During this time of global crisis, casinos are really suffering, especially the United States, where the economy is in its worst state since the Great Depression. The casinos of Las Vegas are plucking, gambling has dropped from 17% in July – a decline that continues. Given the precarious state of the economy, people travel less and so there are fewer tourists in Las Vegas. Especially since people are more frugal with their money.

By contrast, recent online casinos saw an increase in the number of players for the first time. PokerSiteScout said there was an overall increase in the number of players playing with their money at online casinos than 2% last week. Although this is a small sample, any increase is encouraging given the state of the market.

A technique used by online casinos to attract players is increasing the number of promotions and bonuses. Virtual casino players already costs less than visiting a real casino because the costs of transport, catering and accommodation are avoided. Online casinos also offer rewards in the form of tournaments and free bonus cash. Especially, these casinos increase their repertoire of games to attract customers who want to try something new.

In this economic climate, anyone who wants to remain competitive will put the package. Attracting new customers while retaining existing customers is harder than ever because of the global crisis and, in particular, because the U.S. economy continues to lose jobs and enter homes while the national debt skyrockets. A recent study by the Fed (Federal Reserve of USA) considers that employment will never find a satisfactory condition after a decade. If online casinos are to continue to do business with their American customers, they must reward with incentive programs.

Even Las Vegas notes – many hotels cutting their prices and offer customers their own bonuses.

For the second consecutive year, Dublin was voted the European Capital of poker in 2009 by the readers of Bluff Europe Magazine.

The city of Dublin has received this title because of the passion of players dubliners and variety of poker clubs. The magazine said they had deliberately ignored the countries where the governments approve the state monopolies on gambling. The magazine sought to reward the variety, value, excitement and action.

London won second place and the town was also commended for its sites, and tournaments for the growth of poker clubs in the past two years.

Philip Connelles, editor of Bluff Europe Magazine said: “There was always a competition between Dublin and London, but this year is Ireland who won the title again simply because we are always impressed by the enthusiasm that we encounter. The Dubliners are passionate about poker and poker in Ireland seems to be much more than a passion. ”

Dublin is also hosting the Irish Open, the oldest European tournament poker and one of the most anticipated events of the circuit, because of the atmosphere and entertainment.

New poker players have been included in the list of nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame. Candidates will be voted on by 15 members of the Poker Hall of Fame and 15 members of the media. The players will receive at least 75% of the votes will be included in the Hall of Fame poker world.

The ceremony will be held November 7 at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas during the dinner break of the final table of Main Event World Series of Poker 2009.

To be nominated for the Poker Hall of Fame, a person must participate in the most prestigious international competitions poker, betting large sums of money to remain on the global poker scene, having positive results and contribute to overall development and success of the game in the world.

In total, 37 players have been nominated for the Poker Hall of Fame since its inception in 1979. Therefore, one or two players are included each year. The nominees this year are Dan Harrington, Barry Greenstein, Phil Ivey, Tom McEvoy, Men “The Master” Nguyen, Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel and Mike Sexton.

They are all active players at the WSOP and WPT. Three of them are champions of the WSOP Main Event: McEvoy in 1983, Herrington in 1995 and Scotty Nguyen in 1998. Phil Ivey is one of 9 finalists in the WSOP Main Event this year and we consider it the best chance of winning.

Barry Greenstein, Scotty Nguyen, Tom McEvoy, Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu are on the list of 40 best poker players in the world.