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Football legend Neymar is no stranger to high stakes poker games on PokerStars. Yesterday the sponsored PokerStars pro posted a screenshot on Instagram of a Royal Flush where he won more than €17,810 for his premium hand.

Neymar Jr has been a great investment for PokerStars as the Team SportsStars Pro has reached a wider audience through social networks.

Recently Neymar Jr and Cristiano Ronaldo featured in a PokerStars Advert which also gained attention when it was shared to millions of supporters on their official Facebook pages.

Last week the Neymar PokerStars commercial had to be removed from their UK Dream Team campaign. A UK gambling regulation prevents gambling sites from using persons under the age of 25 for promotions.

Neymar Royal Flush Poker Online

The Tim James Show have released a short teaser video entitled Sheldon Adelson Exposed: Underage Drinking, Underage Gambling, Prostitution.

Which pretty much reveals the hypocrisy of Sheldon Adelson and his mission to eradicate online poker in the USA. Adelson has demonized online poker for many years and has even funded coalitions and politicians to fight for his cause.

In the video Tim James goes undercover and reveals how easy it is to gamble & drink underage or even pick up a prostitute at two of Sheldon Adelson casinos: the Venetian and Palazzo.

The teaser video has been released and the full episode will be available this Wednesday, August 19. The non-profit videos are aimed at exposing Sheldon Adelson and his casino operations and comparing them to regulated online poker operations.

Sheldon Adelson Exposed: Underage Drinking, Underage Gambling, Prostitution

StarsDraft Fantasy Sports – PokerStars have enter the market of fantasy sports after acquiring Texas based company Victiv who already have a platform and player database.

The re-branding is expected to be done and ready for the 2015 NFL season and will also offer baseball, basketball, golf and hockey to sports fans in selected regions.

PokerStars have been looking into the fantasy sports for quite sometime and decide to acquire an established brand instead of building a platform from scratch.

The fantasy sports industry is a growing market which is lead by DraftKings and Fan Duel, it would be interesting to see who takes the lead in the upcoming months.

StarsDraft Fantasy Sports – PokerStars

PokerStars have launched their biggest marketing campaign yet with two video commercials featuring their latest signings Cristiano Ronaldo & Neymar Jr.

The videos have been posted by the Team Sportstars on the official Facebook pages where the two football stars have a combined fan base of over 157 million.

The PokerStars commercials will reach a wider audience than any of their previous campaigns, both PokerStars adverts feature the football stars having fun playing a competitive home poker game with friends.

PokerStars Advert Ronaldo & Neymar Jr

Finally the Bovada website upgrade has been completed but there has been some harsh criticism on Facebook when the news was announced.

Has social networking turned people into assholes or do they have a valid point? Most of the feedback was very negative with customers saying they were going to take their business elsewhere if the old website is not restored.

The new Bovada website features a whole new look running on a completely new system which is very simplistic when compared to the old website. According to their press release the website will have many new features implemented over the next few months.

Bovada Website Upgrade 2015