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Bet365 reports great financial results

One of the biggest gambling operators in the world Bet365 announced its financial results from March 2016 to March 2017.

Colin Bidwell wins Unibet UK Poker Tour Brighton

The Unibet UK Poker Tour Brighton Main Event attracted 316 players and Colin Bidwell was the lucky one to come out on top.

Intertops Poker to conquer Australia

Intertops Poker offers exclusive promotions for their Australian customers as well as special deals for all players.

Global Poker - the pioneer of online poker

Global Poker makes the wish of American players come true as they make it easy and safe to play online poker again.

Top 6 Texas Hold’em tips for beginners

Many people face a hard time breaking through the small stakes Texas Hold‘em cash games. Either they feel satisfied just by the breakeven results, or don’t wish for anything more than minor wins.

Exclusive Christmas Rake Chase Special at Betsson Poker

This November Betsson Poker offered an even more favourable rake chase for their players in form of the new Christmas Rake Chase Special!

Make your Christmas merry yourself!

As making money playing online is getting harder and harder these days it's getting more important to find the best deals. If you're not one of the biggest winners on the nosebleeds you might want to take a look at this review of our offers.

Double Your Winnings this October with our Stan James Rake Chase

This October Stan James Poker of the Microgaming network is offering an exclusive promotion to all players who've signed up with them previously and have been inactive for six months or more. These players will be entitled to earn double loyalty points, which means now is a better time than ever to grind at Stan James Poker.

The Autumn Series from iPoker Continues as €100k Main Event Draws Closer

Right now is a great time to play on any number of iPoker's networked sites - with their Autumn Series currently underway and many great tournaments to choose from.

Party Poker Doubles the Guarantee of Their Flagship Tournament to $500k, Unibet Introduces a Host of New Sunday Majors to Their Lineup

In a bold move which demonstrates their recent resurgence in the poker industry, Party Poker has doubled the guarantee of their biggest sunday major tournament called Title Fight. The tournament nows sits as the second largest on any schedule or site, second only to the Sunday Million.

A Journey Back to the Golden Age of Online Poker - Europebet is Back in the Rakerace.com Selection

Our higher-volume winning regulars may be a little surprised by the quality of the opponents' skills, which are reminiscent of the golden age of online poker. On top of the soft player pool, you can expect to get 10-35% rakeback.

How to Create Custom Opening Ranges in Poker

A solid preflop poker strategy always starts with opening the right hands in the right positions. We want to maximize our value with our good hands and put ourselves in the most advantageous positions after the flop as well.

A Giant from Asia: IDNPoker Network Room is Partnering with Rakerace.com

Our newest partner room is 12BetPoker, a prominent room in the IDNPoker Network. IDN is currently ranked second in player traffic in the .COM/.EU market.

What a Year for Partypoker

Partypoker's net revenue, first deposits and total deposits have all shown significant year-on-year growth.

Qualify for the WSOP Brazil with Partypoker

The $1,500 live tournament package includes a $1,000 buy-in and $500 for expenses.

How to Earn Super High Rakeback on Coral

Our iPoker races tend to give you outstandingly high average rakeback on this site. Coral is no exception, and with the race and their high value central promos, you can accumulate a nice sum in cashback bonus every month that is sure to give your bankroll a boost.

Interview with Party Head of Poker Tom Waters

Poker Industry PRO published a seven-question interview with the Head of Poker at the popular poker room. Here are the highlights for you.

Three Exclusive Unibet Races This Month

Unibet is hosting three ten-day exclusive rake races for our members in September, each having a €1,500 prize pool.

Why You Have to Have Betting Companies Apps Downloaded to Your Phone

If you are a regular gambler then you should know the importance of maximizing your chances of winning.

Partypoker Pooled Race, Stan James Central Chase in September

This fall starts with two extra promotions our users can grind out some extra cash back with: the $15,000 partypoker Pooled Race and the $1,500 Stan James Central Chase.

The Biggest POWERFEST Yet is Starting This Week

$35 million is guaranteed in this series - given out over the course of 3 weeks and 330 events.

High Average Rakeback in the Race, Great Central Promos on Everest

We often try to draw our users' attention to the great value our exclusive rake race has on everest, but now we'd like to highlight the iPoker room's great central promotions they offer to each of their new players.

Unibet is Going Strong - Poker Revenue Up By a Lot

Quarter2 was highly lucrative for Unibet, they pulled in £3.9 million just from poker - that is a 50% growth compared to last year's Q2.

100% First Deposit Bonus up to $1,000 on PPI!

On top of the exclusive rake race and the central 35% rakeback bonus, PPI is giving one more reason to join them: they're giving a 100% bonus up to $1,000 on their players' first deposit!

Do You Want to be a Pro at Online Poker? Here’s How

Poker is a wonderful game, one that has been played for centuries, and will be played for centuries to come – for very good reasons. Not only is it (like other great and timeless games) easy to learn but hard to master, it also strikes that perfect balance between chance and skill, so there is constant excitement. Due to the nature of the platforms online and the various experiences the web casinos provide the player, poker online brings it to a whole new level.

Is an Asian Network Taking Over the Number One Spot?

While the current industry leader, PokerStars has seen a steady decline in player traffic, losing one third of their cash game players in six months, the Asian poker network IDNPoker keeps gaining action at their cash game tables.

Partypoker Upgraded Their Lobby & Table Design

You may have been surprised when you logged in on partypoker today: their lobby and their tables look completely different. It's a brand new design for the popular poker room.

Deposit to Any Gambling Site From a Skrill/NETELLER Account as a Rakerace.com Member and Win a New iPad

This is a limited offer for our members only: be among the first 40 people to deposit at least $100 on an online gambling site with a Skrill/NETELLER account that was created through a Rakerace.com link and enter a draw to win a brand new Apple iPad 2017 9.7!

Boss Wins Poker EM 2017 Main Event

One of the biggest poker tournaments in Europe just concluded, with the Swiss Simon Boss claiming victory at the end. Our player, who won the €2,700 buy-in for the event by winning our special Intertops promo in June made it through Day1 but perished on Day2.

VIP Programs: PokerStars vs. partypoker

Both major poker rooms recently introduced their new loyalty reward programs. A more chance-based reward system, catering more to recreational players; or a classic rakeback model which is more in line with the needs of high volume regulars: which one is better?
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