Good promotions are popping up around the country. The Gold Strike in Tunica, Mississippi has introduced three new random slot jackpots: the Rapid Fire Jackpot, the Quick Fire Jackpot and the Sure Fire Jackpot. Rapid Fire Jackpots start at $500 and are guaranteed to hit by $1000; QuickFire Jackpots start at $5000 and are guaranteed to hit by $10,000; and SureFire Jackpots start at $150,000 and are guaranteed to hit by $200,000. Each jackpot can hit at any time on any machine. No winning combination is required.

Poker and football are a great combination, especially in Las Vegas! Throughout the football season, not only can you place bets on your favorite teams and watch all the action, but you'll find plenty of great food and drink specials, exciting parties, and even some great opportunities to win some extra cash while playing poker too!

The Venetian to become new "Home" of the NPL The National Poker League, an international poker organization, announced that they joined forces with The Venetian Resort~Hotel~Casino in Las Vegas to host the 2007 Vegas Open, scheduled November 24- 30, and the World Championship Tournament on December 3.

The Venetian Poker Room will also serve as home base for the NPL Broadcast Center for all 26-episodes of the NPL television series, set to more than 100-million viewers.

Football season gets underway big time in Las Vegas and the card rooms love to cater to poker players and football fans. For an extra edge, head to the Santa Fe Station for Monday Night Football in the Poker Room. Every Monday Night during the Monday Night Football Game, all seated poker playing guests will receive a drawing ticket with their initial buy-in and for every hour of active play thereafter. After the conclusion of each quarter, there will be drawings for chips.

A new poker room opened in Pahrump, Nevada. Suncoast Hotel & Casino "Just over the hump to Pahrump," as Las Vegans like to say. Pahrump Nugget Hotel & Casino opened the doors to its new poker room featuring first-class amenities and gaming options. It offers four poker tables and progressive jackpots where gamers can try their luck. Plasma TV screens are displayed throughout the room, showcasing current entertainment, sports, local and national news.

The Venetian Poker Room in Las Vegas is running Deep Stack Extravaganza II, a poker room promotion and tournament designed to complement and run concurrently with the World Series of Poker (WSOP), currently underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The Deep Stack Extravaganza II will run through July 1, 2007. The tournament, back by player demand, starts with a significant amount of chips, very generous blind structures and 40 or 60 minute levels. The month-long event includes no-limit hold'em, Omaha/8, pot-limit Omaha. and HORSE. tournaments.

Harrah's poker rooms have launched "Progressive Mega Beat Jackpot Poker." Players win for losing in this multi-property Texas hold'em progressive. Poker enthusiasts have the chance to earn $50,000 or more playing Texas hold'em at any one of six participating Harrah's properties during the new Mega Beat Jackpot Live Poker promotion. Poker rooms at Harrah's Las Vegas, Flamingo Las Vegas, O'Sheas Casino, Bally's Las Vegas, Paris Las Vegas and Harrah's Laughlin are introducing the mammoth jackpot promotion that makes designated losing hands a winner.

Greektown Casino in Detroit, Michigan is hosting the Amazing Race through May 6 giving players a chance to win up to $50,000. Earn entries daily by playing slots, video poker and table games. Entries can be redeemed for admittance to race in a 2-minute slot tournament session. The top 15 tournament scores win from $2,000 to $50,000. See the player's club booth for complete details. The Stratosphere Las Vegas has launched the "$250,000 Point Challenge" promotion for Ultimate Rewards Card Club members.

Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino near San Diego, CA has several interesting weekly poker room promotions going on.

"Morning Rack Attacks" run every Sunday through Saturday morning from 9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. One table will be randomly drawn every half-hour (9:45 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., and 12:15 p.m.) to have $100 added to the next pot.

"The Year of Luck" is here and to celebrate, Casino Arizona has kicked off its biggest promotion of the millennium. The grand prize drawing for a BMW 7-series with $77,777 cash in the trunk will be held July 7, 2007 at 7:07 p.m.