitors. This can be achieved easily by clicking the maximization button or dragging the corner of the window.

Online gaming site UltimateBet has decided to host its Aruba 50-seat Guaranteed poker tournament. The goal of this tournament will be to send a large number of players to the main tournament that will be held in Aruba.

The site will award 50 seats to players with the Aruba Poker Classic prize packages which is valued at $8,500 a seat through the Aruba 50-seat Guarantee. The $500+30 online Texas Hold’em tournament will begin on Saturday at UltimateBet.com. Each prize will comprise of a $5,000+500 entry fee to the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic and an extra $3,000 for travel and accommodations.

The site will be hosting several satellite tournaments on a daily basis and poker players will still find ways to qualify for the 50 seat Aruba Poker tournament for a low entry fee of $10. The 2008 Aruba Poker Classic will take place between September 27th through October 4th at the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino.

The site has invited online poker fans to go head-to-head with the world’s best poker professionals in nonstop poker tournaments and cash games. The site expects that it will generate around 750 entries and a prize pool of over $4 million and a first place prize of $1 million.

A 66 year old grandmother has won the sum of £320,000 playing bingo at her local bingo club located at Clifford St, Newcastle.

She won the large sum winning the national bingo games, platinum jackpot prize. The winner has been playing bingo since she was a young girl. She had given up playing the game as she had not won any money for 20 years.

Speaking to the national bingo’s gaming body after her win she said, “I am very happy with the win and I’m still waiting for it to sink in.”

She added, “I first started playing bingo as a young girl. I stopped for about twenty years because I wasn’t winning and then joined Gala Bingo in Byker when it opened. I usually played there about three or four afternoons a week and my previous best win was £300.”

Louise Hewitt, assistant manager of Gala Bingo, said: “It was an excellent atmosphere in the club when she won. Every single person congratulated her and she was totally surprised.”

The winner won the full house on the national bingo game in just 41 numbers, which is the lowest amount throughout all participating bingo clubs. The winner called bingo on the number (90) which is the number that brings with it the huge platinum jackpot prize that is attached to this game.

First the winner won the platinum jackpot prize which stood at £311,966 on the night, plus the national jackpot prize of £6,890, plus the regional prize of 1,220 and Gala Bingo’s own in house prize of £615.