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Station eyes British neighborhoods

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Las Vegas-based Station Casinos has held exploratory talks with the Gala bingo and casino group about a joint venture to operate small British neighborhood gambling parlors, the British newspaper The Observer reported.

 

Station Casinos executives declined to say whether they’d held talks with Gala, citing corporate policy against discussing potential transactions, but Station Casinos General Counsel Scott Nielson said the report was an exaggeration.

 

“Basically we’ve been in the U.K. on a couple of different occasions working on SunOnline,” he said, referring to the company’s deal to jointly run an Isle of Man-based Internet casino site with Sun International Hotels. “We’ve been looking at all aspects of gaming here, and basically we’ve been looking around.”

 

The Observer report said Station held talks with Gala about running small casino emporiums, which would be allowed in retail spaces larger than 2,000 square feet under new government proposals.

 

Station would provide its neighborhood-gaming expertise while Gala would provide its knowledge of the British gaming market, the report added.

 

The move would mark the locals casino giant’s second overseas venture from its Las Vegas base; the company hopes by September to begin participating in its SunOnline venture.

 

Station announced in March a UFA deal to purchase half of Sun’s already operating Isle Of Man-licensed site.

 

Nevada Gaming Control Board member Scott Scherer said Tuesday he hadn’t heard of Station’s talks with Gala.

 

“It’s a well-regulated environment, but, like all of our licensees, they’d have to make sure to comply with Nevada rules as well as British rules,” Scherer said.

 

The Observer report noted that British problem gambling experts were outraged by the prospect of American casino operators opening small-scale gambling dens in retail shopping districts.

 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor and casino-industry expert Bill Thompson said Station shouldn’t pursue a deal to export its neighborhood gaming expertise.

 

“Sending Las Vegas-style locals gaming to England is giving them the worst of Las Vegas,” Thompson said. “It would be awful.

 

“That’s almost as bad as exporting our grocery-store slots.”

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Abstract Worlds forthcoming 3D space shoot ’em up Slot Online game

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30 October 1998, UK – Abstract Worlds Ltd, today announced the launch date of its forthcoming 3D space shoot ’em up game, Close Approach.

 

Monday, 23 November 1998 has been set as the date for the launch of the company, it’s first game and the company web site. The UK based Abstract Worlds develops its own PC games and sells them directly to customers via the Internet, removing middlemen and other costs in order to deliver the best possible value to the customer.

 

The company’s first game, Close Approach, is named after the Close Approach tables kept by NASA on asteroids whose orbits bring them in close proximity with the Earth. Set in the year 2100, the aim is to pilot your ship and two probes in 3D space and blast the asteroids out of existence before they collide with the Earth. During judi slot  development, research was undertaken into gravity propulsion, saucer shaped spacecraft and asteroids.

 

Close Approach uses Microsoft’s Direct3D for 3D graphics and DirectSound for 3D spatial sound. The game is available for Pentium class PC’s running Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT. Although not required, a 3D card will greatly enhance the game and all major 3D cards have been tested. As far as Abstract Worlds is aware, this is the first 3D shoot ’em up game developed in Microsoft’s Visual Basic. Despite past misconceptions about VB’s performance as a gaming language, Close Approach proves that it is possible to produce an enjoyable, fast paced action game in VB and Direct3D.

 

A free playable demo of the game is available now, showing three levels. The full version of the game will cost £5 and can be securely purchased and downloaded from the website.

 

We would like you to get involved in this exciting new launch and demo copies of Close Approach are obtainable now from our website at www.abstractworlds.com for you to copy and make available to your readers.

 

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Blackjack Rules that hurt you.

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The next thing to remember about splitting pairs is that you never split 5’s or 10’s. Once again, the reasons should be rather obvious, you don’t want to split 10’s because 20 is a great hand and you don’t want to split 5’s because 10 is a great hand to draw to. Instead, you would want to double down on that 10, unless the dealer was showing a 10 or an ace as his upcard.

 

2’s, 3’s and 7’s should only be split when the dealer is showing a 2 through 7 as his upcard. Split 4’s only when the dealer has a 5 or 6 as his upcard (remember 5 and 6 are his weakest cards!), 6’s should be split whenever the dealer is showing a 2 through 6 and finally, you should always split 9’s unless the dealer is showing a 7, 10 or ace. The reason you don’t want to split 9’s against a 10 or an ace should be rather obvious, but the reason you don’t want to split them against a 7 is in case the dealer has a 10 as his hole card because in that ease your 18 would beat out his 17.

 

If the casino will not allow you to double down after splitting then you should make the following three changes: For 2’s and 3’s only split them against a 4,5,6 or 7; never split 4’s; and for a pair of 6’s only split them against a 3,4,5 or 6. Everything else should be played the same.

 

Now, let’s take a look at how to play soft hands and remember a soft hand is any hand that contains an ace that can be counted as 1 or 11. For a soft hand of 19 or more you should always stand.

 

For soft 18 against a 2,7 or 8 you should always stand. If the ป๊อกเด้ง ไฮโล dealer shows a 9, 10 or an ace you should always take a hit and for a soft 18 against a 3,4,5 or 6 you should double down, but …

Ligaz11 Review of Sklansky on Poker

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David Sklansky is one of the most well respected poker authors in the world. In my opinion, Sklansky on Poker has been unfairly one of his less popular books, as it contains some of his best writing. This book is well worth study by the aspiring poker student and deserves a wider audience than it has received.

The book is divided into four sections. The first is called “General Concepts”. This is a collection of various essays, most of which were previously published elsewhere. None of these are bad, although one or two are mediocre, but some of them are quite good. For example, the essay entitled “Have a Plan” is the first essay I know of that deals with the question of not betting into a player who will always fold unless they have one beat. Another good essay is “All Errors Are Not Created Equal”, which improved my play considerably all by itself.

The second section is called “Points of Play”. This section deals with specific hands, while the first section covers more universal concepts. “The Protected Pot” and “Saving the Last Bet” are two essays I found especially useful from this section. Of course not all of them are this good, but the quality is generally quite high.

The third section is on tournament play. There is a lot more decent information on tournament play in print today when there was at the time the book as published. Still, the information in this book coupled with those essays found in Mason Malmuth’s Gambling Theory and Other Topics is better than all but a few books. The essay titled “Should You Wait” is the only place I know of where someone has tacked the often asked question about what quality hand one should take a stand with when very short stacked.

The fourth section covers just over half the book, and it’s a mini-book in itself, entitled “Sklansky on Razz”. This is simply the definitive work on Razz, which is seven card stud played ligaz11 for low. With HORSE (one round each of Hold’em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz, Stud, …

DUKE LIGHTS UP TOBACCO ROAD for Judi Poker Online

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Officially, it goes down as an upset. But we know better. Duke knew better.

Duke could be playing the original Dream Team, well, certainly the most recent one, and if the game is in Cameron Indoor Stadium, labeling the Blue Devils underdogs is folly.

That’s what the oddsmakers and experts did this week. Vegas made the seventh-ranked Blue Devils two-point underdogs. Up and down Tobacco Road the word was the second-ranked Tar Heels would rule.

“I honestly think any team coming into Cameron is going to have a have a hard time,” said J.J. Redick.

Just ask North Carolina.

The Tar Heels came into last night’s ACC showdown averaging 90.8 points on 50.7 percent shooting. But in this sweat box, which has wireless Internet but no air conditioning, North Carolina got outhustled by the dogged Dukies, 71-70.

“Who said we were underdogs?” asked Redick. “Who said that?”

When told about the line, Redick, the most antagonistic Blue Devil since Steve Wojciechowski, replied, “Yeah, I’m on the gambling websites all the time.”

Don’t bet on it. And don’t bet against Duke in Cameron. Not only were the Tar Heels held to 20 points below their average but they shot 43.9 percent and committed 23 turnovers. They couldn’t even get a shot with 18.2 seconds left.

David Noel took a botched pass from point guard Raymond Felton and fumbled the ball out of bounds after Duke had broken down Carolina’s last play. The horn sounded and Cameron erupted.

“Needless to say, we didn’t get any shot, much less the shot we wanted,” said Roy Williams. “I was very confident at that point. We were trying to run a set that we’ve run a lot and had good results from it in the past but we didn’t get it tonight.”

When Redick (18 points) drained a fallaway 3 with 5:01 left to give Duke a 67-58 lead, the outcome seemed determined. But Carolina got a monster game from Sean May, who had 23 points, and pulled within 71-68. After freshman DeMarcus Nelson, who had his best Judi Poker Online game (16 points, four …

Azzurri await Qiu Qiu on the road to Russia

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SPAIN AND ITALY IN THE SAME WORLD CUP QUALIFYING GROUP, RAFA’S REAL IMPRESS AND THE COPA DEL REY BOOING IS PUNISHED

THE SPANISH WEEK IN REVIEW

Sean O’Conor, Ponferrada, Spain

* Spain were drawn into Group G for Qiu Qiu World Cup 2018 qualifying alongside Italy, Albania, Israel, Italy, Lichtenstein and Madedonia.

The group winners automatically travel to Russia while the eight best second-place teams go into playoffs.

The two matches against the Azzurri will of course be key to deciding first place assuming neither of the big two slip up against the others. Israel at a pinch might be a banana skin away, although Wales had no trouble dispatching them recently.

Wales incidentally are currently ranked tenth by FIFA following their purple patch, two places above Spain. Romania are also in the top ten, which meant Italy, 17th and France, 24th, ended up in Pot No.2 for the draw, leaving the possiblility of two giants ending up together.

As it happens, both Euro 2012 finalists will battle it out for automatic passage to the finals. The Netherlands and France makes Group A look similarly top-heavy.

As with the 2014 finals, FIFA has made a mess of the draw, sticking religiously to their ranking classification in the face of footballing reality. Group B which has Portugal, Hungary and Switzerland, looks lighter as does Group D, featuring Wales, Austria and Serbia and Group E of Romania, Denmark and Poland.

Oh well, Italy v Spain it is on the 6th of October next year and the return clash on the the 2nd of September 2017 are the ones to pencil into the diary now.

Given La Roja’s embarrassingly bad defence of their crown at World Cup 2014, they will be keen to put on a better show in 2018. With a new team emerging and the lion’s share of the 2010 winners out to pasture, it will be interesting to see if Spain can stay in the leading group of soccer nations.

Before any thoughts turn to Russia however, there is Euro 2016 to reach first. Spain play Slovakia in Oviedo on …

Relegation rules in tense round of Judi Onlen J. League

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While five teams remain in the hunt for the 2008 J. League crown, several of the league’s most recognisable clubs are in serious trouble at the wrong end of the table.

 

There’s an epic relegation six-pointer at Ecopa Stadium in Round 25, where three-times J. League champions Jubilo Iwata host another three-time champion in the form of Yokohama F. Marinos.

 

Jubilo sacked coach Atsushi Uchiyama Judi Onlen after a recent scoreless draw at home to JEF United and replaced him with veteran tactician Hans Ooft, but the Dutchman’s second spell in charge of Jubilo got off to a shaky start when the Shizuoka outfit were beaten 2-0 away at Kyoto Sanga FC, with striker Gilsinho missing a penalty for the visitors.

 

Yokohama F. Marinos also had a change of coach mid-season, but Kokichi Kimura is yet to find a winning combination after taking over from Takashi Kuwahara – ironically a former Jubilo man. Marinos needed a last-minute own goal from Leandro to eke out a 1-1 draw at home to Vissel Kobe last time out, and both teams will be desperate for the three points on offer, with Jubilo currently occupying the relegation/promotion playoff place on 26 points, as they look to leapfrog fifteenth placed Yokohama F. Marinos, who are on 27 points.

 

Looking to make up ground on the promotion/relegation playoff place are JEF United. One of just six teams to have played every season in the Japanese top flight, the Chiba side gave themselves renewed hope of avoiding the drop by beating Tokyo Verdy 2-0 at home last weekend.

 

Alex Miller’s side may be second-from-bottom, but they take on last placed Consadole Sapporo in Hokkaido in Round 25, with Consadole yet to win a league game at their summer home Atsubetsu Stadium this season.

 

Australian defender Eddy Bosnar remains confident that his team can stay up, and the Sydney-born stopper has made plenty of sacrifices for the cause, turning down an opportunity to represent his country in favour of focussing on his club’s relegation dogfight.

 

“He (Australia manager Pim …

Pie, Bandarqq have you forsaken me?

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Pricing up a football match is a lot like baking a pie. Get all the ingredients right and you have a sweet smelling pastry that will attract interest from afar; get the ingredients wrong, and you’re left with a concoction so inedible, even Brazilian waddler Ronaldo would refuse to eat it all.

 

If a full strength England were to meet a full strength Portugal, the majority of handsome, highly intelligent, sexually potent odds compilers would make England slight favourites. Decimate the Portuguese team with suspensions and injuries, and England’s odds must fall like Arjen Robben in a penalty area.

 

A couple of bookmakers appear to have left the ‘team news’ ingredient out of their respective pies, they’re offering England at a huge 6/5 against a Portugal side riddled with reserves. If you don’t take advantage of this oversight, you’re basically condoning their behaviour. If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a bad pastry.

 

Big Phil may have got the better of Sven in the last two Bandarqq tournaments, one more win for Scolari would allow him to take Sven home for keeps, but thanks to a card happy refereeing maniac, Portuguese dreams ended the moment Deco saw red. Take advantage by backing England to be winning at half time and full time at 13/5.

 

Historically, England have been the better team. The 1966 World Cup winners used Portugal as a stepping stone, and Tom Finney and Stanley Matthews once inspired the Lions to a 10-0 win in Lisbon. The more cynical amongst you may feel the need to question the relevance of form from the 1940’s, but it all adds to a feeling of genuine optimism. A 10-0 win for England can be safely ruled out, but a 2-0 victory looks bang on the money, 8/1 is available.

 

England have a goalkeeper of genuine quality in Paul Robinson, but his recent performances have left a question mark hanging in the air. (If it was David James, he would have flapped at it before philosophically pondering the complexities of life while Pauleta rolled …

Caesars Palace Cocktail Situs Slot Waitresses’ New Look By Ranier Uniforms

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Caesars Palace has finally revealed the new look for its famous cocktail waitresses at its Las Vegas property.

 

Adding to the excitement of the remodeled interiors, the Ranier design team has created a sensuous cream colored cocktail outfit that is a modern interpretation of the historical toga which Ranier has coordinated with a custom design gold sandal.

 

Caesars Palace VP of Purchasing & Logistics Janice Ross says: “We have worked closely with Ranier Togel Hongkong during this uniform project and the design, manufacture and installation process has resulted in an outcome that surpassed our expectations – the cocktail waitresses look marvelous and are enjoying many compliments from our customers.”

 

Ranier Custom Uniforms specializes in uniform design and manufacture to the hospitality industry and, in addition to Caesars Palace, counts Hilton, Marriott and Four Seasons among their clients.

 

“The invitation to design the pivotal cocktail waitress uniform for Caesars Palace was a fantastic opportunity,” says Ranier president, Ross McKay, “By working closely with Caesars, I think we have found a way to create something extraordinary which combines strong visual impact with high garment performance, which are both essential to a successful uniform program”.

With the cocktail waitress uniform on the floor of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the outfit is now being introduced to the other Caesars properties in USA and South Africa.

 

Casino situs slot World News Launches its Press Release Manager Software

 

Today Casino World News launched its “Press Release Manager” for use by the industry.

 

The Press Release Manager is web-based software that allows casino and gaming industry executives, marketers, and public relations officers to publish casino and gaming related press releases online and for free.

 

CWN is a news and information site that’s been delivering daily news to industry executives since 1999.

 

Visit Casino World News for daily news from around the world, and now with the latest press releases from casino and gaming operators and suppliers.

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ONLINE GAMBLING, UK: SPORTINGBET SNAPS UP PARADISE POKER

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Sportingbet – the UK-listed internet betting outfit – is snapping up Paradise Poker for £169m ($297.5m) as part of its bid to become a monster online sports betting and gaming based entertainment business.

Sportingbet is shelling out £105m ($193m) in cash and the rest in shares for Paradise, which is one of the four largest internet poker sites around. Established in 1999, Paradise is thought to command a ten per cent market share of the online poker sector generating turnover of $37.2m (£20.3m) and an operating profit of and $21.3m (£11.6m) in the first seven months of 2004.

 

Nigel Payne, chief executive of Sportingbet, reckons the deal is a “significant step forward” in its strategy to become “the world’s leading online sports betting and gaming based entertainment business”. More about ฟรีเครดิต

 

It means that it can offer its punters even more ways to lose their money by offering sports betting, casino, bingo, gaming and poker under one virtual roof with a “shared purse” so that customers have a single user name, password and account.

 

Earlier this month the Government published its new gambling bill designed to shake up the betting industry. Although the legislation covers the whole of the industry, part of it also covers the explosion in internet gambling and casinos.

 

The Government insists the new measures would protect children (by including compulsory age checks for gambling websites for example) and the vulnerable. Critics claim the measures – which include a relaxation of some existing laws – would lead to a massive rise in gambling addiction and indebtedness.

 

BETINTERNET.COM AND CWC GAMING BRING LAND BASED CASINO TO THE WEB

 

Betinternet.com, the global on-line gaming group, and CWC Gaming, the licensing arm of CasinoWebcam, the leader in live online gaming, today announce the signing of a partnership agreement which will lead to the launch of the betinternet Live Casino, an online casino with real tables, real dealers, and real cards.

 

The betinternet Live Casino will use CWC Gamings state of the art video and audio streaming technology and the Internet to …