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Students Take to Online Gambling to End Their Debts
Filed in archive Gambling General by Stephen Lunn on November 19, 2009
Gambling advisory service GamCare has warned that students, in an effort to relieve their growing debts, are turning to online gambling and in particular poker. One US study has apparently found that...
Slot Machine Payout Report & Blackjack Switch Information
Filed in archive Gambling General , Slot Machine Scene by jim on September 15, 2008
Here's a bit of information about the current slot machine payout situation; and a change of gears with something about Blackjack of which I was unaware. A question has been posed regarding slot...
School For Gamblers Expands
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on September 12, 2008
These days there's a school for almost everything and some are better than others; but how can you tell if a school is worth your time and money? One way to tell is if a school is expanding, it&...
Giant Luxury Mall To Open In Macau
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on September 4, 2008
With all the new found gambling money floating around in Macau it was only a matter of time before new ways to liberate some of it from gambler's wallets and purses started to crop up. Following...
Municipalities And States Look To Gamblers For Revenue
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on August 27, 2008
Job losses and other negative economic factors continue fueling the country's economy in a downward spiral. With no immediate relief in sight cities and states all over America are exploring eve...
Casino Superstitions
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on August 19, 2008
Many people are superstitious; they won't walk under ladders, or panic if a black cat crosses their path, and so forth, but there are other types of superstitions that of which people aren't ...
Gambling On The Olympics
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on July 31, 2008
The Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world, bar none, and as such the world-wide gambling action will equal to the event. No where else can you find opportunities to bet not only on tea...
Las Vegas' Loss Could Be Caesars Windsor's Gain
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on June 18, 2008
Someone's loss is usually someone else's gain, and that applies to the casino industry, even during times of economic hardship. This is the thinking in Canada as far as Caesars Windsor is co...
Slot Machines Not A Big Winner In Macau
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on June 5, 2008
"Different strokes for different folks" applies in the gaming industry and slot machine manufacturers are finding this out the hard way in Macau. Slot machines may rule the roost in Las Ve...
Changes To California's State Lottery Proposed
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on May 26, 2008
California, like most States, has a huge deficit, something in the neighborhood of 17 billion bucks, in fact. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to terminate that debt and has come up with a plan ...
Macau Casino And Gambling Meanderings
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on May 25, 2008
It's generally accepted in the world-wide arena of gambling that Las Vegas is still considered to be the top gun due to its variety and the availability of a multitude of other attractions and en...
Converting Canadian Bingo Halls To Casinos
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on May 23, 2008
There's no denying that casinos, in general, generate a great deal of revenue, and, despite the overall world-wide economic downturn people still gamble. As in The United States many casinos tha...
Casinos Feeling Economic Squeeze
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on April 27, 2008
It was bad enough when the price of gas started going up, along with all other forms of energy. But now with the housing slump, job losses and food price increases, it's understandable that the c...
Jamaica Finally Getting Casinos
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on April 25, 2008
The government of the popular island nation of Jamaica is finally going to allow the construction of full scale casinos. This news took me by surprise because I thought there was legalized gambling ...
How A Gambler Lives On His $26.7 Million Lotto Win?
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on March 19, 2008
I've been playing various State lotteries ever since the first one started in New York which was a few years after the dinosaurs became extinct. So far all I've won is a few lousy bucks, but...
Think You Know About Gambling? Take Some Quizzes
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on March 11, 2008
It's time for you know it alls to test your gambling and casino knowledge. I've assembled a bunch of interesting and informative quizzes about gambling and casinos that I think you'll ha...
New Australian Scratch Ticket And Lottery Games
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on March 6, 2008
Our gambling friends down in Australia are great fans of lottery tickets and scratchoffs and some new ones have just been announced. This form of gambling is also quite popular here in the United St...
Virtual Blackjack In Land Based Casinos
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on March 5, 2008
Blackjack, or "21", is another gambler's favorite game in both online and land based casinos, and it's popular in both the original live dealer and video game versions. So when is ...
How About A Flying Casino?
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on February 18, 2008
There are many ways to gamble, and plenty of places in which to gamble both in bricks and mortar and online casinos, and soon you may be able to gamble high in the sky. While it may not be as thrill...
Happy New Year To My Gaming Friends!
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on December 31, 2007
I want to wish all of you and those you care about a very Happy New Year. Thank you very much for visiting my blog, contributing comments, and for spreading the word among your friends. Please cont...
Australian Gambling News
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on December 23, 2007
Australian police and tennis officials are busy investigating possible violations of gambling rules and allegations of match fixing. Check out this report on Australian tennis gambling. Meanwhile t...
New Gimmick In Japanese Casinos
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on December 20, 2007
Source:www.jimippolito.com Ever hear of a Pachislot machine? Neither did I, but the Japanese being the great innovators that they are, along with their passion for compressing and combining things,...
U.S. Government Sponsored Gambling On Military Bases
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on December 15, 2007
Source:www.brandonblog.Homestead.com Well here's a new one on me. Did you know that there are casinos, so to speak, on some U.S. military installations? I didn't, and I'm guessing that...
Lake Tahoe, Skiing And Gambling And Travel Deals
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on December 10, 2007
Source:www.ski-epic.com Lake Tahoe straddles the Nevada - California border well north of Nevada's better known gambling town, Las Vegas. It is an area of incredible beauty and a stark contrast...
Las Vegas Gaming Expo Report
Filed in archive Gambling General by jim on December 9, 2007
Source:www.nixonisinhell.files.wordpress.com As is the case with so many things in life some people only one thing, be it food, a type of car or movie or book, and they stick to it while others are...
Responsible Gaming Week begins
Filed in archive Gambling General by John Hartness on August 7, 2007
The American Gaming Association (AGA), National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) and more than 100 casino and gaming companies across the country are mobilizing to celebrate the 10th anniversary o...
Hellmuth crashes UB racecar at WSOP
Filed in archive Gambling General by John Hartness on July 11, 2007
The poker world is holding its breath today after a freak accident on the Las Vegas strip in which poker legend Phil Hellmuth lost control of his high-speed racecar. Hellmuth had spent the day testin...
Bluff Europe Poker in the Park a Hit
Filed in archive Gambling General by John Hartness on July 11, 2007
If you ever doubted the popularity of poker in London for a moment, think again - Poker is alive and thriving in London. Hundreds of poker enthusiasts descended upon Leicester Square yesterday as Bluf...
Backgammon Masters adds Poker
Filed in archive Gambling General by John Hartness on July 9, 2007
To celebrate their new real-money poker room, BackgammonMasters.com is offering something unheard of in the online gambling world -- no rake poker. For a limited time, the online gaming community will...
Gamble on your iPhone!
Filed in archive Gambling General by John Hartness on July 5, 2007
Although most other online casino games won't work on the much-hyped new Apple iPhone, Slotland.com's mobile games and their web games both work great on the revolutionary new device. The new ...
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