One of the best known poker brands, Party Poker, are the marketleaders when it comes to online poker and promotions. On 11 September they will bring this to a higher level, 150 feet to be exact with the Poker in the Sky event.

The Poker in the Sky event will be held in Copenhagen in Denmark on 11 September, 150 feet above the Town hall Square. A total of 22 poker players will gamble in the event, which will last for four hours. The players will sit at a table on a platform, at 150 feet hoisted above the town hall square by a crane. Poker in the Sky is a much talked about event, one player has already retreated from the event even though he had already qualified, after he realized how high 50 meter really is.

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One of Australia’s favourite gambling vehicles – poker machine games commonly referred to as ‘pokies’ – are at the centre of a new row building downunder. Eight of the 134 games approved since December 2007 have a level of volatility which is higher than that recommended by the Australia/New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standard, but their identities remain secret, reports news site News.com.au.

The Australia/New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standard recommends the nominal standard deviation of a game be no more than 15, yet the eight machines exposed through Freedom of Information Act disclosures are alleged to have volatilities in excess of this number.

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The return to work from the summer recess of the Malta Parliament will see a renewed drive to complete debates on a new set of gambling regulations aimed at regulating video lottery terminals and other gambling arcades that have mushroomed around the island, reports the Malta Independent newspaper.

Police have recently conducted a number of illegal gambling raids on the Mediterranean island and the official opposition party says it is time for the government to quickly implement new regulations controlling the establishment of gambling outlets, in the process clarifying the situation and raising tax revenues.

Shadow Finance Minister Charles Mangion told the the Malta Independent: “There must be no further delays in the implementation of regulations for the gambling and Video Lottery Terminals sector.

“We have been calling for the government to regulate the sector for a long time since a level playing field must be established for the operators while the authorities watch over the social interest of gamblers,” he said.

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Players at William Hill online casino now have a new banking option. Read the full post >>

It could be a great week for a couple of lucky lottery gamblers in the US. That is because the two multistate lotteries offered in the US are both giving away ridiculously large amounts of jackpot money.

Powerball is one of those lotteries and it has a jackpot that has reached over $250 million for tonight’s draw. Already the jackpot has become the tenth largest ever given out by Powerball. This lottery game, however, is not the only one in town.

Mega Millions, another multistate lottery is gaining momentum for its draw on Friday. The Mega Millions jackpot is now over $200 million and should be well over $210 million by the time the next draw occurs on Friday night.

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