Posts Tagged ‘money’

Basset

Posted by Nicolae on October 22nd, 2008 under Lottery card games
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The game of Basset (in French Bassette, from Italian Bassetta) was considered one of the most polite games with cards, and only fit for persons of the highest rank to play at, on account of the great losses or gains that might accrue on one side or the other.The sums of money [...]

Casino token

Posted by Nicolae on September 27th, 2008 under Casino Guide, Casinos, Rules
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One dollar chips from various Las Vegas casinos.
Casino tokens are small colored metal or plastic discs used in gambling establishments.
There are two main types of tokens used in casinos: multicolor tokens of various denominations called chips, used primarily in table games; and metal token coins, used primarily in slot machines. Some [...]

Poker big bet

Posted by Nicolae on September 5th, 2008 under Poker, Poker terminology Guide
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In a fixed-limit poker game, a big bet (BB) is the larger of two fixed bet amounts. A big bet is used in the final rounds of a game to increase the pot amount and thereby enable the possibility of a bluff. Big bets are generally double the wager of the initial [...]

Bank job

Posted by Nicolae on June 26th, 2008 under Sports Betting, Wagering guide
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In gambling, a Bank Job is a term for putting all of your money on a particular betting option, for instance “Yankees to beat the Kansas City Royals is a Bank Job”
It is often mocked by statements claiming people have “Multiple Banks” on a particular bet, for instance “I have 4 Banks [...]

Yahoo! allows gambling ads

Posted by Nicolae on May 15th, 2008 under Advertising, Companies, Gambling industry, Legislation, Politics, Search Engines
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Yahoo! changes his terms of service regarding the gambling  ads, for the UK advertisers. This is due to the change in UK legislation for gambling advertising, that is now less restrictive.
AccuraCast says that Yahoo! sent an email to its UK clients telling them that under recent UK legislation on gambling advertising, [...]

Hunting the gambling bonuses

Posted by Nicolae on May 13th, 2008 under Blackjack, Bonuses, Casinos, Online Gambling, Poker, Rules, Slots, Software, Sports Betting
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It is about a legal way to win, but take care! Such practice is considered an advantage gambling and, if the casinos see that you are a skillfull or knowledgeable player that can gain an advantage at blackjack by using the card-counting or shuffle tracking, at video poker by using a strategy [...]

Free online poker on Facebook

Posted by Nicolae on January 28th, 2008 under Online Gambling, Poker, Tournaments
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Ujogo is an application on Facebook for Texas Hold’em poker where no money is wagered and everyone starts with 1000 points. There are prizes and rewards and feature multi-table tournaments, and the possibility to play ring games and sit-n-go’s, as well as special jackpots and monthly leaderboard competitions.
There is [...]

Finland strategy to ban online gambling

Posted by Nicolae on January 16th, 2008 under European Union, Legislation, Online Gambling, Predictions
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The new borders of the Internet started with the online gambling. Internet meant, at its beginning, freedom of information, products and services. Now, it keeps from less to less this initial meaning.
I am a fun of the online gambling, especially online poker, but now I see it like an animal in a [...]