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We have all been round a poker table or played the game online when a number of “boring” players have managed to last through to the very end, often taking the top prize. While a number of players are distinctly unimpressed with this style it can be very lucrative and offer a very interesting return on your money. So why does it work so well?

The first few hands of any poker game often bring out the more risky players, those who are willing to bet big bucks on the first few hands to try and get themselves ahead of the game. Very often you will see these types of players cancel each other out leaving a more pragmatic and calmer group of players at the table. Those who are successful at poker know that you do not have to play every hand, and even if you do, you do not have to push it all the way.

As Dolly Parton once said in a song “you have got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away and know when to run”. Knowing when to play your best hands, went to bluff and went to sit back and study your opponents are some of the more vital elements of a play poker’s psyche and something which is evident amongst all good poker players.

Chairman and chief executive of Las Vegas Sands, Sheldon Adelson, has today been forced to announce that he is not in talks with Israeli outfit IDB Development regarding a proposed $5 billion resort Casino in Las Vegas. The company already owns the New York Plaza Hotel and had planned to use the Plaza name on the casino project which would have given the new project a serious amount of publicity.

Adelson has confirmed that neither his company, Las Vegas Sands, on himself on a personal basis has received any form of contact from IDB Developments with regards to their joint-venture project. The experienced owner of Las Vegas Sands has seen just about everything in the casino and gambling industry and would make a perfect partner for anyone looking to set up a new venture in the Las Vegas area.

However, as we mentioned on one of our earlier post, Adelson has seen his personal wealth fall by billions of dollars during the current economic downturn, although he is still one of America’s richest business people. Having brought Las Vegas Sands back from the brink of financial trouble there are hopes that the company can now stabilise, consolidate and move on.

Leading British mobile engagement services supplier Mkodo has announced that it has been selected by BSkyB’s online sportsbetting site at SkyBet.com to implement a next-generation mobile Internet casino betting site. The new site is scheduled to launch later this month and will extend SkyBet.com’s current online, interactive television and telephone betting services. BSkyB revealed that the service had been designed to offer customers the information and functionality required in order to place bets anytime and anywhere they wish. “We are keen to allow our customers to interact with our services in the way which is most convenient and enjoyable for them,” said Pritpal Bains, Senior Product Manager for SkyBet.com. “The mobile channel is an important part of this strategy, hence the strategic decision to upgrade our offering in this area. We selected Mkodo because we wanted to work with the pre-eminent supplier in this market. The Mkodo team has significant experience in provision of mobile content and commerce sites. This has been evident with the smooth running of the project and with their professionalism to date.”

British online bingo site guide WhichBingo.co.uk has awarded JackpotJoy.com with its Bingo Site of The Year prize while giving BingoPlayground.co.uk its New Bingo Site of The Year honour. The annual awards cut across the whole online bingo spectrum and have been designed to give relatively small sites the opportunity to compete with bigger operators. Voting took place last month and players were able to nominate any one of over 240 existing UK casino sites, not just a pre-selected short-list, as well as on international sites. ‘WhichBingo.co.uk Bingo Site of the Year 2008, it’s a fantastic achievement,” said Noel Hayden, Chief Executive Officer for GameSys, owners of JackpotJoy.com. “I’ve got a brilliant group of people working for JackpotJoy.com and the best chat hosts in the business. We are all delighted with this award.’ WhichBingo.co.uk stated that its awards are recognised as the online bingo industry’s most prestigious and longest-running honours. This was the sixth annual edition of WhichBingo.co.uk’s prizes and the third year of the UK-only awards with voters turning out in record numbers. ‘2008 has been a remarkable year for online bingo,” said Phil Fraser, owner of WhichBingo.co.uk. “Our annual awards give players their opportunity to tell bingo sites who they think is delivering the best in entertainment, value and prizes. “Congratulations go not only to our winners but to all the sites that came in the top ten of each award.’ BingoBilly.com was announced as the winner of the International Online Bingo Site Of The Year 2008 gong with the Cyprus and UK registered site stating that it was ‘honoured’ to have been recognised.

Following yesterday’s news that software provider CryptoLogic had released three new titles, leading online casino InterCasino.com has revealed that the trio is now available to its players. Players at the Malta-licensed site may now try their hand at Spider-Man Revelations, a 25-line slot game where competitors do battle with the evil Doctor Octopus. One of the new game’s bonus rounds involves the Marvel comic book superhero saving a transit passenger for free spins or multipliers while there is also multi-level jackpots with numerous wilds and scatters offering wins as high as 5,000 times the stake at bonus play. The second new title from CryptoLogic, Dragon Sword, involves a noble knight hunting for his lost rapier containing magical powers. Also available at InterCasino.com, the new 25-line casino slot title features hidden treasures that can pay unexpected rewards while players must do battle with a mighty dragon during the bonus round. The final new title available at InterCasino.com is an advanced version of blackjack, one of CryptoLogic’s most popular games, known as Atlantic City Blackjack. This version includes new and improved game features such as auto-betting and auto-strategy functionality alongside enhanced graphics. “At Cryptologic, branded casino games are one of the pillars of our strategy and today we extend our lead in this highly profitable segment even further,” said Brian Hadfield, President and Chief Executive Officer for CryptoLogic. “CryptoLogic’s original Spider-Man slot game was one of our most successful games ever and we have high hopes for these new games, which deliver a truly unique customer experience.”