Archive for January, 2009

 

Online bingo

January 31st, 2009

Online bingo is the game of bingo (US|UK) played on the Internet. Online bingo is a multi billion dollar business.
Unlike balls used in regular bingo halls, online bingo sites use a random number generator. Online bingo halls usually offer online casino games as well as the bingo, but the actual bingo play [...]

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Cribbage

January 30th, 2009

Cribbage or Crib is a card game for two, three or four players that involves forming combinations of cards over a series of hands to accumulate points. Points are mainly scored by runs, regardless of suit; by pairs, triples and quadruples; by flushes; and by cards that add up to 15.
Cribbage is [...]

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Gambler’s fallacy

January 29th, 2009

The gambler’s fallacy is a logical fallacy that mistakenly believes past events will affect future events when dealing with random activities, such as many gambling games. It can encompass any of the following misconceptions:

A random event is more likely to occur because it has not happened for a period of time;
A random event [...]

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Alabama governor sends gambling warning letters (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

January 29th, 2009

Gov. Bob Riley sent letters Wednesday to gambling machine manufacturers and suppliers, warning that some machines found in Alabama appear illegal and prosecutions will begin if they are not removed.

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Fixed Odds Betting Terminals

January 28th, 2009

Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) are computerised machines normally found in betting shops which allow players to bet on the outcome of various games and events with Fixed Odds. They were introduced to UK shops in 2002, shortly after the abolition of the Betting Tax in October 2001.The most commonly played [...]

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3 stores busted for gambling (Daily News Journal)

January 28th, 2009

Three local businesses were temporarily closed Tuesday evening after Murfreesboro Police detectives conducted an investigation into illegal gambling operations at the sites, according to spokesman Kyle Evans.

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Online casino games and bonuses

January 27th, 2009

Games offered
A typical selection of games offered at an online casino might include:

Baccarat
Blackjack
Craps
Roulette
Slot Machines
Video Poker

Signup bonuses
Many online casinos offer signup bonuses to new players making their first deposit. These bonuses normally match a percentage of the player’s deposit with a dollar maximum, and almost all online casino signup bonuses require a minimum [...]

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Oicho-Kabu

January 26th, 2009

Oicho-Kabu (おいちょかぶ) is a traditional Japanese gambling game similar to the Western games blackjack and baccarat. It is typically played with special kabufuda cards. A hanafuda deck can also be used, if the last two months are discarded. (Western playing cards can be used, if the face cards are removed from [...]

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State lawmakers bet gambling can help with budgets (AP via Yahoo! News)

January 26th, 2009

A tell-tale sign America’s chips are down: States are increasingly turning to gambling to plug budget holes.

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Poker starting hand

January 25th, 2009

In poker, the starting hand is the initial set of cards dealt to each player before any voluntary betting takes place. For example, in Seven-card stud this is two downcards and one upcard; in Texas hold’em it is two downcards; in Five-card draw it is five cards.The one decision made by every [...]

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Faro history

January 25th, 2009

Faro was undoubtedly one of the most popular card games of the 18th century, especially among the lower classes. Although both faro and Basset were forbidden in France, on severe penalties, these games continued to be in great vogue in England during the 18th century; apparently because it was easy to learn, [...]

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No Sure Bets: Gambling industry struggling, too (Winston-Salem Journal)

January 25th, 2009

Major gambling companies’ ledgers have told the same, sinking story for a year: Fewer people are visiting casinos, their trips are getting shorter. and they are not gambling as much.

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Cee-lo

January 24th, 2009

Cee-lo (sometimes spelled cilo, celo, c-lo, or cee-low) is a game of chance played with three six-sided dice. The game is stereotypically played in urban settings such as alleys or stoops.Each game involves two or more players. A bet amount is decided upon and each player puts that amount in the [...]

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Seven twenty-seven

January 24th, 2009

Seven Twenty-Seven is a vying game similar in some respects to poker, and often played as a “dealer’s choice” variant at home poker games. It uses the same equipment and betting system, but the value of hands does not use traditional poker hand rankings, either high or low. Rather, only the sum [...]

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Senator calls for full-scale casino gambling (The Providence Journal)

January 24th, 2009

PROVIDENCE — State Sen. John J. Tassoni Jr. is proposing an amendment to the state Constitution to allow full-scale casino gambling at both Twin River and Newport Grand.

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Modern keno

January 24th, 2009

Keno, in its modern form, is like a lottery or bingo in that it is a numbers game. Unlike bingo, the keno player picks the numbers for his or her ticket(s). Keno cards have 80 numbers; the keno player can pick as many (or as few) numbers as desired. This is done [...]

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Bridge on the Internet

January 22nd, 2009

There are several free and some subscription-based servers available for playing bridge on the Internet. OKBridge is the oldest of the still-running Internet Bridge services; players of all standards, from beginners to world champions may be found playing there. SWAN Games is a more recent competitor. Bridge Base Online is mostly [...]

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Ky. House speaker pitches gambling bill (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

January 22nd, 2009

House Speaker Greg Stumbo made his initial pitch for legislation that would allow more gambling at Kentucky horse tracks, which raised concerns among gambling opponents, including the head of the state’s largest Protestant denomination.

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Croupier

January 22nd, 2009

A croupier (in European usage) or dealer (in American usage) is a person who takes and pays out bets or otherwise assists at a gambling table, often in a casino. In American usage, dealer may imply a card game, but this is not always the case. For example it is common to [...]

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Exacta

January 21st, 2009

An Exacta is a type of bet placed in horse racing which requires the bettor to select the 1st and 2nd place finishers of the race in the correct order.This is more difficult than selecting only the winner of the race, and the resulting payouts for correctly placing an exacta bet are [...]

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