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Most land casinos offer you the choice to play table games such as blackjack and poker. Â My favorite has to be blackjack, as it combines elements of skill, luck and entertainment quite beautifully and the odds are great if you have sufficient knowledge of the basic blackjack strategy. Â Whenever I have the chance, you’ll find […]
By reneek
– September 24, 2011
Picture this: In true ‘Lost’ fashion, your plane goes down and you manage to swim to shore of a desert island. Â What three gambling related items would you take with you to pass the time until your rescue ship comes along? Here’s my list: My laptop – Presuming that by some miracle sea water didn’t […]
By reneek
– September 17, 2011
One thing I like doing as the weather starts cooling down is to plan next year’s vacation. Â Somehow, knowing that I have a concrete plan in mind regarding next year’s getaway helps me get through the depressing winter months. Â The family seems to have their heart set on Mexico next year, each one bringing a […]
By reneek
– September 15, 2011
You know what they say – when you’ve got nobody to blame, blame it on the weather. Â The climate has been blamed for many things, especially in the past decade. Â Economies have crashed because of weather-related natural disasters, thousands of lives have been lost, tourism has risen and fallen and world travel has been effected. […]
By reneek
– September 10, 2011
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has been in the news recently as the jurisdiction to order Poker Stars online poker site to cease operations, since the group was not able to keep true to its guarantee to pay out players in a fast and secure manner. Â The point is that the AGCC is an […]
By reneek
– August 23, 2011
The death of Amy Winehouse really hit me. Â Not only because her music was so great, but also because she represented such a troubled soul who simply couldn’t manage the big world of fame. Â Millions of her fans are still in mourning – not only because of her death, but also for what the world […]
By reneek
– August 8, 2011
Tipping the dealer is an integral part of your gambling experience whenever you visit an land based casino or poker room, and should be counted into your budget when you decide how much money to spend. Â You’ll find that not only will you have to tip the dealer, but also the cocktail waitress, the bellhops […]
By reneek
– July 30, 2011
Gambling must rate up  there with abortion, health care and education as one of the most contentious issues among politicians.  Governments have been known to practically fall because of gambling laws, and heated debates relating to the subject  are held before every general election to find out exactly what politicians feel about the subject.  But […]
By reneek
– July 22, 2011
No trip to Nevada would be complete without a visit to the Gambling Museum which is situated in Virginia City. Â This museum is a fitting shrine to the industry that put Nevada on the map and which had Las Vegas crowned the Gambling Mecca of the world for many years before it got overtaken by […]
By reneek
– July 16, 2011
A friend of mine, who lives in Sydney, came out to the States to visit and told me about a great exhibition he visited at the Powerhouse Museum in his hometown. The Powerhouse is one of Sydney’s main attractions and, although it is described as a science museum, it actually contains a diverse range of […]
By reneek
– June 26, 2011
Complete the picture – cold Serbian nights, stomach warming vodka and….?  My choice would definitely be a game of  cards around a poker table, huddled together with my comrades, wagering roubles until the morning light.  OK, sometimes my imagination runs wild – but you get the idea… gambling is, and always had been, part and […]
By reneek
– June 21, 2011
Life during the Gold Rush has been immortalized in endless films, TV shows and books, but there’s nothing like seeing the real thing up close. During my last trip to Arizona, a friend decided to treat me to a tour of Tombstone, AZ, considered one of the Old West’s most historic town. On our trip […]
By reneek
– May 28, 2011
One of the best things you can do when heading onto the casino floor is learning to identify your opponents. We’re not talking about knowing them on a first name basis – but rather to learn to recognize a particular type of gambling personality so that you know what you are up against. Identifying your […]
By reneek
– May 13, 2011
One of my favorite spots in Las Vegas is undoubtedly the casino-resort know as La Venetian. Named Best Luxury Hotel 2009-2010 by Thomas Cook, this four-star beaut offers magnificently lavish suites, some with up to 1,500 feet of glam and comfort that include sunken living rooms, marble bathrooms, and so much more. Of course, one […]
By reneek
– May 7, 2011
I’ve visited casinos across the world a number of times and I’m so used to the ritual of packing for my trip that I could probably do it blindfolded. Someone asked me the other day if I’d share my list of things I pack before I head off to Las Vegas or Atlantic City so […]
By reneek
– April 28, 2011
With the state of gambling in the United States in disarrays following serious crackdowns by the authorities, it’s good to know that gambling in other parts of the world is doing well. The one region in the world where investors can continue to count on the success of their businesses is Macau, which is, according […]
By reneek
– April 20, 2011
One of the biggest lawsuits of its kind has been brought against two pharmaceutical giants Down Under by Parkinson sufferers claiming that medication has caused them to turn into gambling addicts. A class action suit was brought against Pfizer Australia and Aspen Pharmaceuticals over concerns that their drugs, Permax and Casaber caused the financial ruin […]
By reneek
– April 2, 2011
A man from Reno took drastic steps against his nagging wife… he murdered her in cold blood. Samuel Kung snapped after his wife called him a ‘coward’ after racking up a gambling debt so huge that she simply grew tired of bailing him out all the time. On June 9th, 2010, Kung walked into the […]
By reneek
– March 21, 2011
I quite honestly cannot keep up with the different laws and legislations that are pending, being voted on and getting vetoed in US states these days. When states realized that no change was going to come about on a federal level and that they weren’t going to see an online gambling bill come into affect […]
By reneek
– March 3, 2011
I have great respect for Russell Crowe as an actor. He blew me away with his role in the Gladiator and all I’ve rushed to see all subsequent films of his. I can’t say much about the guy’s opinion on gambling and sports sponsorship, however. That is, until I heard that Crowe has had a […]
By reneek
– January 29, 2011
Looking at the online sportsbetting industry today, it’s hard to believe that nothing quite like it existed 15 years ago. True, punters could go into retail betting shops or make telephone bets, but the convenience of internet sports wagering had to be experienced to be appreciated. It all began with one sportsbetting company, Intertops, which […]
By reneek
– January 21, 2011
When the game of bingo made a smooth transition to the wonderful world of the internet in the late 1990’s, many of these sites were rudimentary online bingo rooms, offering straightforward games and tickets. It was only a few years later that online bingo became one of the fastest growing industries in the gaming world, […]
By reneek
– January 16, 2011
With gambling being such a huge industry, involving so many millions of people, there are bound to be interesting stories that come out of this amazing world. Gambling has quite a history behind it, and some of the quirkiest tales come from as far back as Ancient China. Here are a number of interesting gambling […]
By reneek
– January 13, 2011
While I am always drawn to newspaper reports that quote statistics and comparisons, I didn’t actually need to read the latest report by H2 Gambling Capital where it showed that the internet gambling industry grew by 12.5% in 2010. I read industry news and frequent portals enough to see that this industry is definitely on […]
By reneek
– January 9, 2011
We all know that roulette is a game of chance and most of us going into the game with this knowledge. The vast majority of us will wager well within our means and once our bankroll gets depleted, we stop and go home. Over the years, ‘systems’ have sprung up in the gambling world, promising […]
By reneek
– December 27, 2010
