Tuesday, December 4, 2012

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@Genting_Casinos Genting Poker Series in Full Swing

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 07:48 AM PST

3 December 2012 (London, UK) Following a hugely successful stop in Sheffield last week, the Genting Poker Tour reached London last weekend for a weeklong festival of poker that includes, as well as the tour's inaugural Grand Final, the monthly £1000 entry Genting Poker Big Game which this month aims to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The Fox Poker Club is the venue for a full week of action, which started with the £5,000+£200 High Roller on Saturday. The Main Event, a £200,000 guaranteed NLH tournament with a £1,500 plus £100 buy-in, commences this Thursday, with two day ones and the final on Sunday, 9th December.

Tonight, on Monday 3rd December, Genting are offering a high-stakes warm up to the main, with the £1000-entry Genting Poker Big Game, which moves to the Fox from the Palm Beach Casino in Mayfair. This month half of all tournament registration fees collected at the event will be donated to Great Ormond Street Hospital to support child healthcare. Genting are entering into the Christmas sprit, with a bounty prize placed on the head of Gary Oakes, Head of Genting Poker. The player who eliminates Gary from the comp will receive a £1000 package to play in a leg of the Genting Poker Series in 2013, as well as a luxury Christmas hamper. Players are also encouraged to bring presents for the children at Great Ormond St.

You can keep up with all the latest news from the GPS with the tour's official media partner, Bluff Europe, at www.bluffeurope.com. For a full schedule of events visit:  www.gentingpokerseries.com.

 

Cubeia Signs New Licensee vsJack

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 07:12 AM PST

3 December 2012 (Stockholm, Sweden) – vsJack, the only player vs player online blackjack game, has successfully launched using the Firebase platform from Cubeia Ltd, a software development company based in Stockholm, Sweden.

vsJack is a variation on blackjack's basic rules where the players take turns being the dealer and play in real time against others.

Cubeia Firebase enables vsJack's unique offering and Christian Andersson, CEO of Vooxn AB, the development company behind vsJack comments on the launch, “The decision to use Cubeia Firebase for our multiplayer gambling platform vsJack was a no-brainer. It has saved us a lot of development time and allowed us to concentrate more on our unique offering and ultimately bring more value to the players. Firebase has enabled our game and I have no doubt it will also enable the expansion of our customers as they scale up from here.”

Lars J. Nilsson, Executive Vice President of Cubeia Firebase commented, “We’re extremely excited to see vsJack successfully launch and accelerate. Their unique take on blackjack is a perfect match for our technology and showcases how you can build a complete and successful gaming enterprise much faster and with much less risk when using Cubeia Firebase.”

Cubeia Firebase now powers three unique skill gaming networks, vsJack, WMS Dicearena and Mahjong Logic, with more unveiling in the coming months.