Americas Cardroom have added an interesting new SNG game concept in their new Sit & Crush promotion.

Sit n Go poker players can now compete for a progressive jackpot prize at no expense to the player, a percentage of the tournament fees for each game will be added to the growing jackpot.

Players must earn points to rank in the leaderboards and win a share of the monthly accumulated Sit & Crush jackpot prize.

Americas Cardroom Freerolls on Demand is also a unique concept where players can enjoy a free poker tournament as soon as there are enough players registered for the event.

Americas Cardroom accepts USA poker players and players from around the world, the online poker site offers decent cashout times when compares to other US poker sites.

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The eGR Operator Awards 2013 took place at The Roundhouse in London on 25th November, the awards ceremony rewards excellence in e-Gaming each year.

888 won Operator of the year 2013, Best Poker Operator 2013 as well as Best Casino Operator 2013.

888Poker has won Best Poker Operator for three consecutive years at the EGR awards and will no doubt be celebrating their achievements in the online gaming industry.

More than 700 online gaming operators were included in the nominations with awards given out for several categories including: poker, casino, sportsbetting, bingo, mobile products and many more.

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USA Poker is now licensed and regulated in three American states: Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey, however there are several banks and online payment solutions that are preventing players from depositing.

Banks and companies that are still blocking legal transactions include: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, American Express, Paypal and Discover Financial Services.

These are just some of the issuing prevent US poker players from playing legal poker online, although legal by state law the federal law seems to supersede everything which will become a problem to state-by-state regulated online poker.

Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sand Corp has also started planning his anti-gambling online ads campaign to try and discredit gambling online.

US Poker players who are hoping for the return of online poker to America should consider boycotting the companies and individuals who are preventing it from happening.

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Getting great value in online poker tournaments is what it’s all about for tourney players.

This November there are some tournaments which offer excellent incentive to play and are available from PartyPoker, 888Poker, Befair and WinnerPoker.

If winning some cool gadgets and prizes is your thing check the PlayStation 4 Freestival promotion or if it’s decent guaranteed prize pools is what you’re after play at Betfair, WinnerPoker for the iPOPS V series.

Players might also want to start planning ahead for the massive $2,5 million Super XL Series on 888Poker, start qualifying in the daily satellites or win a seat for free in the Super XL Freerolls.

USA and Canadian poker players can play the Poker Power Play tournaments for daily guarantees, only available this November on Bovada and Bodog Poker.

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The Bovada Poker Power Play tournaments have been added to the tournament schedule offering players an additional guaranteed tournaments everyday.

The promotion runs daily from 12 November – 15 December and adds an extra $140,000 in guaranteed prize pools each week during the promotion dates.

The 15 tournaments have all been scheduled to take place within an hour of each day, with a variety of tournaments featuring different buy-ins and game types.

The regular Bovada Guaranteed Poker tournaments still offer more than $1.25 million in guaranteed prizes pools every week.

Bovada Poker only accepts USA poker players however Canadian poker players can take advantage of the same promotions at Bodog Poker.

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