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Casinomeister's Newsletter The Most Informative Newsletter On Online Casinos in Existence http://www.casinomeister.com *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ *^*^*^*^*^*^* *^*^*^*^* *^*^* *^* * 1 February 2001 Issue #57 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, If brevity is the source of wit, today I am a genius. Bryan *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ In this issue: 1. What's New at Casinomeister 2. This Week's Humor 3. Kiwi Casino 4. London: My Magical Mystery Tour, Part II by Bryan Bailey 5. Gone Gambling's casino account giveaway 6. Making the Jump from Land Based to Online Casinos, Pt. 6 by Spearmaster *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ 1. So what's new at Casinomeister: The site is sleeker, better, navigationally friendlier! If you haven't been by for awhile, check us out! More surprises ahead!! http://www.casinomeister.com Webmasters Forum: Are you a webmaster? Join our private topic section in Casinomeister's forum. Share your experiences with other webmasters on affiliate programs, newsletters, marketing and much more. If you would like to join, email me and request a username and password (yes, it's a private section). See you there!! http://www.casinomeister.com/discus/ Warning Signs! Are you willing to place a wager with sites that look like crap? Who are the people behind the scenes? Take a Casinomeister tour to websites that may not be providing what they claim to be. Be on the look out for funky looking gambling sites here: http://www.casinomeister.com/cas_search.html Scavenger Hunt Is going Strong!: Last chance to play!!! Deadline's midnight February 4TH (Central European Time) Thanks to Pyramid Casino for being this month's sponsor! Check it out at http://www.casinomeister.com/scavenger.html You can't win if you don't play! *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ 2. And now for the humor...... There was an old man, a boy and a donkey. They were going to town and it was decided that the boy should ride. As they went along they passed some people who thought that it was a shame for the boy to ride and the old man to walk. The man and boy decided that maybe the critics were right so they changed positions. Later, they passed some more people who thought that it was a real shame for that man to make such a small boy walk. The two decided that maybe they both should walk. Soon they passed some more people who thought that it was stupid to walk when they had a donkey to ride. The man and the boy decided maybe the critics were right so they decided that they both should ride. They soon passed other people who thought that it was a shame to put such a load on a poor little animal. The old man and the boy decided that maybe the critics were right so they decided to carry the donkey. As they crossed a bridge they lost their grip on the animal and it fell into the river and drowned. The moral of the story is...if you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your ass. Ha ha, from me. Got any others? 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Oops, the mall opened at nine, but the stores didn't open until TEN. Big waste of time, but I did get a chance to stroll through Kensington Gardens, which was virtually empty. Took a picture of Kensington Palace (where Queen Victoria was born) and saw a lot of dogs. My trip to the mall wasn't totally wasted since I picked up a movie guide (movies in English!) which I took advantage of later. Well, time to meet the casinos. Spearmaster met back at the hotel, and we made our way to the convention center. Upon arrival he whipped out his "name tag" (sent to him via snail mail), and I whipped out my crumpled up printed out email pass, which I was required to exchange for my "name tag." What a madhouse. I planned on meeting the Spearmaster later, since it was taking me about an hour to get through the line to in. Once in, my head was spinning. Every conceivable video arcade game was in full operation; teenaged ray-gunslinging hero wannabees were waxing the hell out of kung-fu aliens (there were three conventions in one, gamers included). I finally made it upstairs to the more calmer mellower section, the online casinos. What a relief; and what a shock. The first booth that was clearly visible, besides Boss Media's, was GSS's. I thought it was quite brave for them to show face after the incredible amount of exposure the Players Fortune fiasco has given them. I was amazed that they actually showed up, but what the hell, perhaps it was good that they did. I talked to Mark Waters and wanted to hear his side of the story, and he stated that they had made mistakes and wish he could do it all over again. More power to 20/20 hindsight. I mentioned that one thing that has always concerned me besides providing honest and fair games, customer service, blah blah blah, is the appearance and presentation of the casinos. Unfortunately, there is no quality control when it comes to casinos that GSS licenses. Some of the GSS casinos look absolutely horrible; slapped together at the spur of the moment with misspellings to boot. Domain names that run just short of aminalfarmsexcasino.com don't help much either. Piss poor quality gives the industry a bad name. I think Mark was listening and he agreed that there should be some quality control. I hope he took these thoughts home with him. Next week: I make it to the convention, (again), a rondez-vous with Mike Craig, I see a movie in English (finally), Dickens, and Jack the Ripper. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ 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.html 6. Feature Article Making the jump from land-based to online casinos by Spearmaster Part 6 - Read the fine print before you gamble online When you gamble in a land-based casino, in most cities rules are generally the same - except Vegas, which usually has slightly different blackjack rules for the Strip and downtown. For the most part, you can be pretty confident that you will not have to meet various terms and conditions other than age and perhaps dress code. However, when gambling online, every casino seems to have different rules - whether it is the terms of play when receiving a bonus, cash-out rules, proof of identity, etc. In order to protect your investment, it is extremely important to read the terms and conditions posted on their website before you gamble. The most important thing to check is the conditions for cashing out winnings. Casinos vary greatly in paying winnings - some may only offer the option of paying you by check, while others offer anything from Western Union and wire transfer to checks, express mail drafts and even online debit cards and methods such as Infinia or NETeller. Some casinos charge for certain types of payments, others are free. Some tell you checks take 4-6 weeks for payment, others will Fedex payments to you so you have winnings within 3-5 days. Confusing, isn't it? Take extra care when studying these conditions - this will save you a lot of time and trouble later. The most frequent complaint by an online gambler inevitably involves slowness or non-receipt of payments, so make sure that the casino you choose to gamble at is using some recognized institution or transactions processor to handle their payments - Firecash (although they recently encountered some hiccups) is generally considered to be safe and used by a number of the larger casinos. Avoid any casino which uses the Bank of Nevis for check payments, as this bank has been blacklisted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - most banks generally follow the recommendations of the OECD, and as such checks issued by the Bank of Nevis will probably not be honored. The second important thing to look out for is the terms and conditions under which a bonus is granted. At the better casinos, you will usually only be required to wager the amount of the deposit plus the amount of the bonus once through before you may cash out the proceeds. Some require that you play through the money twice - and some as many as SIX times before you can cash out. Try to avoid those - you will generally end up giving back the bonus and a sizeable amount of your deposit unless you should get lucky and hit a slots jackpot, for example. Also, as discussed in an earlier installment, do NOT open multiple accounts at casinos - this is nothing short of fraud and you can and may be prosecuted for this type of activity. Although this warning is not often posted on websites, it is generally accepted that multiple accounts, especially when using multiple identities, is considered abuse. The author of a web gambling book, Bill Haywood, recently supported the opening of multiple accounts using different identities in a message forum, calling casino owners nothing better than used car salesmen and implying that they are deserving of such manipulation. It just goes to prove that you should not always trust those who are hypocritical of the very industry from which they make their money. Once you've sorted though that information, the last important thing you should check before proceeding to gamble is the rules of the game you intend to play - typically this is more important at table-type games such as blackjack, Caribbean Stud and baccarat than it is at slot machines and video poker. These rules are often not the same as you are used to getting in Vegas, although many of them claim to comply with Vegas rules. A final note - though payout schedules and strategies are not "fine print" per se, it is important as a gambler to find the best rules in order to maximize your potential winnings. Especially important is to see how video poker pays out - information sites like The Wizard of Odds (http://www.thewizardofodds.com) and GameMaster (http://www.gamemasterlist.com) provide useful strategy and profit potential information which can help guide you in your gambling exploits. Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet - Got2bet Information and News. He writes various articles from both player and operator perspectives of the Got2bet industry for his site as well as the GamblingNewsletter and The Prescription. His site can be found at http://www.Got2bet.com/index.shtml?cmnl Complaints? Kudos? Please let me know. Sincerely, Bryan Bailey Webmeister Casinomeister http://www.casinomeister.com |