Earlier, the house “rake” was described for the standard (for this essay) $3-6 hold’em game. This amounts to a fair amount of money, and you need to consider it when deciding how to approach the game. One clarification: the house deserves to make money while running a poker game. The rake pays for the building,…
The Winter Tournament at the Aviation was in full flow during the last newsletter so I will start with the outstanding results. The € 200 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo was won by Angelo Besnainou € 9130 from 49 entries. This was Angelo’s second win at the Winter Tournament following his success in the €…
I am going to discuss the difference in playing at a short-handed slot88 game (4-6 players) and your best approach to these games. There will be many times that you will find a game that can be profitable, but you find that your style of play probably won’t get you the chips as it would…
A New Jersey bill that would authorize Atlantic City casinos to offer Internet gambling has been introduced in the state’s Assembly, a measure that many expect to draw fire from gambling industry opponents. Assemblymen Anthony Impreveduto and Neil Cohen, both Democrats, call their proposed legislation a “safe-haven bill” that aims to establish Atlantic City…
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LAS VEGAS – It could be at least a year before MGM Mirage decides whether the company is able to operate an online betting site. Company executives say they first want to be certain that the technology exists to prevent illegal ‘net betting and that casino industry regulators are comfortable with any arrangement. “We said…
Online gamblers, most of whom can no longer use U.S. credit cards to fund their habit, are about to lose yet another payment option. Under the terms of its planned purchase of PayPal (PYPL), eBay said Monday it intends to stop offering the payment service for Internet gambling transactions. EBay, which plans to acquire PayPal…
As Rudyard Kipling wrote (sort of), “If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same, you have what it takes to be a champion poker player.” John Shipley, the winner of the London EPT tournament at the Victoria Casino last October, knows all about poker disasters. Shipley…
* Spain beat Ukraine 1:0 unimpressively in Seville to stay second in Euro 2016 qualifying Group C three points behind Slovakia and three ahead of Ukraine. The top two qualify for France. With Diego Costa injured, Juventus’ Alvaro Morata took his chance and grabbed the game’s only goal in the 28th minute,…
Promise of high-paying slots jobs questioned A closer look at the job creation numbers given by proponents of slot machines reveals that the average pay would be less than the regional average for all industries. BY CHRISTINA HOAG choag@herald.com The campaign to put slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward parimutuels calls itself ”Yes for…
