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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?

How to Win Rake Races & Claim the Best Rakeback?

Poker has always been a favourite past time for many friend circles around the globe. But consider this. What if you could improve your skills and strategy in poker while making substantial amounts of money with one mouse click? Today there are millions of people around the world joining poker rooms and tournaments with this thought in mind.

Curious About Mobile Poker? 7 Top Tips to Choose the Best Casino Apps

Poker has grown so rapidly in popularity in the UK that now it is considered as widespread as bingo and football when it comes to gambling. This is not only due to the recent explosion of online casinos and rake race sites offering huge bonuses to their most loyal players, but also to the fact that mobile gambling on the go has become a favourite past time in the UK.

Our Betclic Race Gives You the Highest Average Rakeback This Month

For months and months Everest topped our list ranking our races with the highest average rakeback. But this month, there was a takeover on the top - another iPoker room, Betclic is July's number one.

SCOOP Creator In Charge of partypoker Powerfest

One of Bryan Slick's first tasks is to launch partypoker's micro-stake championships.

13 Days Left to Claim Your partypoker $20 Free Bonus

Your $20 free FD bonus ($10 in tournament tickets and $10 in cash game credit) will be discontinued after July 31st. Register and deposit now on partypoker till you can still claim it!

Unusually High Average Rakeback in One of Our Biggest Rake Races

July is expected to be a good month to play in our exclusive Unibet rake race based on the first few days' numbers. Plus, we had a talk with last month's Unibet rake race winner eastkiller that you can also read about here.

Exclusive Interview With PPI Chief Marketing Officer Jeremy Enke

We are proud to bring an in-depth exclusive interview with Jeremy Enke, Chief Marketing Officer at our most recent partner room PPI Poker. Enke was a key figure in the earliest days of poker affiliate marketing in the early 2000s. You can also read about the stunt he pulled in the 2005 WSOP Main Event.

Exclusive Point Chases on the Microgaming Network

In July there will be no exclusive rake races on Stan James or Betsson - because we'll be holding two exclusive point chases with guaranteed prizes! What is a point chase, how's it different from a rake race? Find out below.

200% Reload Bonus for Rakerace.com Players on Stan James

You have to deposit between $100 and $1,000 in order to be eligible for the bonus - that means the largest amount this exclusive bonus can get you is $2,000.

You Want to Play on Partypoker as a Rakerace.com Member But You Already Have an Account with Them? We Have a Solution!

Up to this point you could only track your account under our affiliate site if you registered on partypoker through our link, therefore unfortunately many people who already had have a partypoker account when they found Rakerace.com could not take part in our exclusive promos. This can be changed now.

Intertops Championship - Road to Poker EM is Going Strong, More Than Halfway Through

After three Intertops tournaments and one rake race bigHUNgarian89 is in the lead to win his seat in the Poker EM Main Event.

Partypoker SNG Hero Special Edition Available at $3 and $100 Stakes

Partypoker tested their new SNG hero structure on the $50 level and thanks to its popularity they decided they'll make it available for the lower and higher levels too from now on.

$10,000 Central Race on TigerGaming

Collect points on the weekly $10,000 Cash Leaderboards on Tigergaming to win a share of the giant prize pool!

European Online Poker Liquidity Deal May Come in June

According to the French online game regulating body, ARJEL France, Italy, Spain and Portugal may sign an online poker liquidity sharing deal this month, allowing players from these countries to play on the same servers.

Partypoker Sees a Huge Surge in Player Traffic After New Loyalty Program Introduced

The new partypoker rewards system went into effect on May 22nd and the poker room has already seen its positive impact on their player traffic.

An Overview of UK Online Gambling Laws

British people stereotypically tend to be betting men and women - you often hear British bookies' odds reported on the most peculiar markets, just to give one example, the first word of the new royal baby. So how harsh can the online gambling laws in a country like that be?

Consistently High Average Rakeback on the iPoker Network

On Everest Poker our exclusive rake race has been offering outstandingly high average for our players - consistently over 50% for the past weeks. This is very promising for June.

PartyPoker is Still Improving

Looks like there is still some party time at PartyPoker left, while they are still improving their way around the new Loyalty Program.
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