New June Promotions from Casino 888

888.com, proud host of a wealth of casinos, poker and sports betting software, have announced a series of tournaments and promotions across their range for all players.

The tournaments mostly work with regards to how many Comp Points a player can accumulate within a certain time limit.

The top 100 points accumulators each day will also be in line for generous bonuses, first place winning £350.

Tomorrow, the players who accrue the most points playing Keno win a cash bonus; top places winning £50. Just a few days ago roulette players competed for a top prize of £3500,000. Running June 15-16, video poker players can unleash their love of the game in a video poker tournament where the top finisher can win over £1,600!

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Luiz Felipe Scolari to Run Chelsea

Chelsea Football Club has announced that Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari will be its new manager for next season just over two weeks after sacking Israeli Avram Grant following the team’s Champions League final defeat by Manchester United in Moscow.

In a statement from Chelsea FC, Chelsea Football Club are delighted to confirm that Luiz Felipe Scolari will be the club's new manager from July 1, 2008.

'Felipe has great qualities. He is one of the world's top coaches with a record of success at country and club level. His ambitions and expectations match ours. He was the outstanding choice.”

Scolari, affectionately known as ‘Big Phil’ both for his physical size and reputation, is currently in Switzerland where he is the national team coach for Portugal during the Euro 2008 tournament. He won the 2002 World Cup with Brazil before leading Portugal to the final game of Euro 2004 and has also won nine domestic trophies in his homeland.


“Out of respect for his role as head coach of the Portuguese national team, there will be no comment from Chelsea Football Club nor from Felipe about his new role,” read the London-based soccer club’s statement.


Betfair.com had made Roma boss Luciano Spalletti the favourite at 5-2 followed by former Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini alongside Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard at 11-4. Scolari was at 4-1 with other leaders including AC Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti at 8-1, Russian national team coach Gus Hiddink at 10-1 and former Chelsea player Gianfranco Zola an outside bet at 25-1.


Scolari, the soccer team’s fourth manager in five years, will guide Chelsea through its first competitive game during the Premier League’s inaugural weekend of the 2008/09 season on August 16.

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Hedge Your Euro 2008 Bets With VC Bet

Even without England, Euro 2008 is shaping up to be an exciting display of international football, and as always money will fly over the internet, across bookie counters and around pub tables as the teams kick off.

VC Bet have a huge range of bets on the various matches of the tournament; correct score, first scorer and double result (half-time/full-time) are all available to be wagered on. However, the site have offered a nice twist for the sports gambler – any 0-0 match that you have wagered on means VC will refund your bet up to £100 per person per match.


Several other casinos are offering a variety of betting options for the summer. Germany, who look poised to take the title, are being offered at an amazing 4-1 by PaddyPower and 3-1 at Totesport.


For a more adventurous bet, why not back apparent underdogs Croatia to reach the final? Many expert analysts think that the eastern European country could be this year’s surprise, and Pinnacle are offering great odds of 54/5 on them to make it to the last match. A big win for English gamblers will help ease the pain of England’s absence.

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ITV New Live Bingo Show

ITV has announced that celebrity presenters Melinda Messenger and Michael Underwood will front its new free-to-play Bingo Night Live programme.

Available after midnight on ITV1 with an inaugural £25,000 jackpot, Bingo Night Live will then run five nights a week from Tuesdays to Saturdays with players able to get their cards for each game online at ITV.com.


As well as bingo, the one-hour show will feature exclusive interviews with Messenger and the rest of the show’s team alongside slideshows, revealing behind-the-scenes clips and chances for players to become involved with the on-air programme.


'It’s the nation’s favourite game and accessible for all,' said Messenger.

'It’s good clean fun, nice and easy to play and it’s free. It does not cost you a penny to play.”

Bingo Night Live will have three main bingo games each night alongside a Golden Jackpot prize and the Magic Numbers and Minute To Win It side games running between the main competitions. Each number drawn will be displayed on the show’s Wall of Numbers by Underwood while former regional news reporter Nicola Dixon will act as statistician controller using an interactive map featuring player statistics, lucky star signs, facts and figures.

Miss Messenger said, I really am pleased to be co-presenting a new game show based on an iconic UK game, I mean, everyone loves bingo.

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Sky Debuts Stacked Up And Poker Unlimited

English online poker provider and broadcaster Sky Poker has announced the launch of two new shows on Channel 846, Stacked Up and Poker Unlimited.

Stacked Up is to be a weekly programme specialising on the art of the cash game and will see teams of three expert and novice poker players alongside Sky Poker presenters compete in online contests against each other. The winning team will be the one that has increased their bankroll by the larger percentage whether at lower or higher stakes.


'As the first television show focused entirely on cash games, Stacked Up will be a revolution in television poker programming,' said Pete Ward, Head of Channels for Sky Poker and Sky Bingo.


'Stacked Up is the just the latest show to launch on Channel 846 as we constantly look to bring exciting, entertaining and educational content to the community of Sky Poker players.'


The second new programme, Poker Unlimited, will be a tour of the virtual tables at Sky Poker and focus on all the major events at the site, presenting in-depth analysis of its satellite and multi-table tournaments, sit and go’s and cash games.


'With so much action happening at Sky Poker, it is easy to miss the most exciting moments from the various tournaments,' said Ward.


'Poker Unlimited is hosted by the regular Sky Poker hosts and features the best bits from all of our tournaments including The Open, Velocity and The Five 0.'

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32Red Casino Boris Promotion

As part of a special promotion, online casino 32Red is giving players 100 percent deposit bonus this month as a result of Boris Johnson being elected the Mayor of London.

The Conservative candidate won with slightly over 46 percent of the vote last week and to celebrate, Gibraltar-licensed 32Red.com is also giving players 32 free chips with every first deposit by entering the ‘Boris Bonus’ code. The site would have awarded 50 free chips had Labour and incumbent candidate Ken Livingston been elected but he fell short by receiving only 36 percent of the total.

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888 Casino Profits Up

The 888 income report for the first quarter of this year saw that their bets were well placed – a £33m profit is a dramatic rise on the £24m taken in the same period last year.

That figure encompassed a 35% rise in casino revenues from 888.com and a 5% rise from PacificPoker. As well as casino games and poker, their recent profits owe thanks to the company’s expansion into other revenues such as sports betting.

'Our various business initiatives are progressing well and we are therefore confident in delivering future growth during 2008,” said Chief Executive Gigi Levy.

The casino offer a wide range of games such as Roulette, Blackjack and Caribbean Poker. A 100% first deposit bonus up to $200 is available to new customers.

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