2013年12月22日星期日

Puzzle Games for kids

Sports Girly games: Men and women prefer to play sports games for girls on the internet. 1 does not require a lot time to recognize sports games for children, if 1 currently understands the actual sport. 1 can have a large number of amounts of play. And there may well be the choice of competing against a 2nd participant or the pc by itself. marked cards tricks

Action Games for girls: These are terrific stress busters. Individuals may play these girly games and let out their anger on shooting enemies and objects in virtual games for kids. There can be a great deal of variety in shooting games for girls. These may also be incorporated within the action and adventure genre of games for kids, but are stored separate due to their popularity.

Puzzle Games for kids: These girly games are again very well-liked for men and women who do not like too much action or violence. These can truly assist your children and you sharpen your mind. Puzzle girly games are cherished by all ages. In fact there is no age group for puzzle games for children.

The Games:

Moola allows users to choose from many easy to play games to earn from. There is Hi-Lo, a simple card game where you predict if the next card will be higher or lower than the previous card, Ro-Sham-Bo-Fu, a game based off Rock Paper Scissors with a fun twist, and Gold Rush, a two player strategy game where you bid on gold pieces to try to earn 32 points. juice cards

Moola recently added more Enhanced games. The games include:

Blackjack, Farkle, Sports Prediction (Betting on Sporting Events), Dice Poker, and Five Card Draw

If you are feeling lucky, you might want to check out the Charity Cash Cow, a slots game where you can risk money for a huge reward, the jackpot! The jackpot can reach over $100 and with 32 cents and a spin it could be yours!

2013年12月15日星期日

The Poker School Tour

Welcome to Pokerology. May your game grow, expand, and prosper, and may you keep flopping aces.”
Lou Krieger authored many best-selling poker books, including ‘Hold’em Excellence‘ and ’Poker for Dummies‘ and is rightly regarded as one of poker’s greatest ever teachers. marked cards
The Poker School Tour
With a strong emphasis on quality, our poker school offers a true multimedia learning experience. Let’s take a moment to explore the features of our poker school, starting with our poker lessons:

The Poker Lessons
Example of poker lessonsNearly all of our poker lessons contain video in addition to written text. We also use quizzes in many of our lessons and each of these elements is implemented onto a single page with the use of module tabs, providing greater usability and convenience.

As well-written and comprehensive as the text articles are, not everyone learns by reading. Videos also allow for deeper discussions on certain topics, particularly with the use of hand examples to effectively master the subject matter. It comes down to personal preference – we give you the choice of what works best for you, before testing your knowledge. The use of quizzes give immediate feedback, helping to aid the overall learning process. infrared ink

The Study Guide

If you’re a beginner then our poker study guide is your ideal starting point. We don’t overwhelm beginners with jargon or assumption of knowledge and the study guide is written in a straightforward and accessible style. It neatly brings together the most relevant lessons, supplemental videos, and other poker school training material. The study guide will take you step-by-step and provide the structure that’s needed when first learning how to play poker.

2013年11月28日星期四

InCREDITibly Stupid Slot Idea.

We all know that the casino companies are a big business. Their business just happens to be separating you from your money. They try to do this in a way that is both enjoyable and entertaining to you. They offer entertainment with a sliding scale for admission. Sometimes you actually come home with more money than you started with. The entertainment comes in the form of table games and slot machines. Most of the games such as Blackjack Craps and Roulette have been around for years and are pretty much casino standards. Once there was a time when these games attributed for the majority of casino profits. However over the last ten years things have change drastically.card cheating

The slot machines now rule and accounts for over 70 percent of most casinos' profits. The casinos are competing to get you into their casinos to play their slots. It would not be feasible for casinos to design their own slot machines so they look to the manufacturers to supply them with new games. There are several companies that manufacturer slot machines.

Just as the casinos are competing for your business, the slot makers are competing to get the casino's business. The way they do this is by designing machines that are not only interesting to the players but ones that will bring in more profits for the casino. Over the last few years there have been many changes to slot machines to make them more profitable. The first big change came with the advent of dollar bill receptors to make it easier and FASTER for a player to get their money in the machine. No more wasting time feeding those dirty coins into the slot. The casinos loved it.

Next the slot makers started designing machines that were multi-line and multi-coin machines. At last years World Gaming Expo one company was giving away T-shits that had a slogan reading, "More Lines- More Coins- More Profits." That pretty much said it all. This year we saw the multi-denomination machines that pay out using vouchers eliminating the need for coins.

The coinless slots help the casino's profits in several ways. They don't have to hire as many change people or people to empty the coins from the machines. When a machine pays out in vouchers a player is more inclined to pay off the last few credits rather than cash out an have to take a voucher to the booth to collect a dollar or less.

While these changes help the casino's profits they don't have a big effect on most players. Players must still bring their money to the casino to play with. Most players budget for a casino visit and if they run out of money they go home. There are a few players who find it necessary to take credit card advances when they run out of money at the casino. I have written about how costly and foolish this can be. I also always advise that you;

"NEVER TAKE MONEY TO THE CASINO THAT YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE!"

There are many people that have problems with huge credit card debt. Using them in the casino is a terrible idea. Fortunately it is somewhat of a hassle to get a credit card advance in the casino. You have to go to the cashier's cage and fill out the forms to get your money. This takes time and many players who consider it change their minds on the walk to the cage. Making it easier to do would present more problems for players who may get caught up in the excitement of playing and find themselves short on money.

For this reason I was alarmed when I read that Innovative Gaming Corp. announced that they would make a credit card driven machine. They will use technology making it possible to use debit and credit cards right in the machine. I think this is one of the worst ideas I have heard of. I don't mind the casinos making a profit but I do think it would be irresponsible to make it easier for players who might in a moment of weakness decide to charge a few more spins on their credit cards. infrared contact lenses

The issue of allowing players to use credit cards in the machine is questionable and most of the major slot makers are hesitant to get involved with it at this time. One executive at Bally's, a leading slot maker said, It's been a morality issue. Bally developed a product in the mid-90's but no one would touch it."

At this time Nevada law prohibits slot machines from excepting credit cards. I hope that this law remains in effect. There is enough money taken in by the slots. The casinos do not need to prey on the weaker players who discipline is weakened by the excitement of their games.

2013年11月27日星期三

Variance in Poker


Professional poker players often describe their vocation as “a hard way to make an easy living”. One of the most difficult aspects of the game that a professional poker player must deal with is the inconsistency in income. Despite employing a strong skill set and the benefits of years of experience, many poker players still come home with less money in their pocket than when they arrived at the tables. These ups and downs of poker are often collectively known as “variance”. marked cards contact lenses

What is Variance?
In statistical terms, variance is used to examine the differences between an individual result and the average for a set of results. These results can be represented as data points in a set to determine the fluctuations within that set.
We’ll demonstrate how to calculate variance with a small sample data set. If you were to track the results for your previous sessions at a $3/$6 fixed-limit hold’em cash game, they could read:
Variance and Sample Sizes
The more data points a sample size contains, the more accurate and reliable the measurements of variance and standard deviation will be. The seven-point data set included here is obviously much too small to give an accurate estimate of how a player performs at a 3/6 limit hold’em game. Also, more data points will give the player more information on how to manage the inevitable ups and downs involved in cash games.

Variance and the Central Limit Theorem

Another important mathematical concept that comes with sample size is the “Central Limit Theorem”. This concept states that, as the number of data points in a set grows, a plot of those points on a graph will resemble a normal statistical distribution, as seen in the classic “Bell Curve”.

The guiding principle is that, the larger the sample size, the more data points that will fall at or near the average. This measure of variance gives the player a more accurate idea as to what to expect from his results.

Variance and Luck
Even in the most distinguished poker careers, a player will have sessions where he has wins (or losses) that go two or more standard deviations away from the average. Many inexperienced players attribute these results to luck, but they are within the realm of possibility shown in the Bell Curve. These data points are known as “outliers” and, individually, have little effect on the variance seen over a career. If these “outlying” results continue to appear, however, they may signal the start of a new trend.

Variance and Bankrolls
A sufficient poker bankroll is necessary to act as a cushion against variance. Some players may believe that, with just a few positive results at a $1/$2 no-limit hold’em game, they are ready to jump into a $2/$5 or $5/$10 game, regardless of their bankroll size. When the variance swings in the negative direction, as it inevitably will, a depleted bankroll could send the player to either a lower-stakes game or out of the game entirely.

Variance and Structure
Some poker games, as well as some betting structures, are prone to have higher variance than others. For instance, a $3/$6 fixed-limit hold’em game will have much less variance than a $1/$2 no-limit hold’em game due almost exclusively to the betting structure. In the $3/$6 limit game, the maximum bet a player can make on the river is $24 (bet-raise-re-raise-cap). In the no-limit game, a player can bet his entire stack at any time, which may be hundreds of dollars. These bet sizes can cause huge swings in variance.marked cards

Variance in Poker Tournaments

Despite the allure of fame and glory presented by televised events, no-limit hold’em tournaments are shining examples of the deceptive power of variance. Most professional players (including many famous faces on the tournament circuit) make more of their living through cash games and only enter the most prestigious (and lucrative) tournaments due to the high variance involved. Most major tournament winners are “outliers”, as up to ninety percent of all tournament players walk home empty-handed.

Variance and Playing Styles
In a previous piece, we examined the four primary playing styles (loose-passive, loose-aggressive, tight-passive and tight-aggressive). Just as the tight-aggressive style has been shown to be the most profitable, it also often results in the lowest variance. Both the loose-passive and the tight-passive players depend on catching cards to win hands (a high-variance strategy) while the loose-aggressive style relies on big bets to push players off hands. The tight-aggressive method relies on strong starting hand selection, infrequent bluffs and a well-founded understanding of probabilities, all of which contribute to reducing variance.

Variance and Emotion
The effects of big wins and staggering losses are not strictly limited to a player’s bankroll. The emotional roller coaster that comes with big swings in variance can also affect how a player approaches the game. Players who have become accustomed to big wins may lose their cool when confronted with a crushing loss. One bad session can set a player “on tilt” and wreck both his skills and his confidence.

How to Deal with Variance
Shifts in variance can be as unpredictable and dangerous as shifts in the weather: everybody complains about them, but no one can do anything to prevent it. The most important aspect of success in poker lies in treating each session or tournament as a continuation in one long game. Experienced players understand that their success or failure as a player does not lie in the results of a single tournament or a handful of cash-game sessions. Each session represents only a single data point: a consistent approach will often reduce (but never entirely eliminate) variance.

Conclusion
Former World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Chris “Jesus” Ferguson once said that poker is “100 percent luck and 100 percent skill”. The turn of each card is the result of luck, but how a player responds to that unpredictable event is the product of skill, practice and experience. The ability to manage the game’s inherent variance is a skill on par with calculating odds and outs in terms of how successful a player can eventually become.

2013年11月21日星期四

Blackjack in Puerto Rico: Dealer Cheating


From the founding of Blackjack Forum in 1980 through 1986, when this article was submitted by Harry McArdle, numerous players had written about encountering high counts shoe after shoe while playing blackjack in Puerto Rico. The counts did not go down by the time the cut card was reached despite the fact that the cut card was placed only a half deck from the end of the shoe.infrared marked cards

Although it's been a long time since players have reported any signs of cheating at casinos in Puerto Rico, I am including this article in the library for historical interest and for its discussion of methods of cheating in blackjack shoe games.

In Puerto Rico in the early 70s, casinos like the El San Juan had all of their dealers deal from a shoe with two hands. They pulled cards from the shoe with the right hand. Their left hand held the front of the shoe. Their left thumb fed cards to their right fingers. Their left forearm covered the top of the shoe.

It occurred to me that this was conducive to second dealing as the left thumb could easily pull up the top card, allowing the right fingers to pull out the second from the top. Of course, most of the dealers were not second dealing. As with dealers out west who used the mechanic's grip to no purpose, they only looked like they were second dealing�

In the 60s, I learned that the dealer schools of Las Vegas taught dealers to high low stack. [Editor's note: I have not been able to verify this claim. —A.S.] The dealer trainees were told it was a form of shuffling.

At the Four Queens in �67, I made $700 by a combination of luck and the fact that I sat at first base and varied my bet with whether the last card played in the previous hand was high or low. In short, if the dealer was high-low stacking, I would bet low if the last card played was high and high if the last card played was low. marked cards

My luck at the Four Queens prompted me to seek out high-low stackers in Puerto Rico.

So, naturally I jumped at the chance to play first base against the finest, most thorough high-low stacker I ever seen. This guy was dealing at a $5 table, which was the most active since it faced the entrance to the casino and usually got the most business.

Usually, a high-low stacker will only intermittently high-low stack the deck. This guy was able to thoroughly high-low stack the deck. In retrospect, I guess he must have been false shuffling too, since the cards were coming out exactly high-low as he had picked them up, except when the cards came to me! l explain.

I watched cards come out high, low, high, low until the dealer dealt the last card which, say, was high. I was sitting at first base and naturally would bet low as the next card would more likely be low. When the last card would be low, I bet high. But each of these times that I bet high I got the wrong card. I got a low card. Finally, it became obvious to me that I was not getting the next card when I raised my bet.




I remained silent. When the pit boss left along with the other players, the dealer got his rocks off. Apparently, the word cheating turned him inside out. When we were alone together, he delivered a speech in really clear English. His tone was that of a man angered at me for belittling his skill.

A couple of weeks later, I approached a government inspector whom I knew to be honest (this one was honest!), and pointed out the dealer and asserted that he was high-low stacking and second dealing. The government inspector did not know what this meant. I tried to explain. The inspector promised to watch the dealer.

After that I did most of playing at the poorer casinos that could not afford such high-priced dealers.

But even at poorer places like the Borinquen, problems developed. One evening I continuously got positive counts every time the dealer reached the blank card that indicated reshuffling. Sure, the high cards could be behind the cut card. But every time? I began to suspect that all the cards were not there.

After a couple of hours I voiced my suspicions and asked for a count of the cards. In that warm, polite tone that is so common in Puerto Rico, the pit boss informed me that if I waited until 4 a.m., when the casino closed, he would give me the cards. The other players seemed satisfied. Even I had to admit that this was fair. So I waited three or more hours and kept getting positive counts. By closing time they all seemed to have forgotten their promise to give me the cards. So I reminded them.

The pit boss snapped his fingers.

What of the luxurious El San Juan? Well, it was eight years older and not as luxurious.

What about the blackjack? Well, the fast two-handed dealers of the early seventies were gone. In their place were the ordinary, nice, simple and not so simple Puerto Rican dealers of the type I remembered from the 60s.

The dealing was obviously honest but the counts were constantly very positive. By this time, I become a skillful cutter capable of bringing the high cards to the front more often than not. But all attempts failed. I still got positive counts at the cut card, just as at the Borinquen in 1982.


I made a scene. A number of dealers converged on the area, more to see the outcome than to side with the casino. None of them asserted that they knew me to be wrong.

The next day at the Sheraton was a repeat but in the end they gave me the cards. However, I foolishly allowed them to return the cards to the boxes they came in before giving them to me. Without thinking, I failed to make sure that the boxes were empty before the cards were placed in them. So the fact that all the cards were ultimately there proves little.

I hope things get better in Puerto Rico, blackjackwise, since I really love that place.  ♠

2013年11月14日星期四

Five Card Stud Poker Rules


The game starts off with each player being dealt two cards; one of those cards is face up and one of the cards is face down. Each player takes a look at their hands and decides whether or not they want to stay in the hand by calling the forced ?bring in? bet that the person with the lowest card showing is required to make. Most Five Card Stud games also have an ante that all players put into the centre before the hand starts, which is why the bring in bet is usually smaller than the blinds in other variants would be.infrared marked cards

Once players have decided whether they are in or out for the round (players of course also do have the chance to raise the initial forced bet amount if they wish), another round of cards is dealt to each player. This is referred to as Third Street and after it has been dealt, all of the players that are left in the hand participate in another round of betting. After that round of betting has been resolved, Fourth Street is dealt face up and one more round of betting follows. Now, this is where the rules can get different depending on where in the world you decide to play. Some Five Card Stud games deal the last card (Fifth Street) face up while some games deal it face down. Regardless of how the card is actually dealt, there is still the final betting round and then the showdown in which the best five card poker hand wins and takes the pot.


Now, what makes Five Card Stud unique is the fact that Five Card Stud can be played on a regular basis with any of the different betting structures that are common in today's world. These structures are the fixed limit structure, the no limit structure, the spread limit structure and the pot limit structure and while Five Card Stud is not a very common poker variant in today's world, at the same time there are no pre-biases about which betting structure to use. For that reason, it can be either a very calculating game with the limit betting structure or else one of the most action junkie hair raising games imaginable with the no limit betting structure.luminosu contact lenses

The main reason for Five Card Stud becoming obsolete as a variant was the idea of the player having to get a spectacular run of luck in order to get a good poker hand; this was mediated in a sense by seven card stud and Hold 'Em, which involve seven cards instead of just five. In order to help Five Card Stud become more popular in today's world, another house rule has been added in some casinos where after the five streets have been dealt, players can exchange one of their cards. This is however not a universal rule and to the best of knowledge is not a rule that is used in even a majority of casinos, so do not expect it to be there at the casino you choose to patronize.

2013年9月26日星期四

Vegas Strip as a Variation of Blackjack


The development of the Vegas strip blackjack variation has been an important indicator of where the industry is at in terms of responding to the needs of customers. This is yet another indicator of the new developments within the game and how they affect the ways in which people play it. You need to understand the rules that drive this variation in order to become a successful player. You also need to take the time to study all the rudimentary elements that are considered to be strategic when playing the game.  The rules have been specifically adjusted because this is a variation. That means that you get less leeway to bend them to your will. Try to read magazines about the game. They provide invaluable insight into how the rules were developed.

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Essential tricks for the Vegas Strip blackjack variation

The rules of standard blackjack have been adjusted according in order to give user the right methodologies for overcoming this game. It is a game of wits and if you are not prepared to use your wits then there will be no coming back from the game. The dealer is the opponent and they will try to outwit you with a series of tricks. Likewise you have to ensure that you stick to the strategy that you have brought to the table. Often the distractions will prevent you from being as effective as you could have been in the initial stages. This is a game of fractions and an incremental approach is inevitable if you are going to win the majority of wagers. The hand that wins is the one that is higher than the one which the dealer possesses. In doing so you will win everything that is in the pot up to that point in time. It is important that you follow the rules for claiming as this can be a challenging method for handling the various requirements.

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The total points for each player must not exceed twenty one in the Vegas strip blackjack variation. When the game begins you need to put your bets on the table. The minimum bet has to be within your budget. That is why it helps to have a bankroll management system. That means that you will not run out of money to use as you play. The dealer is responsible for controlling the game and will disclose the cards that he or she has in possession towards the conclusion of the game. This is a game that puts restrictions on the time that you can make a bet and the types of bets that are open to you. You need to be careful to ensure that you are following these limits. Failure to follow the limits will have significant implications on the way that you handle the various aspects of the business. It is also important that you review the various methodologies that you are using to handle the Vegas strip blackjack variation. If you find that there is a strategy that works well, then it would be foolish to ignore it.

2013年9月25日星期三

Online Poker


Online Poker General Information and Odds:

Pitting skill with luck, online poker is the most popular "skill" card game on the internet. Although some government body's would seek to keep this multi-billion dollar industry at bay, consequently billing it as a game of chance, the fact of the matter is that poker requires skill to win, or at least to become consistently successful playing it. What makes online poker so lucrative is the fact that so many people are taking part in real cash games and wide area tournaments. The more people, the more money, and the more money, the more people. Call it the snowball effect or the online poker craze - the bottom line is that online poker is here to stay. And the way things look, it is only going to become even more popular.

Having successfully merged itself with the brick 'n mortar poker industry, online poker is fueled by the promise that anyone with a computer can earn a seat at the largest poker tournaments in the world. Called online qualifiers, or rather, satellite tournaments, this open pathway to playing with the pros, if you will, was and continues to be the ultimate dream for all aspiring poker professionals. Thanks to the "cinderella story" of Chris Moneymaker - a guy who spent $40 at an online qualifier tournament to make it to the final table of the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event, then proceeded to finish in first place and bag a $2.5 million pot - online poker and land-based events will forever be united.
The WSOP, now owned by Harrah's, is certainly the largest international poker tournament circuit today (the other being World Poker Tour, aka WPT). Through an ingenious marketing model, hugely popular online poker rooms, like Poker Stars, encourage players to participate in affordable satellite tournaments with the prospects of having their seat paid at the main event. In case you are wondering, this can easily cost $10,000, not to mention the costs of travelling and staying in Las Vegas. In other words, the Chris Moneymaker story is alive and real - satellite qualifiers are some of the most popular online.

The largest of the online poker rooms, however, often host tournaments that pay out more than the largest of land poker tournaments, many of which are now being hosted in conjunction with television entertainment. Poker Stars, for example hosts the World Championship of Online Poker, which in 2010, guaranteed $50 million in winnings over a two-month period. The final winner - a played named "POTTERPOKER", took home a $2.3 million pot. These days, there are just a handful of major online poker networks, such as Playtech's iPoker Network, Cake Poker, Full Tilt, Cereus and the aforementioned Poker Stars. As reported at Wikipedia, there are over twenty stand-alone poker sites and networks, while an estimated 545 poker sites (skins for each network) are active as of February, 2010.

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One last thing worth mentioning about online poker is that it hasn't been without some very massive cheating scandals. Player collusion and other player-fraud activities are no doubt a constant concern at poker rooms. However, more concerning is when the poker room operators themselves are compliant in cheating activities. In 2007, Absolute Poker room paid $1.6 million back to players cheated by a "company consultant", whose identity Absolute Poker would not reveal. The very next year, Absolute's sister site (on the Cereus Poker network), was called out by a stats-savvy player who analyzed one mysterious player's remarkable winning record. Turns out "former employees" (according to Ultimate Bet) had access to software code enabling them to see the hole cards of other players at the table. The entire scheme, which CBS news called "the biggest scandal in the history of online gambling" was traced back to poker pro, Russ Hamilton. Ultimate Bet would eventually refund over $22 million back to players affected by the scandal.

Online Poker Game Setup and Playing Mode:

The playing interface at the online poker table is self-explanatory to the player familiar with the basic rules and terms of poker. Below, is a screen shot of a Texas Hold'em game as viewed from outside. Notice the space that says "Seat Open". A player wanting to join this table would need only click the Seat Open space.
Game Objective and Rules: Depending on the version of poker being played, the rules will vary somewhat. However, Texas Hold'em is certainly the most played, and consequently, the most loaded. All poker games can be described as a series of betting rounds and card reveals. The objective of the game is 1) to get lucky being dealt with a high-ranking poker hand, and 2) to make other players think you have a high ranking poker hand (even if you don't) via a series of bets and bluffs. This is the skill part of playing poker. The winner of the pot is the player left standing with the highest ranking poker hand (see below), culminating in a series of card reveals.

Before starting any game, the blinds (initial bets) must be made, and is the responsibility of two new players each game. If a tournament is listed as a $1/$2 game, $1 is the minimum stake and the small blind is half this amount: $0.50. The $2 is the maximum bet at the table, and the big blind is half this amount: $1. The player to the immediate left of the dealer will make the small blind bet and the next over from this player will make the big blind bet. Two pocket hold cards are then dealt to every player, and a betting round commences with a series of calls and raises (no greater than the minimum stake).

The Flop - After betting round 1, the dealer will reveal three face-up community cards in the center of the table (cards all players use to complete their two hole cards). The second betting round commences, just like the first time around but with the ability to "check" raises (passing on calling a raise).

The Turn - This is the addition of a fourth community card, after which the third betting round ensues. This time, the raise amount is for the maximum table stake.

The River - This is the addition of a fifth and final community card, after which the final betting round commences (just like the betting round before).

Any players who have not folded and are left standing at the end of the final betting round will reveal their hole cards to determine who has the highest ranking poker hand, which are as follows:

One Pair - A pair of matching cards.

Two Pair - Two pairs of matching cards.

Three of a Kind - Three cards of the same value/denomination. Three Kings or three 7's.

Straight - Five cards in consecutive order of rank. For example, a 3/4/5/6/7. The hand cannot go "around the corner from Ace to 2.

Flush - Five cards of the same suit in no particular order.

Full House - Combination of a three-of-a-kind and a one-pair

Four of a Kind - Four cards of the same value/denomination.

Straight Flush - Combing a Straight and a Flush together: Five cards of in consecutive order of the same suit. 3/4/5/6/7 all of Spades

Royal Flush - All of the same suit, the highest value cards - 10/Jack/King/Queen/Ace

If none of the players hold at least a One Pair or there is a Tie, the player with the highest ranking card (value and suit) - called the High Card - wins.

2013年9月24日星期二

Massachusetts Online Poker Legalization on Horizon


It looks like Massachusetts will finally legalize online poker after nearly 18 months of wrangling over details about who gets what and who makes what. While it has been a regular issue to divvy up the spoils between government and casino operators, when it comes to legalizing poker and other casino games played for real money online, this proposed deal in Massachusetts is not without some stiff guidelines.marking cards cheating

Ever since the US government revealed that the Wire Act only applied to sports wagering, and did not pertain to online poker and other forms of online gambling (followed by the Department of Justice ruling that each US state could independently make their own choices concerning interstate online poker and internet gambling in general), we are beginning to see more action taken by State governments.

But a tricky detail involved here is that each state that chooses to legalize online gambling activity can only be involved in interstate gambling if, and only if, all states implicated agree on the gaming law imposed. Several US States have already legalized forms of online casinos, Delaware being the first, quickly followed by Nevada and New Jersey. California is seemingly going for online poker, as is the case in Massachusetts.

As far as the Massachusetts online poker legalities go, nothing will be happening overnight, as the licensing protocol for potential online casino and poker room operators is a lengthy, costly process. The Massachusetts 2014 budget calls for attachments to be added concerning the legalization of online poker, with eighteen different Reps. in Massachusetts already on board and in support of said attachment. Massachusetts has already legalized land-based casinos (the licensing process is covered in the same 2014 budget) although they will not be in action before 2016.

The sheer support given by State Representatives regarding the legalization of online poker comes from the understood fact that a considerable amount of residents in Massachusetts already enjoy online poker. The money is there to be made by regulating online gambling activities in general, and Massachusetts lawmakers in favor of legalization understand this. Furthermore, statistics from several climates that have already legalized internet betting show no real impact on problem gambling. And even though this is an internet facilitated form of real money gaming and entertainment, some 1,000 jobs are said to be created in the process of the agenda to legalize.

Now, here’s the nitty gritty. Even though the proposed new attachment to the gambling bill calls for online poker to become lawful, there is one heck of a tight squeeze on potential poker sites. There are only three slots available for licensure going to be available (so far, that is). It even gets grittier, as each of the three approved poker sites will be licensed for only ten years. Don’t think for one minute these sites won’t be under a microscope! As usual, there will be additional guidelines, such as strict adherence to age restrictions (21 and up), as well as self exclusion enforcement.

The last bit of interest involved here is that, while in theory, one might think with the upcoming potential for Massachusetts online poker legalization, interstate poker would be permitted (such as the case being considered in California and Nevada), but as of right now, there is zero verbalization regarding this issue in the current proposed legislation.

Stay tuned, as we are absolutely positive this is not the only additional State in the US to peek its head out into the world of ever-growing online poker and gaming. The woodwork is there, and who shall crawl out next is yet to be seen.

2013年9月23日星期一

Tips to Poker Cheat by Marked Cards


A Local 54 spokesman said the union wants to Marked Cards make state officials aware of Revel's laborContact Lenses policies, particularly in light of state aid that helped the struggling casino to open, including a $2.6 million grant from theInvisible Ink Labor department.Revel officials declined to comment on their staffing levels.baccarat tips

"Revel owes a debt to Texas Hold em Cheat New Jersey," union president Bob McDevitt wrote. "Without generous subsidies, Revel would not have been built. In total, Revel received Cheat at Dice promises of over $300 million in aid from New Jersey, including a $2.6 million grant from the NJ Department of Labor."

McDevitt said "Revel had already set a Poker Cheat bad precedent in Atlantic City" by setting term limits of four to five years for most customer service employees including Hidden Lens dealers, beverage servers and others in close contact with customers.

Only the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, with 6,146 employees, had more part-time employees than Poker Analyzer Revel, although the Borgata's percentage of part-timers is just under 21 percent.

Revel has said it continues to look for Perspective Glasses ways to reduce expenses and become profitable following its emergence from bankruptcy. It has laid off employees this year and last month ended company contributions to employee 401k accounts.

Its bankruptcy case enabled it to wipe away $1.2 billion of its $1.5 billion in debt, in return for granting Radio Wave Dice lenders an 82 percent ownership stake. For the first six months of this year, Revel's operating loss widened to $81.6 million, compared with a loss of $35.1 million in the same period last year.

It has remained mired near the bottom of Atlantic City's 12 casinos in terms of the amount of money won from gamblers each month.

2013年9月21日星期六

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     Massachusetts gaming Marked Cards regulators want the city of Boston and Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts to end their dispute about a new casino in the Boston area, The Boston Globe Contact Lenses reported Thursday.

     Wynn wants to build a casino in the neighboring town of Everett, but Boston officials had thought that part of theInvisible Ink project would also cross the line into Boston’s jurisdiction. If Wynn’s project did so, it would result in the city having rights to kill the Texas Hold em Cheat whole plan because under state law “host agreements” must be brokered between the developer and the place where the Cheat at Dice property would be constructed.
Boston’s mayor favors a competing project over Wynn’s.

      However, on Wednesday, Wynn Poker Cheat Resorts showed proof that that wouldn’t be the case. That didn’t satisfy Boston officials, though.
“It is easy to draw lines on a mapHidden Lens and circumvent the boundaries of the city, but that doesn’t circumvent the impacts to the city,” Boston’s mayor’s Poker Analyzer office told The Globe.

      “The city will continue to fight for the full protection of Charlestown [neighborhood] and the Perspective Glasses people of Charlestown.”
State gaming regulators reportedly warned both sides to resolve the dispute on their own within the week or there Radio Wave Dice would be a public hearing to fully flush out the matter.

      Regulators reportedly feel that the Gambling Machine issue is pretty cut and dry.
Even if Boston didn’t qualify as a host community, it would receive some money from Wynn to compensate for Radio Wave Dice any changes resulting from the casino, such as increased traffic.

     Wynn is going against Marked Playing Cards Suffolk Downs and Foxwoods for the sole casino license in the region. A winner will come sometime early next year. Three new casinos are coming to the state