June 27 2012, PokerNews Staff

Skrill (Moneybookers) is giving PokerNews customers the chance to earn five times as many loyalty points as usual by becoming a Skrill VIP. But hurry, because this fantastic offer comes to an end on July 1!

Earn Five Times As Many Loyalty Points!

Skrill rewards its customers by awarding loyalty points every time they make a transaction from their Skrill account. Usually these loyalty points are awarded at a rate of one loyalty point per “1 but if you become a VIP through PokerNews you will be awarded fives times as many points up until the final of the 2012 European Championships on July 1.

The table below shows how many loyalty points you can expect to earn during the promotional period.

Any loyalty points you earn can be used on a whole host of products and rewards. These include replica Euro 2012 football shirts, LG 3D Smart TVs, iPads, laptops and a cash bonus the equivalent of 1% cash back. You can see the full rewards and the cost in loyalty points here. Please be aware that some Euro 2012 related rewards may no longer be available after July 31.

Is Becoming a Skrill VIP Easy To Do?

In a word, yes. Becoming a Skrill VIP is extremely easy to do it, in fact there are only four simple steps to follow. All you need to do to become a Skrill VIP is:

• Visit the Skrill/Moneybookers site via our links
• Enter the promotional code – 16258124
• Register for a Skrill (Moneybookers) account or click “participate” if you already have one
• Transact at least “3,000 before July 1
• Enjoy five times the number of loyalty points!

This promotion cannot and will not last forever, so head over the Skrill promotion page today and start accumulating your extra points!

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June 26 2012, Brett Collson

The World Series of Poker is on fire right now, especially with the $50,000 Poker Players Championship in full swing. But there are other stories around the world, as well. In this edition of the Nightly Turbo, we’re covering a poker player who has gone missing, a poker site that has closed its doors, and more.

In Case You Missed It

Who won World Series of Poker bracelets on Monday? And who’s leading the $50,000 Poker Players Championship after Day 2? Find out in the Day 30 WSOP recap.

Another woman was closing in on a WSOP title Tuesday. We take a look at that story and more in Tuesday’s WSOP What to Watch For.

A controversial hand took place during the $50,000 Poker Players Championship on Monday. Donnie Peters was on hand to cover the chaos from beginning to end.

2011 WSOP Main Event champ Pius Heinz joined the PokerNews Podcast on Monday. Find out what he had to say about his new image at the table, bluffing, and more.

How did Brett Richey discover his passion for poker? Find out that and more in the latest Seat Open.

Looking for a fun, behind-the-scenes perspective of life at the WSOP? All Mucked Up has daily stories from inside the Rio, so check it out!

Help Find Peter Lap

The sudden disappearance of a popular poker player has several members of the poker community on alert this week.

Peter Lap, better known to Blonde Poker members as “Boldie,” mysteriously went missing last Tuesday after he left for work, according to Blonde Poker forum member “Laxie.” The disappearance is out of character for Lap, prompting his friends to react quickly.

“He left his car, mobile and laptop at the hotel he’d checked in to and was last seen taking a taxi to Manchester airport” Laxie said. “His wife, Wendy, has been in contact with the police and they’ve a missing person’s report filed.”

Police found Lap’s belongings at the hotel. Some forum members indicated that Lap could have flown into Las Vegas sometime last week. However, because flight records are confidential, police will not look into that matter at this time.

Lap, 37, is 6-foot-3, about 200 pounds, bald, and has a Dutch accent. He was last seen in Cresta Best Western Altrincham booking a shuttle bus to Manchester Airport.

UPDATE: Thanks to the investigative work of his friends, Lap was located in Las Vegas and will be heading home soon! We’re glad to hear he’s OK.

Read the thread at Blonde Poker for more information.

Hollywood Poker Folds

Ongame Network skin Hollywood Poker was shut down on Monday, much to the chagrin of players who were given no warning. All player accounts and balances were transferred to Red Kings, another Ongame-based poker room.

Reason for the closure wasn’t given, but the following message can be found on the Hollywood Poker website:

HollywoodPoker has stopped offering online poker. So that you can continue playing on the Ongame Network we have arranged to transfer your account with your entire account Balance to RedKings.com, a leading Ongame Network gaming site offering superb casino and poker games in a secure environment. Please be informed that your HollywoodPoker account, along with your entire account balance, has been transferred over to RedKings.com. Your nickname and password will remain the same. Simply log into Redkings.com with your HollywoodPoker username and password.

Hollywood Poker opened in 2004 and has been endorsed by World Poker Tour commentator Vince Van Patten and actor James Woods, among others. However, the endorsements ended when Hollywood poker left the U.S. market in 2006 after the signing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).

PocketFives has more.

Online Poker Traffic

PokerScout.com released its weekly online poker traffic rankings on Monday. The tracking site reported an overall drop of 0.9 percent, marking the sixth straight week of declines worldwide.

There were two changes in the top 10 this week. PokerStars.es passed PokerStars.fr for eighth place and continues to build in the new regulated Spanish market. Meanwhile, the Merge Gaming Network recaptured the No. 10 spot from new rival Revolution Gaming. The two networks have been battling for prominence in the U.S. since Lock Poker left Merge on June 1 and formed Revolution Gaming.

As for year-over-year traffic numbers, online poker has seen a worldwide decline of 18 percent since this time last year, much of that caused falloff by Full Tilt Poker and the CEREUS Network. As PokerScout notes, this week marks the one-year anniversary of Full Tilt Poker losing its operating license, so we’ll likely see a significant change in the numbers next week.

Some of the biggest gainers since this time last year were Revolution Gaming (up 72 percent) and 888poker (up 16 percent). The International Poker Network (down 51 percent), PKR (down 34 percent) and the Merge Network (down 13 percent) were among the notable decliners.

Read the full report at PokerScout.com.

Who Would You Rather?

Poker pro Matt Glantz was seated at a stacked table in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship on Monday. Lynn Gilmartin asked Glantz about his tablemates for the latest edition of Who Would You Rather.

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