Software developer Gamesys has entered the real money online poker market for the first time after creating and launching Wild Seat Poker via their Virgin Games platform.

PokerStars, et al., needn’t worry quite yet, but software developer Gamesys have dipped their toe into the lukewarm waters of real money online poker with the creation of Wild Seat Poker.

Gamesys acquired Virgin Games in January 2013 with a clear indication that they would use the platform to move into the real money gambling arena, and it’s this platform Gamesys have chosen to launch Wild Seat Poker. Virgin Games was born in 2003, as part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.

The new game is a hybrid of Texas No-Limit Hold’em (NLHE), Spin & Go and Endemol UK’s Deal or No Deal. It’s not a game that will be taken too seriously by no-nonsense grinders, but I can see the appeal for the recreational gamblers looking for a spot of poker fun.

Software developer Gamesys has entered the real money online poker market for the first time after creating and launching Wild Seat Poker via their Virgin Games platform.

PokerStars, et al., needn’t worry quite yet, but software developer Gamesys have dipped their toe into the lukewarm waters of real money online poker with the creation of Wild Seat Poker.

Gamesys acquired Virgin Games in January 2013 with a clear indication that they would use the platform to move into the real money gambling arena, and it’s this platform Gamesys have chosen to launch Wild Seat Poker. Virgin Games was born in 2003, as part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.

The new game is a hybrid of Texas No-Limit Hold’em (NLHE), Spin & Go and Endemol UK’s Deal or No Deal. It’s not a game that will be taken too seriously by no-nonsense grinders, but I can see the appeal for the recreational gamblers looking for a spot of poker fun.

In this week’s calling the clock we bring you the news that Aaron Paul has joined the Global Poker League, Tiger Woods has chosen Phil Hellmuth to manage his charity poker tournament, and much more.

He might be a Blowfish, but he’s our Blowfish.

Aaron Paul – AKA Breaking Bad’s Jesse Pinkman, AKA The Path’s Eddie, AKA Hollywood superstar, has now become the most valuable asset in the Global Poker League (GPL).

After weeks of mystery, LA Sunset’s team manager, Maria Ho, finally selected her wildcard entries and alongside herself stood the handsome young man who climbed into all of our hearts when he started asking questions like, “Are we in the meth business or the money business?”

In this week’s calling the clock we bring you the news that Aaron Paul has joined the Global Poker League, Tiger Woods has chosen Phil Hellmuth to manage his charity poker tournament, and much more.

He might be a Blowfish, but he’s our Blowfish.

Aaron Paul – AKA Breaking Bad’s Jesse Pinkman, AKA The Path’s Eddie, AKA Hollywood superstar, has now become the most valuable asset in the Global Poker League (GPL).

After weeks of mystery, LA Sunset’s team manager, Maria Ho, finally selected her wildcard entries and alongside herself stood the handsome young man who climbed into all of our hearts when he started asking questions like, “Are we in the meth business or the money business?”

Liverpool are once again the comeback kings of Europe after coming from two goals behind on two separate occasions to beat the mighty Borussia Dortmund on a special night at Anfield.

What better way to remember the 96 men, women, and children who lost their lives 27-years ago in the Hillsborough disaster than to pull off one of Liverpool’s greatest comebacks in their rich European history.

Ok, this wasn’t no Istanbul, but Jurgen Klopp’s men had to come from two goals behind on two separate occasions to beat one of the most vibrant and vivacious teams in Europe.

Dortmund came into this tie on the back of an 18 match unbeaten streak and a desperate need to put things right. Their shoddy performance in the first leg at the Westfalenstadion gave Liverpool hope after Divock Origi secured that vital away goal.

Liverpool are once again the comeback kings of Europe after coming from two goals behind on two separate occasions to beat the mighty Borussia Dortmund on a special night at Anfield.

What better way to remember the 96 men, women, and children who lost their lives 27-years ago in the Hillsborough disaster than to pull off one of Liverpool’s greatest comebacks in their rich European history.

Ok, this wasn’t no Istanbul, but Jurgen Klopp’s men had to come from two goals behind on two separate occasions to beat one of the most vibrant and vivacious teams in Europe.

Dortmund came into this tie on the back of an 18 match unbeaten streak and a desperate need to put things right. Their shoddy performance in the first leg at the Westfalenstadion gave Liverpool hope after Divock Origi secured that vital away goal.

888Poker has inked a couple of deals in the past few days including sponsorship of the King’s Casino Deutsche Poker Tour and German Championships of Poker events, and with the Swedish Poker Federation to help with the online Swedish Poker Championships.

888Poker announced two tasty deals this week. The first is a partnership with King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. 888Poker will sponsor the Deutsche Poker Tour (DPT) and German Championships of Poker (GCOP), both held at the busy card room.

Eight GCOP and DPT events will take place at the King’s Casino in 2016. The DPT is a €159 buy-in with a €100,000 guarantee, and the GSOP is a €888 buy-in with a €200,000 guarantee. 888Poker have started running satellites for as low as one cent. Packages include buy-in and accommodation for the duration of the event. In addition to the backing of these developments, 888Poker will also host a series of 888Live Local events at the King’s Casino this year.

It’s the latest in a long series of alliances between online poker rooms and their brick and mortar counterparts. 888Poker recently announced plans to rebrand the Aspers Poker Room in their livery and host some 888Live Local events in the Stratford card room. Partypoker have a presence in Dusk till Dawn (DTD), and PokerStars have some them in strategic locations all over the world.

888Poker has inked a couple of deals in the past few days including sponsorship of the King’s Casino Deutsche Poker Tour and German Championships of Poker events, and with the Swedish Poker Federation to help with the online Swedish Poker Championships.

888Poker announced two tasty deals this week. The first is a partnership with King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. 888Poker will sponsor the Deutsche Poker Tour (DPT) and German Championships of Poker (GCOP), both held at the busy card room.

Eight GCOP and DPT events will take place at the King’s Casino in 2016. The DPT is a €159 buy-in with a €100,000 guarantee, and the GSOP is a €888 buy-in with a €200,000 guarantee. 888Poker have started running satellites for as low as one cent. Packages include buy-in and accommodation for the duration of the event. In addition to the backing of these developments, 888Poker will also host a series of 888Live Local events at the King’s Casino this year.

It’s the latest in a long series of alliances between online poker rooms and their brick and mortar counterparts. 888Poker recently announced plans to rebrand the Aspers Poker Room in their livery and host some 888Live Local events in the Stratford card room. Partypoker have a presence in Dusk till Dawn (DTD), and PokerStars have some them in strategic locations all over the world.

Asian online betting giant SBOBET has continued its quest to corner the Irish football sponsorship market.

Last month, the Isle of Man-licensed SBOBET’s parent company Celton Manx announced it had signed on as the new official betting partner of Dundalk FC. April is only half over and SBOBET has already added two more Irish footie scalps to its lodge pole.

Last week, SBOBET announced that it had inked a betting partnership with Cork City Football Club, which will allow SBOBET scads of branding opportunities at the club’s Turner’s Cross home ground and via the club’s website.

On Thursday, SBOBET announced a deal with St Patrick’s Athletic FC – the third League of Ireland Premier Division club SBOBET has inked in as many weeks – which has promised the company similar opportunities at its home turf of Richmond Park and on the club’s website.

Asian online betting giant SBOBET has continued its quest to corner the Irish football sponsorship market.

Last month, the Isle of Man-licensed SBOBET’s parent company Celton Manx announced it had signed on as the new official betting partner of Dundalk FC. April is only half over and SBOBET has already added two more Irish footie scalps to its lodge pole.

Last week, SBOBET announced that it had inked a betting partnership with Cork City Football Club, which will allow SBOBET scads of branding opportunities at the club’s Turner’s Cross home ground and via the club’s website.

On Thursday, SBOBET announced a deal with St Patrick’s Athletic FC – the third League of Ireland Premier Division club SBOBET has inked in as many weeks – which has promised the company similar opportunities at its home turf of Richmond Park and on the club’s website.

A Philippine senator is urging the country’s president to allow the country’s gaming regulator to return some of the money stolen from the Bangladeshi central bank.

Earlier this week, Eugene Manalastas, president of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), told a Senate hearing that the regulator was willing to return the share of casino revenue it earned from gaming activity involving the stolen Bangladeshi millions.

If you’re just joining us, February saw (allegedly Chinese) hackers steal $101m from Bangladeshi bank accounts in New York, of which $81m was transferred to a Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) branch in Manila. From there, the money was withdrawn through remittance firm Philrem Services Inc and then funneled through the local casino industry by two Chinese junket operators.

To date, only $5.5m of the cash has been recovered from a different junket operator, Kam Sin ‘Kim’ Wong, although Wong has promised to produce a further $9.7m within two weeks. Wong claims another $17m in still in Philrem’s hands, a claim the remittance firm’s execs have rejected. RCBC’s embattled CEO suggested this week that his firm would honor at least some of the outstanding debt to Bangladesh.