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“FIVE years ago, Londoner Ashley Revell sold his house, all his possessions and cashed in his life savings. It raised £76,840. He flew to Las Vegas, headed to the roulette table and put it all on red.
The wheel was spun. The crowd held its breath as the ball slowed, bounced four or five times, and finally settled on number seven. Red seven.
Revell’s bet was a straight gamble: double or nothing. But when Edward Thorp, a mathematics student at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology, went to the same casino some 40 years previously, he knew pretty well where the ball was going to land. He walked away with a profit, took it to the racecourse, the basketball court and the stock market, and became a multimillionaire. He wasn’t on a lucky streak, he was using his knowledge of mathematics to understand, and beat, the odds.
No one can predict the future, but the powers of probability can help. Armed with this knowledge, a high-school mathematics education and £50, I headed off to find out how Thorp, and others like him, have used mathematics to beat the system. Just how much money could probability make me?
When Thorp stood at the roulette wheel in the summer of 1961 there was no need for nerves - he was armed with the first “wearable” computer, one that could predict the outcome of the spin. Once the ball was in play, Thorp fed the computer information about the speed and position of the ball and the wheel using a microswitch inside his shoe. “It would make a forecast about a probable result, and I’d bet on neighbouring numbers,” he says.
Thorp’s device would now be illegal in a casino, and in any case getting a computer to do the work wasn’t exactly what I had in mind. However, there is a simple and sure-fire way to win at the roulette table - as long as you have deep pockets and a faith in probability theory.”
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This week Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank introduced a set of bills designed to freeze the UIGEA and allow US residents freedom to play poker on the Internet. Frank’s bill establishes the Department of the Treasury as the licensing and regulating authority, and provides for the consumer protections the gambling ban does not offer, including age and identification verification, responsible gaming systems, and measures against money laundering and cheating.
Alphonse D’Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, praised Frank and his efforts.
“Online poker is a legal, thriving industry and poker players deserve the consumer protections and the freedom to play that are provided for in this legislation,” said D’Amato. The ex-Senator said he promised to “activate the alliances grassroots army made up of over one million members to help him drive legislation”.
The bill grants states the right to opt out, meaning states that don’t allow land-based poker do not have to accept online play. Licenses will only be awarded to operators that respect the laws of individual states, so such non-gambling states as Hawaii and Utah will likely be blocked by regulated poker rooms.
Also, players used to pocketing winnings on a regular basis without reporting them to Uncle Sam will now find their take a little lighter. Frank includes clauses that require the online gambling operator to set aside taxes against winnings before paying patrons.
Still, the legal gray cloud may be lifted if the bill can pass through Congress. Monitoring for cheating will ease the minds of many online players, and security of personal information may bring thousands of new players to the Internet.
“The government should not interfere with people’s liberty unless there is a good reason,” said Frank in a press conference on Capitol Hill. “This is, I believe, the single biggest example of an intrusion into the principle that people should be free to do things on the Internet. It’s clearly the case that gambling is an activity that can be done offline but not online.”
Gambling has existed for literally thousands of years and will probably exist forever. Human nature drives people to gamble; to take risks and to hope to win big.
Gambling took on many forms throughout history, whether it was wagering bets on who would win a war or a battle or chase down a wild boar the fastest. Then came dice games and other forms of relatively primitive games which allowed mankind its much needed outlet for risk taking and later on came cards game, roulette, sports bets and all the other gambling options we have today. All of these games had something in common though: they were all games played in one specific place, by a group of people who could see, hear and sometimes, unfortunately, smell each other.
Casinos were and are often a classy place to gamble in. They offer a glamorous and unique atmosphere in which to play with fellow gamblers.
All this changed with the help of technology and a little thing called the Internet. The Internet has changed our lives in many ways and in practically every aspect of life. Gambling, of course, is no exception. Online gambling caught on like fire and is today one of the most prosperous online industries in the world with billions of dollars in revenue each year, and the numbers just keep growing.
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Pennsylvania (PRWEB) April 17, 2008 – GuaranteedMonitor.com is pleased to announce it’s Online Guaranteed Tournaments Guide. GuaranteedMonitor.com is an online poker portal dedicated to the provision of instant access to current, online poker tournament schedules. With simple navigation and user-friendly sorting features, visitors to GuaranteedMonitor are now able to search through online poker guaranteed tournaments at break-neck speed.
The idea behind GuaranteedMonitor is to give online poker players a single destination where they can find online guaranteed tournaments from all poker networks in a single, convenient web site. The extensive database allows users to search by a multitude of categories that include start time, poker room and/or network, prize and buy-in fees.
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Gibraltar (PRWEB) March 26, 2008 — 888.com, one of the world’s leading gaming and entertainment companies, has launched a groundbreaking new website, called 888 Casino.
888 Casino is not an ordinary online casino site. It is interactive, engaging and makes everyone feel at home right away.
When they will enter the site, players will receive a warm welcome from their hostess, Elizabeth, who will guide them as they explore everything 888Casino has to offer: a wide selection of casino games, a generous welcome bonus, 24 hour customer support and even more games like bingo and poker.
888 Casino is a new way for players to upgrade their online gaming experience. The friendly hostess creates a great atmosphere by providing the site with a personality, a face and a smile. After the introduction and the guided tour, visitors can download the acclaimed casino software provided by 888.com and start playing.
888.com’s Marketing Director, Matt Robinson, said that one of the most essential aspects for a casino player is feeling at home when entering an online casino and 888 Casino aims to provide that.
“Personal care for our players has always been a top priority for 888 and we decided to take it one step further with 888 Casino,” said Robinson. “I believe they will be pleasantly surprised.”
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About 888.com
888.com is one of the World’s leading gaming and entertainment companies. It has millions of members worldwide who enjoy its casino, bingo and poker rooms and receive an online gaming experience like no other.
Founded in 1997 - 888.com this year celebrates its 10th anniversary - by pioneers of the online gaming industry, 888.com has developed a strong brand grown by cutting-edge marketing through offline sponsorships, poker events, online collaborations and continual upgrading of its flagship online products; 888.com Casino, Bingo and Poker.
888.com’s goal is to provide quality entertainment to people who enjoy gambling, by giving them the opportunity to do so in a safe, fun, fair, regulated and secure environment. Its clients are its assets and it continually makes every effort to establish customer satisfaction by building relationships via service, honesty, advice and trust - with every member!
888.com operates under a license granted by the Government of Gibraltar for the purposes of operating an online casino and poker room. 888.com has adopted the code of conduct of the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC), of which it is a member.
888.com is operated by Cassava Enterprises (Gibraltar) Ltd. A registered company incorporated and located in Gibraltar (company registration number 83961). The company has other offices around the world and employs over 750 employees. 888.com can be used in 11 different languages in 176 countries worldwide.
A leading force in the gaming industry since 1997, 888.com continually strives to be the No.1 site. It was a founding member if eCOGRA, an independent standards authority for the industry committed to protecting online players around the world. It continually donates to UK and global charities and is working even harder on its CSR messages as well as promoting eCOGRA and providing an international framework of best operational and player practice requirements enforced through inspections, reviews and continuous monitoring by global audit companies.
888.com recently announced its first acquisition; the bingo business and assets from Globalcom Limited. Bingo games can now be found at 888.com as can other new offerings including Backgammon.
Further to the new site offerings and following significant technological investment, 888.com has recently embarked in to new on-land ventures; partnering with key brands to deliver specific propositions. Its first partnership, announced early 2007, is an innovative cooperation with Rileys snooker and pool clubs for which 888.com uses its online poker capabilities to power www.RileysPoker.com. 888.com has also seen the launch of mobile, in-flight, and in-hotel casino where customers can access their favourite games, not only from their computers but from mobile phones and televisions too.
Over the last 3 years, 888.com has been named Best Online Casino twice running and Best Online Operator of the Year at the eGaming Awards as well as being voted Best Online Casino at the Inside Edge Awards and most recently, being named Best Online Casino at the UK Gambling Awards.
Offline activity sits side by side the online business, complimenting 888.com’s position as the leading authority in gaming entertainment. 888.com is the main sponsor of UEFA Cup Champions Sevilla FC in Spain and the title sponsor of the 888.com World Snooker Championship held at The Crucible in Sheffield. 888.com also has individual associations with top snooker talents in the world; Ronnie O’Sullivan and 888.com World Champion John Higgins.
New York, NY (PRWEB) March 4, 2008 — Poker players frustrated with trying to describe previously played poker hands with words will find quick relief at PokerHandReplays.com (http://www.pokerhandreplays.com). The newly launched website offers visitors a free online tool that “allows them to visually recreate poker hands from both online and offline games,” says Javier Colayco, President of PokerHandReplays. “Hand information is rendered into an animated Flash video, and can be easily embedded in forums, message boards, blogs, and other online destinations.”
PokerHandReplays.com replaces the need for long, complicated descriptions of hands in text format. “As well as being time-consuming to create, word descriptions are often very difficult to follow,” says Colayco. The proprietary software at PokerHandReplays lays out hands in an eye-catching graphical representation of a poker hand. Online hand histories are transformed from words into short animated clips. “Instead of feeling like you’re studying poker plays from a book, you feel like you’re watching the game in real time,” observes Colayco. “That definitely makes it easier to study and learn from every hand.”
The user completes a series of quick and simple forms
Site visitors can use the innovative wizard to recreate hands and quickly copy/paste hand histories from other sites. The tool is especially valuable for poker enthusiasts who play at multiple sites. The poker software at PokerHandreplays.com allows visitors to import hand histories from a wide variety of online poker sites. “This is a very convenient way for players to recreate hands that they’ve played practically anywhere online,” says Colayco.
The site is also useful for offline players. “We make it possible for visitors to re-create hands played offline as well, such as hands played in home games or casinos,” reports Colayco. An intuitive flash wizard guides visitors in recreating and reviewing live hands. “The user completes a series of quick and simple forms,” says Colayco. “From this information, the site then creates the embeddable animated clip.”
Although it is not necessary to register or log in to use the site, creating an account has many benefits. “It only takes a moment to create a free account,” says Colayco. “When you do, you can input your past hands, save them, refer to them whenever you like, and manage comments posted on the hand. It’s a great way to study your mistakes and learn how to avoid them in the future.”
About PokerHandReplay.com - Poker Hand Replays gives site visitors the opportunity to view and comment on replays of poker hands that have been played online or offline. A simple wizard is available for recreating hands, or copy/pasting hand histories from other poker sites. Once created, hands may be easily embedded in blogs, forums, and elsewhere online.
KAHNAWAKE, QC–(Marketwire - November 27, 2007) - All Jackpots Online Casino (www.alljackpots.com), a proud member of the Jackpot Factory Group and one of the world’s biggest online jackpot casinos, has launched Hitman video slot game on its instant play casino in anticipation of the blockbuster movie, which premiered this past weekend.
Like the downloadable Viper version, Hitman is based on the internationally acclaimed PC game from Eidos. With a license to kill and thrill, Hitman hits the slot reels with authority. Players can log onto the flash casino and play for free without downloading any software.
In a joint statement with All Jackpots Casino, David Brickman, Spokesperson for the Jackpot Factory said, “This is a brilliant way for fans of the Hitman series who are looking for additional ways to enjoy the international hit. The game is depicted with razor sharp graphics and comes complete with a slew of bonus features. And the fact that the Hitman movie just came out further adds to the allure.
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From every perspective, Hitman packs a hefty punch when it comes to entertainment. Besides the free-play version, players can wager as little as a penny up to 75 credits and rewards can be as high as 20,000 credits in the base game and can reach a scintillating 67,500 credits on the off-screen bonus.
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LONDON, November 6 /PRNewswire/ — CelebPoker today announced its intention to make poker rakeback more readily available to all poker players, through the launch of their new site http//:www.rakebackcelebpoker.com . The new poker rakeback site, which goes live today, will offer online poker players of all levels with exclusive rakeback promotions that are specifically designed to reward those players who play their game at CelebPoker.com.
Rakeback is one of the greatest creations of the online poker boom. Basically, Rake in online poker games refers to a small commission fee taken out of each pot by online poker rooms, which goes towards covering various operational costs such as support, software and personnel. Now, poker Rakeback is a deal between you and the poker room that means you will be rebated a portion of the rake you generate and have it repaid to your bankroll.
Whereas the majority of poker rakeback deals are done through sites affiliated with card rooms, CelebPoker have negated the need to go to the middle man; through http//:www.rakebackcelebpoker.com all online poker players will have the chance to create exclusive rakeback deals for themselves!
David Dononvan, CEO CelebPoker, said: ‘It is fantastic that through RakebackCelebpoker.com we will be able to financially reward our existing players for their loyalty to Celebpoker. I am also delighted that any NEW CelebPoker player, whether currently playing free online poker and looking step up to low stakes online poker tables, high stakes online poker or tournament players, will be able to get the best and most exclusive CelebPoker rakeback offers through our own official site.’
RakebackCelebpoker follows Team CelebPoker as CelebPoker’s second initiative designed purely to reward loyal online poker players. Team CelebPoker provides all CelebPoker players with an opportunity to represent CelebPoker and win sponsored seats to major Live Poker Tournaments.
With thousands of poker players from around the world participating in Team CelebPoker, and teams having already competed live in the European Poker Tour at Barcelona, London and Baden, CelebPoker are hoping that RakebackCelebPoker certainly proves as popular!
About CelebPoker.com
CelebPoker.com is an exciting, fully licensed and regulated online poker room, in 11 languages, dedicated to helping online poker players find fame and fortune by honing their skills on the site, and providing them with the opportunity to become sponsored players at major live poker events. CelebPoker is unique in that it is committed to turning players from its online poker community into real live poker celebrities! More information available at http://www.CelebPoker.com
Gibraltar (PRWEB) November 2, 2007 — MANSION.com (http://www.mansion.com ) has added over 50 of Playtech’s Flash Casino games to suit all player types, boasting the same industry-leading variety, impeccable game integrity, and spectacular and richly themed graphics as currently enjoyed with the downloadable version at MANSION’s online Casino.
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The addition of non-downloadable Casino Games meets growing global demand at MANSION.com (http://www.mansion.com) for a gaming solution that is more convenient and increasingly mobile.
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The new Instant Play games suite at MANSION.com (http://www.mansion.com) is designed for players who are unable to download software, or who are looking for the ultimate gaming experience with the simple click of a button.
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(PRWEB) October 22, 2007 — International Casino Dealers Academy, a group of veteran casino executives, has developed a program on DVD that allows individuals to find a job as a casino dealer by learning these skills at home in their free time. Previously the only option available to those seeking a lucrative career opportunity as a casino dealer was to attend a brick and mortar dealing school. These schools typically charge hundreds to thousands of dollars to teach these skills. International Casino Dealers Academy ‘s Dealer Training DVD’s finally brings all the information necessary to those interested in becoming a dealer in an easy to follow, step by step, program. International Casino Dealers Academy reveals the secrets and techniques that others charge thousands of dollars for.
Allen Karol, one of the developers of the career opportunity program states, “Being a casino dealer is a great job, many experienced dealers make over $100,000 per year plus benefits, your job skills are portable, there are no educational, age, race or gender barriers, you just have to be good with people. There are also excellent opportunities to move up into management if you choose.”
Allen left a high pressure job as an investment banker over 20 years ago and became a casino dealer, he quickly moved up into management, working for many of the top casinos. He was responsible for opening one of Las Vegas’ premier poker rooms at the MGM Grand Casino, as well as MGM’s own school to train their dealers.
“It was a real problem finding people that were qualified for the job coming out of the exiting ‘brick and mortar’ schools,” he said. “I had one guy that applied who had paid over $2,000 to learn to deal poker and I couldn’t even hire him to go through our course at the MGM because his skills were so lacking.”
The Casino Industry is exploding worldwide. Over $600 Billion was wagered in U.S. casinos alone last year. Now is a great time to take advantage of this career opportunity in the rapidly expanding industry. Casinos are desperately seeking qualified dealers. New casinos are opening up across the country. This is a great opportunity for retirees or first time job seekers or anyone looking to find a job with great pay and benefits. Positions are available for full time or part time work at virtually all casinos. Work options include land based casinos, riverboats, cruse ships, or even one of the many companies that run charity casino night events. Being a casino dealer is an easy job and the skills needed are not hard to learn, it just takes determination and practice. International Casino Dealers Academy reveals the secrets to mastering these skills with an easy to follow DVD program.
International Casino Dealers Academy was founded by a group of veteran casino and production executives who thought there was a better way to inform the public about the advantages of a career in the gaming industry.
Company president, Philip Ittleson, states: “The dealing school industry needed to be revolutionized and demystified. It is currently a hoge poge of mom and pop operations that charge a lot of money to show you the skill sets on our DVD’s. Our industry experts made it simple and straight forward, follow our techniques and practice and you will have the skills necessary to apply for a job.”
Casinos hire by an audition process, you sit at a table with other applicants and deal the game while a casino supervisor looks on, and if you have the “chops” you’ve got the job.
For further information on how to find a job by utilizing the International Casino Dealers Academy, visit the company’s website at DealersAcademy.com. DVD’s are also available at Amazon.com and at select Barns & Noble Retailers. There are three DVD’s currently available: Poker, Blackjack and Roulette, MSRP is $59.95 each.
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