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Slots and Video Poker are Preferred Online Casino Games.

Video poker and slots have been voted the preferred online gambling games according to a survey issued by play-video-poker-slots.com, supporting earlier beliefs by the online gambling industry that players preferred to play solitary games when gambling online in comparison to shared games such as craps and roulette.

The survey also finds that gamblers who prefer craps and roulette when gambling in land based casinos still preferred to play solitary games when playing online. Play-video-poker-slots.com says the high sophistication of online versions of slots and video poker, along with the massive progressive jackpots offered by slots are two reasons behind the popularity of these games.

Brand New Poker Channel Goes Live on Sky.

Capitalising on the game's increasing popularity, a group of former BSkyB executives have launched a new UK digital satellite channel dedicated to poker programming.

Piqued by series such as the Celebrity Poker Club and the rise of online casinos, The Poker Channel, which went live on March 23, has been set up by former Sky Ventures commercial manager Crispin Nieboer, former head of Sky Music Chiara Cipriani and Sky producer James Hopkins.

The station will rely on originated programming, rather than attempting to compete with the likes of Flextech-owned Challenge for rights to Celebrity Poker Club, or Discovery for the World Poker Tour.

In the UK, indie Luckbox is producing three (16x30') series, Bar Beat, Up Close and Poker Godfather. Zeal TV has secured an order for Barny's Home Game (13x60'), featuring Hendon mobster Barny Boatman. US producer Artist Tribe, meanwhile, is behind a fly-on-the-wall documentary series called Beyond the Felt (13x30').

The channel will initially air between 14.00 and 01.00 but Nieboer said playout would reach 24 hours a day by May when the tournament reaches its climax.

While heavyweight sponsors and advertisers from the world of online casinos and beyond have already come onboard, The Poker Channel will also look to alternative revenue streams from mobile phones, offering a range of competitions, games, voting and on-screen chat.

'The main problem with what's out there at the moment is that its very samey, not made for the UK market and there's not enough live programming,' said CEO Crispin Nieboer 'We think we can do as well, if not better than the World Poker Tour. Live is the next big thing to happen in poker.'

Online Casino buy rights to Woman's name.

A mother of five has become the next purchase in GoldenPalace.com's ebay marketing campaign after the online casino paid $15,199 for the right to change her name.

The woman, Terri Iligan, will now be known as GoldenPalace.com on all official documents. She said that although her name will change on official documents, she will still be 'Terri' to her husband and 'mom' to her kids. She reportedly put her naming rights up for bid to raise money to send one of her children to golf camp, the same one attended by Tiger Woods.

GoldenPalace.com, the casino, wished former Terri Iligan and her family well, with the hopes'. that the money spent will go a long way in helping GoldenPalace.com's family. Anyone that has kids knows the enormous expense that it requires to provide for them. We are happy to help GoldenPalace.com make ends meet.'