ONLINE GAMBLING AND CASINO GUIDE

What is it that attracts so many players to online slot machines? Playing slots is hardly an exceptional experience, no matter how many so called ‘bonus features’ the software developers add to the mix, or what crazy theme is represented on the reels. (more…)

Whip up a card-counting system with a spoonful of Hollywood storytelling and you have the new Kevin Spacey movie 21. It’s (loosely) based on a true story about a handful of MIT students who became card counting-experts and took Las Vegas casinos for millions in Black Jack. So, how much of it is fact and how much is fiction?More…

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If you’re just getting started with online gambling, there are a few things that might be good to know before you sign up with an online casino or poker room. Are all online casinos trustworthy and responsible? Unfortunately not, but the vast majority of them are. I’ve thought of a few pointers that could help you learn what to look for and what to avoid. (more…)

Rumor has it that Al Pacino will be doing a role in the upcoming James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. Some claim he’ll take on the role as head of a terrorist organization. (more…)

Ever noticed that online casinos look suspiciously similar? I have, and it‘s getting a little boring. There are a limited few, well known and widely used software platforms in the casino gaming industry - PlayTech and MicroGaming are the ones that come to mind immediately. Unfortunately, I can‘t complain about either of them. They have done an awesome job in developing and maintaining a nice-looking and secure gambling environment.

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You might have thought that the online gambling boom had come to a standstill and that the number of online gamblers was slowly but certainly declining. Actually, it‘s the other way around. Although the growth has certainly been halted by anti-gambling laws and the like, poker rooms and online casinos still enjoy both a healthy influx of newcomers as well as regulars who return to enjoy one of their favorite pastimes.

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Gamblers are a superstitious lot by nature - many of us would definitely not walk under a ladder on the way to the casino, and the thought of breaking a mirror prior to gambling just makes you shudder. Although I normally fancy myself a fairly logical thinker, I can’t help but be amazed at how fortune or misfortune seems to converge into very palpable winning - or losing streaks.

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Online poker tournaments are available in all flavors. All poker variations and betting structures are available in tournament form, and actually, this is the most popular form of poker today. The seats fill up rapidly in everything from small-stakes “sit & go” tournaments to huge money-guaranteed multi-table tournaments with hundreds or even thousands of players. You can even qualify online to big live events like the World Series of Poker by winning a smaller buy-in satellite.

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If you happened to catch the latest news at Gambling-Win, you already know that MicroGaming is releasing another bunch of slot machines. That, mind you, is on top of the existing 300 or so games. Now that’s just the kind of news I like to hear.
One of the new machines is true to the season, with added werewolves and witches Halloween style. Yet another one is an old-fashioned fruit machine with the highly amusing name “You Lucky Bastard!” 

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The online casino industry is no longer what it used to be, and if you ask me, it’s changed for the better.

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Certainly, online gambling has its downside. No one tries to deny that. But what’s all the fuss about?

The heap of groups fighting over the issue is growing like a pot in aggressive big-bet poker. (more…)

In a lot of life’s undertakings you’re up against adverse odds.

You apply to a school with very restricted admission – bad odds. If you make it into the school, the chances of graduating with excellent notes are low. (more…)

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Sometimes, web site staffs get the feeling they’re working for no one; that all the strategy tips and online casino reviews and blogs go straight into cyberspace without being noticed by anyone, less still coming to good use and maybe even being appreciated. (more…)

Once you have gotten passed the pure newbie stage of elimination blackjack, you will notice a number of interesting situations that occur time and time again. One of them is when an elimination hand approaches, you’re the second shortest stack, the shortest stack moves all-in in desperation, loses and busts out - before the elimination hand even started. (more…)

There’s a new conversation piece you need to be updated on next time you go to a fancy dinner party. You may have heard the buzz in the street, or seen it happen in front of your eyes on CBS. A select group of people have even tried it out, and your faithful Spinner is one of those. Elimination Blackjack – it certainly has something to be said for it. (more…)

It’s fascinating how luck can be either completely absent or raining down in showers. When we talked about the attraction of online slots in earlier blogs, maybe we forgot to mention a small, tiny factor that adds to the pleasure of playing – winning. (more…)

The other day, we were involved in a game of online Baccarat. Baccarat is such a nice, classical card game. The banker may win a little more often than the player, but then again you are free to place your bet on the banker. (more…)

A few years ago, poker on TV was rare and frankly not very amusing in the long run, given that the players’ hole cards were hidden. As much fun as watching paint dry, as the saying goes. Then the hole card cameras were introduced and everything changed.

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All serious gamblers have some method for handling the natural swings in their bankroll. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, there’s nothing you can do about that; but by setting limits for your losses and wins during a gambling session you can insure yourself against some common pitfalls in online gambling. (more…)

Online blackjack and online slots go hand in hand like a happy old couple. To the extent happy old couples still exist, that is. Or any old couples at all, for that matter. With today’s divorce rates not many couples are bound to grow old together. Then again, a lot of old people form new couples with other old people. I guess that’s a new species of old couple. But many of them choose not to live together, and maybe they don’t go hand in hand either. It’s so old-fashioned.

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