NCAA Bowl Games

The NCAA College bowl games are ready to go into full swing. Make sure you have a trusted and reputable online sportsbook to play at. We have only a few USA friendly online sportsbooks we recommend and play at ourselves.

We recommend you stick with these books and open an account at every book so you can shop the line. Throughout any betting season the difference between a half or full point can make or break your season. Check out our recommended USA friendly online sportsbooks to make sure you get paid!

Bowl season is a great time to make money, but you have also have make sure you get paid! We only recommend three sportsbooks who have all been in business for years. Don’t get fooled by big bonus offers or other propoganda, worry about getting paid, and these books pay or they still wouldn’t be in business!

If you are a poker player as well, all three of the books we recommend also offer a poker room, and all are USA online poker sites. Bet the bowls, play poker, win cash and get paid!

Bad Beat Jackpot Growing

With the merge poker network sites once again accepting USA players, you can now take advantage of their bad beat jackpot. At this tim ethe bad beat jackpot is over $177,000! Take a bad beat holding quad 8′s or better and score 35% of the jackpot. See our bad beat jackpots for full details and full payouts.

We recommend PokerHost as our top merge poker site that accepts USA players. They offer the largest bonus of 150% match up to $750 on your first deposit, and you will receive re-load bonuses and exclusive freerolls by signing up through our site. See the PokerHost review for more details on this great site.

Other recommended sites that operate on the Merge Network are PDC Poker and Lock Poker. See the PDC Poker review and Lock Poker review for more details on these sites or see all USA online poker sites.

Merge Network Allows New USA Players

Its great news that the Merge Poker Sites are once again accepting new USA players. After Black Friday, Merge suspended new sign ups due an explosion of growth they couldn’t handle. Several months later they are back, and USA residents can once again experience the best poker sites available.

Our top Merge Network site is PokerHost. They offer great deposit and withdraw options and offer great customer service. Couple that with a bad beat jackpot, the best site traffic and a generous 150% match bonus, no wonder PokerHost is our top site. See our PokerHost review for more details and to sign up and claim your bonus.

The other site USA online poker sites on the Merge Network we recommend is Carbon Poker and PDC Poker. Both offer the same features as PokerHost such as a bad beat jackpot and also offer a 100% match bonus up to $600. See our Carbon Poker review and PDC Poker review for more details.

Rememeber all are noew accepting new USA players and also are Mac compatiable.

USA Mac Users Rejoice

Good news for Mac users in the USA. Finally a poker site has a full download version of their software available for Mac. Check out BetOnline Poker and download the software to your Mac machine.

BetOnline Poker is a new poker site, but the brand has been in business for over a decade. Opening in 2001, BetOnline has quickly become a popular online sportsbook for USA players and players abroad. While site traffic is still a little low, Americans will soon be flocking to BetOnline because of their great deposit options. BetOnline has great credit card acceptance rates for USA players, but is also one of the few USA eCheck poker sites.

Check out the BetOnline Poker review or see all USA Online poker sites.

Online Casinos – Take a Break from Poker

At several visitors request, we have compiled a list of recommended USA friendly online casinos. We played hours upon hours of various casino games and slots at many casinos and put together a list of we feel are the best online casinos.

Check out our listing of USA friendly online casinos and score some huge bonuses as well. All of our recommended casinos offer a sign up bonus that is credited to your account immediately. Meet the rollover requirements and you can withdraw your winnings, deposit and the bonus amount.

Online casinos games should be used for recreation purposes, as in the long run you should eventually lose money. We like to play casino games when we need a break from poker. Casino games are a great way to relax and enjoy yourself, with a chance to win some cash!

$400 PokerHost Freeroll

Join us this Sunday July 10th at 6pm EST for a $400 guaranteed freeroll at PokerHost. All players who sign up through our website are invited to play.

PokerHost is a great site that offers a great online poker experience and a great bonus. Sign up at PokerHost and receive a 150% match bonus on your first deposit up to $750. Also being part of the Merge Poker Network, PokerHost has great site traffic and site functionality. Play like the pro’s at PokerHost with features like “deal it twice”, “show 1 card” and “rabbit hunting”. PokerHost also offers a bad beat jackpot that regularly gets over a 1/2 million dollars!

For more information on PokerHost and more information on the freeroll, check out our PokerHost review. New USA players are no longer being accepted here but you can see all US poker sites here.

Poker4ever Freeroll Wednesday

We are pleased to announce we will host a freeroll at Poker4ever this Wednesday at 10 pm est. This freeroll will be exclusive for players who have signed up through our website.

If you do not have an account at Poker4ver, check out the Poker4ever review and sign up as a new player. A deposit is not required to be eligible for the freeroll. You will then be e-mailed the password to enter the tournament at least 1 prior to the start of the tournament.

Existing players should have already received the e-mail describing the freeroll and the password. If you have not please e-mail us at support@ultimatepokerbonus.com and will be happy to give you the password.

We hope to see you at the tables this Wednesday evening at 10 pm est – good luck!

$440,000 Bad Beat Jackpot

Play at any of the Merge Poker Network sites and have a shot at winning part of the $440,000 bad beat jackpot. The jackpot is growing fast and is primed to be hit in the next day or so.

Get beat holding quad 8′s or better and receive 35% of the jackpot. Win the hand and receive 17.5% and all players at the table share another 17.5%. With the jackpot being so huge, if you play real money cash games it is worth a shot at scoring some serious cash.

Our top recommended poker site on the Merge Network is PokerHost. PokerHost is giving new players a 150% match on their first deposit up to $750. PokerHost also has all the features associated with the network like Deal it Twice, Show 1 Card and Rabbit Hunting. Site traffic is very good on the network and PokerHost also has great deposit options and first class customer service. See our PokerHost Review for full details on this great site.

USA players cannot play on any Merge Poker Network site so if you reside in the USA check out all USA online poker sites available.

Unleashed Poker Added

Happy to announce the addition of Unleashed Poker as an approved poker site. After hours upon hours of play we give Unleashed Poker a thumbs up and happy to pass on a great 200% sign up bonus up to $600.

Unleashed Poker operates on the Cake Poker Network and has good site traffic for cash games and tournaments. Sign up through the end of June and receive an exclusive 200% match on your first deposit up to $600. The Unleashed Poker bonus is also pretty easy to earn. Being part of the Cake Network you earn $1 of your bonus for every $2.38 paid in fee’s. Claim your Unleashed Poker Bonus and get started earning free cash.

Unleashed Poker also has a great VIP program where you can earn even more cash. They offer a host of deposit options, so however you like to make deposits, chances are the accept it.

Get the Biggest Bonus Available

When many online poker sites decided to leave the US market, they took their bonuses with them. That’s when UltimatePokerBonus went on the hunt to find the best bonuses still available for USA players. We have added quite a few great bonuses to our USA Online Poker portal, but today added the largest yet.

Check out Luvin Poker and score a 200% match bonus on your first deposit up to $1000. This is by far the largest bonus still available for USA players. What is even better is the bonus is pretty easy to earn. Earn $1 of your bonus for just every $1.50 paid in fee’s. After to earn your first bonus, Luvin Poker offer an ongoing re-load bonus so you are always earning free cash.

Luvin Poker operates on the Everleaf Poker Network and offers some really juicy games. They also offer a no download or flash version for Mac users. See the Luvin Poker Review for more details and to claim your bonus.