The first deal for Microgaming and PokerStar in 2017

World known leader in online gambling development Microgaming got their first deal for this year. The company will be working with PokerStar the huge digital poker empire. Whole details of the agreement are still hidden but it’s absolutely clear that PokerStars will provide its website’s content through the Quickfire platform.

The PokerStar brand has recently opened their own online casino and the close partnership with Microgaming is intended to diversify their portfolio. The company is planning to make their website live in the second half of 2017 both for desktop and mobile.

Currently owned by the Rational Group gambling, PokerStars is actively works on increasing their customers’ amount beyond the online gambling and rapidly searching for sports betting brand to partner with.

Source: https://allgambling.quora.com/The-first-deal-for-Microgaming-and-PokerStar-in-2017

Wazdan’s slots brought big wins in LVbet Casino

A LVbet Casino customer won several impressive prizes while playing Wazdan’s slots.

LVbet Casino is proud to inform that its player from Switzerland received a big amount of money thanks to Wazdan and BF Games slots, and also an imposing number of bonuses thanks to games of the casino.

A maximum prize was EUR 37 080 in the Black Horse slot. The lucky man played in a few slots by VBF Games and his total wins are over EUR 16 000. There are EUR 70 000 on the player account now.

Beside of conventional wins, Swiss player received an exclusive LVwheel bonus and went through all 24 levels. Finally, he got EUR 860. As well, the player got 143 450 LVpoints and this is a breakthrough case. These points were exchanged for the extra payout of EUR 3 335.

LVbet Casino has 68 slots from Wazdan and this is not the first case of big wins. Last week the Fruit Mania and Hot777 slots brought big incomes to their players.

Source:

https://allgambling.quora.com/Wazdan%E2%80%99s-slots-brought-big-wins-in-LVbet-Casino

PokerStars Casino added the exclusive slot “Millionaires Island”

PokerStars is currently expanding the list of available online slots. Now a new slot machine titled as “Millionaires Island” is available in the PokerStars Casino.

Players of PokerStars Casino will have an opportunity to play an exclusive slot machine “Millionaires Island” that includes a minimum jackpot in the amount of USD 947 100. The jackpot is already running and its size is USD 1.1 million at the moment.

Players can claim the main jackpot even with the lowest bets in 50 cents. What’s more, users can receive a lot of other prizes while playing the “Millionaire Island”.

Sam Hobcraft, Director of PokerStars Casino, said:

“Millionaire Island is the first exclusive slot game to be developed by PokerStars Casino, adding to the already industry-leading product on offer.”

He is confident that this is just the first game in a series, which will be developed by the company. New products have to make the casino more popular among players.

Source: https://allgambling.quora.com/PokerStars-Casino-added-the-exclusive-slot-%E2%80%9CMillionaires-Island%E2%80%9D

The gambling market will reach $96 billion by 2021

Technavio, a leading market research company, has published research results according to which the global gambling market will cross the mark of $96 billion in 2021.

Experts of Technavio made predictions on the profitability of the world market of gambling technologies. According to data published in the report, this market will reach $96 billion by 2021.

Ujjwal Doshi, the Technavio’s representative, states:

“The weakening of government control over the gambling will be one of the key factors contributing to the growth of demand for gaming equipment.”

The main products of the gambling market in 2017 are expected to be casino tables, slot machines, chips, and video poker machines. It is worth noting that casino tables and slot machines accounted for over 50% of the market share in 2016.

Established in 2003, Technavio pursues research and analysis focusing on new market trends to help businesses identify market opportunities and develop effective strategies to optimize their market positions.

Source: https://allgambling.quora.com/The-gambling-market-will-reach-96-billion-by-2021

A Bermudian player won $ 1 million USD in the online poker

A Bermudian won $1 million USD in the online poker with the prize pool of $1.2 million USD. Three players, Belarusian, Russian, and Bermudian, competed for the prize pool. It is reported by the PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker room.

According to the terms of the “Spin&Go” format of the game, a player selects the amount of an initial deposit - from $0.25 up to $100. Then the website selects automatically 2 partners for the game. After this, the deposit amount can be multiplied from a few up to 12 000 times; this amount will be a prize pool of the game. This time, each of three players deposited $100 and the deposit was multiplied by 12 000 times. Thus, the prize pool of $ 1.2 million.

Under the terms of the game, the winner gets $1 million, while each of two losers gets only $ 100 000. Both Belarusian and Russian received $100000. A Bermudian is reported to win the main prize of $1 million. By the way, the winner works as a teacher of history.

Source:  https://allgambling.quora.com/A-Bermudian-player-won-1-million-USD-in-the-online-poker

Unibet rebrands as the Kindred Group Plc

The company “Unibet Group Plc” will appear onto the fund market under a new brand name — “Kindred Group Plc” on the 12th of December 2016.

This decision was accepted by Unibet’s shareholders at the special general meeting on the 6th of December. Thus, such brands as iGame, Bingo.com, MariaCasino and Stan James will officially belong to Kindred Group Plc. The new corporate brand name and logo will be expected to come soon.

The event was not unexpected because the Unibet management appealed to investors with this proposal in September. In their opinion, it will help to consolidate the assets of several gambling brand names under the unified corporate name.

Anders Strom, the founder and Head of the Board of Unibet, approved the rebranding. By his words, the fast-changing industry needs accuracy. The renaming of the group was aimed to avoid confusion and create better conditions for the further development.

Unibet is known to be Maltese firm with Swedish capital. It founded in 1997. Unibet operates mainly in the European and Australian gaming markets, offering to its customers the services of casino games, poker, pre-match bets, live bets, slot machines.

Source: https://allgambling.quora.com/Unibet-rebrands-as-the-Kindred-Group-Plc

Video Poker Basics

Forget the slots, video poker is the way to go. Before you dismiss this entire article just know that it’s simply a matter of odds and not opinion. Sure, Game of Thrones fans let out a little squeal when Aristocrat set it to reels but a in terms of your best bet, it’s video poker all day long.

Okay, so you may not be ready to play it at a casino using real money but you can practice playing it online for free to build up your skills and here’s some basics to help you on your way.

 

So, let’s dive into it.

1. Other than the fact that video poker is played on a machine, the rules are no different than playing at the tables. On the plus side, players avoid the real-life intimidation.

2. As with standard poker, you’re dealt 5 cards on a single or multi-hand game. Select your bet, hold or toss the your cards of your choosing and hit the ‘Deal/Draw’ button. Most machines have a touchscreen option.

3. Choose a game with the best payouts like Double Double Bonus or Triple Double Bonus. These variations offer higher payouts for 4 aces, 2’s, 3’s and 4’s and the Royal is worth 4,000 credits.  

All payouts are based on standard five-card poker hands.

 

 

Winning hands for video poker include:

1. Royal flush: ace, king, queen, jack, 10 of the same suit.

2. Straight flush: five consecutive cards of the same suit.

3. Four of a kind: four cards of the same rank. (depending on the game, the a kicker will increase 4-of-a-kind aces, twos, threes and fours)

4. Full house: three cards of one rank, two cards of another rank.

5. Flush: five cards of the same suit.

6. Straight: five consecutive cards of mixed suits.

7. Three of a kind: three cards of the same rank.

8. Two pairs: two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank.

9. Pair of jacks or better (queens, kings, or aces).

Playing the Game

Now that the preliminaries are out the way, on to some general rules of thumb.

Choose the best pay tables that you can. The value of each winning hand can vary tremendously depending on the game variation without changing the core principals of Poker. Opt for Double Double Bonus over Bonus Poker and even Deuces Wild for the best payouts.

Based Double Double Bonus Poker, you have to determine what to hold. I’ve actually seen a players that will dump a pair in favor of holding a Q and K of different suits. This really makes no sense when you’ve already got a pair in your hand. The idea must be to go for a straight but in this situation, in comes down to pure odds. The likelihood of getting two more cards for 4-of-a-kind are better than getting the 3 cards needed for the straight.

It’s important to make good decisions. Some strategies are better than others but a good understanding of poker basics will give you the tools to play a good hand.

Gambling has always got ups and downs, so you should determine how much you are comfortable losing. By the way, you should always assume that you’re going to lose.  

Playing video poker isn’t something that only professionals can use to their advantage. Much like other types of casino games, video poker requires thought and skill to ensure that you are making all of the right choices for every hand.

Source: https://www.yourhandsucks.com/video-poker/