Monthly Archives: May 2017

3: Barrels: PokerStars millionaires and Chile & Sochi news

3: Barrels of a PokerStars flavour with an update from the Millionaire Promotion as well as a round-up of results from the PokerStars Festival Chile and PokerStars Championship Sochi.

When it comes to the gangsters of the online poker world, PokerStars are Al Pacino, and Robert De Niro rolled into one no better demonstrated than their recent PokerStars Makes Millionaires promotion.

In the eight weeks since the largest online poker room, this side of Chichester started the promotion they have dished out $12.5m in prize money to a combination of the lucky and skilful.

“Once again we have confirmed our position as the only poker operator that has the ability to give players so many huge winning moments via so many great promotions, exciting live events and online series,” said Director of Poker Marketing Vadim Soloveychik.

Arsenal save the best till last with blinding FA Cup Final performance

Arsenal put in their best shift of the season to bamboozle Chelsea in one of the greatest FA Cup Final matches in recent memory.

Arsenal prevented Chelsea from repeating their double triumph of 2010 with an emphatic victory under the magnificent arch of Wembley on Saturday afternoon.

Geographically, the two sides are only 10 miles apart, but at times Arsenal’s football was from another planet as they tore the Premier League champions to shreds.

Chelsea, who played like they were suffering from pneumonia, were caught cold by a lightning start courtesy of a controversial three-minute opener from the outstanding Alexis Sanchez.

South Africa makes good on vow to seize online gambling winnings

South African authorities are making good on their vow to confiscate the winnings of gamblers who play on unauthorized online gambling sites.

Last year, South Africa released its new National Gambling Amendment Bill, which seeks to amend the National Gambling Act 2004 to reinforce prohibitions against online gambling anywhere except locally licensed sports- and race-betting sites.

On Saturday, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced that it had confiscated around R1.25m (US $97k) following “unprecedented court proceedings” against several gamblers who generated “unlawful winnings” via international online gambling sites.

The DTI warned punters engaging in illegal online activity that they would be “unable to receive their winnings and would expose themselves to criminal prosecution.” In addition to losing their winnings, anyone caught gambling online illegally – either from their home or from public venues such as internet cafes – could face fines of up to R10m.