Rumors have it that PartyGaming is possibly interested in purchasing GigaMedia Limited in doing so the merger would substantially increase PartyGaming’s market share should the two well established online gaming firms merge into one large corporation, the traffic levels generated are expected to rival those of the current number two Full Tilt Poker in terms of busiest poker room online.

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This April WinAllPoker is hosting two exclusive Freeroll Tournaments on the 26th April 2009 plus a $100 Carbon Poker freeroll on the 25th April for newsletter subscribers. The freerolls will be password protected and all that is required to join these freerolls is that you download the software using WinAllPoker download links and bonus codes.

Sign up to the Newsletter to receive the freeroll passwords 30 minutes before the tournament begins. The Party Poker freeroll and Titan Poker freeroll will both have a prize pool of $250. Titan Poker freeroll WAP $250 FR – Party Poker freeroll $250 Winallpoker – $100 Carbon Poker freeroll

Plans are currently underway at Obama’s administration to proceed with introducing internet gambling law for the USA, drafts of which can be expected as early as March 2009 which will be headed by Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) who currently chairs the US House Financial Services Committee, the new online gambling legislation is set to address the vagueness of the previously passed (UIGEA) Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.

Now that the $700 Billion bailout has been approved by the US Senate and the house of representatives, Washington can focus on internet gaming. Obama’s team will be looking for any means available to help fund the massive bailout package and what better source than taxing internet gaming operators an industry in the USA worth potentially billions of dollars in taxes to the US government.

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CarbonPoker’s Bad Beat Jackpot is currently sitting around $997,000 and is still climbing steadily. If the bad beat jackpot does not get hit soon it could reach over $1million in the next hours/days.

This may soon be the world record for the largest Bad Beat Jackpot amount from any poker room currently online. Players who play at bad beat table at Carbon Poker within in the 24 hours that it reaches the million dollar mark will get free access to Bad Beat Jackpot Freeroll tournament which has a $1000 prize pool.

Use CarbonPoker coupon code: 600PK when depositing for a 300% up to $600 bonus.

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We would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas playing poker and hope you all take full advantage of this season, which sees many beginners around for easy picking. Many poker rooms are also offering a variety of Christmas Poker bonus promotions and events that always add for extra incentive.

With the festive season now in full swing, many of the poker rooms are well populated throughout the day by the working class people on holiday looking to pass some time and test their luck playing poker online. PokerStars for one had an excess of 38,000 real money players followed closely by FullTilt Poker with a little over 18,000 playing for real which provides us all with bigger better tournaments and shorter waiting times. The poker Christmas season is always a prime time to find fish in abundance mainly due to many newbie’s trying their luck after watching poker being glorified on TV thinking what’s so hard about that?

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