Not really.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law December 30 that will close casinos and slot-machine halls across most of the country in a few years, forcing the establishments that have become a garish feature of the new Russian landscape into four legal gambling zones. The law also outlaws online gambling and online poker, and sets the minimum gambling age of 18 years.
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And unlike the assclowns at PokerRoom, they intend to honor their guarantees!
Mansion Poker is to make a major investment in daily online poker tournaments according to an announcement from the company this week, which promises a “$100K A Day” guaranteed poker tournament series starting on January 3.
The new series has been planned to commence as the existing $250 000 Added Value Tournament Series ends on January 2, and comprises a daily $100 000 guaranteed poker tournament that will play each day at 3 a.m. (GMT). Regardless of how many people register to play each day, the prize pool will be guaranteed at the minimum of $100 000.
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Ok, not really, but Full Tilt is giving away a seat to the new TV show Poker After Dark, hosted by the original poker hottie, Shana Hiatt!
Here’s a little info:
To win your free tournament entry, just look for our daily Poker After Dark Sit & Go tournaments. Be one of the top two finishers and you’ll be automatically entered into one of our two weekly Round 2 tournaments at 10PM ET on Tuesdays or at 3PM ET on Saturdays.
Be one of the top nine finishers in either of these tournaments and you’ll move on to play for your free Poker After Dark seat at 9:30PM ET on April 30th. You can also buy your way directly into this event for 10,000 Full Tilt Points or satellite your way in by playing in one of our 600-point, 18-player Sit & Go events.
There’s no poker tournament more exclusive than Poker After Dark - and the only place you can win your seat is at Full Tilt Poker. So follow the link, and click on “Promos” for all the details!
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