Carnival Cruise Lines will host a series of No-Limit Hold'em poker satellite tournaments on dozens of Fun Ship voyages this year.
The 2008 Carnival PokerPro Challenge will occur on select cruises now through June 30, with the winners of the preliminary tournaments facing off during the Grand Final Playoff on the Carnival Fantasy's Oct. 4 voyage. At stake in the Grand Final Playoff will be $45,000 in cash.
According to a press release from Carnival Cruise Lines, the tournaments will be played on recently installed PokerPro tables. These dealer-less, electronic tables display the players' hands, commitments, table stakes, pot amount and the community cards.
Entry fee and buy-in for the 10-player tournaments is $150, with a $15 rake per entry. Tournaments will take place on the following voyages:
- Carnival Pride (excluding June 15, 2008 sailing)
- Carnival Spirit
- Carnival Conquest
- Carnival Legend
- Carnival Glory (excluding May 10, 2008 sailing)
- Carnival Valor
- Carnival Liberty
- Carnival Fascination
- Carnival Victory
- Carnival Miracle (excluding the April 23, 2008 sailing)
First-place winners of the preliminary tournaments will win $750 plus entry into the Grand Final Playoff on the Carnival Fantasy. Finalists booking their Grand Final Playoff cruise will receive an early booking bonus of $100, redeemable on board during the cruise, if they book within one month of qualifying.
"With the increasing popularity of No Limit Texas Hold'em poker tournaments throughout the gaming community, these events not only combine the excitement of a high stakes casino tournament, but also provide guests the opportunity to experience a fun and memorable cruise vacation," said Rodney Dofort, Carnival Corporation's Vice President of Casino Operations.
"We are particularly pleased that we are able to hold the Grand Final Playoff on board the Carnival Fantasy following the implementation of her full Evolutions of Fun upgrades later this year."
Guests can register for the tournaments on the first night of their cruise at the casino cashier cage, subject to availability.
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ASA Survey: Gambling ads a safe bet
The survey was conducted by the ASA's compliance team across media between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31, 2007, in order to assess the compliance rate of gambling ads with the new tightened gambling advertising codes.
The new advertising rules are designed to ensure that gambling advertisements from land-based and online establishments are socially responsible, especially with regard to protecting young people and vulnerable members of society. The codes went into effect Sept. 1, 2007, with the new U.K. Gambling Act.
According to the ASA, 784 advertisements were monitored, and only seven (1%) seemed to breach the Advertising Codes.
The advertisements that were assessed included 312 press and magazine ads, 344 Internet banner or pop-up ads, 56 TV ads, 31 radio ads, 28 direct mailings, eight circulars and five outdoor ads.
Six of the seven ads that appeared to be in breach of the new standards were TV ads, and four of those were produced by one advertiser. The only other potential problem came from an Internet pop-up ad.
The ASA report doesn't name the companies whose ads are in breach of the regulations.
However, the ASA did say the advertisers have been contacted and the Compliance team sought assurances that the ads will not be run again.
"Action was taken by Compliance against those ads that appeared to breach the Codes," said the ASA. "Ongoing monitoring of gambling ads across all media will continue to ensure high levels of compliance with the Codes are maintained."
According to the ASA, it has only had cause to formally investigate complaints about one gambling ad since the new rules were introduced, which reflects the high compliance rate revealed by the survey. The complaints were about a TV ad for Ladbrokes, and the complaints were not upheld.
"The ASA understands the concerns of many members of the public about the potential for harm from irresponsible advertising. Our prime concern is protecting consumers, particularly the young or vulnerable, by ensuring that advertising for gambling products adheres to high standards," said Christopher Graham, ASA director general.
"The results of this compliance survey are confirmation that advertising self-regulation is working effectively and that advertisers in the gambling sector are demonstrating a proper concern for social responsibility in their marketing communications."
According to Andrew Lyman, Gambling Commission director of monitoring and enforcement, the survey is also welcomed by the Gambling Commission.
"The Commission will continue to work closely with the Advertising Standards Authority and its own licensees to make sure the codes of practice are effective," Lyman said.
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PokerStars qualifier wins EPT’s Scandinavian Open
An American is the latest winner on the European Poker Tour, as PokerStars qualifier Tim Vance won the tour’s stop in Copenhagen, Denmark. Vance, a 46-year-old construction company manager from near St. Louis, Missouri, won the first prize of 21,086,400 Danish Kroner (around 830,000 Euros or ��...full article
An American is the latest winner on the European Poker Tour, as PokerStars qualifier Tim Vance won the tour’s stop in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Vance, a 46-year-old construction company manager from near St. Louis, Missouri, won the first prize of 21,086,400 Danish Kroner (around 830,000 Euros or more than $1.2 million). He outlasted 460 players to earn the title of the tournament, which had a prize pool of about 3 million Euros ($4.5 million)
Vance entered the final table with a huge chip lead, more than 1.4 million in chips to the second-place competitor’s 800,000.
Once the tournament got to heads up, there were apparently hundreds of hands played between Vance and Denmark’s Soren Jensen, with few confrontations. Vance finally won when Jensen shoved into his Vance’s nut flush on the turn. For a look back at the heads up battle, you can check out pokerlistings.com.
For more details on the event, visit the tournament’s Web site.
Titan sending players to Ireland
The poker site already has players picked from Denmark, Germany, France, Hungary, Italy, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Spain and Switzerland to send to Dublin for the tournament.
According to Titan Poker, all 16 players who won the trip to Dublin have been awarded $8,500 prize packages to the Irish Open taking place March 19-24.
The prize package includes entry into the €3,000,000 Guaranteed Main Event, flights, accommodation and a chance to enjoy the beautiful scenery and charm of Dublin.
Ole Langvad Wessby, a winner from Denmark, plans to turn his win into a family vacation. His wife, two children and parents will be heading to Ireland with him for a vacation and to cheer him on.
"I'm really excited for this opportunity to compare my poker abilities against the pros," said another winner, Jeffrey Maynard from the Netherlands.
The Irish Open isn't the only tournament Titan Poker players have been sent to. The poker site regularly awards its players with seats to major tournaments around the world.
It has sent players to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the Aussie Millions and various European Poker Tour events.
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