Phil Hellmuth the well-known professional poker player has won a $700,000 house in the W Las Vegas Poker invitational.

The tournament also attracted a host of celebrities including American Pie actress Shannon Elizabeth, Anne Heche, former Red Hot Chill Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro and former N-Sync star Lance Bass.

It was ultimately Hellmuth who won the $700,000 designer condo to go along with his nine World Series of Poker bracelets.

Hellmuth is believed to have put the condo down as payment on one of the multi million dollar penthouses at the central Vegas hotel, which is due to open in 2009.

One of VIP Casino’s most popular games – Millionaire’s Club – has passed the spectacular $2 million mark and has made history as having the largest ever jackpot of any online casino.

The Millionaire’s Club has been rapidly growing in eager anticipation of breaking the massive $2 million point and at the time of writing the jackpot was standing at a staggering $2,015,844.12.

This massive prize far surpasses any of the previous jackpots at other online casinos and VIP Casino’s quality service means it is the only place for customers looking to get their hands on the record-breaking pot.

So what must VIP Casino players do to be in with a shout for the massive jackpot?

Well, Millionaire’s Club is a progressive 9-line and 3-reel video slot machine, which also has the distinct advantage of allowing players to switch coin value to $20 without changing machine. There is also a popular bonus game feature – triggered when three Millionaire’s Club symbols appear – which gives players the opportunity to spin for a big cash prize.

So log on and register at VIP Casino for your chance to win the largest ever online casino jackpot.

A new automated online casino system for PCs claims to help roulette players beat internet casinos.

The new system is aimed at helping players to “curb their greed and win” at online roulette tables and retails for around $250 online.

Developed by Samuel Blankson, author of How To Win At Online Roulette, limited copies of the system will be made available to the general public

The Ultimate Roulette System will run on any PC operating Microsoft Excel and works by removing the human decision process, and therefore the element of greed, from the roulette game.

Users key in their online roulette results and the system generates a displayed message of the next bet to place and the value of the stake, using a set of complex algorithms adapting automatically to the random shifting patterns of the game.

Blankson said: “The longer most players gamble the easier it becomes for them to lose their self control and allow their tendency to be greedy to surface. A great loss normally ensues at this point and the casino wins. Any great gambling system must first seek to eliminate this problem before providing any sophisticated play strategy or technique.”

Poker players will now be able to benefit from the launch of a new set of poker strategy videos.

The new innovation from PokerProphet.com is aiming to give poker players tips on how to play successfully and also when to use certain strategies.

Online videos will show players how to watch out for different techniques when they are brought into play at the poker table.

The free web based videos also aim to tackle some of the nuances of playing poker and also integrate new players into learning how to play quicker.

PokerProphet also believes that video action of live poker is more useful than text when trying to learn how to play.

InterCasino has got a special Easter promotion running between April 5th and April 16th.

Customers will have a chance to take home more than just eggs on the special 20-line themed ‘Lucky Rabbit’ slot!

By playing the Special Guest Slot, customers will have the chance to win a share of $6,000.

On top of this, for every $50 wagered on the Lucky Rabbit slot, you will receive another entry into the draw.

So why not try this egg-cellent promotion today?

A new pricing initiative to revolutionize the online poker industry is to be introduced by the World Poker Exchange (WPE).

The idea of No Rake Poker is that a flat charge from winning pots will be eliminated for cash game tournaments and that each player will then have their rake calculated and given back to them on a weekly basis.

Haden Ware, managing director of the World Poker Exchange, was upbeat about the new offering.

He said: “While no-rake isn’t an option for most companies, we’re confident that free poker will deliver major new traffic to our other businesses, including sports wagering, live betting, horse racing and casino wagering.

“While many online players are skilled enough to break even or win against fellow players, it is difficult to reach a net win while continuously playing a rake.”

One of the aims of the scheme is to make it cheaper for online players to play poker.

The exclusive Les Ambassadeurs casino in London’s Mayfair has been sold for £115 million to an Indonesian billionaire.

The casino witnessed falling trade after the July 7th bomb attacks on the capital last year and, although business has picked up slightly, owner London Clubs International (LCI) has made the decision to sell.

LCI bounced back from the brink of bankruptcy four years ago and it announced the sale of Les Ambassadeurs in a trading update, warning that disappointing profits at the club had affected its forecasts for the year ending March 31st 2006.

The high-rolling casino is a notorious haunt of oil sheikhs and international billionaires, but has failed to recover from the results of the London bombings, a run of good luck for its clients and a rise in unpaid gambling debts from £3 million to £5 million.

Shares in LCI fell after analysts reduced profit forecasts and the company announced the sale of Les Ambassadeurs to an Indonesian cigarette billionaire, Putera Sampoerna, one of the casino’s members.

LCI has revealed that it plans to focus on regional casinos because of new government gaming rules and will use profits from the sale of Les Ambassadeurs to reduce company debts.

The Venetian Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas has finally opened its new poker room.

The casino’s 11,000-square-foot $2.6 million poker room was unveiled on Sunday and the eagerly-awaited opening took place in style, with a glamorous bash on the famous Nevada Strip and a tournament featuring professional poker players and celebrities.

The Venetian poker room is equipped with 39 poker tables, including a seven table high-limit area and the casino hopes to attract some of the world’s top card players.

Kenneth Davenport, Venetian vice president of casino operations, told Bluff Magazine: “This is an exciting time for the gaming division at The Venetian as we have built an incredible poker room. The technology is top-of-the-line, the decor and amenities are unmatched and the table games will cater to all.”

The Venetian originally opened in 1999 with a small poker room, which was subsequently closed through lack of interest.

A host of Las Vegas casinos have tapped into the growing popularity of poker and added poker rooms in recent years, with many of the world’s top tournaments taking place in them.

Imagining winning $227,000 in a casino and then walking out without realising you had a prize to collect.

Well that is exactly what happened to one 79-year-old man at a Hollywood casino recently.

The silver-haired Margate resident left the casino not realising he had won a huge prize on the slot machines he had been playing on.

Joseph Ingrisani won the slot machine jackpot at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino and then left before staff could inform him of his win, according to Local6.com.

Fortunately for Mr Ingrisani, casino officials were able to contact him using the club card he paid for his slots with.

On getting in touch with the man regarding his winnings, staff reported he was surprised and said it was the first he knew of it.

A Canadian poker player was caught attempting to deliver 3kg of marijuana to the country’s president.

John Turmel, a professional poker player and also an advocate for the legal medicinal use of marijuana, took the package to the Canadian Parliament as a political statement calling for the substance’s legalization in 2003.

Unfortunately President Chretien and his cronies opted not to roll some doobies and collapse in a fit of giggles.

Instead, Mr Turmel was given a $1,000 fine, three years probation and also 100 hours of community service after he was found guilty of possessing marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.

Wonder if Mr Turmel’s extracurricular habits affect his poker playing abilities?