The Paddy Power Irish Winter Festival has now concluded and it is reported in the Irish casino news that the event was won by Slovenian Rok Rotar who quotes his profession as being a professional sports gambler but who also plays handball. No fewer than 340 competitors took part with the winner not only receiving the winners cheque for €85000 but possibly more importantly a seat in the 2014 Irish Open. Also in the Irish casino news is the fact that online casino provider Paddy Power is giving away €5 to every new registration although the site is very vague about how and when you can get this but they are not the first in the Irish casino news to do this as Ladbrokes casino also had a similar offer not long ago that came in the form of free bets or chips so it is assumed that this is the same. In the same Irish casino news article Paddy Power casino is offering a 100% match of your first deposit and a 50% match of your second and third deposits up to a total of €200 for new players to the online casino but the play through requirements are set at 32 times your bonus plus deposit or in other words 64 times your bonus which is stiffer than many other online casinos require so although Paddy Power casino is a great online casino and is included in the recommended list at casinos.ie, the Irish online casino specialist, the bonus could be tough to withdraw but as the Irish casino news on this site has said before; you may not get the money out as cash unless you have a really big win but at least you have the pleasure of playing twice as long as would otherwise be the case.