ONLINE GAMBLING AND CASINO GUIDE

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…)

Some people who are used to ‘live‘ gambling at the casino or in home poker games may still frown at the concept of playing online, but the fact of the matter is that the virtual tables can offer you more flexibility and perhaps even better profits than live ones. There is no risks of getting sugary drinks in your lap, and let‘s face it - people who don‘t shower much often carry unpleasant odors.

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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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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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Labeling poker as a skill game is not the best defense against a world of misunderstandings. Several other facts are more persuasive. They make poker stand out from all other games. (more…)

When Jesus started out on his incredible journey of turning zero dollars into 10,000, he had very few followers. Did you believe in him? I sure didn’t. (more…)

How can swimming be allowed when the dangers involved are so well-documented? New legislation must be introduced hastily to prevent children and their pets from drowning. (more…)

Let’s be honest with each other: isn’t there a clandestine charm in checking the poker sites’ lists to see the previous day’s biggest winners – and biggest losers? (more…)

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In these days, it’s all about the World Series of Poker. With 55 events, the 2007 WSOP stretches over seven weeks and gathers a huge number of mostly very ambitious poker players. (more…)

Entering a big tournament by winning a satellite is great – you get to play an expensive tournament for a very small buy-in. Or – do you? (more…)

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 very interesting article, the “Poker Shrink” Dr. Tim Lavalli talks about thresholds in our sensory perception of external stimuli. For example, the point where you start feeling that the stove is getting warm, or noticing that daylight is starting to fade. (more…)

At first, Harrah’s said they wouldn’t allow any Internet qualifiers, and the prognosis for the number of entries in 2007 WSOP slumped from the record-setting 8,200 in 2006 WSOP. (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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I sat down to play a tournament at the local casino. In the very first hand, I managed to lose half my stack with a marginal hand. I was in the big blind and it was folded around to the small blind who made a nominal raise. Probably more as a piece of psychological warfare than a display of actual strength – at least that’s what I thought. I looked down at K-2, no great hand, but I called and planned to steal the pot on a later street. (more…)

Can I ask you something about blackjack? Last time I played a game of online blackjack, I managed to win around $50. I moved the money to a Pai Gow Poker table and although most of it was eventually gone, I had a long and plenty amusing time. (more…)

Just when I started to find playing online a lot of fun the US finds a way to make it harder for me to play, not in Vegas or in Reno but online?! If you are unsure of what the new Gambling Bill states, we will write more on the subject in both our news section and here in the blog. (more…)

Poker players love chips, there can be no discussion about that. That’s why the WSOP main event is so popular. It simply contains more chips than any other poker competition. In the main event this summer there were more chips than ever before. With over 8,700 entrants, each starting out with 10,000 chips, there were more than 87 million chips in play, just imagine that. And they all assembled on the final table. And then they all migrated across the table to the great chip suburb outside of Jamie Gold. (more…)