President Obama bets
December 30, 2008
PaddyPower.com have launched a range of political bets to coincide with Barack Obamas move into the White House.
They have put odds of 2/5 of Obama withdrawing all troops from Iraq in 2009, 6/1 that he will legalise online gambling, 6/1 that the US will capture Obama and 7/1 tha there will be federal recognition of same sex marriages.
This is only a handful of the many political bets you can place on with some of the others being more on the lighter side.
On a related note but not quite as serious Will Smith currently leads the pack at odds of 6/4 as to who will play Obama in a movie about the US President’s life. The bet applies to the actor portraying the President-elect at age 47 in the first major blockbuster about his rise to office.
Currently standing in second place at 5/2 is Jamie Foxx, the actor who found fame playing Ray Charles, followed by Denzel Washington at odds of 4/1 and Eddie Murphy at 8/1. Longer still is Cuba Gooding at 10/1 and Wesley Snipes at
888.com Charity Event
December 19, 2008
888.com are trying to make a difference this Christmas by donating money to charity. Anyone who deposits money and plays in their online casino between the 18th and 22nd of December will see 888.com donate 5 % to their selected charity.
888.com have decided to support the World for World Organization and this charity event looks set to raise a considerable amount of money for the charity who are non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing awareness, fundraising, underpinning basic rights and helping the world’s poorest people as they work to overcome poverty.
Party Poker announce first tournament 2009
December 12, 2008
Party Poker have announced the first big poker tournament in Europe of 2009 with the Party Poker Irish Poker Championship on the 2nd to 5th of January.
The tournament will be held in the Radisson hotel in Galway and all the big names have signed up already for the 2000 Euro buy in tournament.
Ian Langstaff of Winmedia Ireland Ltd, an industry leader in poker tournament coverage, said: “We are delighted to be producing and transmitting coverage of the PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship on RTÉ again this year. The fact that RTÉ are transmitting eight episodes of coverage rather than the six they did last year shows the popularity of the IPC.”
Win a cruise with 888.com
December 5, 2008
888.com are running a fantastic slot promotion this Christmas that gives you the chance of winning a cruise worth $10,000.
The Christmas themed slot Santastic Video Slot is the one you need to play between December 5th and December the 29th and you get a raffle ticket for every $25 you bet so the more you play the better chance you have of winning.
1st prize is a cruise voucher worth $10,000 and 2nd to 26th gets $100 each!
