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Posted by Nicolae on September 7th, 2008 under Rules, Slot machine Guide, Slots, games
Tags: Casinos, Japan, Nagoya, organized crime, pachi-slo, Pachinko, pachinko parlors, pinball machines, players, prizes, slot machines, steel balls, tokens, video slot machine, winnings, yakuza, パチンコ •
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Pachinko (パチンコ) is a device used for amusment and prizes and is related to pinball machines. Although originally strictly mechanical, modern pachinko machines are a cross between a pinball machine and a video slot machine. Pachinko is said to have been invented sometime after World War II in Nagoya, though the [...]
Posted by Nicolae on August 25th, 2008 under Casino Guide, Casinos
Tags: Black Book, casino games, Casinos, cheaters, Gaming Control Board, gaming industry, gaming regulations, Griffin Book, links, organized crime, players •
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“Black Book” is the nickname frequently used to refer to a list of persons who are unwelcome in casinos. The name comes from the fact that the persons listed in the “book” are essentially “blacklisted”. The term can refer either to such a list officially maintained by a particular Gaming Control [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 7th, 2008 under Sports Betting, Sports betting guide
Tags: Andrés Escobar, Arizona State University, basketball, Benny Silman, bet, betting, Black Sox Scandal, bookmaker, Boston College, Chicago White Sox, corruption, cricket, drug cartel, Eight Men Out, funding, gamblers, German Football Association, Hansie Cronje, Italian Football Federation, Las Vegas, Medellín, money laundering, New York Lucchese, organized crime, players, referees, Robert Hoyzer, scandals, sports, Sports Betting, sports gambling, UEFA Cup, World Cup •
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Historically, sports betting has been associated with a number of unsavory characters, which has a lot to do with its desultory legal treatment throughout the world. Organized crime notoriously has relied upon sports betting for money laundering or funding purposes. The corruption or threat of a boxer to take a dive [...]
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