Gamblers are known to be the most superstitious people in the world and they would try and do anything to improve their winning chances. Whether it involves performing a specific ritual or wearing their lucky underwear during their gambling sessions, they would try and do several things in order to influence lady luck. Psychologists have performed several studies to study the relationship between superstitions and gambling. Scientists have confirmed that a lot of gamblers develop superstitions during their gaming sessions. If the player wins, then he looks at what transpired the win. This is exactly where the player decides that an activity or clothing or an article was responsible for their fortune. If the player loses on the other hand, he would look back and see what caused a misfortune. Sometimes, the players also accuse the dealer of being unbeatable or unlucky. Not all of the superstitions are developed by personal observations and a lot of gamblers just buy into the beliefs that have been existent over the years. We have tried to incorporate some of the popular beliefs followed... 

With the craze of social media and its popularity it was only natural to suspect that online poker would team up with Twitter. Twitter is a form of micro-blogging and the tweeps on Twitter had a problem expressing their exciting in 140 characters or less when PokerSars launched the Twitter Poker League in early June. The first tournament kicked off on Sunday, June 6. PokerStar will be looking out for the best tournament Tweets so it is important to hash-tag each tweet #tpoker. To find the tournament, go to the PokerStars lobby >> Tournaments >> Regular >> All and you’ll find the Twitter Poker League event already listed Each Twitter Poker League tournament has a regular prize pool based on the player buy-ins plus league points based on finishing positions. Featuring low buy-in weekly tournaments – just $1.10 – there will be $25,000 worth of bi-monthly and annual prizes, including World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) and Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) tickets, trophies and more.  http://twitter.pokerstars.com/  Read More →

With so many major sporting events taking place at the moment it is no surprise that online casinos are promoting their sports themed online slots. Sports themed online slots have always been a popular choice however during the sports season and in particular during the World Cup and Wimbledon Tennis competitions, themed online slots become increasingly popular. One of the most played sports themed games is Centre Court, a fabulous tennis themed online slot based around the legendary Wimbledon Tennis Tournament. The Centre Court online slot is a 5 reel, 9 play-line slot machine that whilst not a new online slot certainly packs a punch. The game contains graphics of both male and female characters, tennis balls and other tennis related items. If you manage to get 3 or more tennis balls you will trigger a free game feature that allows you to win up to 18 free spins. World Cup Mania is another great classic online slot that comes back for its second World Cup season. Produced by Microgaming this online slot is a 5 reel, 15 play-line game built with soccer in mind. The sports themed...