Paddy Power Launches Iceland Volcano Betting

Paddy Power Launches Iceland Volcano Betting

Take the risk out of volcanic ash spoiling your summer holiday. Simply place a bet on your departure airport closing on your travel date due to volcanic ash. They are offering odds on a variety of UK and Irish International airports covering departure dates until the end of the summer. So don't let the volcano cost you cash, hedge your holiday with paddypower.com.

Conditions: Your chosen airport must have an unscheduled closure (i.e., no flights allowed land/depart) due to volcanic ash contamination for at least one hour on your selected day resulting in flight cancellations for bet to be deemed a winner.

 All normal Paddy Power Terms and Conditions apply.

Double Loyalty Points in All Ring Games All Day at UB

This Sunday Delivers Double Loyalty Points in All Ring Games All Day at UB

The leading online poker site is rewarding every ring game player across the Network with twice the number of UltimatePoints for a full 24-hours on Sunday, May 23rd.

Miami, FL (Marketwire), Thursday, May 20, 2010 – UB.com is unleashing another amped up ‘Double Points’ promotion for an entire 24 hours that rewards all ring game players with twice as many UltimatePoints around the clock, from 00:00 until 23:59 ET on Sunday, May 23rd.

The Power Hour promotion is getting supersized at UB, delivering bonus loyalty rewards to dedicated ring game players at the online poker room not just for the usual six hours, but for a whole day. Play in any live game (except heads-up) to be generously rewarded with double UltimatePoints this Sunday, May 23rd.

There’s cash game action every minute of the day and night across UB, and with a complete 24-hours of the double points bonus available at all ring game tables, that means an amazing 1,440 minutes in which players can rack up twice as many loyalty points than on any other given Sunday. This ‘Super Sunday’ celebrates players who have proven their allegiance to UB, and who turn up to grind it out all day most days, playing cash games to eke out a living.

If you’re more of a ring game player than a tournament devotee, this Sunday is a perfect time to check out some live action at UB. Ring games are the bread and butter for many regular online poker players looking for an earn, so it makes sense for them to take advantage of a full day at the felt knowing they can clock up extra loyalty points while  pocketing some cash along the way.

The extra Points will automatically appear in player accounts, so all they have to worry about is how to spend them. More Points in the bank means more ‘spending power’ in the UltimatePoints Store; players can also convert loyalty points for real-money tournament entries, and UB’s leading RAI$E Loyalty Programs now allow qualifying players to turn their loyalty points directly into cold hard cash.

Annie Duke of Team UB.com to Host Poker Tournament in Support of At-Risk Youth

Annie Duke of Team UB.com to Host Poker Tournament in Support of At-Risk Youth

Celebrity tournament at Commerce Casino in LA this Thursday to include celebrities and other members of Team UB

Miami, FL (PRWeb) May 19, 2010 – In her continuing quest to save the world with a deck of cards, Team UB pro Annie Duke will be hosting a celebrity poker tournament on Thursday night in support of After-School All-Stars, a charity committed to keeping at-risk youth off the streets, out of gangs, and away from drugs, alcohol and other temptations. The tournament gets underway at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 20th at 7:30pm.

Slated to play in the charity poker tournament are a number of Hollywood celebrities including Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle, funnyman Brad Garrett, and David Zayas of Showtime’s Dexter. Also confirmed to play in the event are a number of Team UB pros including Adam Levy, Dave “HollywoodDave” Stann and Tiffany Michelle.

Annie Duke is UB’s Cardroom Consultant and a member of Team UB. With a number of impressive titles under her belt, including the 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Championship, she is undoubtedly the world’s best female poker player.

Annie’s first WSOP bracelet win came in 2004 after she beat out 234 players in the $2,000 buy-in Omaha Hi/Lo Split event. That same year, Annie also took a seat in the invitation-only WSOP Tournament of Champions and knocked out eight of the world’s best poker legends to claim the top prize of $2 million. Duke has made 15 final tables at the WSOP alone and has cashed 37 times heading into 2010.

Annie is also revered for her humanitarian work. In addition to her unwavering support for a number of important charities, Annie is the co-founder of Ante Up For Africa, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for Africans in need.

Online poker players interested in playing with Annie Duke can do so by downloading UB’s free online poker software from UB.com.

Tokwiro Confirms Security Upgrade On Its Cereus Network Is Complete

Tokwiro Confirms Security Upgrade On Its Cereus Network Is Complete

COO Paul Leggett Provides Update on the Recent Encryption Security Issue at UB.com

MONTREAL, CANADA (MONDAY, MAY 17, 2010) – Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG (“Tokwiro”) has announced that a new version of its CEREUS software was released yesterday, upgrading security the Network’s online poker rooms.  The new software release uses Open SSL encryption to secure all Client-Server communication, and reestablishes the CEREUS Poker Network as a safe and secure online poker environment.  PokerTableRatings (“PTR”) has also confirmed that SSL is live at CEREUS and operating as it should.

“Our priority is our players, and providing them with a secure online poker environment,” said Tokwiro Enterprises (“Tokwiro”) Chief Operating Officer Paul Leggett. “The implementation of the Open SSL standard achieves this for our players, and we will continue to conduct rigorous verification tests and submit to third party audits to ensure our entire operation is secure.”

This latest CEREUS security software release completes the implementation of the Open SSL encryption for all Client-Server communication at UB and other CEREUS brands.

Throughout this process, Tokwiro has developed a solid working relationship of transparency with PTR, and the collaboration is expected to be ongoing.

“We are communicating openly with PTR, our players, and the rest of the poker community to prove ourselves as a company that is safe to play at, and that we are serious about security,” added Leggett.

Tokwiro management will also work with their various regulatory bodies, including the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, and third party auditing firms to ensure everything possible is being done to provide a secure gaming environment for players.