|
Casinomeister's Newsletter The Most Informative Newsletter On Online Casinos in Existence http://www.casinomeister.com *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ *^*^*^*^*^*^* *^*^*^*^* *^*^* *^* * 10 January 2002 Issue #95 weekly Forward this to a friend! *You are receiving this newsletter because either you have subscribed, or someone unscrupulously subscribed in your name. If you feel you are receiving this newsletter in error, please send the nastiest most obnoxious message you can possibly think of to: Casinomeister-@topica.com. Your name will be cordially deleted from our database. * End of redundant disclaimer (but thanks to email spam trash, we gotta put it there!) *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Don't have enough time to read this newsletter? Print it out and bring it to work! *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Dear Readers, How depressing. I took the tree down today (Christmas tree) and just threw it into a pile of neighborhood ex-Christmas trees. Oh, what a bummer. It's a sign that several months of winter will be lingering with us...and there's not much to do except deal with the cold and wait, and wait, and wait. But it's not like I have nothing to do. As many of you know, I have my "pitch a bitch" section of Casinomeister where players of online casinos submit problems when they are having difficulties with certain casinos. And as many of you are aware, the OPA has shut down (scroll down to read more on this), so my workload has increased a bit. Also, I have been forwarded many of the complaints from the OPA so I'll be checking into them as well. If you a member of the OPA and you had recently filed a complaint...you're not stuck out in the cold. I'll be picking up the ball for many of these so to speak. My nimble little fingers will be typing away; the friction warming the rest of my body like a hot cup o'java. Busily yours, Bryan *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ In this issue: 1. What's New at Casinomeister 2. This Week's Humor 3. Forum Highlights 4. Gone Gambling's casino account giveaway 5. The OPA Disbands *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ 1. So, what's new at Casinomeister: Casinomeister's Best and Worst of 2001! What casino won the coveted "Best Casino of 2001" award? The Best Casino Promotions? The Best Casino Group? The Best Forum Posting? The Stupidest Casino Trick? The Tackiest Press Release? Find out here! http://www.casinomeister.com/bestworst.html <a href="http://www.casinomeister.com/bestworst.html">AOL</a> A New Casino at Casinomeister! That's right a new casino has joined the ranks of our reputable casino section (it's unique custom built pages will be up on Monday) Vegas Country Casino, a fine Microgaming casino http://www.casinomeister.com/cgibin/adcycle1.15/adclick.cgi?manager=adcycle.com&gid=11&cid=86&mid=247&id=356 They're offering a really cool 100% match bonus up to $70 for new accounts. They'll even throw in an additional $25 if you open up with a Paypal account. Check them out! They are also sponsoring this month's Scavenger Hunt! You could win $200!! <a href="http://www.casinomeister.com/cgibin/adcycle1.15/adclick.cgi?manager=adcycle.com&gid=11&cid=86&mid=247&id=356>AOL</a> It's a Mystery Microgaming Casino CASINOMEISTER HAS SECURED YOU AN ADDITIONAL $25 FREE!!! There are only a few days left!!! If you haven't signed up now don't delay!! Deadline 13 January at midnight PST!! And then we'll announce the Mystery Casino's Name!! Woo hoo! This is a new Microgaming powered casino that is offering the BIGGEST pre-launch bonus yet! We have secured this special bonus just for you and it will NOT be given to those who sign up AFTER the casino goes live! Register now and you will receive your FREE extra $25! If you open an account at this Microgaming casino, you'll receive a 100% match bonus up to $100! This special bonus WILL NOT be offered to those who sign up AFTER the casino goes live!! Hurry! This is your last chance since this casino goes live NEXT WEEK!!! This is for real! Check it out here! http://www.casinomeister.com/mystery.html <a href="http://www.casinomeister.com/mystery.html">AOL</a> So "Who Wants to be a Casinomeister? Who wants to win $200 bucks?? Casino-on-net is sponsoring this month's contest with a $200 grand prize! The game is just like the Millionaire show but no million $$ (sorry) but it's a lot of fun. Test your gaming knowledge and use your jokers wisely (there are a few drinking questions, so be careful!) You can play once a day once the stats are reset. (I reset the stats daily early in the morning Central European time) . Every time you play, there are different questions, and of course different answers. So WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? It's fun! It's free! With this many exclamation points, it's gotta be good! You can play here!!! http://www.casinomeister.com/whowants.html <a href="http://www.casinomeister.com/whowants.html">AOL</a> Scavenger Hunt Is going Strong Too!: Haven't played yet?? What are you waiting for? You can't win if you don't play! Vegas Country Casino is this month's sponsor. The winner will receive $200 credited to their casino account!! Woo hoo!! http://www.casinomeister.com/scavenger.html <a href="http://www.casinomeister.com/scavenger.html">AOL</a> *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ 2. And now for the humor... Oil change instructions for women: 1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change. 2) Drink a cup of coffee. 3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle. Money spent: Oil Change $20.00 Coffee $ 1.00 ______________ Total $21.00 ====================== Oil Change instructions for Men: 1) Go to auto parts store and write a check for $50.00 for oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree. 2) Discover that the used oil container is full. Instead of taking it back to recycle, dump in hole in back yard. 3) Open a beer and drink it. 4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands. 5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car. 6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it. 7) Place drain pan under engine. 8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench. 9) Give up and use crescent wrench. 10) Unscrew drain plug. 11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: get hot oil on you in process. 12) Clean up mess. 13) Have another beer while watching oil drain. 14) Look for oil filter wrench. 15) Give up; poke oil filter with screwdriver and twist off. 16) Beer. 17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Finish oil change tomorrow. 18) Next day, drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car. 19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18. 20) Beer. No, drank it all yesterday. 21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer. 22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface. 23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine. 24) Remember drain plug from step 11. 25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan. 26) Discover that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard, along with drain plug. 27) Drink beer. 28) Uncover hole and sift for drain plug. 29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the! floor. 30) Drink beer. 31) Slip with wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame. 32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31. 33) Begin cussing fit. 34) Throw wrench. 35) Cuss for additional 10 MINUTES 36) Beer. 37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop blood flow. 38) Beer. 39) Beer. 40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil. 41) Beer. 42) Lower car from jack stands. 43) Accidentally crush one of the jack stands. 44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during step 23. 45) Beer. 46) Test drive car. 47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence. 48) Car gets impounded. 49) Make bail. 50) Get car from impound yard. Money spent: Parts $ 50.00 DUI $2,500.00 Impound fee $ 75.00 Bail $1,500.00 Beer $ 25.00 ___________________ Total: $4,150.00 ------- But you know the job was done right! ha ha ha *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* 3. Forum Highlights ------------------------------------------------------------ Casinomeister's Forum: Online Casino Complaints: Prestige Casino refuses to honor 10% of loss bonus ------------------------------------------------------------ By suzirose (suzirose) on Friday, January 04, 2002 - 07:26 am: Bryan, Need a bit of help again (you helped be to collect my $16k from Club Dice about 2 months ago. I've since been playing a Prestige Casino (Boss Media) and was doing well. I received the below listing email (full text below):
On 12/30/01, I ended up losing over $41,000 after which I deposited another $1000. According to the email, I should qualify for a 10% of my lost amount be refunded. Instead the casino gave me $100, saying that they only refund 10% of the deposit.... Can you read the above email, and I've I'm wrong let me know, otherwise can you help in getting the $4,000+ which I feel they owe me. Thanks again, Suzi There's much more. See how everyone, including the casino responded here: http://www.casinomeister.com/cgibin/discus/show.cgi?6/2719 <a href="http://www.casinomeister.com/cgibin/discus/show.cgi?6/2719">AOL</a> *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* 4. Gone Gambling's Casino Account Giveaway! Enter for Free for the chance to win a $50 Online Casino Account. Winners will be drawn every day, so lodge your entry now. There's no questions to answer and no personal details are required. Just type in your email address and click on the competition entry button and you're in the draw. Couldn't you use a $50 Casino Account? Lodge your entry by clicking on the following link: http://www.gonegambling.com/addlist/addlist.html <a href="http://www.gonegambling.com/addlist/addlist.html">AOL</a> *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* 5. OPA DISBANDS Online crusader runs out of steam The only way in which the OPA has been able to achieve quite remarkable successes for its casino and player members over the last 18 months has been the voluntary and unpaid efforts of a committee comprised of individuals from diverse sectors of the industry. The significant costs of running an organisation like this on an international basis and pursuing thousands of complaints obviously far exceed the $25 membership subscription. Over the past couple of months the Association came in for some pretty tough and dare we say intolerant criticism over a slowdown in claim processing, and a few vociferous opponents of the OPA were quick to take advantage in joining in the attacks. It now transpires that the slow down was the result of key committee members moving on to escape the stress of an ever increasing workload, for which there was little sign of appreciation from the membership. That clearly threw additional loads onto the remaining members and this week the Association's site gave notice that it was no longer in a position to prosecute complaints due to further resignations. The reaction ranged from sincere regret from the majority to gloating from less supportive folk. There were a few who were pretty transparently trying to turn the affair to their own advantage. And there were also those sage posters who always seem to emerge after an event with advice and offers to serve, and even one or two who tried to look businesslike by proposing "new business models" to kickstart the Association with a new committee. Talk is cheap and action less common, and it will be interesting to see what sort of follow-up these people initiate and whether their commitment will measure up to the unpaid efforts of their predecessors. It is ironic that a considerable track record of mediations successful for casino and player members alike, and the recent accolade of "Best WatchDog" from the forty-odd thousand readers of Gambling Online Magazine should be followed by the disbanding of the OPA due to that most basic fault - lack of resources. Courtesy of Infopowa News. Read more here! http://www.casinomeister.com/news/index.html <a href="http://www.casinomeister.com/news/index.html">AOL</a> *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Complaints? Kudos? Please let me know. Peace, Bryan Bailey Webmeister Casinomeister http://www.casinomeister.com |