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Mouldy Grilled Cheese Gets Cheesier The Gambling Weblog
Here's a quick update to the ongoing saga of GoldenPalace's expensive grilled cheese $28,000 bargain on EbayPossibly the worst song to hit the netwaves this Xmas (or perhaps ever) is this re-write of Band-Aid's "Do they know its Christmas"So - fingers in your ears - if you dare listen to it, the mp3 is hereOR better still - buy the t-shirt for your best friend (or worst enemy) [...] Read More
Race For A Seat Poker Tournament The Gambling Weblog
Here's another opportunity to win a free entry into a major Poker tournament and this one is worth $10,000.00. The Cake Poker Rake Race tournament entry contest is being sponsored by, obviously, Cake Poker and this Internet gambling site accepts online Poker players from the U.S.. If you're going to play online Poker, you may as well play at a site that offers appealing bonuses, so check out the full press release [...] Read More
Unique Online Poker Room Shuts Down The Gambling Weblog
All the news can't be good and unfortunately the world of online Poker took a hit when "Duplicate Poker" closed its virtual doors a few days ago. The online gaming site was reported to be another victim of the current sad state of America's tumbling economy which is creating the expected ripple effect throughout the world's banking community. "Duplicate Poker" was unusual not so much because it was American friendly; but because [...] Read More
Grilled Cheese Sandwich Makeovers The Parenting Weblog
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 8506795With the recent peanut butter recalls, guess which find itself more often now in kids snackboxes? Cheese! It is estimated that nearly 21 percent of Americans eat grilled cheese at least twice a month. But fatty fillings and white toast can make it a diet disaster. How can you make grilled cheese sandwiches healthier? SELF recommends 5 tasty tricks to give the gooey treat a healthful [...] Read More
U.S. INTERNET GAMBLING BAN HAS FAR REACHING EFFECT Play Las Vegas
Source:www.img.slate.com It seems that the United States has violated more than the rights of its own citizens with the passage of legislation outlawing credit card funding of Internet gambling accounts. With its typical arrogance and lack of concern for the rights of others it appears that the Federal Government is violating a law it sponsored that regulates some aspects of the "WTO". As a result the economies of some tiny countries, such [...] Read More
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on May 15, 2010
Is Colin Salmon the New James Bond? The Gambling Weblog
Bets off as actor backed for Bond If betting volume was anything to go by, then actor Colin Salmon, who's played M's right hand man in the last 3 Bond movies, is going to be the new James Bond. Ladbrokes reported unusual betting volume on the actor yesterday with 6 �500GBP bets on Salmon to take the much-vaunted role. Ladbrokes closed their book immediately after. Rival bookies, William Hill, refuted the rumours [...] Read More
Race For A Seat Poker Tournament The Gambling Weblog
Here's another opportunity to win a free entry into a major Poker tournament and this one is worth $10,000.00. The Cake Poker Rake Race tournament entry contest is being sponsored by, obviously, Cake Poker and this Internet gambling site accepts online Poker players from the U.S.. If you're going to play online Poker, you may as well play at a site that offers appealing bonuses, so check out the full press release [...] Read More
Unique Online Poker Room Shuts Down The Gambling Weblog
All the news can't be good and unfortunately the world of online Poker took a hit when "Duplicate Poker" closed its virtual doors a few days ago. The online gaming site was reported to be another victim of the current sad state of America's tumbling economy which is creating the expected ripple effect throughout the world's banking community. "Duplicate Poker" was unusual not so much because it was American friendly; but because [...] Read More
Another James Bond Car Ready For Auction Classical Drives
Following the successful sale of James Bond's Aston Martin by RM Auctions in Phoenix, a second Bond classic, a 1980 Lotus Esprit Turbo 1, is on the block, this time via eBay. This car was driven by Roger Moore during his 1980 portrayal as James Bond in "For Your Eyes Only." One of two used in the film, it comes equipped with double pinstripes, Alloy Wheels, and a self-destruct system [...] Read More
Q unveils the James Bond Laptop The Gadgets Weblog
As much as I liked the last James Bond redux film, I am really ticked off by the sequel's inane name of Quantum of Solace. Still, it appears that the unreleased movie has already spawned a new gadget with a James Bond Quantum of Solace laptop. This laptop is a Sony Z series that has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a 128GB SSD or 320GB hard drive, 3G connectivity, [...] Read More
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on May 5, 2010
South Africans Gamble R9.9 Billion The Gambling Weblog
The South African gambling industry raked in nearly 10 billion rand over the last year - including horse racing, casinos, bingo and limited-payout machines. This showed a 22% increase on the previous 12 months. the breakdown shows that casinos account for almost 88% of the total revenue (R8.7bn), horse racing at 12%, bingo at 0.2% and limited-payout machines at 0.3% of gross gambling revenue Noticeably, it was the limited-payout machines that made [...] Read More
South Africans Aren't So Interested in Gambling Anymore The Gambling Weblog
Unlike the rest of the world, it seems as if the South Africans are tiring of gambling. Latest research has shown that fewer South Africans are gambling than when gambling was developed between 1997 and 2002 - less than 1% of GDP and only 1.7% of total household expenditure. South Africans spent 11.6 million Rand in 2005 with the majority in casinos. Whilst this is an increase on 2003, participation in some [...] Read More
Online Gambling Company Plans $1 Billion Float The Gambling Weblog
Israeli online gambling marketing firm, Empire Online, is hoping to gain a $1 billion valuation when it floats on the London stock exchange this month. Empire Online makes its money purely by marketing online casino and poker sites and has recently finished the required road show, hoping to gain the interest from Israeli institutional investors. The company announced that in 2004, they had a net revenue of almost $38 million on [...] Read More
South Dakota's (Few) Non Tourist Traps Hidden Travel Gems
The Black Hills of South Dakota are known for the gold that was discovered there during the 19th century. The stories of this period were recently given a retelling by the makers of the violent, but supposedly true-to-life, HBO series Deadwood. Rapid City, the main town in today's Black Hills, bears little resemblance to the Wild West. Most of the economy these days is geared towards the tourist industry. Even [...] Read More
SOUTH POINT CASINO POKER ROOM REVIEW Play Las Vegas
Las Vegas casinos are changing hands these days faster than a fighter jet flies. The recently built "South Coast Casino" has been acquired by Michael Gaughan, who actually was part of the group that was responsible for it creating it in the first place. So the casino has been renamed "South Point Casino" and just a short while ago its snazzy new Poker room was opened. Here's the first review of this Poker [...] Read More
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on April 26, 2010
The crash in the economy took its toll on gamblers as a whole, all across the world, and only now in western Europe is the industry starting to see a rise once again. It had been down millions of euros over the past 18 months, but now we have seen the results for the past 4 months and it seems that, in the UK at least, gamblers are back online and taking on the bookies.
With a rise of 7% in visitors online, and 16.6 million visitors attending casinos across the country so far this year. Its not oly the rise in the economy that has been credited with the rising number of visitors to land-based casinos (something which has, of course, meant more disposable income is available to the population), but a change in laws and the casinos themselves has seen more come through the doors. More casinos are offering daily, low buy-in poker tournaments, allowing a casual poker player demographic to come to the fore.
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on April 20, 2010
Streaming Horse Racing Via Mobile Phone The Gambling Weblog
A leading betting company, horse racing video rights owners and 3G mobile phone operator have joined forces to offer live video streaming of horse racing through mobile phones, as well as betting services, analysis and news William Hill, At the Races and 3G have launched the service via 3g mobile phones following a month long trial - but it will be pricey for horse racing fans to tune in - �1 [...] Read More
"YouBet.Com" Initiating Mobile Horse Race Betting In U.S. The Gambling Weblog
Source:www.best-horse-photos.com Little by little the ways and means to enable adult Americans to gamble legally over the Internet are being put in place. The latest company to jump into the fray is, "YouBet.Com", which has been providing gamblers around the world access to virtually every type of horse race being run. Soon "YouBet.Com" will come on line in America, and with the exception of a few states, will offer cell phone horse [...] Read More
Slots Keeping Dog And Horse Racing Alive The Gambling Weblog
For all the bad knocks thrown at slot machines it seems that more and more they are proving to be a boon to cash strapped racetracks and State and local governments. People love them and that's all there is to it, and even though some "moralists" have managed to prevent the legalization of slot machines in their states, the machines are being installed and played in record numbers. Here's a story about [...] Read More
WILL THERE BE OFF-SITE GAMBLING IN LAS VEGAS? Play Las Vegas
Source: /www.delawarepark.com It may soon be possible to gamble in Las Vegas, without entering a casino. I'm not surprised that this idea cropped up since so many people are conducting all sorts of activities by remote control these days. I conduct as much business as possible over the Internet now that it's reasonably safe to do so. I shop; bank, pay bills, and order my meds through a mail-order pharmacy. But my activities [...] Read More
Las Vegas Horse Racing News Play Las Vegas
Source:www.learn2play-horse-racing.com Betting on thoroughbred Horse racing is alive and well in Las Vegas and the Red Rock Casino has just scored a big win in that sport. The Red Rock Hotel and Casino has entered an agreement with The National Thoroughbred Racing Association to host its annual Thoroughbred Handicapping Competition for the next several years. This is the first time this prestigious event will be hosted by a non-Strip casino and could [...] Read More
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Here's a quick update to the ongoing saga of GoldenPalace's expensive grilled cheese $28,000 bargain on EbayPossibly the worst song to hit the netwaves this Xmas (or perhaps ever) is this re-write of Band-Aid's "Do they know its Christmas"So - fingers in your ears - if you dare listen to it, the mp3 is hereOR better still - buy the t-shirt for your best friend (or worst enemy) [...] Read More
Here's another opportunity to win a free entry into a major Poker tournament and this one is worth $10,000.00. The Cake Poker Rake Race tournament entry contest is being sponsored by, obviously, Cake Poker and this Internet gambling site accepts online Poker players from the U.S.. If you're going to play online Poker, you may as well play at a site that offers appealing bonuses, so check out the full press release [...] Read More
All the news can't be good and unfortunately the world of online Poker took a hit when "Duplicate Poker" closed its virtual doors a few days ago. The online gaming site was reported to be another victim of the current sad state of America's tumbling economy which is creating the expected ripple effect throughout the world's banking community. "Duplicate Poker" was unusual not so much because it was American friendly; but because [...] Read More
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 8506795With the recent peanut butter recalls, guess which find itself more often now in kids snackboxes? Cheese! It is estimated that nearly 21 percent of Americans eat grilled cheese at least twice a month. But fatty fillings and white toast can make it a diet disaster. How can you make grilled cheese sandwiches healthier? SELF recommends 5 tasty tricks to give the gooey treat a healthful [...] Read More
Source:www.img.slate.com It seems that the United States has violated more than the rights of its own citizens with the passage of legislation outlawing credit card funding of Internet gambling accounts. With its typical arrogance and lack of concern for the rights of others it appears that the Federal Government is violating a law it sponsored that regulates some aspects of the "WTO". As a result the economies of some tiny countries, such [...] Read More
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