Saturday, March 31, 2007

Playing the Colorado Powerball Game

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Playing the Colorado Power Ball game can be a great way to let off steam and to let your imagination run wild. There are a variety of lottery games available in Colorado, but Colorado Powerball is probably the most popular one of all. This is because the game offers that possibility of extra large payouts, yet it still only costs a dollar to play. Rather than spending several dollars on a scratch-off card that might offer a few thousand dollars, you can spend less money but get the chance to win much, much more.

To play the Colorado lottery Powerball game, you simply must choose six numbers. The first five numbers must fall between one and fifty-five, so you can pick your birthday, your mom's birthday, your favorite lucky number or anything you like. The sixth number is known as the Powerball number, and this can be anywhere from one to forty-two. You can choose all of the numbers yourself, or you can let the computer pick them for you by purchasing a Colorado lottery Powerball Quick Pick. This is quicker and easier than choosing your own Powerball lottery numbers, but it might not be as fun if you enjoy the thrill of picking them by yourself.

No matter how you pick your Power Ball lottery numbers, if you match all six you win the jackpot, which means you are set for life. However, if your Powerball ticket has five matching numbers, you will still win quite a bit of cash. The payout for matching all five Powerball numbers without the Powerball is a whopping two hundred thousand dollars. That is enough to make anyone happy with getting second prize.

To find out the current Power Ball winning numbers, you can check powerball.com, the official website of the game. You can also look at the Colorado Powerball game section of the state's lottery website.

If you are conservation minded then the Colorado lottery is the one for you. The money collected goes for a variety of projects such as, trails, Kayak courses, the Conservation trust fund and Lynx reintroduction. Besides Powerball which has already been covered the Colorado lottery offers several other games. These include the Colorado Lotto. In this game the player selects 6 numbers from 1 to 42. In the Cash 5 lottery the player selects 5 numbers from 1 to 32. You may play online and check lottery results. Or you may obtain tickets from an online lottery service such as luckylotto. If you want your money to go for conservation then the Colorado lottery is for you.

Jeffrey Davis is a Expert on Online Lotteries and a marketing executive at Triumph Marketing, you can find more of Jeff's lottery articles and buy real lottery tickets at http://www.luckylotto.com

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Monday, March 26, 2007

The Effect Bots Are Having On Betting Exchanges

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Bots (short for robots) are basically automated software programs, designed by a human user, that automatically places bets on the betting exchanges based on certain criteria. Their main aim is usually to take any bets that offer value, for example when a book for a given event goes below 100% when backing, or above 100% when laying. In this case a bot would take the bets for all possible outcomes and guarantee a small profit, akin to bookmakers.

Therefore done over many times over the course of a day, these bots can be very profitable for their owners. However, it should be noted that these bots are only be as successful as the user who programmed them. There have been many instances where certain market events have caused a bot to place bets that have ultimately cost the programmer an awful lot of money, and have ultimately had to be abandoned.

Bots of some description have been around for many years in the stock market, but they are becoming increasingly common on the exchanges. The sporting press here in Britain have increasingly reported on bots taking over the exchanges, and taking all the value from markets before the human users get a chance. A lot of this is simply hype, but it is true that it has definitely become harder for human users to find value bets. I have experienced this first-hand in the FTSE markets on Betfair during the last year in particular. It has made things slightly harder for us financial traders, but I should point out that there are still plenty of profits still to be made.

Also bots do have their advantages. For example, they can provide some much needed liquidity to otherwise quiet markets. They can also go wrong sometimes which can result in some extremely incorrect and generous odds for other users. However, I think it is true that their increasing presence is upsetting some traditional human users, and it remains to be seen what effect this will have on exchanges in the future. It's unlikely that the exchanges themselves will ban automated bots simply because if they are profitable then obviously the exchanges will benefit in the way of commissions from all the profits that the bots make.

So how can human users fight back against these bots? Well simply outsmart them. Use your own knowledge to anticipate market moves before they happen. Often bots will leave bets in the system below fair value if laying or above the true value when backing. Arm yourself with all the tools you can to make successful trading decisions and beat them at their own game. For example, if you are trading the FTSE markets, use technical indicators, live data and news feeds, etc to anticipate market moves and take the bots' bets before the market has actually moved and triggered the bot to move it's prices.

To conclude I would say that ultimately bots are not good news for your average user, but like the stock markets they have become inevitable. Unless the exchanges ban them, which is very unlikely, people are simply going to have to accept their presence and let's not forget that human users are always likely to make up the vast majority of any given market, and so there will always be plenty of profitable opportunities.

Jim Buccini is a former full-time Betfair trader who has produced a website detailing proven profit-generating tips and strategies. For more information click here:

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Saturday, March 24, 2007

Bingo News With the Bingo Bugle

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The Bingo Bugle is a recognized publication that promotes Bingo across the country. This newspaper is typically very localized, promoting Bingo products, games, halls and information pertinent to your area. Interested in starting a Bingo Bugle of your own? It's possible.

You can apply for a Bingo Bugle franchise that would allow you to start your own version of the Bingo Bugle. Typically, a franchise of this type would help you establish the newspaper and offer technical support while you're getting the publication off the ground.

The Bingo Bugle touts its standing at the "largest network of newspapers in North America that promote the Bingo industry." Just like any newspaper, the Bingo Bugle makes the majority of its money from advertising. Some who offer the newspaper for sale may also see a small return for subscriptions, but most newspapers of this type are given away. This increases the number of copies distributed and makes advertisers more willing to pay out the cost of advertising.

So what kind of time and effort could you expect to put into a newspaper such as the Bingo Bugle? It all depends on what the demand for a publication of this type is, and how much energy, time and money you're willing to put into it. Some people who have started small publications of this type find that it takes over their lives and offers a significant return on their initial investment. It really depends on how much promoting you do of the publication and how much demand there is in your area. If there are a half dozen ladies who travel an hour every Thursday night to play Bingo for a couple of hours but little interest in the game outside that small group, it won't likely become a big enterprise. But if Bingo is a hot topic and you're not competing with an established and loved publication, you may find that a publication such as the Bingo Bugle is a terrific business opportunity.

So does that mean that the Bingo Bugle is the only way to start a publication in your area? Some Bingo promoters offer newsletters that work just like the Bingo Bugle, but on a smaller scale. If you're looking for a way to promote your event, don't overlook these publications. And if you're looking for a business opportunity, take a look at the potential a Bingo Bugle or some other Bingo publication would have in your area.

Jeffrey Davis is a Expert on Online Lotteries and a marketing executive at Triumph Marketing, you can find more of Jeff's lottery articles and buy real lottery tickets at http://www.luckylotto.com

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Friday, March 23, 2007

Discerning Hand Strengths

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The game of poker has several different variants that can be played. Understanding what hand you have and just how to play that hand is crucial to your winning the game. Though poker is predominantly a game of chance, and you are only as lucky as the hand you play, how you play that hand can make all the difference. For example, if you have a bad hand, but are able to bluff successfully, you were able to turn your projected bad luck into better luck.

Below are the basic hand strengths in 5 hand poker games. Depending on the specific game there may even be some variations such as adding wild cards to the mix.

In this case, the hand with the real cards will be higher than the same hand with the wild card.

Here are the poker hand strengths from highest to lowest. Royal Flush. This hand has five cards of the same suit from the 10 up to the ace. Straight Flush. This hand has five cards of the same suit in numerical sequence. Four of A Kind. Here, four of the cards are all of the same rank. Full House. This hand contains a 3 Of A Kind as well as a pair. Flush. Here, all five cards are of the same suit, but not in numerical sequence. Straight. Here, all five cards are in numerical sequence, but not of the same suit. Three Of a Kind. In this hand, three of the cards are of the same value. Two Pairs. Here, there are two pairs of cards as described, with the cards in each pair being the same rank. One Pair. This is one pair of two cards. No Pair. The pot will have nothing in it. If all players in the game have this hand, the winner is determined by the highest ranking cards.

There are many different combinations of cards players can have in a hand, and understanding what makes up a good hand is essential to your playing a good game.

Since there are several different types of poker games, remember that the rules may vary with each. The basics, however, still apply.

For example, in Texas Hold'em, the first two cards dealt in the game are listed in groups according to their relevant strength. Here the strongest starting hands are as follows.

Pair of high cards

Ace and high card suited

Though these are just the basics, they will help get you started. These basic hand strengths will assist you when deciding which hands to play, or whether or not to play the hand at all. Remember, the more you practice, the more you will learn about improving your game. Knowing the hand strengths will definitely get you started.

Keith Londrie II is a well known author. For more information on Poker, please visit Texas Holdem Poker for a wealth of information. You may also want to visit keith's own web site at http://keithlondrie.com/

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

UK Lottery News

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Wales continues to be the place to be a UK lottery winner.

A syndicate based in Neath won ?136,672 by matching five numbers and the bonus ball in the draw of Sat 29 July. Over ?100,000 is a great win, for anyone, but for this syndicate it's very handy cash as the syndicate is made up of 60 retired Police officers.

It falls to syndicate leader Aneurin Bealing to buy and check the ticket each week, but when he ticked off five numbers and the bonus number he had to keep checking and rechecking before he was sure enough to contact the others.

The syndicate has been playing for 10 years and this is their first big win worth sharing, previous smaller wins have just been put back into the kitty.

Aneurin plans a super holiday to Australia with his wife, to visit their daughter, and he's sure that many of the other syndicate members are planning some well-earned treats for themselves. The winning ticket was bought at Tesco in Port Talbot.

And then just one week later it's another big win in Wales, this time a ?250,000 Thunderball prize won in Aberdare by a family of Cardiff City fans.

Danusia Phillips who has her own driving school was looking through paperwork in front of the TV on Saturday 5 August when she heard her numbers being read out for the Thunderball draw.

She just stared at the screen as each of her numbers came up and then she ran downstairs with tears in her eyes to tell her partner, Terry, and the three children. Everyone checked the numbers before daring to believe it was true and now the first plan is a family holiday, their first since 1998.

Then they will probably buy a caravan in Tenby so family members have somewhere to stay and visit, and have a big party for friends and family.

The couple are also looking forward to cutting down on their working hours so they can spend more time with their family.

Danusia knew her numbers 3,4,7,11,19 and 3 as she plays them regularly, but this winning ticket was bought at Woolworth's on Commercial St, Aberdare.

When Pat and John Davies decided to use the ages of their daughters and granddaughters to pick their lottery numbers, they had no idea how lucky that decision would be.

Not only did they get four numbers correct on one line, they got all six and the jackpot with their second line. The ticket, bought at Tesco where a daughter and granddaughter work, won ?2,254,572 on 5 August 2006.

Both John and Pat are retired but decided to check their lottery ticket against the results posted on the Internet on the Saturday night, instead of waiting for Sunday's paper.

Realising they were winners, they could not believe it. So they checked, checked again, called their daughters and then had a sleepless night. Like many winners their first dilemma was where to keep the ticket safe. Should it be under the mattress, on the mantelpiece? Pat decided that her purse was the best bet, as at least there she'd not forget where she's put it!

The first purchase the couple plan to make is a laptop computer, and then they are off on a holiday. Once back there will be no shortage of people to spend the money on as they have a large family including five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

The couple's winning numbers were 3,11,13,18,26,31 (bonus ball 35), and the ticket was bought at Tesco in Cosham High Street, Portsmouth.

Many people have found that joining an online syndicate such as e-lottery increases their chances of winning. With a pool of 49 players in each syndicate the group is always guaranteed to have the 'bonus ball' number in every draw.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

How to Play Arizona Powerball

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The Arizona Power Ball lottery game is a way to spend a little extra cash. Because the AZ Power Ball tickets can be purchased for as low as one dollar, it is a fairly inexpensive way to get a little excitement into your life. In order to play the game, you have to pick six separate Arizona Powerball numbers. Five of these six numbers have to fall between one and fifty-five, while the final number, known as the red Arizona Power ball number, must fall between one and forty-two.

With AZ Powerball, you have a pretty good chance of winning something, even if it is just a three dollar cash prize. Though the grand prize is only awarded to someone who picks all six numbers, you can still win a hefty two hundred thousand dollar prize for picking the five winning Arizona power ball numbers without having the correct red Power Ball. If you pick four correct regular numbers plus the correct red AZ Power Ball, you will win ten thousand dollars. There are also prizes awarded for picking anywhere from four numbers down to just having the correct Power Ball number.

If you choose to play the AZ Power Play options, you can multiply prizes other than the jackpot by anywhere from two to five times. This is a popular option, especially since it greatly increases your winnings even if you only have one or two correct numbers.

You can get the latest Arizona Power Ball result either online at the Arizona Lottery Power Ball website, or you can watch the live drawings twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 Eastern Time. Many local television stations broadcast the Arizona Power Ball drawing live, so you can check local listings to find out where to watch. The official Powerball website, powerball.com, also lists up-to-date winning Arizona Power Ball numbers.

Arizona offers other lottery games such as The Pick. In this game the player selects 6 numbers from 1 through 41. In the Arizona Fantasy Five the player picks 5 numbers between 1 and 35 and the jackpot is from $500.00 to $50,000.00. Lottery results may be viewed online or in several newspapers or on television. Most games have a rolling jackpot which means that if nobody wins the jackpot is rolled over to the next drawing. You may play this lottery online along with most state lotteries. Most state lotteries have websites that allow you to log onto and play.

Jeffrey Davis is a Expert on Online Lotteries and a marketing executive at Triumph Marketing, you can find more of Jeff's lottery articles and buy real lottery tickets at http://www.luckylotto.com

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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Playing the Arizona Lottery

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The Arizona Power Ball lottery game is a way to spend a little extra cash. Because the AZ Power Ball tickets can be purchased for as low as one dollar, it is a fairly inexpensive way to get a little excitement into your life. In order to play the game, you have to pick six separate Arizona Powerball numbers. Five of these six numbers have to fall between one and fifty-five, while the final number, known as the red Arizona Power ball number, must fall between one and forty-two.

With AZ Powerball, you have a pretty good chance of winning something, even if it is just a three dollar cash prize. Though the grand prize is only awarded to someone who picks all six numbers, you can still win a hefty two hundred thousand dollar prize for picking the five winning Arizona power ball numbers without having the correct red Power Ball. If you pick four correct regular numbers plus the correct red AZ Power Ball, you will win ten thousand dollars. There are also prizes awarded for picking anywhere from four numbers down to just having the correct Power Ball number.

If you choose to play the AZ Power Play options, you can multiply prizes other than the jackpot by anywhere from two to five times. This is a popular option, especially since it greatly increases your winnings even if you only have one or two correct numbers.

You can get the latest Arizona Power Ball result either online at the Arizona Lottery Power Ball website, or you can watch the live drawings twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 Eastern Time. Many local television stations broadcast the Arizona Power Ball drawing live, so you can check local listings to find out where to watch. The official Powerball website, powerball.com, also lists up-to-date winning Arizona Power Ball numbers.

The Arizona lottery website is another well designed state lottery site. The different games are listed with clear instructions. Arizona offers three big money games, the multi state powerball drawing, The Pick with a jackpot of $1,000,000, and the Fantasy 5 with a prize of $50,000. The money generated by the Arizona lottery goes for a variety of good causes. These include the court ordered special advocates for abandoned, abused and neglected children, and various state health programs. The money also goes toward conservation, historic preservation and the Game and Fish agency. Habitat management is also funded with lottery dollars. Playing the Arizona lottery is almost like donating to a charitable organization.

Jeffrey Davis is a Expert on Online Lotteries and a marketing executive at Triumph Marketing, you can find more of Jeff's lottery articles and buy real lottery tickets at http://www.luckylotto.com

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Monday, March 19, 2007

Interested in Online Poker?

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There are many reasons that people play online poker. Playing poker at a brick and mortar casino can be intimidating for new players. It can also be hard to find brick and mortar casinos that offer poker, and inconvenient to travel to once you do. Maybe you?fre a regular player at brick and mortar casinos and don?ft want to get rusty during downtimes. Whatever your reason, online poker can be just as exciting and fun as regular poker.

The main difference between online poker and real life poker is that you can not see your opponents. In real life poker you can see your opponents?f facial expressions and movements, which makes it easier to figure out the strength of their hands. When playing online poker, you can only guess your opponents?f hand strength by how long they take to make an action; but even that may not be accurate, because your opponents may be playing at multiple tables or doing something else.

Online poker also tends to be faster than real life poker. You will need to learn to react quickly, while keeping track of everything that has gone on. Because of these reasons, online poker may be a bit more difficult than real poker; but just as with real poker, with a little practice you can learn to read your opponents.

If you are new to online poker, you may want to start out by finding an online casino that offers virtual money. You can learn to play the game, get a feel of the speed of online play, and begin learning to read online opponents, all without loosing money. Even if you are familiar with real life poker, you may want to play online poker with virtual money awhile before actually betting real money. However, keep in mind that people playing with virtual money may make riskier moves than they would with real money, making it harder to guess the strength of their hands. Once you begin playing with real money, you will find that people take things more seriously and make more responsible moves.

Poker is about strategy, skill, and luck. You can learn new strategies and skills by reading about poker, talking to other poker players, and most importantly by practicing online and off. The same skills and strategies that are used for real life poker can be used for online poker, and vice versa - so practicing for real life poker is another great reason to play online poker!

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Sunday, March 18, 2007

Building Your Own Bingo Palace

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Want a quick and easy way to build your own bingo palace? Well, the truth is, there is no way to guarantee a win at bingo, but there are a couple of easy ways to make your bingo hut turn into something more of a bingo palace.

The first step toward a bingo palace is card selection. Card selection, sure buddy, that's the way to win at bingo. Now's where you laugh, because, like I said from the get go, there is no way to guarantee a win at bingo, and I'm sure I'll say it again. But there are ways to better your chances. There are 1,474,200 different possible bingo cards, makes it seem even more impossible, huh? But you have to think about some of these bingo cards. Every possible combination, that means there's a bingo card with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 running down the B row, and possible the same unlikely scenario in the I-N-G-O columns. The odds are less likely for balls in such a patterned sequence to appear. That cancels out about a million of the bingo cards, still leaving you 474,200 to choose from. The real key is finding a really random bingo card that looks right to you. Mathematically you cancel out sequence, but it still comes down to luck and feeling.

Luck and feeling, I can't use these words enough when it comes to bingo halls and online bingo rooms. Choosing the right bingo card is the foundation of your bingo palace, but the structure, the reason you live there, is the luck and the feeling. You need to play in a bingo hall that you feel good in. You need to find an online bingo room with a chat room that you enjoy contributing to. Bingo is about socializing, relaxing, and having fun. The last thing you want to be is uptight because the lady next to you is smoking too many cigarettes, or, even worse, paranoid because they don't allow you to smoke in the bingo hall. It's not going to make you lose, but it's going to distract you from the caller and the game. The same thing applies to online bingo rooms. You're there to play bingo and have fun. If you have some idiot making jokes about bango in the chat room you're going to be more worried about him than your bingo cards. Or if you have a chat room that's more like a blank page, what's the point of even playing? An uncomfortable bingo hall or an awkward online bingo room chat will take away the fun and then you'll just end up playing to win. That's the wrong way to play bingo. You'll end up spending more money and walking away with a bad taste in your mouth.

A bingo palace is not built with money. It's kind of like a state of mind, a happy feeling, the bingo palace in the back of your head, a place where the real world stops and you can just release. The real key, beyond all the tricks to help you win, is finding a place where you can have fun playing bingo and not worry about a damn thing else. Now that's what I call a bingo palace.

We've come a long way since the inventor of bingo hired a mathematician to find millions of numerical combinations for bingo cards. Now all this can be done instantly by computer. And thanks to computer technology you can play an infinite number of cards and combinations. Bingo is faster online than the old bingo hall with it's callers. And best of all you don't have to sit in a smoky, dingy church basement to play.Most online bingo chat rooms have a moderator to make sure the conversation stays civil.Your odds of winning have never been greater thanks to computer technology.

Jeffrey Davis is a expert on Bingo and a marketing executive at Triumph Marketing, you can find more of Jeff's Bingo Articles and play bingo at http://www.bingohouse.com

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Saturday, March 17, 2007

Tips for Winning at Poker

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If you want to become a top notch poker player you are not alone. Over the past five years or so the game of poker has taken off in popularity. In turn, this has led to a large number of people who are interested in playing this game, and even further winning some big money. If this sounds like what you are after, you will need to become familiar with the game of poker, as well as how you can make it work to your advantage. When you do this you will be well on your way to success in the long run.

The most important thing that you need to know about poker is that you cannot learn everything at once. Even the professionals who are competing on television on a regular basis learn something new every time they hit the table for a tournament. With that being said, you should expect to start off slow and begin to gain ground as you become more comfortable with the game. If you do this you will never be disappointed. As long as you are always moving towards your goals and a better strategy your game will continue to get better.

Another thing to keep in mind when playing poker is that you should choose a strategy that suits your playing style and then stick with it. But just because you are going to stick with your strategy does not mean that you should never evaluate how well it is working for you. The fact of the matter is that you should be tweaking your strategy on a regular basis in order to give yourself the best chance of success. After all, even a few minor changes can go a long way in taking your game from average to exceptional.

All in all, the game of poker is not one that you can learn in one day. There are too many details that you need to learn before you can become the best of the best. But as long as you are committed to being the best poker player that you can, in the end you should be able to get to the skill level that you have been dreaming of. And when this happens there will not be anybody in the poker world happier than you are. Not to mention the fact that this will show time and time again in your earnings.

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Friday, March 16, 2007

Winning With the West Virginia Lottery

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Though you might not ever end up with the jackpot-winning Power Ball lotto numbers, West Virginia Power Ball is still very fun to play. Whether you spend one dollar or ten on the WV lottery Powerball game, you will probably never get tired of watching the Powerball drawing on television twice a week. This is because the excitements of seeing them announce the Powerball winner cannot be rivaled. Every West Virginia Powerball ticket holder is glued to the television every Wednesday and Saturday evening at 10:59 watching them draw the six numbers one by one.

If you have never played West Virginia Powerball, then you are in for quite a treat. Playing the game is quite simple, and tickets are only one dollar each unless you choose to purchase the Power Play option. To purchase your Powerball ticket, you have to choose six different numbers. The first five of these Powerball numbers must fall between the numbers of one and fifty-five. The final number, called the Powerball, falls between one and forty-two. To win the WV Powerball jackpot, you have to match all six of the numbers, including the Power ball.

If you do not like the idea of choosing your West Virginia Powerball lottery numbers for yourself, you can choose the Quick Pick option and let the computer choose them for you. However, most people find this to be less fun than choosing their own Powerball lottery numbers. You can base them on your birthday or your family members' birthdays, or you can play numbers that came to you in dream. You can pick your Powerball numbers by counting the number of cars in the parking lot, or you can go by some sort of formula. The possibilities are endless; as is the fun you will have playing the West Virginia Powerball lottery drawing game.

West Virginia probably has the most liberal lottery policies in the United States. You may play most state lotteries and some European lotteries through their website. There is the Euromillions where the player selects 5 numbers from 1 to 50. You may also play the U.K. (United Kingdom) lottery. Simply select 6 numbers form 1 through 49. This is probably the only state run site where foreign lotteries may be accessed. Through the West Virginia lottery site you may also play most state lotteries. West Virginia also offers most standard games such as Powerball and Mega Millions. This is by far one of the best state lottery websites that can be found.

Jeffrey Davis is a Expert on Online Lotteries and a marketing executive at Triumph Marketing, you can find more of Jeff's lottery articles and buy real lottery tickets at http://www.luckylotto.com

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Thursday, March 15, 2007

The UK Leading Online Gambling

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Online gambling means gambling on the internet. There are many kinds of gambling, such as casinos, poker, bingo and sports betting. The internet makes it easy to gamble. Many sites offer bonuses when you register with them and you don't even have to leave your house any more to have a flutter. The simplicity of online gambling makes it a very attractive pursuit to a great many people.

Between April and September last year, up to 5.8 million people in the UK visited gambling sites and as many as 1 million of those are considered regular gamblers. Britain passed the gambling act in April 2005 and it will come into play properly on September 1, 2007. This means that it will be completely legal for online casinos to set up in the UK. The Gambling Commission has been created by the government to check these sites over and approve them, to make sure the betting is fair and the customers know how much they are spending. The Gambling Commission also has to check out key managerial staff in the online gambling companies for any links to organised crime.

The laws are very different in the US. Some states completely ban all types of gambling and others are very strict about them. One of the reasons for this attitude is that money laundering is easier online and gambling can hide criminal tracks. Legislation in the US has been passed making it illegal for many banks to transfer money to online gambling sites. Sites such as Firepay and Neteller were set up to get around this but US residents can no longer use these services as a go-between from their banks to the gambling sites. If they want to play, they must use wire transfers or cheques, with a result that many no longer bother with it at all. In the UK and Europe, things are far simpler. It is possible to pay with a credit or debit card, something that nearly everyone has. Payment can be made immediately and you can be playing within minutes.

Because of the new legislation in the UK, 2007 is a key year in the world of gambling. It is already a popular recreation with millions but the new laws will bring an explosion in the growth rate of gambling sites and millions of new customers. Online gambling sites will be in fierce competition with each other, each offering better deals and bonuses to attract customers will be sure to skyrocket. Almost everyone has the internet available to them now, whether in their home or workplace, and betting has never been so easy. Online gambling appeals to millions of people, regardless of gender or age. When the new laws come into force on September 1, 2007, the UK is sure to be a leader in online gambling.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

How To Make Big Money With Sports Betting -Fresno State vs Boise State

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Have you ever wondered how the sports betting "smart money" became the smart money? Do you wonder what the football betting smart money does differently than the amateurs?

To get an idea how a professional sports handicapper analyzes a game, let's take a look at the analysis I did for my clients for the Fresno St. vs. Boise St. game: Fresno St. at Boise St. -23

The line on this game is "only" 23 because of Fresno St. past reputation as a half-decent team. This Fresno St. team is terrible, going 1-6 SU so far this season. More importantly, Boise St. is playing at home, and Boise St. is ranked 14th in the nation for good reason. They are unstoppable on offense, especially playing at home.

Here's a scary stat for you to think about...

Boise St. is averaging 40 points per game this season, and Fresno St.'s defense is giving up on average a total of 32 points per game. In their last two games, Fresno St. has given up an average of 56 points per game.

Meanwhile, Boise St. has only scored under 36 points once all season. Boise St. has scored over 40 points in 6 games. Boise St. has averaged 46 points per game in their last three home games, and has average beating the spread by a full 7 points in their last three home games, even though they were favored by an average of 20 points per game. At the same time, Fresno St. has averaged about 13 points per game in their last three road games, scoring only 6, 12, and 20 points.

What this adds up to is a game in which you can expect Boise St. to score at least in the mid-40's, and Fresno St. to score 20 points if they have a great game. In other words, if Boise St. just plays their average game, and Fresno St. plays a great game, the final score should fall near the line of 23. Here's another way to look at it. Sometimes viewing games as a grid of possible outcomes, it becomes easier to see the high percentage play.

Here's a table of possible results showing likely scores depending on whether or not each team has a "good" or "bad" game:

Boise St. Fresno St. Possible Final Score

Average Game Average Game 46-14

Bad game Bad game 36-10

Good game Good game 55-26

Bad game Good game 36-26

Good game Bad game 55-10

As you can see, there is only one scenario where Fresno St. has a chance to cover. That's if they have a good game, and Boise St. has a bad game. All other scenarios point to Boise St. covering the 23 points. I.e., if Boise St. has a good game, Fresno St. has no chance to cover. Likewise, if Fresno St. has a bad game, they have no chance to cover.

Of course the models we use to determine the "possible" scores are proprietary statistical models that use weighted factors. It's the same type of analysis used by financial traders to calculate probabilities. Keep in mind, we're only playing probabilities, and even when the odds are in your favor, you can still lose. That's why it's important to manage risk by staying disciplined with your bet size.

Bottom line, Boise St. is likely to run up the score tonight and win going away, 52-17.

The actual final score was Boise St. 45, Fresno St. 21. Boise St. covered the spread by 1 point. However, what you don't realize by just seeing the score is that Fresno St. was only able to make it close by returning an interception for a touchdown.

In other words, the game analysis was exactly right. Fresno St. had a "good" game and still couldn't cover the 23 point spread. By repeating this type of analysis over and over, somebody serious about sports betting can make big money!

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Casino's Get Rich On Innocent People

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With Casino's popping up all over the world casino's continue to get rich off of innocent people. These people are our family and friends who innocently went to a gambling establishment with the hopes of having a nice night. Unwillingly the casinos grab hold of the innocent and refuse to let go until they have taken every penny they have earned.

I met two seniors Charlie and Camille who were married for almost forty five years. After they retired they were asked to go over to the local casino. They were excited and were looking forward to removing the boredom in their lives. The first time they went there they enjoyed the entertainment, the atmosphere and their chance to win big. Camille was sixty six and Charlie was sixty eight years old. They had already retired a year earlier.

Camille really enjoyed the Casino. They started going one day week the first two months then after a short time they were going four days a week. Charlie had no concerns because Camille handled the finances. He figured they were doing well. He wasn't much of gambler. He enjoyed watching other people and relaxing at the bar. Camille was at the slot machine hoping to win big. With out Charlie knowing, Camille had withdrawn their pensions and savings.

The day finally came three years one month two days from the day they went to the casino for the first time. Camille had to tell Charlie they were broke. This was a horror story to me. Charlie had to go back to work at seventy years old in order to survive. I could not believe that two people, who lead very conservative lives, worked hard, paid their taxes and raised three children.

This family is a family you would be proud to call American. How could this happen? Did the gambling establishments know Camille had a problem? Why didn't their children know? Why would our government allow this to happen to good respectable people? Should their government reimburse them for all their losses? And Do the people who voted yes for gambling now realize the devastation it has causing to innocent people? These questions need to be answered in order to help prevent this from happening our families and friends.

There are so many lives who have be negatively affected gambling addiction, how can other local communities still vote to allow new casinos to be open? And why do our politicians continue to push for Casinos in their area? Once again there now are more and more questions to be answered and hope local governments open their eyes to the devastation it is causing through out the world.

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Bingo And The Odds

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No one could live long enough to print every possible BINGO card. How is this possible? In BINGO there are seventy-five numbers broken up into five groups of fifteen numbers each, B-1 thru 15, I-16 thru 30, N-31 thru 45, G-46 thru 60, and O-61 thru 75. The game card has five columns corresponding to the letters B-I-N-G-O. The player's card has twenty four numbers, five numbers pre-printed in four of the columns under the B-I-G-O and four numbers under the N.

Calculating the total number of possible combinations yields the result that there exists 552,446,474,061,129,000,000,000,000. (That's 552-million-billion-billion or 0.5 quadrillion) possible game cards. There would be 111,007,923,832,371,000 sets of game cards with 4,976,640,000 cards (almost 55 billion) in each set. Every card in each set would have the same twenty four numbers, but in a different arrangement on each card. If we presume that there are six billion people in the world today, it means that there are 92,074,412,343,521,400 cards for each and every person in the world. If you could print a million game cards per second, it would take 17,505,972,382,599.7 years to print every possible BINGO game card.

If you put four cards on a standard 8-1/2 X 11 sheet of paper, and if you spread all of the cards out over the surface of the earth, they would cover the earth to a depth of over 800 miles. If there were one million game cards per inch of height, and all of the possible cards were put in one stack, the stack would extend for 1485 light-years. (A light year is 6-trillion miles.) Alpha Centuri, our nearest star beyond the Sun, is only 4 light-years away.

Here's some more proof.

You can have 120 different arrangements of five numbers under each of the four columns under the B, I, G, and O. You can have 24 different arrangements of the four numbers under the N. So, 120 times, 120 times, times 24, times 120, times 120 equals 4,976,640,000. That's the number of bingo game cards that could exist, all with the same twenty-four numbers, but just in a different arrangement on each card.

Doing the arithmetic then, there are 111,007,923,832,371,000 possible unique BINGO combinations where no two cards would have the same twenty four numbers. (That's 111-million-million.)

There are so many ways in which you can play a Bingo game. Of course, the way you approach the game will definitely affect the outcome, that is whether you win the game. In a nutshell, it boils down too the fact that you will need to catch the right card that will award you the prize.

Let me share with you 5 of these winning tips that I personally find it to be useful.

1) You can search out some cards containing your lucky numbers or birthdates. It can also be a combination of both or other preferred numbers that you might have.

2) You can work on a system which uses numbers that appear more frequently. This is based on the theory that if the numbers are "hot", they are most likely to appear again. You can also choose the opposite method where you uses numbers which are outdated and thus more likely to appear. However, both methods require you to do some homework.

3) You may want to work on a system that combines the best of both worlds. In other words, you will look out for cards that combine hot numbers with outdated ones. This combination might turn out to be an easy winner in some cases.

4) You may simply choose to randomly choose a card and allow destiny to decide this will be your lucky day. There are countless cases where a player simply play a single card and win on their first try.

Whatever method you use, bingo is a great way to enjoy yourself and you will find it to be addictive in no time. However, you must be alert as the game is in play so that you miss out any winning numbers and the chance to bring home the big prize. Enjoy

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Ten Essential Facts On Online Bingo

How To Play Online Roulette

The Bingo game history has a very cute story to account for its popularity in the USA, it seems there was a toy salesman by the name of Edwin S Lowe who was traveling from New York to Jacksonville, Georgia. This happened in 1929 December. On the way, he found a carnival where a game called Beano was played. The game had people marking with beans the numbers that were called out by a master of the game. The people playing it were so enamored by the game that the carnival stall closed at 3 AM that day instead of its regular 11 PM.

Lowe took this game with him to New York and invited his friends to play the game. He experienced the same zest and excitement that he had seen at the carnival show, which convinced him that this game, was a great money-spinner. He had added a few slight variation to the game. However, he intended to have it named as the original Beano, until a girl in her joy that she won, called out bingo instead of Beano and ever since, this game has been known as bingo!

Lowe had engaged a Mathematics Professor from Columbia University to compute 6000 Bingo cards for him, with number combination that do not repeat so there could less multiple winners. The Mathematics Professor lost his sanity after this project

The year 1934, less than 10 years away from the day Lowe discovere this wonderful game, he had a 1000 employee organization

He also had 64 presses that worked round-the-clock to keep up with the demand placed for the game, exceeding the newsprint required and used by the then New York Times.

The largest game of Bingo was played in New York Teaneck Armory where 10,000 people were refused entry. That game had a whooping and unimaginable 60,000 people playing the game

Today Bingo is played more online than offline. Are you interested to join this wonderful game online? Keep in mind the following essential facts:

1.You will need to be a registered member in any of the popular online Bingo sites

2.The registration is usually free, however, there are some very popular sites, which charge a nominal fee

3.As soon as you have registered, and before you start playing the game, you would be required to monetary deposit into your account at that particular site.

4.Each player would receive extra credits when they deposit funds into their accounts.

5.The online sites, which require monetary deposits are completely automated, the computer would mark (daub) the number as they are announced, and the computer would flash bingo on your screen when you win.

6.There are Bingo sites where you need not make any monetary deposits before hand. These are interactive games where you would need to daub the numbers as they are called out, you would also have to announce bingo ahead of anyone else, when you get a winner combination.

7.You could play with as many cards as you want in certain sites, however, unless you are an accomplished player, this is not advisable as it can become very stressful.

8.Your chances to win are excellent with Bingo, every player wins with this game.

9.For practice, use the free online Bingo sites where all you need to play the game for the experience of it.

10.You have to be over 18 years of age to play Bingo online

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Monday, March 12, 2007

Top 3 Sports Betting Mistakes I've Made In My Life

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Have you ever wondered how the Sports Betting "smart money" became the smart money? Do you wonder what the sports betting smart money does differently than the amateurs? The biggest difference between professional gamblers and the amateurs is that the pros keep track of what they do, and learn from their mistakes. So with that in mind, here are the top 3 biggest mistakes I've made when betting on sports:

1. Trying To Make Up For Losses With The Next Game

This is the biggest mistake I ever made when I was younger. What would happen is that I'd get used to winning a few weeks in a row, then run across some bad luck on Saturday and Sunday. I'd be down some money going into the Monday Night Football game, and instead of being rational about the game, I'd bet 5 times as much as I should have in an effort to try to make back my losses from the weekend. This is the surest way to go broke!

2. Making Decisions Based on Emotions Instead of Logic

This mistake is closely related to mistake number one. I used to bet on games to feel good. For example, growing up I was a big Pittsburgh Steelers fan. I'd bet AGAINST the Steelers just so I'd feel good no matter how the game turned out. If the Steelers won, I'd lose money, but I'd be happy because I'm a Steelers fan. If the Steelers lost, I'd be happy because I'd make money.

3. Betting On My Favorite Teams

This mistake is the flip-side of mistake number two. When being involved in sports betting, you must separate your feelings from your desire to make money. I used to bet on the Steelers and the Pittsburgh Pirates because I got tired of losing money betting against them! What happened was when my favorite teams won, and I lost money by betting against them, it would take away from enjoying the victory of my home team. So instead, I would then bet ON my favorite team, and feel twice as good when they won, and twice as bad when they lost!

What can you learn from this? Simple. You must treat Sports Betting like a job or a business and be professional about it. You can't treat it like a form of entertainment or like an emotional fix and expect to make money with sports betting.

If you do find yourself betting on emotion, then you really should subscribe to a professional handicapping service that will help you to keep focused on making money instead of making yourself feel good with your bets.

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Online Gambling Tips For US Residents


BetOnSport chief executive officer David Carruthers was at the top of the online gaming industry not so long ago. He was running one of the most successful operations in the world, and loving every minute of it. But unfortunately for Carruthers, his stay at the top appears to be over for good. On July 16, 2006 Carruthers was detained by Police at a Dallas Airport. Federal charges have been brought against Carruthers by the St. Louis Attorney Office.

At this point authorities have not released any information as to why Carruthers was arrested, but it is thought to stem from a violation of the 1961 Wire Act. Generally speaking, the Wire Act states that federal law does not allow anybody to take sports bets via the internet or over the phone. Many people think that if they are overseas they do not have to follow the Wire Act, but this is not true. At this time, it is very difficult for United States officials to bring charges against overseas operations because the laws are not as clear as they should be. This area is a work in progress, and the senate is currently revising the laws that surround these issues.

It seems that executives who are doing illegal business would know better than to come to the United States, but time and time again they take the risk. In addition to Carruthers, Sportingbet chairman Peter Dicks was arrested recently as well. It appears that just like Carruthers, Dicks also violated terms of the Wire Act.

Even though a lot of the pressure in these cases falls on the people who run the illegal operations, you need to also make sure as a player that you are watching who you deal with. After all, you do not want to get caught up betting with a company that is not legally conducting business. The best way to avoid these problems is to research every opportunity that is available, and only move forward when you know exactly what you are getting yourself into.

It is safe to say that both BetOnSport and Sportingbet have lost many customers over the recent developments. Even though some people may stick by their side, the fact of the matter is that there are enough alternatives that this is not necessary.

The most important thing to remember is that you should not stick with a service just because you think they are the best. Chances are that you can find the exact same set up with another online gambling site if you put your mind to it.

For instance, many established more than 30 years UK companies help you to get the best of the best if you are interested in placing bets. Not only do they help to set you up with reputable online services, but the bonus features are not bad as well. They offer sign up bonuses, as well as many other promotional benefits that are sure to make your time online much more fun.

Overall, the online betting industry is being watched closely. This goes for executives such as David Carruthers, as well as members that belong to these sites. As long as you keep yourself safe by doing business with reputable services, you should never run into any problems.

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Friday, March 9, 2007

How To Increase Your Chances Of Winning Online Bingo ?

The best way to increase your chances of winning at bingo is to play more bingo. The old saying that practice makes perfect holds true for most things, including the game of bingo. With that in mind, if you want to know how to increase your chances of winning at bingo, then do what poker players, bridge players and those who play almost any other type of game do and simply practice. Play more bingo and get better at it.

Some people believe there are other ways of improving your chances of winning at bingo. They include those choosing cards based on the symmetry approach. With this approach to bingo avoid cards that have what they refer to as bad symmetry, which means numbers clustered near low numbers for each column. These players prefer to have their numbers distributed in more of a random pattern. More what you would expect the random bingo machine to generate. Of course, this symmetry approach is just an opinion and the jury is still out on whether or not this will actually increase your chances of winning at bingo.

Another possible way of improving your changes of winning at bingo is the law of averages method. Determine in this method which numbers are rarely if ever called. Then do not pick out, and do not accept cards with those numbers. According to the law of averages, most numbers should be called three times or more during a given set of games, but some are not called that often. Using this method a person should only participate in games where they can select their on bingo cards. To determine which numbers are most often called, pay close attention to and keep records of the games you participate in. If you have a group of friends who will help, you can be more efficient and you all can increase your chances of winning at bingo.

If our goal is to increase your chances of winning at bingo, keep in mind that bingo is a game of chance. Numbers are chosen at random, so luck, or the lack of it will be a determining factor in the results of your game no matter what else you choose to do. As human beings there really is not much that we can do to predict or influence the outcome of a bingo game. The main purpose of bingo is fun. People play bingo to have a good time, and most generally do have a good time.

Still many people do see trying to improve their gaming skill and increasing their chances of winning bingo as part of the fun, and part of the game. If that is the case, then by all means try to increase your chances of wining at bingo and enjoy. You may find a group of people who also enjoy giving Lady Luck a challenge and find a way to put random chance on your side.

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Thursday, March 8, 2007

Playing Online Bingo For The Budget Conscious Player

Not everyone who plays online bingo has money to play the high stakes, but if you plan accordingly, you can still play and have a good time. Besides, there is no hard and fast rule that says you have to play for money. Certainly, it may seem more productive that way, but it is not required nor is it recommended unless you have extra money that is not needed for more important things.

The internet is full of free online bingo sites for the novice or budget minded player. Certainly, playing free is not going to make you rich since the prizes will be minimal in comparison to playing for money, but you will still experience the thrill of winning. In addition, playing the free sites will prevent you from placing more stakes on your game than you can afford to lose. The smart player will leave the higher stake games to the more experienced player who has some free cash.

When you have gained some experience by utilizing the free sites, set a budgeted amount that you can afford to spend on playing for money. Make certain the money you spend is not taken from a source that is needed. If you can develop this habit in the beginning, there is less of a chance that you will spend more money than you can spare. That does not mean that it will not happen, because that is completely in your control, but starting out using a specific budgeted amount will allow you to become accustomed to playing that amount, and it will likely become a part of you as you continue to play.

Bingo is not a game of skill, but a game of luck. You cannot determine what numbers are going to be chosen, therefore becoming more experienced simply means that you have a better idea how the cards are going to fall and how many cards to play in order to make the most of your investment. There is no magical way to determine what numbers are going to be chosen, but the law of averages says that the more cards you play, the better the chances are of winning. That does not mean if you play twenty cards you are going to win, but it does mean that if you play twenty cards you have a better chance of winning than if you only played one card. The choice in the end is up to the player, but do follow some simple common sense rules about not playing higher stakes than you can afford to lose. After all the game is all about fun and meeting new people, with low stakes and high rewards online bingo is fast becoming the most popular form of gambling, so make sure you have fun and stay safe.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Beating Casinos with a Roulette Computer


Just because a Roulette Computer is effective on one wheel does not mean it will be effective on another wheel. Roulette computers that beat tilted wheels are not new technology and in fact they've been around for almost 50 years. There are multiple roulette computers available that are well known to only ever work on tilted wheels, and tilted wheels are almost extinct in modern casinos because they're extremely easy to beat, even without a roulette computer.

What is a tilted wheel? A tilted wheel is wheel on a very slight angle. The angle is not at all visible to the naked eye because it's very minor. However, the effect is that the ball will tend to drop in around the same area an inordinate number of times. This makes predicting where the ball will land extremely easy.

Why is beating tilted wheels so easy? When predicting the outcome of spins with a roulette computer, by far the hardest part is determining where on the wheel the ball will drop (around the circumference of the wheel). Now imagine a wheel where the ball falls in the same place on almost every spin - this is exactly what happens on a tilted wheel. In essence, such a wheel is biased, and it is not the kind of wheel you'll find in today's casinos.

On a tilted wheel, predicting where the ball lands is extremely easy ultimately because you already know where the ball will fall most of the time. As you already know where the ball will fall, to produce an accurate prediction, all you'd then need to know is when the ball will fall. Once you know this, you can determine where the wheel will be when the ball falls, and ultimately determine the predicted number.

If you want more detail, consider the following. On a tilted (biased) wheel, no matter what speed the ball is released, the ball will still fall at one point significantly more than any other. If you considered a number of different ball spins, some fast and some slow, you will observe the following:

1. Irrespective of the speed at which the ball is released, the ball will still have the tendency of falling at the same point on the wheel. This is called the "common drop point".

2. When the ball falls, it will almost always hit a vertical diamond and be deflected sharply down onto the wheel's pockets

The combination of the two points above means that no matter how fast or slow the ball is spun, it will still fall at the same point. Of course ball release speed is different between spins, but on a tilted wheel, you already know most of the time where the ball will fall so besides the scatter analysis, the only factors you need to determine on a tilted wheel are:

1. How long it will take before the ball falls

2. Where the wheel will be when the ball falls

To determine the time taken for the ball to fall, you only need to approximate it - you do not even need to be precise. This is because you will already know the approximate speed the ball must be in order to fall at the common drop point or hit the "dominant diamond".

And to determine where the wheel will be is just as easy because the deceleration of a wheel is extremely easy to model. In fact a wheel's deceleration is virtually linear, meaning its deceleration can almost be expressed as a straight-line graph.

When you combine all factors, you can see why predicting spins on tilted wheels is indeed very easy - even the simplest algorithms and equations can be used to beat a tilted wheel, and in fact a computer is not even needed to beat a tilted wheel. On a tilted wheel, optional to a roulette computer, players can employ visual ballistics techniques which is basically visually determining where the ball is likely to land. Such techniques are provided as part of the Stefano Hourmouzis my genuine winner roulette system.

What is a level wheel? Predicting spins on a level (unbiased) wheel is very, very different. A level wheel is what you'd find in today's casinos. The ball does not fall in the same place like it does on a tilted wheel. Casinos and modern roulette wheel designers spend a great deal of time and money ensuring their wheels are level simply because they know how easily beaten a tilted wheel is. The most critical points to understand are:

1. On a level wheel, a different ball release speed means a different point at which the ball will drop.

2. When you are manually clicking a button to taking timings of the wheel and ball, there will of course be some degree of human error - i.e. you may be as much as 200MS either too early or late with clicks. This means the roulette computer's algorithms must be accurate enough to deal with such human error. The computer can do this by enabling you to take timings (click) over a number of revolutions to determine the average speed, but this is only adequate if the roulette computer's algorithms and equations are extremely accurate.

Now here's the critical point: what these two above factors mean are that because the manual clicking to establish timings are prone to human error, even a relatively small error in timings can mean the ball will begin to fall on the completely wrong side of the wheel. This inevitably leads to an inaccurate prediction.

To overcome this issue, the computer must account for a variety of factors specific to the wheel design on which the roulette computer is applied, AND most importantly, the algorithms must be extremely accurate. In other words, with the factor of human error, there is very little room for error in the mathematical calculations. With accurate algorithms and accurate timings from the operator's clicks, you will inevitably get accurate predictions. However, with accurate algorithms and only moderately accurate clicks, the predictions can only be moderately accurate at best. Fortunately, moderately accurate predictions is all you need to overcome the house edge, or more precisely, to achieve an exact number hit rate of greater than 1 in 35.

So what does this all mean? Even the most simplistic roulette computer with very basic equations can beat a tilted (biased) wheel - in fact you don't even need a computer to accurately predict where the ball will land. But to beat a level (unbiased) wheel, a far more complex roulette computer with extremely accurate algorithms is required. A roulette computer that is effective on a tilted wheel, and one that is effective only on tilted wheels are two very, very different things.

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Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Playing Cyber Bingo

It seems like everything is getting the word cyber put in front of it nowadays, but bingo, the game you used to play at camp or church, what can be cyber about bingo?

The answer is everything, all the way across the B-I-N-G-O.

Cyber bingo started with electronics in the bingo hall. Electronic bingo cards and electronic bingo games not only became a new way to play the game, they became the standard. Reports show that 70% of bingo hall players are now using electronic games. With electronic bingo the game can be played at a quicker pace and the player can play multiple games without going cross-eyed. It gives the average player a better chance to win and allows the accustomed bingo players more chances to play without losing any of the excitement.

But more games and more players ended up providing cyber bingo with its first problem: how can a bingo hall with limited space and funding provide electronic bingo games for all the people that want to play them? The truth is that they can't. The average bingo hall doesn't have the capacity to be filled with electronic equipment, nor does it have the means to keep up with electronic advancement.

That's the beauty of throwing the word cyber in front of a word like bingo. The technological world we live in is not trying to leave people behind, but bring them along, even bingo players. Everybody wants to play cyber bingo, but everybody can't get into a bingo hall, so what do we do? Give up and go back to spinning beans in a barrel? No, we find a place where everybody can play cyber bingo. Where is this magical place with out seating restrictions, this bingo room whose tables stretch into eternity, this imaginary cyber bingo hall that never ends? Where else would it be but cyber space.

That's right, the Internet, online bingo, virtual reality, your own bingo card on your computer screen. Now cyber bingo makes complete sense. Think about the number of people that can be linked into a bingo tournament through the Internet. If you have a computer with online capabilities you have a seat in this bingo room.

Forget the hundred people who play bingo at your church; forget the thousand that play at the casino's bingo hall; with cyber bingo we're talking tens of thousand, possibly even millions of people, all able to sit down to the same game without worrying about elbow space or fire restrictions.

Online bingo is not here to destroy the classic game. It's here to allow everybody to play, whenever they want. Cyber bingo has no hours, no space restrictions. There are already over 100 online bingo websites, a number that has been doubling consistently yearly. In the next two years reports say that 1% of the land bingo market will move online. That's 1% of a reported 1.6 billion people that call bingo their favorite form of entertainment. And cyber bingo is here to accommodate them all.

While bingo was invented in the United States it is now played around the world.You may log onto a bingo site and compete with other players from around the world. Most sites have clear instructions and you don't have to be a computer person to play. The stereotype of the blue haired bingo player is gone forever. Now bingo players represent almost every ethnic and socioeconomic group. While cyber bingo will never take the place of the traditional bingo hall, it allows players who, for one reason or another, do not have access to a bingo hall.And, best of all, you don't have to sit in a smoky bingo hall and breathe someone else's second hand smoke.

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Monday, March 5, 2007

The New US Gambling Laws: What Does It All Mean?

At the end of September 2006 the U.S. Senate introduced "The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act 2006". It wasn't so much introduced as pushed through at the back end of the "Safe Port Act", to which some commentators have taken exception. This has caused a flurry of anxiety and (some would say) hysteria among players, website owners and online gambling affiliates alike. But what does the new law actually mean? This article has a look at the facts behind the new legislation.

The first clue is in the wording of the Act itself; it is an enforcement Act. In other words it enforces previous and existing law where legality of gaming has already been established as a matter of precedent, and also the legality and illegality of different types of gaming already existing.

I could do much worse than directly quoting the wise words from Cardplayers legal counsel. He writes that the new bill

"attempts to make it more difficult to get money into a site by forbidding US financial Institutions from funding the type of online gambling that the law has previously made illegal. The new bill does not make online gaming illegal where it was not illegal before ...The bill merely speaks to the mechanism by which an online account is funded."

In other words the Act attempts to hinder Internet gambling sites by starving them of funds, by ordering the banks not to allow players to use their credit cards to play at those sites.

There is nothing about the activity itself being illegal (where it was not illegal before). And clearly, if the gambling sites in question are offshore, then by definition they are not subject to US legislation anyway. So the only way to get at these offshore sites is through the banks and the credit card companies.

The article I quote from goes on to cite the significance of the 1961 Wire Act, which was construed to have made sports betting illegal, but not games such as poker, on the grounds that the law was never enforced with regards to poker in the ten years that Internet gambling has existed. Instead, the 33 cases which were brought under the Wire Act were pursued by "deadbeat gamblers" who simply did not want to pay their gambling debts. The judge on that particular occasion, Stanwood R. Duvall Jr, threw out all 33 suits, so ruling that online poker was not within the reach of the Wire Act's prohibition.

Now while the lawyers are busying themselves on working out the construction of what the new law actually means, it seems that players can make a few simple choices in order to protect themselves from what might be construed:

1. Open an account at an offshore Internet casino website;

2. Ensure the site is registered with a non-US company;

3. Ensure the site is hosted by a non-US company.

The vast majority of offshore Internet gambling sites still operate in US dollars, and they increasingly offer multiple currency choices. You can select which currency you wish to use before you play. Even so, it may be worthwhile remembering that, at the time of writing, there are approximately $1.87 to the Pound Sterling, and $1.26 to the Euro.

If the law goes further it may well be necessary to apply for a credit card issued by a non-US bank. But this is still something that is subject to speculation. We will have to see how the new law pans out in practice. In particular we will have to await the matter of how the law is construed and how precedent impacts upon it.

Edmund Deacon is webmaster of Offshore Casino which is a portal featuring several multi-currency non-US casinos. Look out for the special offer giveaway of ?10,000 ($17,000) of free casino chips at the site.

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Sunday, March 4, 2007

Why Should You Play Free Online Bingo Games?

Of all the online casino games, the best game to play during your pastime today is bingo. This is a game that brings together people of all race and creeds to play a game of bingo. With the internet, it is now possible to play free bingo games with any player from across the world. And this is what makes the game interesting.

Different people have different ideas and methods for winning in a game of bingo. And once you get to know each other well, you can all exchange your pointers and tips that can be found in a game of bingo. Sitting in the comfort of your home, you get to play free online bingo without having to change your clothes