Soccer Star Totti Signs With PartyPoker
February 28, 2010
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Score one for PartyPoker.com. They have just recently announced the signing of Francesco Totti, the great Italian soccer legend, to a contract. He will represent PartyPokers brand and be their ambassador to the public. He will also play exclusively at PartyPoker.com’s virtual poker tables.
Francesco Totti stated: “I have faced many challenges in my career and I always apply myself with skill, intelligence, loyalty and passion. You need all these abilities for poker and it is also a game that excites me and is a lot of fun”. He stated he is very grateful to PartyPoker for the opportunity to combine his love for sport and the challenge of poker. “The qualities you need to become a good poker player are very close to those of a sport.” stated Totti.
Totti will be appearing in print advertisements and also on television in the European and Italian markets. PartyPoker is celebrating it’s signing of the great star by offering it’s Italian customers only, special introductory bonuses starting February 25th. These include a special “Totti 10 welcome bonus and Totti freerolls for new customers.”
A PartyPoker spokesman stated that: “We expect Totti to become the most capped player and number one goal scorer in our history. He is one of the greatest football players of his generation…. He is a huge signing.”
Are VISA and MasterCard to be Banned from Online Poker Sites?
February 17, 2010
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A Boston area poker fan, Donny Chia, has written a story describing how Visa and MasterCard placed restrictions on their use on online gambling sites. If it turns out to be true, it would be a big blow to the online gaming world. Visa and MasterCard are two of the giants in the credit card business. If that occurred and they also restricted the use of ATM/Debit cards, it would cost the online gaming world hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue.
The story says that MasterCard has already made moves to restrict deposits made to online gaming sites.
These changes are being brought about by UIGEA, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Congress passed a six month delay in implementing UIGEA at the end of last year, so the credit card companies have until around July to implement the changes demanded by UIGEA. If the credit card companies fail to comply with UIGEA, they risk being prosecuted under it�s provisions.
Some players still have credit cards that are issued by companies not under the jurisdiction of UIGEA. There are also bank wires and echecks as a way around the UIGEA restrictions. They are just nowhere near as easy and convenient as Visa or MasterCard.
So the next time you whip out the old Visa or MasterCard plastic to fund your online gaming fun, you may just find it being refused. So you may want to be looking for an alternate method to fund your online gaming needs.
DoylesRoom Launched a Store ONLY for Online Poker Players
February 9, 2010
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This is something new for all the poker players out there! Now you can get special items to collect. These are some never seen before items.
Las Vegas, Nevada - January 25, 2010 – DoylesRoom.com has given online poker players who collect Gold Chips more spending power. The only online poker site to bear the legendary Doyle Brunson name has taken the wraps off the DoylesRoom Store, an online shop featuring a wide range of in demand products and unique-to-DoylesRoom.com items.
Online poker players can shop for everything from video game consoles and iTunes gift certificates to Doyle Brunson’s autobiography and a limited edition Doyle Resitol Cowboy Hat. Categories include:
- DoylesRoom.com Gear featuring apparel, laptop bags, Doyle Brunson’s autobiography and more
- Electronics featuring the most popular gadgets such as GPS systems, iPod accessories, digital cameras
- Gaming featuring all of the popular consoles such as Nintendo Wii and Playstation3
- Lifestyle featuring the hottest lifestyle enhancing accessories
The DoylesRoom.com Store does not accept cash or credit cards. To purchase goods from DoylesRoomStore.com, poker players must use their Gold Chips.
Gold Chips are a form of DoylesRoom.com currency that’s awarded to players for frequent play. Online poker players who play at real money tables or pay tournament fees are automatically awarded Frequent Player Points. As those points are accumulated, a Gold Chip meter begins to fill. Once the meter is full, a Gold Chip is awarded.
Online poker players can discover something they want for just a handful of Gold Chips. The DoylesRoom.com Online Store is accessible at DoylesRoomStore.com.
