Casinos

[sirius]

Rudepete, did you know MyCasinoOpinions was run by IglobalMedia (of Planet Poker, Starluck and PartyPoker) but they took it off the web. It had thousands of player reviews on it but it's all gone now. It's a shame they got rid of all those reviews. By the way, my site only quite recently said that but I've always had lots of links to Casinomeister (on the front page and all the forum pages) and say that it is among the best for casino information although I don't always agree with all the casinos on it. I've been posting here since 1999. I'm sure Casinomeister has had quite a few signups through my site. I don't have many links to other sites. The links to casinomeister and wizardofodds all leak my pagerank (technical thing with google) because I don't get proper return links so I may stop sending pagerank to them soon but keep the links. Wizardofodds got rid of my link when he updated his site some time ago but it was only in the directory which doesn't really count. Not sure what happened to the Casinomeister link directory either.

Paul1, the least said about your underwear the better lol. Most web servers keep logs of visitor's IP addresses (so you can find where visitors are from) and also log the pages they visited from (so I can see if someone visits form a link on this site) and your browser also gives the server info such as your operating system and screen resolution. Simple tracking software usually just uses those logs. It best to use javascript tracking software too for realtime tracking as that gives extra info such as exit pages and allows cookies for each computer in case the IP changes between visits. It's nothing special but lets you see the number of people visiting each page and how they got there and how long they stay on the site so you can try and improve it.

Casinomeister, casinocoins was the affiliate program for English Harbour Group even when they were Microgaming before they joined OddsOn. There have been quite a few oddson casinos that opened that all closed quite quickly. There was one called vegasplayerscasino.com a few years ago and many others. Their press release was a bit similar to Fire and Ice's and talked about rivalling Vegas. It's a bit over the top, really. Fire and Ice said in their press release from a month ago (not sure they'd have any players if they had just opened): "I have been told by many existing players that Fire and Ice Casino is one of the few casino sites that can match the bright lights of Vegas. I feel proud when I hear this." and "Fire and Ice casino offers a prestige and glamour that has yet attained to date in the online casino industry."

[sirius]

Oh no Sirius. Attending conferences and trade shows in any field does not equate to the fostering of flawed insight of reality.

Percentagewise, the whites of their eyes will tell the truth, regardless of the wording, alot more than email, phone or generic sign up form. A crook has you captured by email for a lot longer than the direct question in person.

The bi-product of networking and deal making face to face can only serve the player better. We don't and likely can't agree with everything Bryan says and does.

I learned more about seo by hunting down a seo expert at a conference face to face, than I ever could by any other means imo. The mere fact of me turning up to hunt out 1 individual, meant more to him than any amount of positive bluster on a forum.

I don't advocate so much, visiting "the office", or "dialing" that number. The offering of tea and cake mean nothing in ones own domain to me either. The conference is as nuetral as one can get, surely.

Bryan attending conferences cannot equate to him being easier fooled. No sir.

I didn't word it well but I meant that Casinomeister in most cases meets the casino representatives before adding them to his site so they are basically meeting for an advertising deal. Most of the time they are employees doing their job and may exaggerate here and there to get the deal and both sides are happy. It's a bit like when you go to a mortgage broker. They want to give you the highest mortgage so they may encourage you to inflate your earnings etc. to help you with the application. It is a lot different to meeting people for simple questions where you are not trying to get anything out of it. The ICE show is coming up again soon so I will be there walking around. Last year I only spent a couple of hours there on one of the last days because I had flu.

[paul1]

Rudepete, did you know MyCasinoOpinions was run by IglobalMedia (of Planet Poker, Starluck and PartyPoker) but they took it off the web.

Think you meant "Planet Luck", not Planet Poker.

Hey Sirius, I don't want to hijack this thread (I do that frequently ) but in your next post you mention getting the flu. I used to get sick all the time but now I never get sick. Really. I haven't been sick in years. I've got a "secret" remedy. If you want to know maybe send me a message or maybe I can say it in the wild card section or something. Don't waste down time with colds and flu. You need to stay well so you can enjoy gambling and losing your money.

[Casinomeister]

I didn't word it well but I meant that Casinomeister in most cases meets the casino representatives before adding them to his site so they are basically meeting for an advertising deal. Most of the time they are employees doing their job and may exaggerate here and there to get the deal and both sides are happy...

What is this? How do you know what I do and how I meet with people? I rarely have sat down and made "advertising deals". Most of the time I meet with operators, we talk about casino operations and industry related topics. If the casino operator wants to come on board, I make it clear what is expected - any advertising deals are made usually at a later date. Exaggerating employees? C'mon, don't make me look like some putz.

I just got back from Nice, and no deals were made with anyone. I attend conferences mainly to collect information - it's not some whoring session that you seem to think goes on.

Is it me, or am I getting a bit of grief in this thread? I'd appreciate it if you'd allow me to focus on pertinent issues at the moment instead of causing me to invest so much time in this thread. I've got a lot of shit to do. Thanks!

[amandajm]

It is you. Sirius is giving you grief somewhat, because you are the Casinomeister and not some unknown entity.

I can name on 2 hands where people can go for help with payment issues. Most casino gamblers could'nt name one. Of those that could name only 1, most of those would name this site.

I hope you enjoy your job for the most part. It has taken a long time to get the word out.

[rudepete]

Rudepete, did you know MyCasinoOpinions was run by IglobalMedia (of Planet Poker, Starluck and PartyPoker) but they took it off the web. It had thousands of player reviews on it but it's all gone now. It's a shame they got rid of all those reviews. By the way, my site only quite recently said that but I've always had lots of links to Casinomeister (on the front page and all the forum pages) and say that it is among the best for casino information although I don't always agree with all the casinos on it. I've been posting here since 1999. I'm sure Casinomeister has had quite a few signups through my site. I don't have many links to other sites. The links to casinomeister and wizardofodds all leak my pagerank (technical thing with google) because I don't get proper return links so I may stop sending pagerank to them soon but keep the links. Wizardofodds got rid of my link when he updated his site some time ago but it was only in the directory which doesn't really count. Not sure what happened to the Casinomeister link directory either.

Paul1, the least said about your underwear the better lol. Most web servers keep logs of visitor's IP addresses (so you can find where visitors are from) and also log the pages they visited from (so I can see if someone visits form a link on this site) and your browser also gives the server info such as your operating system and screen resolution. Simple tracking software usually just uses those logs. It best to use javascript tracking software too for realtime tracking as that gives extra info such as exit pages and allows cookies for each computer in case the IP changes between visits. It's nothing special but lets you see the number of people visiting each page and how they got there and how long they stay on the site so you can try and improve it.

Casinomeister, casinocoins was the affiliate program for English Harbour Group even when they were Microgaming before they joined OddsOn. There have been quite a few oddson casinos that opened that all closed quite quickly. There was one called vegasplayerscasino.com a few years ago and many others. Their press release was a bit similar to Fire and Ice's and talked about rivalling Vegas. It's a bit over the top, really. Fire and Ice said in their press release from a month ago (not sure they'd have any players if they had just opened): "I have been told by many existing players that Fire and Ice Casino is one of the few casino sites that can match the bright lights of Vegas. I feel proud when I hear this." and "Fire and Ice casino offers a prestige and glamour that has yet attained to date in the online casino industry."

Well How do I say this in a very professional and honest way.

Darn, I can't think of any way.

Yes, I knew My Casino Opinions were owned by IGlobalMedia and I used to have a ball there posting and talking with other gamblers and disagreeing with other members also. It was a great place and for all the posts and actions I did on that site, I got free money every month or so in my Starluck account. I have been playing there for a very long time.
You really scared me off when you tried to pin me down about where I lived,so on and so forth. Are you that registered sex offender I just found out lives in my neighborhood. ONLY KIDDING>>>>>>>>> ONLY KIDDING
I am just trying to lighten this up.
I think any forum that lets other forums promote their site by allowing them to post it, is okay in my book. You all better hope Bryan doesn't take that away.
I have been to other's sites that people have posted here and have joined. You set me off thus I don't want to be part of yours. OK enough said.
I hope you have a great Thanksgiving as I wish all the other members here.

[Webzcas]

If your are the person from Southfield, Michigan who clicked from this thread

I think it is in really poor taste and a major misjudgement on your part Sirius to actually start making information from your weblogs, public knowledge on what is a private but yet publically accessible Internet Forum. If RudePete was the visitor from Southfield, Michigan as you presumed, you have just given away his location to everyone who views this thread. A big no no in my book, regardless whether he has it in his profile or not - This is something you should just not do.

I run several websites and a couple of forums, one in particular ( Not Gambling Related ) is very popular with other 250,000 posts combined over the three versions of the forum. I would never ever put the contents or parts of my weblogs into the public domain. To be honest I don't know of any responsible webmaster who would.

[Casinomeister]

I think it is in really poor taste and a major misjudgement on your part Sirius to actually start making information from your weblogs, public knowledge on what is a private but yet publically accessible Internet Forum. If RudePete was the visitor from Southfield, Michigan as you presumed, you have just given away his location to everyone who views this thread. A big no no in my book, regardless whether he has it in his profile or not - This is something you should just not do.

I run several websites and a couple of forums, one in particular ( Not Gambling Related ) is very popular with other 250,000 posts combined over the three versions of the forum. I would never ever put the contents or parts of my weblogs into the public domain. To be honest I don't know of any responsible webmaster who would.

Ditto, I feel that this information was provided in poor judgement and taste.

[sirius]

I honestly didn't think mentioning Southfield would be an issue and it would be no problem removing it from the post if it was (although now it's been quoted a few times). Some forums publically post IP addresses so the location would be viewable by anyone. I remember when Casinomeister showed IP addresses publically with the old forum software at times which meant every poster's location was given away.

Rudepete, sorry if I scared you off but didn't mean any offence. You already have your age and state in his profile publically viewable. If you viewed just the first page of my site (and possibly saw two other pages through search engines in the last couple of weeks) then that is what I was pointing out after you replied to this thread. This thread was in fact nothing to do with my site in the first place despite what some people think when they brought it up. Casinomeister has removed my signature privileges for some reason but my site has nothing to do with my posts here at all! You should look back over my posts from before I even had the site or before I even put a signature in my profile. I prefer not having the signature in my profile if this is going to happen whenever I post. Incidentally, I've always had links to Casinomeister and Wizardofodds on thousands of my pages now and I didn't even ask for return links until long afterwards which were added to a directory page which I don't think exists any more on Casinomeister (or at least is hard to find) and doesn't count for much. Casinomeister told me he has to meet with the webmasters before putting the proper links up which I didn't have a problem with. I didn't care much whether the links were exchanged, it didn't stop me putting the links up. I have been posting here probably longer than anyone else that currently still posts. When Winneronline was more popular I still posted here just as much as Winneronline.

[rudepete]

I have had enough now, and although my name is Rudepete, I am the farthest thing from rude you will find. No, again, I don't live in Southfield. actually no where near, but that isn't for you to be posting. I don't care if anyone knows where I live, IF I GIVE OUT THAT INFO.
I am from St. Clair Michigan and proud of it. So anyone want to visit just let me know.
Pete