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The Inside Edge magazine, thanks to the redesign, is now able to cater to the growing prominence of land and online casino poker gambling in the global market. The newly rebranded magazine has got a different name – The Inside Poker.

With the changing world and growing popularity of poker, numerous poker tournaments attracting more attention to the game, readers asking for more poker related content, the redesign of the magazine seems natural. However, not everyone welcomed thses changes.

It is a fact already that advertising is an engine of progress. So is it in the gambling industry. UK gambling sites try to do their best to get a license that gives them the right to advertise. If a site has UK white-listing status, it means, that a gambler is protected from being involved into unscrupulous online gambling.

Redkings Poker, a popular online casino gambling brand in the UK, has managed to get even two licenses, both giving the right to advertise. The latest one has been obtained from Malta. As a result of two licences, online casino gamblers get lots of benefits like tax free winning for a select number of European internet gamblers and the perspective of larger poker tourneys.

The online casino poker gambling industry is getting ready for the biggest spring poker event – the Spring Championship of Online Poker tournament event. The overall championship event will feature 66 tournaments  throughout the 22 total events planned to take place during the SCOOP.

Both beginners and advanced players in nearly every age will be able to take part in the championship. Professionals are believed to take part in some of the higher stakes events. The buy-ins are promised to be reasonable, while the prizes – very good.

With lots of gambling sites offering various spring promotions, please mind that only Poker Stars is offering a chance to participate in the event.

The Bluff Online Poker Challenge to be held in association with LockPoker dot com and the BOPC will give online players a real challenge and recognize the best of them. The start of the Challenge is planned for the 1st of March.

During the competition, all the players will begin with $200 and will be given the opportunity to build a bankroll within 30 days playing multi-table and sit and go tournaments at LockPoker dot com. The best players with the biggest return will get a chance to appear on the cover of Bluff Magazine.

The participation of Josh ‘JJprodigy’ Fields, Sorel Mizzi, Eric ‘Rizen’ Lynch, Jeff ‘Yellowsub’ Williams, Garret ‘GBecks’ Beckman, Phil ‘USCphildo’ Collins, Brett ‘Bhanks11′ Hanks and Maria Ho has already been confirmed. The player who collects the most FPPs at LockPoker dot com till February 28 will also get an invitation to participate in the Challenge.

In accordance with the terms of the competition, players won’t be able to reload their accounts at any time with only sit and go and multitable tournaments allowed. Besides, participants won’t be allowed to play cash games.

Players will be provided with a Flip video camera that will give them the insight as to how they are building their bankroll.

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Following a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Inc, UltimateBet has been announced to be the official sponsor of the 25th anniversary WrestleMania event that is to take place on the 5th of April in Houston.

One Canadian player will be rewarded with an all expenses paid trip for two to the this event by UltimateBet.

Starting on the 16th of February, UltimateBet is running a series of Texas Hold’em qualifier tournaments. The prize is a return airfare to Houston for two, hotel accommodation and $500 to spend. Besides that, the site offers tickets to the anniversary event, 2 replica WWE championship belts and a framed WrestleMania 25 poster.

Bill Shiver hit the jackpot in the OnePass 21st Birthday Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas and took the top prize – 21 million air miles with Continental Airlines.

The prize is a part of the promotion to celebrate 21 years of the airline service. The airline gave away 25 million air miles. The runner-up took 1 million miles, while the other top ten finishers split the rest between them.

The promotion may be called unique, but with the economic crisis promotions of this kind will be often used by more and more industries – all to the benefit of poker players.