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- Jerry Whittaker

June 15th, 2008

Defining the Best Online Gambling

Everything around us experiences changes and no wonder that casino games have obtained new interpretations and variations. So we have already got used to such things as casino gambling games online which have become great substitute for land based casinos. A lot of gamblers now try their luck just at the sites offering great gambling online guide, online gambling strategy and many other related options.

No matter whether you uncovered the advantages of  craps, black jack, poker and slot machines before casino gambling games online have become available or your first meeting with gambling games occurred at one of the online gambling sites, it is worth to visit it over again, ’cause new ideas, promotions and appealing propositions are offered there at regular basis.

Logically, that browsing the net in quest of the best online gambling you will come across with large amount of data. ‘The best’ is a relative notion and different people will characterize it in their own way, there are quite different points that people consider to be inherent to all the gambling sites of high quality.

To find one’s dream game is vital to define what do you expect to obtain, that is whether you want to play against the house, or against other players, whether you prefer spinning wheel with a ball, or cards. Using gambling online guide it is possible to find out a lot of  casino gambling games online and tips discovering online gambling strategy of the game you are interested most.

If you do not want to act randomly and just to trust to a chance, the online gambling society is the place to look for ideal online gambling strategy that can increase your chances to win. Unlike land casino, online one provides with an opportunity to start playing any moment you like 24/7. The choice is wide enough, from black jack to slot machines, the register process doesn’t take much time, it is possible to start with minimal sum of money and to become an owner of huge progressive jackpot raffle off on regular basis in most cases. Thought it is advised that you should start playing with big sum of money as your decision to play big can prove fatal to you if you are unaware about the winning tactics.

Casino gambling games online can be really fun and challenging for one, however, it is important to keep in mind that excessive enthusiasm and attachment to the game can result in negative consequences and to turn fun pastime into troublesome situation and multiple debts. As well in any other sphere of life, the following motto holds true - ‘too much water drowned the miller’. Define the sum of money you can separate for gambling and try not to exceed the limit. You should act judiciously and your win depends on how you manage your resources. Be restrained and self-controlled and you will be able to take advantage of any casino gambling games online!

Post at 10:29 pm EDT by Jerry Whittaker

May 30th, 2008

Where to bet in 2008?

With an entire plethora of new online casinos announcing their online presence in the year 2008, it seems to be the starting of a new kind of gambling; are gamblers now to bet on the choice of the casinos in future? Even if it is so, it’s going to be a tough job; raising the bonuses offers to attract new customers in the New Year and they are defying all the boundaries the gambling community has witnessed so far. A brief account follows.

There’s no need to think life will now become bland since the festivities of the New Year are over. January 2008 brings forth a whole lot of extra activities as online casinos fight to beat each other in terms of bonus offers. Absolute head-spinners, no doubt; however, to have a glimpse of to what extent they shall turn, it’s essential to get the figures right.

• BodogLife - 10% of the total deposit and one cannot blame the authority on the amounts; unlike the rest, BoDogLife shall pay the bonus on every deposit that’s made. Is that all? Not quite; the mention of the thirteen Apple iPods has not been made yet. Available for a limited period, they shall be given to one winning hand at a time. The selection shall be made from the winning hands (from four jacks to ten straight flushes); the first person dealing this hand shall be announced the iPod Touch winner while the casino shall continue to the next hand on the list.

• Golden Casino – Sign up and a $555 match bonus can be yours! All players are allowed at this casino. The bonus is equal to 100% of the initial deposit and free from all taxes while within the $555 range. $25 is the least amount that needs to be deposited. If you feel sceptical, there is an entire range of other bonus offers to choose from.

• Vegas Casino – Though a new face to the veteran online gamblers, Vegas Casino Online is offering a $500 bonus to every new client; on the other hand, you may also choose a 125% free! No geographical restrictions apply for signing up with Vegas Casino Online, though players residing in China and Turkey need special requirements to qualify.

But then again, all these offers pouring out from the online casinos couldn’t do much to the US people because of Congress’ Majority Leader Bill Frist, who proposed a ban on Internet gambling as a part of a port-security bill. This has turned a number of major gaming sites against the US demographic, who also suffered legal adversities from the U.S. Department of Justice despite the validity of their businesses in the US. Speculations are that a large number of Americans who gamble recreationally and responsibly are going to get affected on a psychological level, though it shall do more good to problem gamblers and young adults by putting a stop to their source for wasting money. But that’s again, potentially the start of a new kind of gambling; will the last category of gamblers find an alternative to the situation?

Post at 1:58 pm EDT by Jerry Whittaker

April 30th, 2008

Monopoly In Gaming Industry Opposed In Swedish Courts

The Gaming Industry, including online gambling industry, has been seeing many turbulences and turmoil with regard to the legality of them.  Many countries have seen the revenue earning opportunities to their respective governments in the right perspective and have allowed gambling as a legalized industry.  This is because of the basic concept that gambling is an individual human passion and so far as an adult member of the society chooses to indulge in gambling it is their look out and concern.

In some other countries like the U.S.A. there seems to be virtual partisan attitude by the law enforcing authorities, in allowing real life casinos and gambling dens of giant sizes to do roaring business to trillions of dollars on the one hand and crippling the online gambling websites with rules and laws from their normal functioning.  Surprisingly the reasons adduced for such enactments are bordering fun in that they claim to protect the online gambling players from “social evils”.  The financial activities of the websites in accepting wager monies through recognized U.S. banks are curtailed by the enactments.  American citizens are prohibited from partaking in online gambling games under the existing laws.  Apart from challenging this discriminatory action of the federal governments in Courts, the gaming industry leaders are circumventing the ban by operating their services online from foreign soils.  It is a different story altogether that millions of Americans are still playing online gambling, using the technological advancement of the cyber-world.

Yet another episode of discrimination pertaining to treatment of the gaming industry has come to light as latest.  Following the foot-steps of Germany promulgating an enactment banning gambling activities of offshore companies, the country of Sweden has been accused of following discriminatory tactics and encouraging monopolistic trade practices in gambling industry.  Similar to the challenge made in the European Court of Justice against the German law, two Swedish News Papers have gone ahead in opposing the Sweden Government’s arbitrary rules in the Swedish Supreme Court and other subordinate Administrative Courts.

The details of the case are that the Sweden Government is encouraging monopoly of the Swedish companies engaged in the gambling industry and causing hindrance to these popular Swedish News Papers from publishing advertisements of offshore gambling organizations.

During last January, the editors-in-chief of one of the Swedish News papers have written a detailed letter addressed to the Commissioner of the European Union seeking his help in establishing the supremacy of the European Treaty among the member nations and putting an end to the harassment of the Swedish Government and its local gambling industry organizations supported by it. 

The letter puts forth all the relevant facts and occurrences of persecution on the part of the Swedish Government against the two news papers and asserts the incompatibility of the Swedish law against that of the EU law, which is binding on all the member nations of the EU.

The highlight of the news is that the Sweden Supreme Court has issued orders directing the Court of Appeal to hear the cases that involve the above two news papers and their plea against the high-handedness of the Government.

Post at 12:24 pm EDT by Jerry Whittaker

April 8th, 2008

No stakes for you, Monsieur

Things have changed massively in the last couple of years and Seine has seen different tides sweeping its banks and France, the country that once gave the Riviera Casinos a free hand for an industry approval, now sings a different tune. That said - online gambling is now a restricted phenomenon by the French government, though the French online casino business is as old as the British ones.
 
It was Jean-François Copé (The French Minister of Budget) who took the first step in 2006 by establishing the Consultative Committee to monitor responsible gambling to ensure the safety, integrity, accountability and reliability. All this prepared many of the French casinos to go for eventual legalization by seeking and winning the approval of eCogra Ltd. (the industry standards body) for offering the required safety and security for online gambling.

eCOGRA, the providers of an international framework for the best requirements in operation and player practice enforced thorough inspections, reviews and monitored continuously the practice of the gambling sites and appointed independent global audit companies; all these filtered out a total of 85 sites that complied with the guidelines and won the Play It Safe Seal.

It was evident from the words of Andrew Beveridge (CEO, eCogra Ltd.) - “Leading online casino and poker room brands recognize that players care about the Play It Safe seal, and that seal-bearing casinos attract more players and create additional revenue opportunities,” – that the response from these French Casinos were indeed honest intentions; the CEO also gave his kudos to them for their wise decisions. “We applaud these operators for their efforts and encourage others to help us reach our 100 seals goal by committing to the eCogra principals of fair gambling, responsible conduct and player protection.”

But as of now, the European Union closely guards the political as well as the legal proceedings in the gambling jurisdictions. Wes Himes (Managing Partner, Policy Action) also commented about a French civil servant who shall be – “drafting a report for sometime before the summer, which will provide a sort of background on the industry and most likely make some recommendations as to how to accommodate and regulate an online gambling market in France.” Now, that is a call to making a resolution during mid-March this year, though Wes Himes also specified that – “I think March 2008 might be correct for the report; but I think in terms of actually seeing legislation, we’re quite far from there right now.”

This has affected the French side of the English Channel on the subject of Internet gambling in the recent months to the extent of an arrest warrant issued against Unibet CEO Petter Nylander. However, the French Parliament is still halfway between deciding the rules and the regulation for French online gambling; they are game for helping out an industry based on the Internet that is still at its very nascent state, although they are putting up a stronghold against other online casinos on the other side of the English Channel, particularly, those based in London.

Post at 10:16 pm EDT by Jerry Whittaker

April 4th, 2008

Advantages of Online Casino Gambling

Nothing beats the fun and entertainment you can get by playing and gambling in online casinos. With more than 2,000 gambling establishments online, you will have the widest field to choose from, and you don’t even have to leave your home. You can play online casino clad in your house slippers and pajamas and you can still win. Playing online casino games can spare you the trouble to going to the actual casino where you will have to spend more for a cab or gas for your car, drinks, food and other expenses.

With online casino gambling gaining popularity, more and more gambling sites are cropping up with more offers than you could imagine. In fact, online casino gambling has grown to be a very profitable business, prompting site owners to come up with more tempting offers and more opportunity for you to earn additional income through the diversified online games. 

Armed with your basic tools which are your computer and internet connection, your destiny can be determined by  a few clicks on your mouse. One important thing for  you to know is to find the best internet gambling sites that offer you a chance to play and win for craps or win real money.

The advent of the internet has done so much to improve online casino gambling because beginners can have access to volumes of helpful tips and guides provided by the best internet gambling sites, from people who had been beginners  and now winners, or individuals who knows what they are talking about. They are the voice of experience that you can get helpful tips from.

With online casino gambling, you are the boss because you can choose which opponents you want to play with to have a much better chance at winning. Free online casino games are the best practice field providing you with free education and practice for the real and actual world. This is the advantage of online casino gambling because you can download gambling software in your computer, and you’re on your way to mastering whatever online game you want to master. You can play in the early morning, noon, night or dawn and nobody would care. The field is all yours.

The only rule to remember in online casino gambling is that whatever game you play and gamble on, it is important that you know the proper rules and techniques to make you a better and more experienced online casino gambler. With much patience and perseverance, you can learn to master all online games and beat your opponents easily.  Constant practice and following the right procedures can do wonders  to hone in your skill. After all, your teachers are right within your reach, accessible twenty fours hours a day and seven days a week. All you need to do is just browse and click, and presto! Everything is laid out for you, ready for you to study and devour and practice towards becoming a master of your craft. Winning is not learned overnight. It takes years of correct practice and determination to beat others who had been there before you.       

Post at 2:19 pm EDT by Jerry Whittaker

March 5th, 2008

Online Gambling Sites-Follow Up From European Union

The very formation of the European Union was necessitated by the domination of the U.S. trade practices and economic sanctions over the countries “down under”.    The power of U.S. dollar in world trade was an eye-sore for many of them and made them united to show stiff resistance and opposition to such a tendency.  The entire episode was taken with a pinch of salt and eventually all those national leaders, who had voiced their concerns over the developments, converged to work out a plan to counter the aggression of a single nation.

The European Union was born, ostensibly to promote the economic welfare of the member nations, whereas the real purpose easily guessed by the world at large was a show-down of power against the U.S. domination.  Invariably, repeated attempts were made to devaluate the U.S. currency against its counterparts of all the nations and the member nations succeeded in their attempts to invent the “Euro”.  The exchange markets for foreign currencies since then have been stabilized more or less and “Euro” has come to stay in the financial markets of many countries as a viable alternative to U.S. dollar.

On the other fronts of world trade and commercial transactions within the member nations of the European Union, the consensus was arrived at, that any attempt to thwart the fair and equitable trade practices between member countries should be condemned and opposed vehemently.  To oversee the administration and smooth conduct of bilateral relationships on all subjects including trade and commercial practices, the European Union Law was enacted which had jurisdiction over the 27 core participant countries and prevailed upon the law of these individual nations. By this law, the European Common Market is strengthened as one and trades and services of inter-borders should go on smoothly without any hitch whatsoever. 

It is in this context the recent enactment of a German Law, which came into force from 1st January 2008, was taken exception to.  According to the law enforcing agencies of Germany the law prohibits operation of online gambling activities and betting online on any games, excepting horse racing.  The online gambling industry leaders and associations feel that they have been let down by a member country through this unforeseen curtailment of their activities.

The matter has been taken up to the European Union by the Online Gambling Industry leaders to resolve the issue.  They have submitted that the German law contravenes the EU law inasmuch as it curtails cross-border competition on gambling, which is against the very object of the European Union being formed.  The European Court of Justice will hear further proceedings after formal notices are sent to the German law authorities.

Post at 5:54 pm EST by Jerry Whittaker

February 28th, 2008

What Online Gambling Sites Can Offer

Gambling can boast rather long history and from the very beginning this activity managed to attract a number of individuals that couldn’t resist the temptation to try their luck over and over again. Gambling online is a new stage of game development and this online variation of popular games enjoys wide popularity also. Each time online gambling site moderators offer newer options that make the whole gambling process more updated and gripping. There are online gambling games which are more often preferred by players. Great quantity of information, rules, strategy guides, tips and other are related to gambling online, in other words, all conditions are created to make the gambling more absorbing and appealing for existing players and for beginners.

Those who plan to play games gambling online and need to find out the gambling online basics  their are available at the majority of online gambling sites. Thus, there are some of them. The most widespread games are poker, roulette, blackjack, baccarat, craps, and keno.

“ Poker - is the game where you are to play against the players but not against the house. Poker is available in such variations as  Texas Hold ‘Em, Omaha, Seven Card Stud, Caribbean Poker, Pineapple.
“ Roulette - is the game where the betting is can be done in various ways, such as betting on which color the ball will land, betting on the columns and betting on a specific set of twelve numbers. The main parts of this game is a marble-like ball,  spinning wheel,  red and black slots.

“ Blackjack - is the game where one plays against the house and the main idea is the cumulative total sum points that is not to exceed twenty one.

“ Baccarat - is a kind of gambling online where the total value of two dealt cards must not exceed nine. Low house edge is considered to be advantageous to the player.
“ Craps - provides advantageous gambling online conditions to the players. Shooter is to roll a seven or eleven on the come-out, or first roll to win or establish a point. A two, three or twelve is an automatic loser on the come-out roll.
“ Keno - is a gambling online where no skills are required since computer selects numbers from a group at random, the player is only to guess what group to choose.

Casino games online gambling as well as land casinos has a lot of fans. This gambling online is able to provide it’s players with high level of comfortability, ’cause one can gamble staying at home being supplied with all the option inherent to land casino games. The choice is great really, when it goes about online gambling sites and online gambling games. The options are designed to meet various requirements of different players. As a sample, one can play at multiple tables at one and the same time, gaining more gambling online experience and increasing chances to win.

If you haven’t uncovered all the opportunities you can use with gambling online, it is high time to do it right now!

Post at 1:40 pm EST by Jerry Whittaker

February 20th, 2008

Popularity of Online Bingo

There are different ways to earn money, moreover, there are situations when one can not only win some sum of money, but also to have a fun!  Online gambling bingo game is ideal way to take advantage of gripping game and to be awarded with money prize, bonuses, etc. Bingo gambling game online go on enjoying increasing popularity and there are really enough reasons to prefer online gambling to land based casinos. At first, one can enjoy the game not leaving one’s home, to play at multiple tables 24/7, moreover, it is known that the percentage of online gambling games is higher than at land based ones.

Online bingo gambling is one of the most wide-spread one among quite different players. This is a game with a long history, the origins of which go back 18th century when this game was known as  Le Lotto. Today’s variation of the oldest gambling game is as popular as it used to be many decades ago. Modified and updated, bingo gambling game online goes on appealing existing players and new comers. And no matter, whether a starter or not, everyone strives to master the secrets of the oldest form of gambling and, maybe, this is one of the major attractive features of the game. However, modified online bingo gambling attracts players not only by heating up the feeling curiosity and desire to uncover the win secret. The online gambling bingo game sites are constructed so as to make the whole gambling process interesting, fun and appealing.

There are a lot of tips provided for beginners and experienced online bingo gambling players that can be rather beneficial and useful for one, moreover, gambling experience is gained and chances to win are also maximized with the lapse of time. In short, the more you play to more you understand the idea and the way you can take advantage of the game.  Online bingo gambling is the game where there are a lot of newer options and promotions are offered and  huge progressive jackpots are not a rarity. All of these means serious chances to win over and over again!

If you are going to start playing online bingo gambling and to find out more about  search online gambling bingo blitz and other related options, it means that you are to share some private information in order to be registered. From technical point of view is game is secure, ’cause it is equipped with the latest software that keeps and protects the data from any third party meddling.

The aforementioned facts are far not all the advantageous features that bingo gambling game online can offer one. Exploring this kind of gambling from different aspects it should be said that it helps one to have great mental training, to improve memory and just to keep one’s mind in shape. A lot advantageous and beneficial options that bingo gambling game online can offer one have made the whole game greatly popular in a number of countries and among people of various occupations and of different ages.

Post at 7:47 pm EST by Jerry Whittaker

February 18th, 2008

Myths in Casino Games

There are a few misconceptions in some of the gamblers’ mind regarding the games played at the casino. For example, some believe that the slot machines at the casinos do not have any predetermined win or loss cycles. The win or loss cycles are determined by the random number generator principle as far as possible. This principle of based on what is termed as “functional probability”, which decides the gambler’s good or bad luck. When the reels were spun last time, the probability of winning or losing is the same when you spin them today.

It is not only with slot players who are under misconception. There are table game players, who have myths, misconceptions, and money-losing ideas on the various casino games that they like to play. People have known to form ideas about blackjack games, played at the various casinos. They have lost their entire buy on 6-deck game, supposedly at the best blackjack playing casino. Their view is how come they lost so fast if the game was the best in that particular casino.

The other myth that people have while playing blackjack is that, they assumed that there are 10-valued cards kept by the dealer in the hole. You make your hitting and standing decisions accordingly when the dealer shows you a 10 and you assume that he has a 20, which is a misconception. This is not so. Considering that, in a 52-card pack, there are 10-valued cards and 36 other cards which are not 10-valued, there is more possibility of the dealer in having a card different from the 10-valued ones in the hole, and more so when the dealer’s up-card is a 10-valued card.

It is wrong for you to take your decisions on the myth. The basic strategy decisions are entirely made upon the value of the dealer’s up-card. The computer finds out the best possible way to handle the situation. If you have 14 against the dealer’s 8 up-card, a combinational logic in the computer, based upon the hole card, comes up with the best way to play the hand.

There are myths as to the best way to play one or two spots. Some tend to think that, you have a better chance to win if you play two spots. There are others who think that by playing two spots you are liable to lose. Both the thoughts are wrong in here. Let us assume that you bet $25 each on both hands, making it $50, keeping the total bet the same on two hands. The only for you to play two hands instead of one is because of the volatility of the game. The probability of wining increases in playing two hands, when chances are that, one hand could lose while the other could win. According to the law of probabilities, your winning or losing streaks become diminished as you go on playing two hands, since as you go on playing your decision making tend to flatten out. This would mean that playing two hands gets you in the game twice as fast. With this you last longer in any given session of the game.

Post at 8:02 am EST by Jerry Whittaker

February 17th, 2008

Online Gambling Scams

Just like various scams floating on the Internet, there are also such scams floating about on online gambling.  For every genuine product in the market, there is also a duplicate, which is a clever fake..

How it is done is simple. Just as you find a good coder to convert your site into a safe, secure one, there is someone else who is doing just the opposite, writing a code to overcome those security systems you put in place.

When the Pentagon computers were hacked, what chances do you have?

Anyway, the topic is the same as the one you face when you lock your doors at home and go away for some time. You have trip wires, your lights switch on automatically when it is programmed to do so, but your door remains locked! So If I am observing you, I would expect to see at least one or two people moving around, wouldn’t I? The movie Home Alone is a very good guide, even though there is a boy inside the house!

So how does one know which site is the right one or not?

Well you can search through the browsers and using their look ups to see what and where the gambling sites are. There are now a number of securities blocks (software) which show whether it is a proper site or not. Like Verisign, and so many others. All you have to do is to click on that security sign, and it will tell you it’s veracity, whether it is valid or not.

·         Even better, is the OS now coming from the vendors of software. They contain inbuilt firewalls, safety features, which enable or disable the ActiveX controls that are often required to access the site.

·         Second, if you are not sure, check out its website once again. People are now beginning to post their comments on the site online, whether they got scammed out of money, or whether they were not paid.

·         Third, if you get an email from a casino or gambling house announcing that you are a winner of x amount of pounds sterling, or dollars, or whatever currency, it sure is a fake. If you have not applied and paid for gambling, how come you won? These sites are known as 409 ones. Check out Lottery Scams in the search engines. Real sites would not be doling out those sums for free.

Another simple check: Check your mail. See where it coming from, and in the “to” box, see if you email id is there. If it is not there, it is certainly a mass mailer, and would be asking you to deposit a particular sum of money to collect the amount if you are not collecting it personally. You bet that when you go personally, you would be directed elsewhere. Try their phone, it will be picked up and you will be routed through that number to an undisclosed number and destination.

Try another check. Try replying to it, by pasting the email id on your favorite mail system. You will find it does not go to the email id of the sender but elsewhere, because that’s embedded in that fancy, legitimate name and email id ! When I hear more about these, I will try and let you know!

 

Post at 10:53 am EST by Jerry Whittaker