Online poker is fun and all. The only problem is that you miss out on the camaraderie of playing at a table full of people. You also miss out on the ability to bluff, read someone’s poker face, and talk trash. Also, quite obviously, you miss out on the opportunity to travel.

Well, for some lucky players, Titan Poker is going to help you experience all of that. The online poker room is holding a tournament that will send lucky winners to a live poker tournament in Dublin, Ireland. Which tournament? It’s called the Irish Open. Maybe you’ve heard of it.

The Titan Poker Irish Open takes place in March and until then Titan Poker is holding satellite tournaments 24-hours per day. As you advance through the satellite tournaments, you get closer to the grand prize, which is not only getting a trip to Dublin on the casino, but you also get a free EUR 300 buy-in, EUR 3200 gambling money, free accommodations for five nights in the swanky Burlington Hotel and some other goodies as well, including EUR 800 of spending money.

If that sounds good to you, there’s never been a better time to grab a Guinness, put on a Damien Rice album (or U2 if you would rather), and get your poker on! You’re probably thinking, Well, sure, they pay for everything if you win, but the tournament is probably expensive to join. If that’s what you were thinking, then you thought wrong. If you are new to the site, simply enter the Titan Poker Bonus Code TP600 during your registration. Doing so will give you a $600 signup bonus as well as a free $25 to play with in the poker satellite.

So basically, what it comes down to is this: If you like poker, there is no extra risk to this tournament beyond playing poker using real money any other time. And if you win, you have a shot at an all-expenses paid trip to Dublin to take part in the Irish Open. And if you win and don’t want to go, let me know. I will gladly go on your behalf!

All Slots Casino is best known for their slot tournaments. I know, that must come as a shocker. The tournaments often have a theme that is in keeping with current events, including holidays. This month, the casino is holding the Christmas Spin promotion. The tournament started on December 8 and runs until January 4, 2010. The tournament has weekly events, each with prizes. The weekly events run from December 8 to December 14, December 15 to December 21, December 22 to December 28 and December 29 to January 4.

It is surely a unique type of promotion, or at least new to me. Members can’t access and play the featured game directly. They have to accumulate enough credits playing other games to get free spins on the game. Points earned on the game then are added to their leader board.

The Christmas Spin promotion is played on an online slot called – you guessed it – Christmas Spin. That’s probably where they got the name, though you can never be sure with the creative types. The prizes for the promotion are credits and the credits are treated as bonuses, in that they must be wagered 30 times before being withdrawn. During the promotion, players will be given one free spin on the Christmas Spin for every 50 credits wagered on any game in All Slots Casino. The points earned on Christmas Spin will accumulate and at the end of each week, the players with the most points will win prizes. Prizes will be given to the top 150 players and they will share a pool of 10,000 credits, with the prizes ranging from 1000 credits for first place to 25 credits each for 81^st through 150^th place.

What makes this promotion appealing is that nothing is required of the players than to do what they normally do. There is nothing extra, like an entry fee. All they have to do is play their favorite games, which they would do anyway, and while risking nothing, get free spins on a specific game, on which they can earn prizes.

To take part in the Christmas Spin promotion, simply log in to All Slots Casino and start playing some games. You know you want to. If you didn’t like gambling you wouldn’t be reading this. So go ahead. Have fun. Tell them I sent you… Actually, don’t. They don’t know me there anyway. And even if they did, you wouldn’t get anything special by dropping my name, so there’s no reason to bother.

If you’re like me, you never remember dates and tend to make plans at the last minute because if you make plans earlier, you will just forget anyway. That could be why I’m not married (women expect you to remember their anniversary). It could also explain why I always buy cards from the “belated birthday” section at Hallmark. So if you are like me – and I hope you’re not because one of me is already too much for most people – then you might want to mark this down on your calendar… Okay, first you might want to buy a calendar. Then you should mark this down:

On November 23, Titan Poker is holding their fifth European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP V). The tournament will have a guaranteed prize pool of $4,550,000. In case all of those zeros confused you, the number is $4.55 million. Not too shabby. The online poker tournament will be held over 14 days and begins on November 23.

You, the lonely procrastinator who angered his girlfriend by not remembering when you met, are probably thinking, It’s October. Why in the world is he telling me about this now? That’s because I want to help you with your problem. Plan in advance. It’s better for everyone. Also, you can’t wait until November 23 for this tournament. To win a seat at the digital table you need to play in the qualifying satellite tournaments that are going on every day.

There are a number of different online poker varieties available in the satellite tournaments, including Texas Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and 7 Card Stud, among others. Over the 14 days of the Championship tournament, $4.55 million in prizes will be distributed among the top players. On December 6 is the Main Event, where the remaining players compete for a $1.5 prize pool.

To participate in the online poker satellite tournaments, visit Titan Poker today. If not today, please write it down so you don’t forget. Write it on a Post-it, a napkin or something. If you don’t and you forget, you can’t blame me for not trying to help.

For those who love their technology, which would include probably everyone but the Amish and those who haven’t been exposed to new technology, Lucky Nugget online casino is holding a unique multi-level online slots tournament that should be of interest. The event is called the Techno Tourney and it runs from October 1 to October 20. Winners take home some cool technological goodies.

There are 12 quarterfinals that begin the online tournament, with one running each day. They are freeroll events, so there is no entry fee, though there is a $2 rebuy. In each of the quarterfinals, the first-place winner receives a 1 GB MP3 player. They, in addition to the other top 150 players, will also win free entry to the semifinals. There are three different semifinals.

The first semifinal runs from October 5 through today. The second semifinal takes place from October 9 to October 12 and the third semifinal runs from October 13 to October 16. Players who want to participate in the semifinals and didn’t win their way in can join for a $5 entry fee. The winner of the semifinal wins a 32GB touch-screen media player and the top 300 players advance to the final.

And last but not least is Lucky Nugget’s Techno Tourney Final. The online slot tournament runs from October 17 to October 20. The first-place winner goes home with a nice 13” laptop computer. Not too shabby. But other players get winnings as well. The second through tenth-place finishers share a $250 prize pool.

If you’re a fan of fancy gadgets like laptops and MP3 players, you should visit Lucky Nugget online casino and register for the Techno Tourney online slot tournament today.

As I’ve talked about many-a-time, I am a huge comic book geek. However, I have not mentioned my love for literature. So imagine my excitement when PartyCasino launched a new online slot that squeezes all of my favorite things: comics, literature, and online gaming into one convenient package.

Their new slot, Tarzan is a 20 line, five reel branded slot game licensed from Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. and is based upon the adventures of Tarzan: The Lord of the Jungle. While one wouldn’t normally think of Tarzan as a comic book, nor would you think of him as an online slot, but the folks at the worlds largest online casino have most certainly delivered.

My favorite thing about the Tarzan online slot is the pulp-comic look it has to it. The colors harken back to the days where comics were read for fun and not kept in bags. The colors are bright, but muted in tone and give it a real vintage look. As for the play?

Tarzan features fully animated artwork, a story bonus round and a “Tarzan wild scatter” wherein Tarzan swings across the screen, changing symbols wild at random. If you grew up on comics, are a fan of the Tarzan franchise or just looking for a new online slot to try your hand at, I recommend giving this one a go.

There are a lot of things my Grandma Schrute taught me. She taught me to stay in school, work hard and do my best, and she taught me that turtle-neck sweaters look funny if you have a giant goiter. Poor Grandma has a thyroid problem. She also taught me, though, that you should always be grateful for what you have and never ashamed when someone else has more.

High roller tournaments get a lot of ink because, let’s face it, they’re sexy. There is a lot of money paid out and the players are wearing and driving things the average person envies. Part of the appeal of the high roller tournaments, though, is the exclusivity. Not anyone can join. But that’s also part of the problem. Don’t worry, though, Online Vegas Casino has plenty of low roller tournaments that low-income stiffs like me can join. Never mind those high rollers. As Grandma Schrute would say, be happy you don’t have to stand in a bread line all day. Poor Grandma had it tough during the Great Depression.

Online Vegas has various tournaments that have an entry fee of $2 or less. The Frugal Fridays tournament has an entry fee and rebuy of $1.49. The last Frugal Friday of the month is this Friday, September 25, and it has a $1,000 guaranteed prize pool. The game featured in that tournament is the online slot called Doctor Love.

For really low rollers, there is the $750 Bonus Bucks tournament, which runs from Mondays through Thursdays. The entry fee for this tournament is a miniscule $0.50 and the rebuy is only $1.50. The bonus bucks that are given away from the prize pool are loyalty points. The tournament features a variety of online slots, such as Wheel of Chance and Solomon’s Mines.

In addition, every night at 8:00 PM, the casino has video poker tournaments. The entry fee is only $0.99, and unlike a McDonald’s Dollar Menu item, playing in the tournament probably won’t leave you dyspeptic and wishing you had spent more for something better. The tournament will be played on the video poker game Mega Multi Hand until September 27, when it will instead feature 2-4 Hand Deuces Wild. To play in the low roller tournaments, be sure to visit Online Vegas Casino today.

Oktoberfest has been going on for almost 200 years in Germany as a way of celebrating Bavarian culture, which has something to do with the cream found in some doughnuts. The celebration mostly involves a whole lot of eating, drinking massive amounts of beer, and standing in long lines to use the restroom.

Casino Tropez is trying to recreate the excitement of Oktoberfest, except that you have to provide your own food and beer. Luckily, though, depending on where you live, you should have much easier access to a restroom. The online casino is offering their Oktoberfest promotion from September 22 to October 5. The promotion extends to all of the games at Casino Tropez, rather than specific games. Regardless of which game the player takes part in, they are ranked by the amount they wager. The top wagerers appear on the leader board and have a change to win prizes.

The top wagerer will win $3,000, which can buy a lot of beer and lederhosen. Players who finish second through fourth will each take home $500, which, for me, is about two good weekends worth of beer. Of course, that is because I’m a raging alcoholic. I’m actually still a little drunk while I’m writing this, to be honest.

To participate in the Oktoberfest promotion, Casino Tropez members must be subscribed to the casino’s promotional emails. The promotion is not listed on the casino’s page, but it is made available to anyone who receives those emails. To participate in Oktoberfest, visit Casino Tropez. And drink one for me.

I don’t know about you, but I really don’t bother gambling when there isn’t an obscene amount of money at stake. I think it’s because I’m so filthy rich that wagering small amounts is beneath me. It’s the same reason I drive a Lexus, even though it’s a boring car, and bathe in Perrier. The finer things in life are more expensive and who doesn’t want to enjoy the finer things in life? Some people like to play poker tournaments with $50 buy-ins, but 50 bucks isn’t an entry fee. That’s what I tip that nice man who shines my shoes.

Titan Poker understands people like me, which is why today they are hosting the $40,000 High Roller Monday poker tournament. The tournament has a $500 entry fee, which I consider the minimum for weeding out the riffraff. After all, if some guy with a Philosophy degree working at the Gap can sit at your poker table with you, it’s not really a classy tournament, is it?

High Roller Monday is a 10-hand No Limit Texas Hold’em tournament and the high entry fee should keep the number of players low, meaning you have better odds of winning and the tournament won’t last as long. It also means you can talk about your summer home in Connecticut without worrying about offending some college student who smells like humus.

If you are a high roller and want to play some good online poker, visit Titan Poker today. If you think it’s unfair that poor people can’t participate in the tournament, take off your Che Guevara beret and T-shirt and get a job, hippie.

Golden Casino has two online slot tournaments this month with a theme relating to major holidays, Labor Day and the NFL’s opening day. Okay, the kickoff of the National Football League isn’t officially recognized as a holiday, but it may as well be. Surely more people watch the football game than the parades during Thanksgiving. Most of America can’t wait for football season to begin again as soon as it ends, which includes Brett Favre even after he retires.

Labor Day in the United States is the first Monday in September and it is a celebration of American laziness by picking a day where no one works. Actually, I think the holiday has something to do with unions or something like that, but to most Americans, all it means is it’s a Monday where you don’t have to work. Good news! That gives you more time to gamble!

Starting tomorrow and running through September 11, Golden Casino is running the Labor Day Week Long Tournament. The tournament has a $100,000 prize pool, with the winner earning $35,000 and each of the top 500 finishers taking some kind of prize.

The NFL season begins on September 10, as does Golden Casino’s Countdown to Kickoff online tournament. The online slot tournament has a football theme and a $2009 prize pool. Players can pass the time during commercial breaks by making bets ranging from a penny to $10. In a game, between defensive powers Pittsburgh and Tennessee, that is expected to have a lot of punts and thus, a lot of commercial breaks, hitting the slot tournament could be a good way to keep yourself entertained.

To celebrate either American laziness or the return of concussions and countless people overrating Tom Brady, visit Golden Casino.

Go Online Casino really wants your business. After all, they’re the only company I can think of that barks an order at you in its title. I’ve never heard any companies called Buy Our Shoes or Wear Skinny Jeans, though there are some restaurants called Eat at Joe’s. But there’s more to Go Online Casino than a clever name. They’re also offering new tournaments throughout the month of August.

Beginning August 21, several new tournaments begin. The 20K Guaranteed Weekend Madness runs until August 25, where players join for a $10 entry fee and compete in a leader board competition on the Funky Chicken online slot.

A Frugal Friday online tournament is meant for cheapskates low rollers, who can enter for only $1.49 and compete for a prize pool of $1,000. The featured slot for the tournament is Eastern Dragon, a Chinese game featuring a dragon that does not frolic in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee.

The big tournament at Go Online Casino, however, is definitely Remembering a Legend. If you guessed, “is this another Michael Jackson-themed event?” then you would be right. Michael Jackson, who was the King of Pop before falling off the music radar only to become the King again after dying, is being marketed in every way now, including in the online casino business.

What Jackson has to do with online gambling I don’t know. Michael Jackson is best known for recording great songs (“Billie Jean,” “Thriller,” etc.) and terrible songs (“You Are Not Alone,” “Earth Song,” etc.), dancing while wearing one white glove, inappropriate relations with young boys, and having enough plastic surgery to make Joan Rivers seem natural. Never, to my knowledge, has Jackson been known for gambling or visiting online casinos. Also, he was filthy rich and ended up broke, so he’s not known for handling his money wisely. To Go Online Casino, however, none of that matters. Michael Jackson is marketable right now and can get people to go online to their casino, just like their name implies.

Remembering a Legend is a freeroll tournament, meaning there is no entry fee, though there is a $9 rebuy. It runs from August 21 to August 29, which is Jackson’s birthday. He would have turned 51 this year.