Monthly Archives: March 2017

March Madness 2017: Where you can find the best bracket challenge?

It’s that time of the year again when the NCAA fever sends sports fans into a frenzy of guessing which teams will be part of this year’s tough 16.

The March madness bug has even caught billionaire Warren Buffet. Forbes reported that the world’s second-richest person is dangling a jaw-breaking $1 million prize money to whoever can make the right guess. Unfortunately for many of us, Buffet has only opened the contest to Berkshire Hathaway employees.

But don’t fret, because you can still join the hysteria that is March Madness without emptying your pockets. CalvinAyre.com has scoured the online world to give you the best websites that offer the best bracket contest.

As always, three major sports websites – CBS, ESPN, and Yahoo – are offering free-to-enter contests that you can sign up and join.

Nordic Affiliate Conference schedule announced

March, 2017 (London) – iGB Affiliate, the most respected information provider for the igaming affiliate market, has announced the schedule for the upcoming Nordic Affiliate Conference (NAC), featuring many of the biggest names in Scandinavian gaming.

Among the highlights of the two-day conference, which will be held at Stockholm’s Grand Hôtel between 6-7 April, will be panels on advertising and affiliate standards in the Nordics, an M&A masterclass and an analyst’s view of regulation in the region.

The confirmed speakers include Better Collective’s business development director Marc Frank Pedersen, Danish Online Gambling Association CEO Morten Rønde and XLMedia CEO Ory Weihs.

iGaming Business’ head of operations, Shona ODonnell, commented: “Launching our first dedicated, Nordics-focused affiliate event with such a blockbuster cast of speakers is hugely exciting, and we look forward to welcoming everyone to Stockholm in April.

Tom Horn focus on future following successful ICE

The leading casino software provider Tom Horn Gaming has confirmed new content deals were formulated at this year’s ICE, supporting the company’s aim to expand into emerging markets this year. ‘A vital success for Tom Horn in terms of our global future’ is how Tom Horn’s CEO, Ondrej Lapides, described the company’s visit to the London-based event.

Following another year of continuous growth in 2016, Tom Horn returned to the ICE Totally Gaming show in London with its proven portfolio of titles, alongside a collection of new games. Once again, ICE proved to be the perfect place for Tom Horn to find new business opportunities, network and exchange ideas with industry professionals. Commenting on their stand’s popularity on the showfloor, Ondrej Lapides, said: “We were very pleased by the overwhelming response we received from operators at ICE, both to our existing titles like Geisha’s Fan or Blackbeard’s Quest and the two new games which debuted at the event, 243 Crystal Fruits and Monster Madness. ICE was a vital success for Tom Horn in terms of our global future and it’s always exciting to present new products at shows like this as you really get a feel for what the industry are tapping into and what will be a hit.”

Tom Horn claims that ICE was a key platform to strengthen relations with their existing base of customers and to initiate new strategic deals and thus grow its presence across the markets worldwide. The company will continue to deliver fresh and innovative games bearing in mind the particularities of local markets, namely Europe and Asia. Besides creating best gaming content and gorgeous art style, a new set of games will encompass more features, which offer more ways to win than before.

After ICE in London, followed by the intense business activity, Tom Horn will be participating in April at Fadja in Bogota and in May at G2E Asia in Macao, where the company will continue its successful tour by showcasing its exciting product line that will without doubt captivate new customers leading to new deals.

FA Cup QF Review: sanity restored as Spurs, Man City and Arsenal make SF

The FA Cup will bear witness to the strongest Semi Final lineup in recent memory as either Chelsea or Man Utd join Arsenal, Man City, and Spurs in the last four after a clean sweep by the giants of English football over the weekend.

Sanity was restored to the FA Cup after Arsenal, Man City, and Spurs booked their place in a Wembley Semi Final showpiece after stamping all over the dreams of the little man.

The love for this grandest of cup competitions has waned ever since football clubs became business ventures and the Champions League and Premier League became the only events worth fielding a full strength side.

But the 2017 FA Cup has breathed new life into the romanticism of the tournament you used to spend all day in front of the TV watching when you were a kid.

Full Flush Poker domain name acquired; warning notice erected on site

A group of unknown persons has bought the domain name of the dead online poker skin, Full Flush Poker, and immediately erected a virtual warning sign on the website.

An unspecified group of peeps has purchased the domain name of FullFlushPoker.com for an undisclosed fee via auction, and they want you to know they do NOT have your money, are NOT liable for your debt, and are NOT associated with the prior owners.

Yes, the new owners haven’t just capitalised the word NOT, they have even typed it in bold – the equivalent of shouting in your ear with a megaphone.

Flushdraw’s Haley Hintze broke the news of the deal after it came to her attention that the new owners of the domain name had posted a notice on the front page of the once popular website.

Former Deputy Sheriff with WSOPC scores indicted on extortion charges

A federal court has indicted former Shelby County Deputy Sheriff, and World Series of Poker Circuit regular, Jeremy Drewery, 41, on a series of extortion rackets dating back to 2013.

There are many things I don’t understand about poker, but at the top of my list is why the game is illegal in so many parts of America? This morning I got a little taste of why that is.

I picked up a news story that a former Shelby County Deputy Sheriff is facing 30-years behind bars over two alleged counts of extortion while working in the County’s Narcotics Division between the periods 2013 -2016.

In August 2016, 41 year old, Jeremy Drewery, from Arlington, Tennessee, allegedly confiscated an unknown quantity of Oxycotin, Xanax, and 1,400 grams of marijuana during an everyday drug bust, but instead of processing the arrest through normal channels he cut a deal with the dealer.