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The New Internet Gambling Ban

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

It has been illegal to gamble online but that didn’t stop most people. A new bill passed on another new ban might be different. Many online casino’s are gone and places like partypoker.com which is UK based won’t have anything to do with US customers anymore. Read the bill yourself and see what I mean:
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Student Gambling On the Rise

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

Parents might think that their bright young kids got that college money through a part time job but they might want to read this article first. Online casinos are luring teens online to gamble and many are trying to win a college education that way.
Gambling For School

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Realistic depth expectations in Blackjack

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

Ideally when you go into a casino you want 100% depth in the shoe.  Obviously that maximizes your advantage over the house when you count; this is especially true when you are using sidecounts.
But that’s not reality.  At best - at absolute best your depth will be 85% into the shoe.  Most likely you’ll end [...]

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The Online Gambling Term Bonus $$ For Joining Explained

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

If you’ve been online for any amount of time then you have certainly recieved a popup or seen other places online ads for gambling. Many and at this point almost all offer bonus bucks when you join.
You will usually see something along the lines of “Match on your first deposit”. This can be anywhere from [...]

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A Stop To Internet Gambling?

Monday, July 10th, 2006

A bill is in the works that would highlight the fact that internet gambling is illegal. Yes illegal not that many seem to be aware of this or even care. The bill would ban people from using a credit card or electronic funds to gamble and it would also make internet providers block access to [...]

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High Increase In Student Gambling

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

A survey of Nebraska students showed that most are gambling even at the ages of 10 and under. This increased from the last study done in 2003 and officials believes that it is a factor of a few different reasons such as:

Poker on television
The glamorization of poker
Easy access to gambling online

Experts say that unfortunately the [...]

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Gambling Watchdog Is Giving Out Prizes

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

OfficialBettingReview.com is an online gambling watchdog and they are giving away prizes for those who would like to participate in their forum/discussion that they have opened to allow members to talk about their experiences with online gambling, among other things.
The OfficialBettingReview.com forums also offer visitors the opportunity to talk about the things that interest them [...]

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The Anti-Internet Gambling Bill

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

According to a Reuters article published yesterday, the a House panel has cleared an anti-Internet gambling bill:
WASHINGTON - A U.S. House committee on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at stamping out the $12 billion Internet gambling industry by stopping businesses from accepting credit cards and other forms of payment.
The bill, cleared by voice vote in [...]

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Party Poker: Players Club tourney advice

Saturday, December 3rd, 2005

One of the things I like best about Party Poker is that you rack up Party Points with every hand you play — a lot like the comp dollars you earn in actual casinos.
I’m able to enter two or three Players Club tournaments weekly with my points, and in a good week I’ll actually [...]

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Nancy’s Top 9 Hold ‘em Starting Hands

Tuesday, November 29th, 2005

Every poker player has his/her own system when it comes to which cards they’ll play and which they won’t during Texas Hold ‘em tournaments. That said, here are the nine starting hands I love the most:
AA
KK
QQ
These three are nearly invincible. I like to slow-play them, then go all-in and knock out other players. What [...]

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