2001 Newsletter

 

4 January 2001 – Issue #53

Dear Reader,

Well, this is the first newsletter of the year 2001. Finally, the space age is here! We can now grow third eyes in our foreheads and have computer screens imbedded in our wrists.

I was reading an article about Sir Arthur C. Clark who brilliantly foresaw the use of communication satellites, pre-1970 moon landings, and the Internet. But I don’t think he had a clue that millions of people would use the Internet to gamble online. Gambling for real money that is.

Well online gaming is here, and it’s here to stay. Unfortunately, so are the rogues and the crooks.
Buyer beware and may the force be with you.

And a force to be reckoned with is the force of an organized group such as the Online Players Association or watchdog sites like Casinomeister. There are many casinos out there who are trying to run legitimate businesses, only to get screwed over by their rogue colleagues. A bad apple in the pile CAN spoil the bunch. That’s why I’m here, because I know that many online casinos are doing what they promise to do: provide fair games, excellent customer service, and as much fun as possible from your comfy cushy computer chair (you do have one, don’t you?). It’s the rogues I worry about, and about the people who get screwed over by them.

The Online Players Association has called for a boycott of GSS operated casinos. GSS provides customer support and accounting services for their licensees. They apparently sat back and watched as one of their casinos mismanaged their funds into bankruptcy (Players Fortune Casino) leaving many players screwed out of their winnings. The leadership of GSS has not made any reconciliations at press time and only time will tell how this works out. Casinomeister supports and endorses this boycott and will do whatever is necessary to spread the word. For a full list of GSS operated casinos, visit our home page or our rogue casino list.
Rogue Pit

Don’t step on the snake.

Wish you warmth and cheer during this splendid winter.

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

Question: How many surrealist painters does it take to
change a light bulb?
Answer: A fish

Two robins were lying on their backs, basking in the sun. A mama cat and her kitten were walking by. The kitten complained, “Mama, I’m sooo hungry, what can we eat?” To which the mama cat, spying the two robins, replied, “How about some Baskin Robbins?”

Ouch

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Forum Highlights

There was a posting made by Jondo concerning whether or not $lotland and most other casinos were posting accurate percentages concerning their payouts. We received this detailed and informative response from $lotland:


Casinomeister’s Forum: Questions


By $lotland on Wednesday, January 03, 2001 – 10:38 am:
Thank you for the honest and investigative posting concerning $lotland! This is Ray St. Jonn from $lotland, and I would like the opportunity to reply to the postings above.

Yes, Space Jack is quite an unusual game to play. An astute blackjack player will find that with a 3 to 1 payback on blackjack (no pushes apply to blackjack held by players!), their odds of winning have increased significantly. Even considering the fact that Space Jack does not offer the ability to split hands or insure against the dealer holding blackjack, the edge lies with the seasoned and disciplined blackjack player. So, yes, if you play one hand and use practical blackjack strategies while betting, we in fact return more than the bets made! The payback is almost 102%! I do not think that the reply Jondo received from Customer Support at $lotland was very clear. Our games are not rigged, as Jondo interpreted our reply; this may be a matter of semantics. Like every other honest casino in operation, both online and land-based, each game is structured to generally provide a specific percentage payback to all players. At $lotland, our overall payback percentage is a very high and generous. If you count all the winnings including jackpot payments and divide by total bets ever made at Slotland, you will get about 0.98. Keeping in mind that this 98% pay back includes the large progressive jackpot, so a general and reasonable payback for most unsophisticated players should be lower.

Now let’s migrate over to the issue of Space Jack and the possibility of hitting the progressive jackpot while playing this game. Contrary to the posting I read, our rules for winning the progressive jackpot are clearly stated under each game, in the pay tables. For Space Jack, the rule is quite simple. As you may be aware, Space Jack offers 3 hands to be played by the player. The player may bet one, two or all three of those hands. However, all hands must accept the hit, double or stand option (in essence, you cannot play each hand separately). To qualify for the jackpot, a player must place SOME bet on each of the three hands and get blackjack on ALL three hands. Is it impossible to do that? Not really. In fact, our largest progressive jackpot (in the amount of $142,460) paid out to date was won by a player in Space Jack!

The second important fact is that all games share the same mechanism which determines the jackpot win. Thus, with card games, the probability of hitting the jackpot combination is not natural but controlled by this shared mechanism in the same way as slot machines’ wins. We do carefully assess the odds of this combination occurring and this holds true for Space Jack as well. Easily said, with every new spin or deal on any game, the system checks first if the jackpot is won. You cannot hit the jackpot combo on that spin or deal unless the answer is “yes”. It is never our intention to mislead or not disclose essential information to allow players to assess the risks involved in playing at $lotland. To that end, we have since modified our FAQ on how odds are created for the games.

Finally, I would like the opportunity to respond to comments about our customer service. We do maintain a toll-free number, but as our administrative office is in a different time zone than most players (including American players), typically the toll-free number (888-729-9576) will get the caller an answering machine. We have evaluated “live chat” support, but have found that email support is typically the most efficient method for getting results for customers with problems or concerns. Test out our Customer Support Department and you will find that the response time is generally quite good (under 3 hours typically). Customer Support operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Our administrative office runs normal business hours. We normally process withdrawal requests every Monday. It is never our intention to delay payments to our players. Recently, our credit card processor encountered some problems which delayed reporting to us and therefore delayed payments to players. We attempt to communicate with everyone this will affect if there is a significant delay, but as we are human, we do not always get the communication to everyone involved.

We do send money orders for withdrawals in excess of credit card charges (first withdrawal requests are applied back to the card used to purchase chips) to make cashing easy and quick. For large dollar amounts, we are most happy to wire funds directly to players’ bank accounts. You will find that while once in a while you may encounter a delay in payment due to forces beyond our control, we will NEVER issue you anything other than a money order so you are assured that our payment will be good.

Again, we at $lotland thank you all for giving us the ability to respond to the above posting! Visit us and you will find that not only are we fair and honest, but we also offer some great fun slot machines, the best on or off the Internet!

11 January 2001 – Issue #54

Dear Reader,

Today we’re taking down “the tree”; the last household remnant of the season to be jolly, ho ho ho. And then all of us are going to drift into the winter abyss; at least those of us who reside in the upper northern hemisphere. It’s cold, gonna stay that way, and there’s nothing to do until March or so when spring begins to appear. Yeah, right. In spring, the sleet merely turns to rain here. Oh well. I left San Diego for this. But it’s quiet, no gangster wanna-be’s tryin’ to shoot me (not yet at least), nobody scrounging though my garbage looking for a meal, no sirens at night, no car alarms, no police helicopters.

Ha, and the beer is cheaper here. Can’t be all that bad, huh?

Wish you warmth and cheer during this cold and dark season.

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

A gentleman was test driving his new Porsche, and decided to see what kind of top end it had. As he reached 125 mph he saw flashing lights in the rear view mirror.

With resignation he handed his license, and registration to the officer. The officer replied ” Look this is Friday, and I really don’t want to have to hassle with the paperwork, SO if you can give me a reason I haven’t heard yet on why you were going so fast you can go”.

The gentleman thought for some time, and finally replied “My wife ran off with a cop, and when I saw your lights I thought you were trying to bring her back ” The cop smiled and said ” Have a nice weekend “

Contributed by James Laws whose bio and link (if he has one) will be posted in next week’s edition. Thanks James!

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Feature Article

Part 5 – Cash out when you’re ahead!

One of the dangers of gambling online is the fact that there is no time pressure – if you go to Vegas you typically spend a few days there so you try to cram it all in in a short space of time. When it comes time to leave, you’re either ahead or you’ve lost, and I don’t think too many people cut a vacation short because they won a sum of money! Many, many more extend their stay in the hope of recovering some of their losses, however!

When you’re playing at an online casino, it’s always there 24/7/365 – you don’t have to worry about catching your flight the next morning. The temptation is great to just leave any winnings in the casino so that you can play later, because when you cash out it usually takes a week or three to receive the funds – and in doing so many people lose their winnings right back. RESIST THAT TEMPTATION!

Any time you have set a goal and achieved it, you should cash out at the end of the session. Some casinos have what they call a “reverse cash-in” option, which at first glance is a neat way to change your mind – but in reality it’s the Devil waiting for you to open the door. I’ve had people ask me how in the world they can disable the option to do a reverse cash-in, and guess what? No can do, short of deleting the casino from your computer. Part 3 of this series talked about discipline – and it is important that you stick to this discipline if you want to make money gambling.

If you are playing at a casino where you have to wait a week or two for a PIN number to cash out (Boss Media casinos come to mind), just STOP playing until your PIN arrives. I do know of one person who just couldn’t lose, and the PIN number took almost three weeks to arrive! But she’s one of a very few people who were beneficiaries of a lucky run – in the end she did cash out as soon as her PIN number arrived for about $1,500 – left $40 in the account, and almost IMMEDIATELY hit another big slot payout! I hope her luck rubs off on me but judging by my gambling exploits lately, it hasn’t happened yet.

When you gamble, don’t invest your entire bankroll at once – deposit your session limit, and if you lose it, quit. Don’t deposit more than you plan to play with.

If you win, simply cash out, stay AWAY from the reverse cash-in option. Use a portion of your remaining budget to gamble at another casino if you must – especially if you can take advantage of a bonus situation. There are more than 800 casinos at last count on the Net – surely there must be another place which is worth having a look at.

Compare it to a trip to Vegas – how many of you settle down in a hotel and gamble EXCLUSIVELY at that one hotel? Ask yourself this question – are you really getting the best value for your money? There are so many exciting and interesting places to visit, and you’re going to ignore them and stay in the same casino the whole trip? I certainly have done that on occasion, but I find that visiting other places and casinos makes for a much more interesting trip – on my last trip I went around part of the Strip and the Downtown areas and signed up to get slot cards from each place! I now have a collection of about 15 cards – and on my next trip I hope to get another 15. Kind of neat to stick them up on the wall to show where you’ve been…

But I digress. The whole point of cashing out is to maximize your profits, giving your more money to visit other casinos or even finance a trip to a real casino. There are exceptions, of course – like if you are earning reward points or comps, but in Part 4 I explained why you do NOT want to play for comps online – at least not yet.

Rarely, if ever, should you leave your money in a casino account. Even if you are behind, it might be wise to take the money out – all it takes is for your computer to crash, and suddenly you are faced with a nightmare in trying to recover your money from the casino – proof of identity, account numbers and passwords, and so on. Remember – the cash-out button is your best friend!

There are simply too many sob stories of how someone took a small amount and ran it to many thousands – only to lose it all back because they thought they were invincible, or the streak was still on – whatever. Manage your money. Play with the casino’s money, not yours. If you achieve your goal, cash out – hopefully it’s as simple as that for most of you.

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Online Gambling 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 Got2bet.com

18 January 2001 – Issue #55

Dear Reader,

Well, it looks like I’ll probably be in London next week at the ICE convention. Don’t ask me where I’m staying yet ’cause I don’t know; probably on a bench in Hyde park. Should be pretty trippy since I’ve never been to England before. I’m looking forward to the exquisite cuisine they’re so famous for. But what I’m really looking forward to is their ability to stand in line. Whenever you want to buy something here in Germany, everyone just crowds around the counter trying to butt in front of you. I guess it’s from old habits after the war; no one wants to spend the entire day standing in line to buy a loaf of bread. I’ve always heard that Brits are so polite. I guess next week I’ll find out and I’ll let you know.

Anyway, if anyone has a pad in London I can crash at, that would be great. And for any of you convention goers, if you have a hotel room you want to share (sorry ladies, this offer is for guys only), I’ll split the cost with you.

Gotta go book my flight.

Wishing you warmth and happiness during this cold and dark winter.

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

By on Sunday, January 07, 2001 – 06:18 pm:

One day, at a casino buffet, a man suddenly called out, ‘My son’s choking!” He swallowed a quarter! Help! Please, anyone help!”
A man from a nearby table stood up an announced that he was quite experienced at this sort of thing. He stepped over with almost no look of concern at all, wrapped his hands around the boy’s testicles, and squeezed. Out popped the quarter. The man went back to his table as though nothing had happened.

“Thank you! Thank you!” the father cried. “Are you a paramedic? “No,” replied the man. “I work for the IRS.”

Contributed by Terrence Murphy, but he didn’t leave a bio or link! Oh well.

James Laws, whose joke we used last week, lives in Ottumwa, Iowa U.S.A. He is 39 years old (married, I take it), and an avid gambler. He states he’ll even bet on which beer a fly will land on first (need to get some new beer, James!).

Check out his website “Gambler’s Paradice” at go2jackpots.com/

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Forum Highlights


Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: Sportsbook.com scam


By Panther21 (Panther21) on Tuesday, January 16, 2001 – 08:56 am:
Here is my situation. My friend and I set up a new account with sportsbook.com. We ended up winning well over $500 over one weekend. They credited my friend’s credit card for the initial deposit and told us the check was in the mail. My friend was in the process of moving and called sportsbook.com with his new address but somehow they took down the incorrect address or so they say. They then wanted us to verify the new address. My friend has sent numerous copies of his driver’s license and credit card statement to sportsbook.com but they still refuse to send a check. If anyone has any advise on how to get our money please let me know. Meanwhile stay away from sportsbook.com or better yet give them a call and ask them why they rip off new customers.

Our account ID# is 965959730. Sportsbook.com’s phone number is 1-800-996-5152. Ask for Brenda. She is the head of the cashier department who has repeatedly hung up on me. They think that because they are on some island they can just rip people off. Call Brenda and ask her why she won’t pay us.

You can also e-mail me personally at dhamm-@aol.com with any advice.
Thanks,
Devin

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I contacted the casino, and they explained that there was some confusion over changed addresses, etc. They stated that a check was being Fedexed that day.

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26 January 2001 – Issue #56

Dear Reader,

Hey I’m back! London was great! Yeah, I know I’m a day late with our newsletter, but a little tardiness builds character, doesn’t it? Anyway, I had a chance to meet many characters from the online gaming world; very nice ones in fact. I had the pleasure to meet Ted Loh from Got2bet.com, a major contributor to our newsletter, the guys from winneronline.com, Sue Schneider, Graeme Levin, the people from Captain Cooks Casino, our one and only Mike Craig (Radioboy), and Mark Waters from GSS.

From my experiences at the convention, I came away with feelings of both satisfaction and displeasure. I’ll be writing about my experiences over the next few issues; part one is in today’s.

Wishing you warmth and happiness during this cold and dark winter.

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

A skinhead and his girlfriend were walking down Main Street when she spotted a beautiful diamond ring in a jewelry store window. “Wow, I’d sure love to have that!” she said. “No problem, baby,” the skinhead said, throwing a brick through the glass and grabbing the ring. A few blocks later, his girlfriend was admiring a black leather jacket in another shop window. “What I’d give to own that!” she said. “Sure thing, darling,” the skinhead said, throwing another brick through the window and snatching the coat. Finally, turning for home, they pass a Mercedes car dealership. “Boy, I’d do anything for one of those!” she said to her boyfriend. “Whoa, baby!” the skinhead cried. “Do you think I’m made of bricks or something!”

ha ha ha

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London: My Magical Mystery Tour part I of III

It was a little over a week ago that I decided to go; the International Casino Exhibition in London. Actually Spearmaster from Got2bet was the one who talked me into it. And after a bit of tossing the idea around I thought, “Oh what the heck, I’ll go.”

I’m glad I did.

After about a six hours worth of train rides and a one-and-a-half hour flight, I made it to my hotel, coincidentally the same Hotel where Ted Loh (aka Spearmaster) was residing. We met up and had dinner that night at a local Indian restaurant and paid way too much (you know you’re in trouble when the waiter spreads the cloth napkin in your lap for you). We had a very nice conversation about the pitfalls of webmastering casino information sites, shared tips on building traffic, positioning ourselves amongst the other “big dogs,” and numerous other subjects concerning the online gaming world. But what was most pleasing was the mutual agreement we had in which we felt a sense of responsibility that we have toward our visitors. There are hundreds of portals out there that have no scruples whatsoever. They are only concerned with driving traffic to their affiliate sites, no matter what the cost.

Ted and I both agreed that this is a problem, a big one.

The following day was Monday. The convention wasn’t to start until Tuesday so I took the time to see a bit of the city. It was so nice that everyone spoke English; as an American living in Germany, sometimes it’s a bit much with the language. I actually spoke to some Americans for the first time in over a year (besides talking to my relatives over the phone). I went on a walking tour that began in Westminster, a Shakespeare walking tour that really blew some of the cobwebs out of my head and re-initiated a bit of intellect; how I missed the language.

The tour-guide pointed out the buildings that Shakespeare would have recognized, and we went on, walking the streets around the Parliament Building and took a boat ride down the Thames to the Old Globe. It was at this point that I reflected on a scene from King Lear, where Kent verbally lashes out toward one of the evil ones in the play. The situation: Edmund (evil) sees a silhouetted individual, Kent (good) sitting in a darkened room. Edmund doesn’t recognize Kent, but arrogantly asks Kent more or less “Do you know who I am?” Kent says yes, and describes what he knows of Edmund:

A knave; a rascal; an eater of broken meats; a base, proud, shallow, beggarly, three-suited, hundred-pound, filthy, worsted-stocking knave; a lily-livered, action-taking knave, a whoreson, glass-gazing, super-serviceable finical rogue; one-trunk-inheriting slave; one that wouldst be a bawd, in way of good service, and art nothing but the composition of a knave, beggar, coward, pandar, and the son and heir of a mongrel bitch: one whom I will beat into clamorous whining, if thou deniest the least syllable of thy addition.

Great scene, great lines (eater of broken meats!) great story. Do I digress? No, certainly not. Language is an art form and the way Shakespeare had his characters lash out at one another is classic to say the least. I knew that GSS was to attend the convention, and I wondered just what type of confrontation there might be, if any. Many people have had not too many nice things to say about GSS casinos (which by the way are listed in our rogue section), and it’s a shame that many of the things said weren’t as artful as Kent’s words.

That evening, after eating some yummy Cajun Chicken, Ted Loh and I met a couple of the people behind Captain Cooks Casino; very, very nice people. We discussed what’s worked with Captain Cooks and what has not worked so well. But I have always been impressed with way this casino really reaches out to people making them want to be involved. They have a very nice newsletter, jokes, contests other then gaming related, a real mixture of things which in my opinion really works well. Many people want more than just a Vegas styled casino, they want something like Captain Cooks. If you haven’t open an account there, you should at Captain Cooks Casino 

Next week: I make it to the convention; Winneronline guys, Mike Craig, Mark Waters from the GSS, I see a movie in English (finally), and Dickens.

1 February 2001 – Issue #57

Dear Reader,

If brevity is the source of wit, today I am a genius.

Bryan

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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.

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London: My Magical Mystery Tour part II of III

It was just a week ago that I returned from the International Casino Exhibition in London. And since then I’ve been letting my mind regurgitate the events and meanderings I exposed myself to.

The first day of the conference (Tuesday) wasn’t to begin until 1100. So I woke early anticipating a full morning of shopping! Ha! There was a mall within a half hour walk from the hotel, and I figured I could get an hour’s worth of shopping done before “show time.” My main concern was finding some book stores with books, etc. in ENGLISH. 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 me 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 getting 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.

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 (wizardofodds.com) and GameMaster provide useful strategy and profit potential information which can help guide you in your gambling exploits.

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Onling Gambling Information and News. He writes various articles from both player and operator perspectives of the Online Gambling industry for his site as well as the GamblingNewsletter and The Prescription.

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8 February 2001 – Issue #58

Dear Reader,

Things are finally getting back to normal after my trip to London. I picked up nearly the full sixth season of Friends in a video shop, and it’s been great catching up with Ross, Chandler, and the gang. Try to envision watching this dubbed in German and you’ll understand what I go through here. Anyway, another great newsletter. Lots of good stuff awaits your meticulous scrolling down the page!

Til later,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

“30 HARSH THINGS A WOMAN CAN SAY TO A NAKED MAN”

Thanks to Martee posted on Wednesday 7 February,

1. I’ve smoked fatter joints than that.
2. Ahhhh, it’s cute.
3. Why don’t we just cuddle?
4. You know they have surgery to fix that.
5. Make it dance.
6. Can I paint a smiley face on it?
7. Wow, and your feet are so big.
8. It’s OK, we’ll work around it.
9. Will it squeak if I squeeze it?
10. Oh no… a flash headache.
11. (giggle and point)
12. Can I be honest with you?
13. How sweet, you brought incense.
14. This explains your car.
15. Maybe if we water it, it’ll grow.
16. Why is God punishing me?
17. At least this won’t take long.
18. I never saw one like that before.
19. But it still works, right?
20. It looks so unused.
21. Maybe it looks better in natural light.
22. Why don’t we skip right to the cigarettes?
23. Are you cold?
24. If you get me real drunk first.
25. Is that an optical illusion?
26. What is that?
27. It’s a good thing you have so many other talents.
28. Does it come with an air pump?
29. So this is why you’re supposed to judge people on personality.
30. I guess this makes me the ‘early bird.

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London: My Magical Mystery Tour part III of IV

Things have finally gotten back to normal since I’ve returned to my quiet little abode. I’m nearly caught up with my email, and my taste for German beer has been re-nurtured. But back to my story:

The second day of the convention was to include a rendezvous with the infamous Mike Craig (aka Hitmob, Radioboy, and numerous other funny haha names). He was to meet me at the hotel for breakfast, which I thought a little early on his part because I knew he had to drive for several hours and I eat at 7:30. So I didn’t expect to see him til later, which proved to be correct.

It was nearly noon when he arrived, and what a delight it was to see him romp around the booths, especially around GSS’s. No one recognized him until he opened his mouth (if you aren’t listening to his shows at Casino Gazette you ought to be). Later we got together with Ted Loh in a funky pub, had a beer, and talked about how we felt about the industry as a whole. And we agreed, there is a lot work to be done.

Sites like Casinomeister, Casinogazette, Got2bet, are nonetheless springboards for online gamers, but there is a responsibility we share in providing information that is of good quality and good sensibility. There are many “big” portals out there that receive millions of hits a day, but many of these sites are either owned by casinos, directing their traffic to their casino sites, or owned by persons who care not for the online gamer, but for the profits generated by their traffic. Music please. Our three sites are “grass root” sites, mainly trafficked by people via word of mouth, no big $$ budgets to spend on marketing, search engine placement, etc., but we are successful in every way. Our sites are the ones the casinos should be aware of since we uphold many standards that are lacking at every corner you turn. Woo, some soap box. I’m getting dizzy.

Anyway, Mike dropped me off that evening at a shopping mall where they had movies! Saw “Cast Away” in English, great flick. It was nice to just relax and catch a show.

Next week: The Jack the Ripper tour.

Making the jump from land-based to online casinos by Spearmaster

Part 7 – Choosing an Online Casino

No trip to Las Vegas is complete without a visit to the glamour and neon of the Strip – but if you’re looking for better odds you’re more likely to find them in the Downtown area at some of the older casinos.

Gambling online is no different – you can have the beauty and excitement provided by some of the better download-based casinos, but in a couple of instances the better odds at video poker and blackjack are found in the no-download casinos, which are usually Java-based.

Let’s start off with our trip down the Internet Strip – a quick look at the popular download-based casino software on the market.

Starnet software is perhaps the most common on the Net – with all of the usual games such as blackjack, video poker, roulette, slots, craps, baccarat, Caribbean stud, Red Dog and others. Most commonly, sites running Starnet software are using the older version of the software, which actually also has no-download Java-based games. Best bets at Starnet casinos seem to be the table games, though the blackjack odds are very ordinary.

You can try some Starnet games at:
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http://www.worldgaming.com World Gaming
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Note: worldgaming.com is Starnet’s own casino, and is currently the first site on the Net to run Starnet’s new Beyond2000 software. The downloadable version is not available yet but will be sometime in Fall 2000. US and Canadian players are not allowed.

Next on our list is Microgaming, best known for its CashSplash progressive slot machine which is paying the biggest jackpots on the Net every day or two. Again, all the popular games like blackjack, video poker, roulette, slots, craps, baccarat, and Caribbean stud are available, but the best games at Microgaming casinos are the Jacks or Better video poker and the CashSplash progressive slots.

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http://www.casinofortune.com Casino Fortune
http://www.englishharbour.com/index.html?ID=tedloh English Harbour
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Note: Casino Fortune is also running the first no-download Flash casino from Microgaming, and Captain Cook’s is the first casino to run the new Supajax progressive video poker game. At this writing, Captain Cook’s is also offering a huge $100,000 bonus for the first player to win a CashSplash jackpot of $100,000 or more at their casino – this is the biggest bonus opportunity on the Net.

Making a strong push into the Got2bet scene is Boss Media, who recently signed a contract with an as yet unnamed land-based casino to deliver an online version. Boss Media also has the best multiplayer games on the Net – they have a smaller selection of games – blackjack, video poker, slots, roulette and baccarat amongst them – but their 3D-rendered graphics are superb. Blackjack is one of the better games at Boss Media casinos.

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http://www.jamaicabaycasino.com/cgi-bin/re/re.pl/REF7753 Jamaica Bay

Cryptologic/Intertainment is also one of the more common casinos found on the Net, with games such as blackjack, video poker, slots, roulette, craps, baccarat and others, and is also a multiplayer environment. Blackjack is a good choice here.

A couple of Cryptologic casinos are:
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http://www.williamhillcasino.com William Hill
http://www.thesands.com Sands of the Caribbean

Note: Version 4 of their software is still new and may cause problems or not display correctly on some machines. If an older version of the software is available, you are advised to try that version first.

Realtime Gaming is rapidly becoming one of the more popular download casinos on the Net. With a variety of games including blackjack, video poker, slots, roulette, craps, baccarat, Caribbean stud, Red Dog and others, this software manufacturer is sure to be one of the stronger players in the future. Table games and video poker are quite good here.

A selection of Realtime Gaming casinos can be found at:
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http://www.thecasinoonline.com Casino Online
http://www.sharkys.co.cr Sharky’s

Going downtown on the Net, the most popular no-download casinos other than the Starnet java casinos belong to Unified Gaming. It is here where the video poker and blackjack odds, using optimized strategy, reputedly offer the best odds on the Net. Slots, roulette and other games can also be found at these casinos.

Give Goto a whirl at:
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Note: Java is notorious for problems on some machines, therefore some players may experience difficulty playing at these casinos. I recommend you try some of the games for fun before opening a real player account to make sure the Java works okay on your machine.

There are other casinos and software manufacturers on the Net – many of them honest, some of them not so honest. All of the above casinos are believed to be fair and honest in gameplay and in dealing with customers. If in any doubt about the reputation of a casino, send an email to mailto:webma-@Got2bet.com and I will be happy to provide you with any further information which I may be aware of.

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Online Gambling Information and News. He writes various articles from both player and operator perspectives of the Online Gambling industry for his site as well as the GamblingNewsletter and The Prescription.

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15 February 2001 – Issue #59

Dear Reader,

I hope all is well with everyone of you. February in Germany has been mild so far; clear cold skies and a bit of frost in the mornings. My unkept yard is reminding me that Spring is merely weeks away. I kinda liked it when it was dark and miserably cold. I get more work done then.

Til later,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

An eighty year old man was having an annual physical. As the doctor was listening to his heart with the stethoscope, he began muttering, “Oh oh !”
The man asked the doctor what the problem was.
“Well,” said the doc, “you have a serious heart murmur. Do you smoke?”
“No”, replied the man.
“Do you drink in excess?
“No.” replied the man.
“Do you have a sex life?”
“Yes, I do!”
“Well,” said the doc, “I’m afraid with this heart murmur, you’ll have to give up half your sex life.” Looking perplexed, the old man said, “Which half…the LOOKING or the THINKING?”

ha ha

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London: My Magical Mystery Tour part IV of IV

London: what a fantastic place. It’s hard to find such a city that has so many meanings, histories, and other tidbits that have been etched in our minds one way or another: Shakespeare’s plays, public executions, the Beatles, the punk scene, Buckingham Palace, Fish & Chips, driving on the wrong side of the road, and Jack the Ripper.

My last evening spent there was not at a cinema, but on the “Jack the Ripper” walking tour. Given by Donald Rumbelow who is one of Britain’s most distinguished crime historians and the author of the best-selling The Complete Jack the Ripper, it served as a fitting final touch to my last evening in London. I arrived an hour early so I could grab a bite to eat. Unfortunately, there were no restaurants in the surrounding area, so I spent an hour walking around listening to my stomach grumble and keeping track of where I was. I didn’t want to get lost.

I was surprised at the amount of people that showed up for the walking tour. Many more people than I had expected; about sixty. We were generally reluctant to hear the gory details, but morbidly fascinated at the same time. We found ourselves at some of the same street corners where the bodies had been discovered more than a century ago. And still, these crimes were never solved. After the tour, I found an Indian restaurant which served a delicious chicken curry.
Mmmmm. Goodnight London…

…and hello Germany. I’ve had a couple of weeks to contemplate my experiences of the Interactive Casino Exhibition and would have to say it was overall a satisfying experience, but it was too small. It was great seeing the faces behind the websites and emails I’ve been in contact with over the past couple of years, but the ICE could have been bigger. There were perhaps only about twenty-five booths; that was it. I was also surprised by how many “newbies” were in the business, people who have never visited the forums of Casinomeister, Winneronline, Got2bet, or other quality gaming information sites. This was scary. It goes to show that many of these vendors have not done their homework when it comes to finding out what is “really” happening in the online gaming world. It was the “oldtimers”, people who have been in the business for a while, who knew about our sites, and consequently, understood the importance of sites like ours. This new budding industry has a lot to learn.

So what can you do to help? Get involved. Casinomeister is a grass roots, word-of-mouth, people friendly site. Spread the word about us, forward this email to friends who like to gamble, or are considering playing at online casinos. They will thank you in the end. I wish I had a nickle for every one of our visitors who were grateful they found this site “after” having a bad experience at an online casino. We hope we have more visitors who discover this site “before” such an experience. We are here to steer you towards the good. If you’ve never posted in the forum, do it! Even if it is to post a joke. Making contact with us will prove that you are not alone!

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Making the jump from land-based to online casinos by Spearmaster

Feature Article

Part 8 – The Advantage Gambler

It’s one thing to visit a casino, drop a few bucks and call it entertainment money. It’s another thing entirely when you go in armed with all the information you need to win – and still call it entertainment.

When you play games that involve decision-making on your part, especially blackjack and video poker, there’s no restriction as to having cheat sheets when playing online – so take full advantage of this in order to get the most out of your Got2bet experience.

Blackjack is well-known for being essentially “beatable” – that is to say, using the correct strategy can not only negate the house advantage, but in some cases even give you an advantage over the house.

Although card-counting generally has no effect in an online casino, you can still take advantage of basic strategy techniques, adapted to suit each casino’s rules, which will give you the best possible odds against the house.

The Wizard of Odds is perhaps one of the best sites on the Net to obtain detailed blackjack strategy cards for various casino software platforms. The Wizard, Michael Shackleford, is a qualified actuary who has used his extensive knowledge to develop optimal strategy tables for blackjack play online.

If you want to play video poker, on the other hand, The Gamemaster’s list http://www.gamemasterlist.com of software platforms and payout expectations using optimal strategy is a must-visit. The Gamemaster has put together the Net’s most comprehensive resource of casino software information which tells you what games to play at which casino types – and it is invaluable in determining where you will get the most for your money.

Barring these two games, most other games available online can be played using strategies commonly used at land-based casinos – for example, placing the 6 and 8 at the craps table, or raising a hand of AKxxx or better at Caribbean Stud.

Many of these strategies can be found in Jerry Patterson’s book, Casino Gambling, which can be ordered at
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Another good place to look for information is the Boss Media casino portal at Casino.com where you will find articles published by such leading casino gambling experts as Larry Edell, Gayle Mitchell and others.

If you wish to test some of these strategies, you can either download one of the casinos listed in Part 7 http://www.Got2bet.com/articles/ltopart7.shtml, or perhaps try a couple of the fun casinos by Gambling Software and Net Entertainment at WinnerOnline or Microgaming at Got2bet’s own fun casino here:
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Using the bonus tactics outlined in Part 3, in addition to some of the strategies discussed in this article, you will give yourself the best possible chance to win at the online casinos.

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Online Gambling Information and News. He writes various articles from both player and operator perspectives of the Online Gambling industry for his site as well as the GamblingNewsletter and The Prescription.

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22 February 2001 – Issue #60

Dear Reader,

Don’t you hate it when people don’t reply to your emails? If I’m ever guilty of this, please bop me over the head with a heated email or two, because it is sinful. Hypocrisy should be added to the seven deadly sins…the seven deadly sins…most of us remember what they are by referring to the Brad Pitt film “Seven” where a real mean guy is whacking off people one by one via a “deadly” sin. These seven sins should not be confused with theological sins (thou shalt nots) since they are strictly secular which means they can apply to just about any culture since they are universally dangerous.

Well, what are they? Anger, covetousness, envy, gluttony, lust, pride, and sloth. These sins were popular to preach against during medieval times since these were the chief culprits of social hardships. And they were serious sins to boot since they escalated into other wrongdoings. Gluttony did not just apply to pigging out, but to hoarding things that others could use, leaving your neighbors in need. Sloth: if you were lazy, you became a social leech, a panhandler, a thief. Lust: you’d end up breaking your wedding vows or impregnating someone’s daughter. So on and so on.

So what does hypocrisy have to do with these sins? Well, like the seven deadly sins, it leads to other sinful deeds. Certain online casinos have habitually not answered emails which is a two-faced flip from their pledge of customer service; hypocrites that leave their customers frustrated and cynical against the online gaming industry. Yes, sinful indeed. And if Californiablackjack.com reads this email, they’ll realize they are the newest addition to our online casino “rogue” section.
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Til later,

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And now for the humor……

The following was posted by Clarence, from Oceanside CA. Alas he has no website, so no link to pictures of his pets:

It was the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florist’s son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said, “I bet I know what it is? Flowers.”

“That’s right” the boy said, “but how did you know?”

“Oh, just a wild guess,” she said.

The next pupil was the sweet shop owner’s daughter. The teacher held her gift overhead, shook it, and said, “I bet I can guess what it is? A box of sweets.”

“That’s right, but how did you know?” asked the girl.

“Oh, just a wild guess,” said the teacher.

The next gift was from the son of the liquor store owner. The teacher held the package overhead, but it was leaking. She touched a drop of the leakage with her finger and put it to her tongue. “Is it wine?” she asked.

“No,” the boy replied, with some excitement.

The teacher repeated the process, tasting a larger drop of the leakage. “Is it champagne?” she asked.

“No,” the boy replied, with more excitement.

The teacher took one more big taste before declaring, “I give up, what is it?”

With great glee, the boy replied, “It’s a puppy!”

ha ha ha

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By Webby (Webby) on Sunday, February 18, 2001 – 04:14 am:
When I choose to partner with a casino, I make it a point to try out the games at least once – sort of a “quickie test” to see how the games function. Casino Brio, is pretty much the same as the other “no download” casinos. The overall performance of the games were good, the affiliate program pays a good percentage (although I have not generated any income as of yet) and the Webmaster area keeps good record of what affiliates and sub-affiliates are generating.
Paul – gamblefreeonline.com


ed. note: has anyone had a chance to check them out?

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Making the jump from land-based to online casinos by Spearmaster

Feature Article

Part 9 – The Bonus Tour

Making money from gambling on the Internet is not such a difficult task when you have all the materials you need available at your fingertips.

I’ve shown you how to choose casinos with bonuses, where to go for information on strategies, and how to focus on the task at hand.

Now it’s time to put all of this together, go on a bonus tour and build your bankroll.

Your first stop on the bonus tour is Captain Cook’s Casino, a Microgaming operation which offers a $40 bonus on your first deposit with them.

To open an account, click here
Captain Cooks Casino
to go to Captain Cook’s website and download the software. When this is complete, register for a real money account, make a deposit and your bonus will be in your account within a few hours.

Because I have already established an account here, I will just deposit $60 and play at the casino as if I were a new player.

Captain Cook’s allows you to play any games except roulette and craps for the purposes of qualifying for the bonus. You simply play through the entire amount at least once (in my case, $60) and then cash out whatever is left.

Note that Captain Cook’s charges $10 for a check and $20 for a wire, but if you request wire express they will make one wire payment to you on the first Monday of each month at no charge.

If you have an Infinia card, they can also deposit your winnings to the Infinia card at no extra cost, so it might be wise to visit Infinia and apply for the card if you don’t have one yet. It will take a couple of weeks for it to arrive before you can activate and use it, so you may want to apply now and use the card at Captain Cook’s or other Microgaming casinos later in the tour.

At Microgaming casinos, other than roulette or craps, there are two games which stand out above the rest as far as house advantage goes blackjack and video poker. For this stop, though, I prefer to play blackjack.

Remember to go visit The Wizard of Odds to get your basic strategy card for Microgaming blackjack.

Choose a bet size. The minimum for blackjack at Captain Cook’s is $2, so you will have to play 30 hands (minus any double-downs or splits) to fully qualify your bonus. Remember, the smaller your bet the higher the chance that you will be able to retain some of that bonus.

In my play, I ended up with a total of $60 after playing 28 hands with one split and one double-down. So although I broke even on overall play, I actually gained $40 from the bonus – not bad, a 200% profit.

Keep a running total of how you are doing at each casino, as well as a summary for each casino – at the end of the tour you will clearly see how much money you’ve made. An example summary sheet might look like this:

Casino Name Deposit Bonus Cashout Charges Profit(loss)
Captain Cook’s 20       40      60          0        40

You may want to add one more column to the table which shows a running total, so that you don’t have to add up all the entries in the Profit(loss) column each time you want to check your progress.

Hopefully, you’re off to a good start. Try NOT to play more than required to earn the bonus for the time being – your object is to build a bankroll and not necessarily to make a big killing right from the start.

After the tour you are encouraged to go back and gamble at these casinos if you enjoyed them – they are all honest and eager for your business.

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Online Gambling Information and News. He writes various articles from both player and operator perspectives of the Got2bet industry for his site, and is also featured by GamblingNewsletter and MajorWager.com.

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1 March 2001 – Issue #61

Dear Reader,

This weeks’ issue is dedicated to the “rogues,” an unprincipled person, a scoundrel, a rascal, an undesirable deviation from a standard. This week we had two new entrants into our rogue section, and by the end of this week–beginning of the next–there will possibly be several more. If you missed my radio show on Monday, it’s a shame, since I along with special guest Steve Adkins and our host Mike Craig busted out Californiablackjack.com and 07ladyluckcasino live on air for falsifying their testimonials.

Well if you missed the show, never fear, you can read the details in our rogue section.
Rogue Section

Stay tuned for next week’s episode when we discus why windowscasino.com doesn’t answer their emails and the implications of being on a server “ns.freehardcoresmut.com” What class some people have.

By the way, if you’ve ever wondered what I’m looking at when I’m doing my radio show, click here, Webcast Archives

Til later,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

A guy is walking along when suddenly he got his foot caught in the railroad tracks. He tried to get it out but it was really stuck. He heard a noise and turned around to see a train coming.

He panicked and started to pray, “God, please get my foot out of these tracks and I’ll stop drinking!” Nothing happened, it was still stuck, and the train was getting closer!

He prayed again, “God, please get my foot out and I’ll stop drinking AND cussing!” Still nothing and the train was just seconds away!

He tried it one more time, “God please, if you get my foot out of the tracks, I’ll quit drinking, cussing, smoking and fornicating.”

Suddenly his foot shot out of the tracks and he was able to dive out of the way in the nick of time. He got up, dusted himself off, looked toward heaven and said, “Thanks anyway God, I got it out myself.”

ha ha ha

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints:
Californiablackjack & 07-ladyluck


By Boris on Wednesday, February 28, 2001 – 03:48 am:
VICTORY AT LAST !
Dear Bryan,
I have received via PayPal:
-$142.00 from californiaBJ
-$150.00 from 07-ladyluck
(deposits+winnings+bonusses)
After two months of argumentation,they finally capitulate.Sometimes it pays to go on and fight. I sincerely hope this story will help others.

Bryan,you have played a big part in this victory and I thank you very much for what you did.

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Making the jump from land-based to online casinos by Spearmaster

Part 10 – The Bonus Tour Continued

Bonuses are an incentive for customers to try out a casino’s software – and there’s no rule against winning with the money!

Think of it like the free spin a land-based casino gives you in order to entice you into their casino – you could end up a millionaire (though obviously few do) – but with an online casino bonus everyone has the chance to make a few bucks!

I hope you made some money in the last casino, Captain Cook’s, which uses Microgaming software. In this installment, we’re going to try out a Boss Media casino, the up-and-coming Prestige Casino

Prestige also offers a cash bonus of $40 for new players who make a deposit – clearly two of the best casinos on the Net, so don’t be disappointed if in later installments the bonuses aren’t as big!

As mentioned in an earlier installment, the best game to play at Boss Media is blackjack, though the slots are quite interesting and some of you may prefer video poker.

Another interesting game recently introduced at Prestige is Caribbean Stud, which has a progressive jackpot as well. If you know Caribbean Stud strategy (stay on hands of AKxxx or better – visit The Wizard of Odds for optimal strategy), you might be tempted to place some small bets and perhaps hit a piece of that progressive jackpot!

Again, remember to play just what is required to meet the conditions of the bonus – $40 plus whatever you deposited – and cash out. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to play at Prestige later, and I’m sure many of you will return.

Make the entries in the table that you created in the last part so you can track your progress. In my case, the table now looks like this:

Casino Name Deposit Bonus Cashout Charges Profit(loss)
Captain Cook’s 20 40 60 0 40
Prestige 20 40 62.50 1 41.50

Even better than the first time – I made $42.50 including the bonus, paid $1 for a check (All BossMedia/Webdollar casinos charge $1 for a check), so total profit at this casino is $41.50. From two casinos I’ve already turned a nice profit of $81.50 – I’m certainly not going to complain.

As you can see, it doesn’t take much to make some money and build yourself a bankroll. Keep this up at a few other casinos and pretty soon you’ll be taking that bankroll to Vegas for some live play!

Note – At the time of this writing (October 3), Prestige is giving away $150 each week to players who make a deposit and play at Prestige – but please remember to send an email to Prestige mailto:marke-@prestigecasino.com with subject “Got2bet Luck Draw”. Last week Larry H won $300 as the result of a rollover – you could be next!

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13 March 2001 – Issue #62

Dear Reader,

Sorry this issue is a few days late. Someone forgot to feed the hamsters.

I am so tired. It seems that every time I open my inbox, I’m finding a complaint from a disgruntled player who’s been screwed over by some funky no-name uglified eyesore of a casino that either responds with cryptic emails or doesn’t reply to emails at all. Jungle management (Californiablackjack, 07-ladyluck, Wildcardpoker, and unfortunately a slew of others) must have apes and snakes at work in their customer service department. It really makes me wonder what the hell is happening to this industry. There are now over 1400 gambling sites, and many it seems are being reproduced at a frightening speed much like the wives of Harcourt Fenton Mudd (Star trek fans will get it).

I was tempted to forget it all and lose myself in many foam-flecked thirst quenching Hefe Weissens (a Paulander hefetrub to be precise) when I received this email from a fan:

Dear Bryan,

Winning this month’s Scavenger Hunt at Casinomeister was such a pleasant surprise. I have sent you my name and address in a separate E-mail.
This note is for your newsletter. To all the people who are reading this, I would like to tell you what a fabulous resource you have at your fingertips.
For an online gambler, casinomeister.com is as necessary as the computer itself. The information contained, about which casinos to trust and which casinos to avoid, is indispensable. When you add information about gambling in general, plus entertainment and opportunities to win real money (as I have), it all adds up to one of the best sites on the web. Add Casinomeister to your Favorites, and tell your friends!

Sincerely, Steven D.

Well, thanks Steven. You saved me from driving myself to drink.

Til later,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

A boy is watching television and hears the name Jesus Christ.

Wondering who Jesus Christ is, he asks his mother. She tells him that she is busy, and to ask his father. His father is also busy so he asks his brother. His brother kicks him out of the room because he doesn’t have time to answer his stupid questions.

So he goes downtown and sees a bum in an alley. He asks the bum, “Who’s Jesus Christ?”

The bum replies, “Well, I am.”

The boy, not believing the bum, asks for proof. So the bum takes the boy into the bar down the street and takes him inside. They walk up to the bar and the bartender exclaims, “Jesus Christ, are you in here again!?”

ha ha ha

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints: Californiablackjack & 07-ladyluck


By Dan Bryant on Tuesday, March 06, 2001 – 10:36 pm:

Hello! My name is Dan Bryant, Senior Customer Service Manager for 07-Ladyluck Casino. Recently, it has come to my attention that 07-Ladyluck Casino has received some negative comments, some of which are posted on this board. Please allow me the opportunity to address these issues with you.

We have been in business for one year and have over 5,000 satisfied customers worldwide. Lately, we have noticed certain problems relating to 07-Ladyluck Casino and it’s association with a company called ‘Jungle Management”. I hereby announce that because of these ‘discrepancies’, we at 07-Ladyluck Casino have now severed ties with Jungle Management. We have hired a larger and more experienced staff to handle all of our customer service inquiries.

We all know that a dishonest casino will soon be out of business. We are in business. Why? Because we value our customers and we honor all of our legitimate winners. We may be small in comparison to some other online casinos, but we’re growing every day thanks to our loyal group of satisfied customers. If you have had a bad experience with 07-Ladyluck, please send me an email directly and I will personally see to it that your complaint is taken care of right away .If you know of someone else who has had a problem with us, please forward my email address to them- mana-@07-Ladyluck.com I guarantee that I will do whatever it takes to solve the problem!
Thank you
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Making the jump from land-based to online casinos by Spearmaster

Feature Article

Part 11 – The Bonus Tour — Conclusion

I hope those of you who have been following this tour have been making some nice money. Although this will be the last part of this series, there will be many, many casinos offering bonuses for quite some time, and by practicing what you have learned through this series you should be able to make a nice sum of money!

It’s time to take you back once again to a Microgaming casino – but this time one which will offer you a risk-free bonus of $50 – Wild Jack Casino Wild Jack Casino

Basically, the way this works is that you deposit $50 (preferably early in the morning) and you may play anytime up to midnight GMT – that’s
Greenwich Mean Time, not Eastern Daylight Time as in most cases –
of the same day – and any losses you should incur will be refunded up
to the maximum of $50! Of course, you are entitled to keep your
winnings in full.

Many of you will of course be familiar with Microgaming software by now, and you know that my preferred game here is Jacks or Better Video Poker. But this time, you can play any game you like, and as this is risk-free 24 hours, you won’t lose even if you lose – if you see what I mean – so perhaps try to build your $50 a bit, then go take a shot at
some of the bigger payout games like the progressive CashSplash slots, Caribbean Stud, whatever – this will be one of the few  opportunities you get to play games which do not have a nearly 50-50 expectation.

Deposit $50 – or more if you like, but remember you can only claim back up to $50 in losses. Then go for it! I’ve played here before, so I will not be updating the table below – but I’ll leave it for your reference.

In case you haven’t created a table yet, this is what mine looked like up until this article:
Casino Name        Deposit     Bonus    Cashout     Charges    Profit(loss)
Captain Cook’s        20      40        60            0       40
Prestige                20      40        62.50         1       41.50
Prestige                100     20        115           0       15

I hope that you readers have enjoyed this series of articles. If you have any comments, suggestions, flames, request, whatever – please let me know at webma-@Got2bet.com mailto:webma-@Got2bet.com and I will answer as quickly as I can.

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15 March 2001 – Issue #62

Dear Reader,

This week’s newsletter will be a short one since a major techno glitch delayed last week’s by several days. I know most of you were gnawing at your nails and losing sleep over the “delay.” But not to fear, the world is not coming to an end, yet.

But in case you do miss an issue, you’re out of town, or your email is screwed up, you can always check out the most current issue at our Current Newsletter It’s usually posted a day after the email version. What a treat; I’m always thinking of my subscribers.

Til later,

Bryan

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Padraic Flaherty came home drunk every evening toward ten. Now, the Missus was never too happy about it, either. So one night she hides in the cemetery and figures to scare the beejeezus out of him. As poor Pat wanders by, up from behind a tombstone she jumps in a red devil costume screaming, “Padraic Sean Flaherty, sure and ya’ don’t give up you’re drinkin’ and it’s to Hell I’ll take ye”. Pat, undaunted, staggered back and demanded, “Who the hell ARE you?”. To that the Missus replied, “I’m the divil ya’ damned old fool”. To which Flaherty remarked, “Damned glad to meet you sir, I’m married to yer sister.”

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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From the Archives:

Posted by Steve Adkins Thursday, July 06, 2000 – 05:05 pm


To many people, Craps is their favorite casino game. It is fast, exciting and wild. It appears to be complicated at first but in actuality is it very simple. On the first roll (the come out role), the shooter is trying to establish a point with one of the following numbers: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 ,10. If the shooter rolls a 7 or 11 the wager is paid off at even money. If the shooter rolls a 2, 3, or12 then the wager is lost. If the shooter rolls a point number, then it progresses to the next stage where the shooter has to roll the same number again before it hits 7.

How to play

To play, a player must first place a wager or bet on the table.

There are several types of bets which can be placed on the craps table:

The Pass Bet
This is a bet that the shooter will throw a 7 or 11 on the come out roll or, alternatively, that the shooter will make the point.

The Don’t Pass Bet
This is the opposite of the Pass Bet. This bet is placed against the shooter and wins if craps (2,3 or 12) is thrown on the come out roll or if the shooter fails to make the point. If a 12 is thrown, the bet ties.

The Come Bet
This bet is similar to the Pass Bet but need not be made on the come out roll. (It is really available to allow players just joining the table to take part in the action immediately, instead of having to wait for the shooter to make or miss the point!)

The Don’t Come Bet
Again, this bet is similar to the Don’t Pass Bet, but need not be made on the come out roll.

Odds Bet
This is an additional bet made on a Pass, Don’t Pass, Come or Don’t Come bet that has already been placed. Odds bets can only be made once the point has been established. The advantage of an odds bet is that it is paid out at the correct odds.

Win Bet
This bet can be made on the following numbers: 4,5,6,8,9,10. It is a bet that the relevant number will be thrown BEFORE a 7.

Lose Bet
This bet can be made on the following numbers: 4,5,6,8,9,10. It is a bet that a seven will be thrown BEFORE the relevant number.

Field Bet
This is a bet on the outcome of the next throw. It pays even money if a 3,4,9,10 or 11 is thrown and 2-1 if a 2 or 12 is thrown.

Hardways Bet
This bet can be made on 4,6,8 or 10. It is a bet that the relevant number will be thrown in its double form BEFORE a 7 AND before that number is thrown in any other combination.

Any Seven It pays 5 for 1 (4 to 1) if a 7 is made in the next throw.

Any Craps It pays 8 for 1 (4 to 1) if a 2, 3 or 12 is made in the next throw.

Craps Two It pays 30 to 1 if a 2 is made in the next throw.

Craps Twelve It pays 30 to 1 if a 12 is made in the next throw.

Craps Three It pays 15 to 1 if a 3 is made in the next throw.

Eleven It pays 15 to 1 if an 11 is made in the next throw.

Horn
This is a single roll bet on any craps (2, 3 or 12) and 11. Odds are paid out accordingly.

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22 March 2001 – Issue #63

Dear Reader,

“Rainy day, dream away…” Jimi Hendrix’s words from Electric Ladyland couldn’t be more fitting on a day like this.

Rain, rain, rain, Springtime in Deutschland; the snow has turned to mud. Well, if you do find yourself socked in because of the crappy weather, you
should go ahead and open an account at Prestige Casino. I’m serious. The have some outstanding software (Boss Media) and a real sharp site. They are offering a $40 Bonus for your first deposit as a New Player. They will automatically credit your account $40 or 15% ($75 max) of extra chips (whichever is higher), to wager in their casino. Please remember, you need to wager the bonus twice before cashing it out. Prestige Casino is highly recommended by Casinomeister and is an OPA approved casino.
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Til later,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

An American businessman was at a pier in a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow-fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.

The Mexican replied only a little while.

The American then asked why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish?

The Mexican said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs.

The American then asked the Mexican how he spent the rest of his time.

The Mexican fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life, senor.”

The American scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and, with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. “You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise.”

The Mexican fisherman asked, “But senor, how long will this all take?”

To which the American replied, “15-20 years.”

“But what then, senor?” asked the Mexican.

The American laughed, and said, “That’s the best part! When the time is right, you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public. You’ll become very rich, you would make millions!”

“Millions, senor?” replied the Mexican. “Then what?”

The American said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.”

ha ha ha

Got any others? Post them in our forum! I’ll include a brief bio and link to your home page in this newsletter!

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Forum Highlights


Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints:  Californiablackjack & 07-ladyluck


By Marleney on Monday, March 19, 2001 – 09:04 pm:

To Whom It May Concern

Please remember that before passing judgement on someone and in this case a company, one must first get both sides of the story.

We have been doing business for 07-Ladyluck Casino. Our performance in both the Customer Service Dept. and the Withdrawals dept. has been UP TO PAR. I am one of the Senior Customer Service Representatives of Jungle Management Corporation and am very proud to be a part of this company, as it has been very committed to the merchants for which we provide customer service and withdrawals services. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT JUNGLE MANAGEMENT IS NOT 07-LADYLUCK CASINO AND WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO CUSTOMER. We find 07-LadyLuck Casino to be very ungrateful as we have not only treated all customers with respect and kindness, but we have kept the casino up to date with current situations and we always logged all customers that used the chat services and email.

The representative who wrote the messages previously read placed the blame of his customers receiving late payment on Jungle Management. 07- Lady Luck was responsible for the payment of funds to customers and has not been meeting all the requests of these customers, thus due to not being efficient, and prompt, many customers were starting to leave the casino and now to clear the casino from a bad reputation , the blame is being placed on Jungle Management Corporation.

Sincerely,

Marleney Fuentes
Senior Customer Service Rep.
Jungle Management Corporation


Ed. Note: to read my response, go here:

Californiablackjack & 07-ladyluck

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29 March 2001 – Issue #64

Dear Reader,

Man, it’s Thursday already! The weeks are flying by and it doesn’t help by losing an hour to day-light savings time (Germany). And it has been a busy week. I’m barely getting this newsletter out on time! Yowza!

This week I’m actually producing my radio show for Casinogazette.com from here, Küps, Germany. This will prove to be quite an endeavor since I tend to get carried away fidgeting with all my cool computer stuff. I’ve also asked a couple of robots to help me out. Stay tuned….ha ha.

Til later,

Bryan

NEW AT CASINOMEISTER!

Casinomeister’s Forum:

The OPA has found a new home in our forum. Official announcements will be made here and the usual crowd will be malingering amongst the best of us. Post away and have fun!

1stcasino.com Joins the Rogue List

Scary software! Unanswered email. Here’s yet another place you want to avoid.

Check out what’s up with them in our Rogue section:

Rogue

So…”Who wants to be a Casinomeister?”

Who wants to win $250 bucks?? Illustrated Casino is sponsoring this month’s contest with a $250 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. Hurry!!! Winners of the game will be eligible for a $250 drawing on the 8th of April. C’mon! What are you waiting for? Let see how brilliant you are!

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This Week’s Humor

And now for the humor……

Some tourists in the Chicago Museum of Natural History are marveling at the dinosaur bones. One of them asks the guard, “Can you tell me how old the dinosaur bones are?” The guard replies, “They are 3 million, four years, and six months old.”

“That’s an awfully exact number,” says the tourist. “How do you know their age so precisely?”

The guard answers, “Well, the dinosaur bones were three million years old when I started working here, and that was four and a half years ago.”

ha ha ha

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Forum Highlights

Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: Thievery of Unified Gaming and Gamblers Palace


By Angry Newbie on Tuesday, March 27, 2001 – 05:04 am:

Here’s my entire tale of woe regarding my very first foray into online gaming:

I became a user of Gamblers Palace on Sunday February 25, 2001 (perhaps it was after midnight so it could have been Monday, February 26, 2001). I deposited $500 in my account by credit card and immediately started playing single-deck blackjack. I had a few computer glitches that I was able to live with but the game would continually freeze up (something that plagued me each session I played). Playing basic strategy, I was very successful the first few days and my account grew to the $6,000-$7,000 range. The next few days were very up and down but I was able to get my account to $9,000. Around this time I put in an online redemption request for my $500.00 deposit to be credited back to my credit card (redemptions are only processed on Mondays). On Friday March 2, 2000 I played some more and broke the $10,000 mark. On Saturday March 3, 2001 I decided to change my redemption request to $5,000 and did this by telephone. That night I played some more – and I had a huge swing of luck with my account shrinking to the $6,000 range and then growing back to a bit over $10,000. During each of these sessions my computer would freeze requiring me to sign back onto my account.

On Sunday morning, March 5, 2001, I tried to sign on to my account and I received the message that my user ID and password were no longer valid. When I e-mailed and called the site I was informed that my account was under investigation for some unknown reason. They told me to talk to the manager but he was unavailable at the time. Later that afternoon, I finally got through to the manager and he nastily accused me of playing “illegally” as he claimed that I had, on four occasions, been doubly signed on to my account (meaning that my sessions over-lapped). I asserted that I did no such thing. As a result, he froze my account so I could not play and could not get my money redeemed. He said that if I were honest, as I claimed, then I had nothing to worry about. He said the “investigation” would be over by Monday morning. After that I wrote an e-mail to the site telling them that I find their reasoning unacceptable. I received an e-mail back with my alleged transgression (a supposed abstract showing one, not four, time overlaps between two sessions – it was a 10-minute overlap). The manager also wrote that I have nothing to worry about and that my money will be waiting for me when the investigation was over (Monday morning).

As of that Monday afternoon, my account was still frozen and my redemption had not been processed. In an e-mail that morning I demanded the entirety of my account be sent to me (over $10,000). I received an e-mail back that basically called me a crook and said that investigation will not be over until later that week and they will not process any of my redemption requests.

I wrote another e-mail demanding answers to questions such as during that one alleged ten-minute overlap does their computer indicate whether more than one hand was being played at once. Did I win or lose during that one period? How much? Certainly, their computer glitch during that one alleged ten-minute overlap period does not cover a large amount of money – certainly not an amount that would give them reason to withhold over $10,000 of my money. Upon a later exchange of e-mails (where the casino manager was a bit nicer after I told him I was going to post on the boards)the casino manager demanded to know why I was playing 2 games at once. I denied playing 2 games at once and suggested that perhaps when the my computer window got frozen it’s possible that their server did not have me logged out, so when I logged in again it looked like I was logged on twice. I told the Casino manager to investigate the matter further and I am confident that he will see that I was not playing 2 sessions or 2 hands at once. Finally, after I e-mailed (without responses) and called many times throughout the week I was able to speak to the manager of Gamblers Palace again. He told me that the “audit” of my account was over and that I had been cleared of any wrongdoing (although he never apologized for accusing me of being a cheat). He assured me that my $10,000 withdrawal request will be processed immediately.

WRONG!!

Although my credit card was credited back with $500; I never received my $9,500 bank wire. In the past two weeks, whenever I called Gamblers Palace asking about my money they would tell me that I will be getting it any day. This past weekend Gamblers Palace changed their story and told me that they cannot pay me and the decision to not pay me was made by UNIFIED GAMING. It appears that after two weeks of being strung along, Unified Gaming has now decided to “audit” my account. Gamblers Palace told me that since it was not their decision to do this new audit, I now have to contact Unified Gaming. Well, my e-mails to Unified Gaming have gone unanswered.

I won my money fair and square. I weathered many downswings and was able to capitalize on winning streaks by increasing my bet. I am outraged and incensed that Unified Gaming is witholding money that I fairly won. I find it highly suspicious that they started “investigating” me only right after I put in my first redemption request. I am completely distraught.

By the way, the manager at Gamblers Palace saw my postings on another board and he was outraged. Serves him right for accusing a customer of thievery (he actually never apologized after he cleared me of any wrongdoing) and for running a crooked casino.

I would suggest that nobody give their patronage to Unified Gaming casinos based on these unethical actions. I lodged a complaint with the OPA – complaint number 601. You can check it out on this site. I hope Steve will be able to assist me.

If anyone has any other ideas please let me know.


Use this link to go directly to the discussion:
Thievery of Unified Gaming and Gamblers Palace

*Ed note: So this week’s hot topic is “Robots”! Check out what others have to say.

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5 April 2001 – Issue #65

Dear Reader,

This one is a short one since I’ll be hitting the road today, driving down to Munich to get an American passport for my little boy. And while we’re at it, we’ll be staying in a little cabin up in the mountains for a few days. I just hope the weather holds out.

Speaking of the weather, if you find yourself stuck at home, socked in because of the crappy rain, you should consider opening an account at one of Casinomeister’s approved casinos. Pharaoh’s Casino has a great deal going on right now: a $30 or 15% bonus for first time players. If you don’t have an account there, please open one today. You won’t regret it! It’s a Boss Media site with a cool ancient Egyptian theme, music and all. Pharaoh’s’s casino has been with us for over a year and I have not had a single complaint about them. Really a fine operation
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If you missed my interview with a robot this week at Casinogazette, it might be repeated this coming Monday since I won’t be in my studio to record a new episode, (I’ll be in the mountains, remember?). So stay tuned to my show, and of course all the others. You won’t regret it.
http://www.casinogazette.com

Oh well, got a suitcase to pack!

Til later,

Bryan

NEW AT CASINOMEISTER!

Casinomeister’s Forum:

The OPA has found a new home in our forum. Official announcements will be made here and the usual crowd will be malingering amongst the best of us. Post away and have fun! And if you haven’t joined the OPA, you really ought to. You can find more information about them in our forum or at their website

onlineplayersassociation.com

Post Your Joke! Ha ha ha! Post a joke in Casinomeister’s forum and if yours is selected to appear in our newsletter, you win a brief bio and link!!! (that’s a $150 value!). How ’bout that! Just don’t try and hack the joint!

Scavenger Hunt Winners!: Congratulations to Josephine Benzel (winner of $50) and Harold Bartlett (winner of $150). See how easy that was? January’s contest is going strong thanks to Pyramid Casino for being this month’s sponsor! Check it out at

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This Week’s Humor


Casinomeister’s Forum: Jokes : Nice and clean


By steve (steve) on Tuesday, April 03, 2001 – 04:49 pm:

Josh and his wife went to the state fair every year. Each time, Josh would say, “I’d like to ride in that airplane.” And every year, his wife would say, “I know, Josh, but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars.”

Then, finally one year, Josh and his wife attended the fair and Josh said, “I’m 71 years old. If I don’t ride that airplane this year, I may never get another chance.”

“That airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars,” replied his wife. The pilot overheard them and said, “Folks, I’ll make you a deal. I’ll take you both up for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and not say one word, I won’t charge you, but if you say one word it’ll cost you ten dollars.”

Josh and his wife agree and up they go. The pilot does all kinds of twists and turns, but not a word is uttered by Josh or his wife. He does all his tricks over again, but still not a word. They land and the pilot turns to Josh. “By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you to yell out, but you didn’t.”

Josh replied, “Well, I was gonna say something when my wife fell out, but ten dollars is ten dollars.”

ha ha ha

Got any others? Post them in our forum!

Forum Highlights


Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: Ascot Casino


By Hamlet on Tuesday, April 03, 2001 – 11:11 pm:

Sirius and Mary,

I am a new gambler on the Internet whom frequently reads the message boards and I have lately read a lot on Ascot (along with other casinos). I am asking out of plain curiosity, How did you extract all this information?

Anyhow, I will continue reading your posts on which casinos to play and not to play.

Thanx,
Hamlet

*Ed note: Do you want to become your own sleuth? Check out the responses. It’s quite simple.


Use this link to go directly to the discussion:
Ascot Casino

12 April 2001 – Issue #66

Dear Reader,

Is it Thursday already? Wow, time flies when you are away from home. Garmisch was nice but it rained the entire time; typical Spring weather in Deutschland. Next week I’ll be flying to the states (CA) so my newsletters may become a bit sporadic at best for a few weeks. So hang in there.

I’m heading to the beach. I haven’t seen the Pacific ocean for over a year and a half (except in pictures) and it’s killing me. Especially since I was a commercial fisherman (Alaska) for several years in a previous life. I used to live on the ocean, now I just look at pictures. I guess this what you get for choosing to live in a little German village. We all got our problems, don’t we? Hah!

At least the beer is cheaper here.

Til later,

Bryan

NEW AT CASINOMEISTER!

Casinomeister’s Radio Show at Casinogazette:

If you are one of the few people who have not tuned in to Casinogazette.com, hang your head in shame. Lots of excellent show there which you can listen to via Real Player. My show is normally up on Mondays and this upcoming show I’ll be discussing:
* How to safely choose an online casino you feel comfortable with (for newbies).
* How to avoid being accused of using a robot player.
* Our newest entry into our “Rogue” section.
* And my weekly webmaster tip: Newsletter management (of all things!)

Check it out at Casino Gazette

So…”Who wants to be a Casinomeister?”

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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. Hurry!!! Winners of the game will be eligible for a $250 drawing on the 12th of May. C’mon! What are you waiting for? Let see how brilliant you are!

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Post Your Joke! Ha ha ha! Post a joke in Casinomeister’s forum and if yours is selected to appear in our newsletter, you win a brief bio and link!!! (that’s a $150 value!). How ’bout that!

Scavenger Hunt Is going Strong!:

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This Week’s Humor


Casinomeister’s Forum: Jokes : Nice and clean


By meathead (meathead) on Tuesday, April 10, 2001 – 03:00 pm:

There was Claudia Schiffer, an Englishman and a Frenchman sitting on a train. They were all pretty bored and kept looking around.

Soon the train entered a tunnel, after a few seconds there was a loud slap, a cry of pain and then the train emerged from the tunnel again.

Claudia was sitting normally, so was the Englishman but the Frenchman had his hand up to his cheek and was nursing a swollen eye.

Claudia sat thinking…’The Frenchman tried to kiss me but kissed the Englishman by mistake and got a slap!’

The Frenchman sat thinking…’The Englishman tried to kiss Claudia and she hit me by mistake!’

The Englishman sat thinking…’Heh-he, this is great, everytime we go into a tunnel I can smack that French twit!’

ha ha ha

Got any others? Post them in our forum! I’ll include a brief bio and link to your home page in this newsletter!

Forum Highlights

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints: Credit Card prob
at Casino-on-net


By Rhonda on Monday, April 09, 2001 – 12:04 am:

Ok..I have a complaint about Casino on Net and I will take partial responsibility for it but please read on to the way they are handling it. I had a minor open an account under my name and make charges to MY credit cards…3 different ones to be exact. This all started last Monday I believe.

I was notified Saturday morning by another one of my cc companies that someone had tried to use my cc on an Internet site but entered the wrong expiration date and it was declined. I immediately emailed Casino on Net and asked for my account to be cancelled and explained what had happened.

This happened at about 10 yesterday morning. I was then emailed back that they had NO way of knowing how old someone is and this minor did actually lie so believe me he was in the wrong and i know it. I don’t even know the total sum that was charged to each account and I have in several emails to Casino on Net asked for a listing of that but have been unable to get it. As a matter of fact, NO ONE from casino on net will even email me back. I’ve emailed the customer support people and the manager several times. It’s just amazing to me that in 4 days thousands of dollars can be charged but they now can’t even take 5 minutes to try and help me out with this. I’ve never used an online casino before and this is really giving me a bad taste.


Use this link to go directly to the discussion:
Casino-on-net complaint

*Ed note: This discussion has brought up many interesting issues from both sides of the fence concerning credit card fraud. It also seems that this problem is being resolved in a mutual agreement. Check it out.

17 May 2001 – Issue #67

Jesus was a Jew, yes, but only on his mother’s side.
—Stanley Ralph Ross

Dear Reader,

Wow, it’s been a while. As if you didn’t know, I came down with a serious illness that required a lengthy rest on a warm southern California beach and to eat Sushi at least once a day. It’s a strange illness called gottagetmeoutathisfrigginvillage syndrome which hasn’t stricken me for over a year and a half. In fact, that was the last time I was in the states, and it seemed I never left.

Man, are things expensive there! God, it sucked! Restaurant food is more expensive, CDs are more expensive, gas prices are almost as ridiculous as the European prices! Man! I’m glad I’m back to the land of the $5 Italian pizza and the 35 cent German beer. Hah!

Til later,

Bryan

NEW AT CASINOMEISTER!

If you haven’t listened to this week’s radio show at Casinogazette, you suck! (just kidding!). You don’t suck, but you really should take 20 minutes out of your busy, busy life and check it out.
I discuss the following:
* Tips on how to be “cyber-screwed”. A-hem.
* The newest additions to our “rogue casino” section.
* The tiff about the Online Casino Managers Association.

It’s a short one since I’m still recovering from my disease. Check it out at Casino Gazette Channel 3

So…Who’re this month’s winners at Casinomeister?

Penelope Wardle of Australia $250 “Who wants to be a Casinomeister” Helen Zebel of US $200 “Scavenger Hunt”

Thanks Captain Cooks Casino and The Sands for sponsoring this month’s contests! Stay tuned for the next games which are in the making! You could be next!!!

This Week’s Humor

From the Archives:

The Apocalypse hits and every dies. God looks over the millions of people and says, “Welcome to Heaven. The women are to go with Saint Peter, and the men are then to form two lines. Make one line of the men that dominated their women on earth, and the other of men who were dominated by their women.”

With much movement the women are gone and there are two lines. The line of the men that were dominated by women is 100 miles long, but the line of men who dominated women has only one man.

God gets angry and says, “You men should be ashamed of yourselves. I created you in my image and you were all dominated by your mates? Look at the only one of you that stood up and made me proud and prepare to learn from him!” God turns to the man and says, “Tell them, my son. How you managed to be the only one on that line?”

The man says, “I don’t know, my wife told me to stand here.”

ha ha ha

Got any others? Post them in our forum! I’ll include a brief bio and link to your home page in this newsletter!

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Forum Highlights

There has been tons of postings concerning the Online Casino Managers Association fiasco. Here is one of them:


Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Players Association: Extremely Dangerous Situation!!


By Casinoguru on Saturday, May 12, 2001 – 06:21 pm:
The recent discovery of the onlinecasinomanagers site is shocking because of its potential for credit card theft!!!All a person has to do to join is to have an email with a casino domain name in it and he gains access to the private information of many people including their credit card numbers.

This is extremely dangerous!! Since anyone who works for a casino will have an email account with a casino domain in it, any employee of a casino can “join” without the knowledge of the managers. The manager of William Hill casino has already said that William Hill did not join and yet they are on the list. It just means that some employee of William Hill signed up without the knowledge of management. This person can then get access to credit card numbers which he can use fraudulently and it will be difficult to trace who stole the numbers as it could any employee of any casino!!! I do not want to get involved in discussions about bonus abuse, chargebacks etc. That is another discussion. WHAT MATTERS NOW IS THAT YOUR INFORMATION CAN EASILY BE OBTAINED BY ANY CASINO EMPLOYEE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CASINO OWNER AND YOUR CREDIT CARD CAN BE STOLEN AND USED FRAUDULENTLY.


The response to this situation has been overwhelming. everyone got involved. I did, the OPA did, and apparently because of some very strong emails from the OPA to the OCMA, the site was more or less shut down. Read the thread; post your thoughts!
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Is gambling an investment?

Feature Article

by Spearmaster

It’s ironic how many people believe that gambling is a sin, or immoral, or hazardous to family stability. Considering that the Bible makes mention of gambling in the form of drawing lots – in fact, a game of chance, let alone of skill – I find a number of issues highly unusual, or conveniently forgotten.

Amongst those who are against gambling are Christian and other religious groups. They take it upon themselves to be the sole judge of what is morally right and what is not.

Hello? Does it not occur to you that, besides the drawing of lots to determine a fate, that religion is supposed to promote spirituality and life, and that in most religions one is taught to forgive “sins”? That everyone is considered equal in the eyes of the Lord, or Allah, or Buddha? That leaders of various religions preach and promote tolerance?

And how about those who think that investing in the stock market, or property, or in mutual funds, is different from gambling?

What’s the difference? Gambling is a short-term investment in a game of chance and/or skill with known risks. Day trading is essentially gambling of another sort.

Real estate is another gamble – you buy a property with the intention of reselling it at a profit, or perhaps earning rental income. Trouble is, it’s a large upfront investment which either takes quite some time to return a profit, or else you resell it and make a small profit – perhaps 5-10%. 20% if you’re lucky. And you could still lose money.

Why wait? Bet on a horse or a sports team and you can have a result quickly. Or play blackjack or roulette for a quick 100% profit – or loss.

When you invest in a stock, a mutual fund, or in property, do you do research? Of course you do, unless you like to ride by the seat of your pants.

When you gamble at a casino, do you do research on the casino and the game? Same thing applies here.

Do we need government protection from the ability to make an informed decision?

Another group of anti-gambling people consists of those who believe that gambling is harmful to one’s mental health, or perhaps to a family’s well-being.

Show me the numbers. Does anyone believe that as much as 5% of those who gamble are endangering the family, or perhaps driving oneself crazy? Are these numbers anything near epidemic proportions? Is gambling a significant cause of death or injury or harm?

Look at it this way. An auto accident happens every second, but do you see any mention of them in the newspapers? A plane crash is quite rare, yet we hear about EVERY SINGLE plane that ever crashed.

And so it is when we hear of some tragedy where a gambler commits suicide, or causes harm to his family, or something of the sort. Someone’s always got to use this as an excuse to ban gambling.

Enough is enough. We don’t need our governments to tell us whether we can gamble or not. They’ve got better things to do – like ban alcohol sales to anyone perceived to be a danger to others – ban the sales of guns to anyone with a criminal record – lock drunk drivers in jail – chase after criminals who rob, rape, and kill others – capture drug barons and dealers – let’s face it, I can think of dozens of things which are more important than chasing after gamblers or trying to prohibit Got2bet.

It’s your money. Don’t let the politicians use gambling as a cheesy excuse to put their names in lights.

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Online Gambling Information and News. He writes various articles from both player and operator perspectives of the Online Gambling industry for his site as well as the GamblingNewsletter and The Prescription.

His site can be found at Got2bet.com

Do you have an article you’d like to see published? Email me for writer’s guidelines.

25 May 2001 – Issue #68

Dear Reader,

How is it possible to write a newsletter on a day like today? Spring is finally here in Deutschland, and it takes a lot of self discipline to remain seated without running outside and jumping naked in the flower bed out back. But what would the neighbors think? Just another crazy American.

Til later,

Bryan

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And now for the humor……

From the Archives:

A drunk stumbles along a baptismal service on Sunday afternoon down by the river.

He proceeds to walk down into the water and stand next to the preacher. The minister turns and notices the old drunk and says, “Mister, are you ready to find Jesus?”

The drunk looks back and says, “Yes, Preacher, I sure am.”

The minister then dunks the fellow under the water and pulls him right back up. “Have you found Jesus?” the preacher asked.

“Nooo, I didn’t!” said the drunk.

The preacher then dunks him under for quite a bit longer, brings him up and says, “Now, brother, have you found Jesus?”

“Noooo, I have not, Reverend.”

The preacher in disgust holds the man under for at least 30 seconds this time, brings him out of the water and says in a harsh tone, “My God, man, have you found Jesus yet?”

The old drunk wipes his eyes and says to the preacher, “Are you sure this is where he fell in?”

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There has been tons of postings concerning Aloha Casino’s delay in paying off one of their “big-time” winners. Here is one of them:


Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Players Association: ALOHA CASINO


By jetset (jetset) on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 – 08:34 am:

The arrogance and stalling lies are staggering. What sort of customer service is this?

Unified Gaming and Aloha have negated all the good promotional value of running this progressive. Although I guess you could discount the publicity they have generated on a jackpot which they haven’t paid out.

What a casino! What a software company! What an industry!


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Gambling Systems – do they work?

Feature Article

by Spearmaster

Have you ever come across someone marketing a guaranteed winning system for roulette, or perhaps a way to beat the house at Blackjack?

Sure you have. Perhaps it came in the form of an email – or maybe you visited a gambling site offering the surefire method to winning. Heck, these ads are even found in newspapers and magazines.

Well guess what? Some of them actually WORK! That is, if you have a totally bottomless pit of money at your disposal.

But of course all of us can easily find this bottomless pit… and by the way, I’ve got a super lucky rabbit’s foot handed down to me from generation to generation – and I’ll sell it to you for the unbelievably low price of $49.99 – with a full money-back guarantee if you’re not fully satisfied.

Let’s face it – systems do NOT work. You can’t beat mathematical odds which are established by the rules of the game.

If you could, how would the casinos stay in business? Why doesn’t EVERYONE have access to the guaranteed, tried-and-tested, foolproof method of bankrupting a casino?

Twenty years ago, when I was at university, I used to read about these methods – there was many a time when I, the average penniless college student, would dream of hitting Vegas and becoming rich quick.

Fortunately, I never paid for any of these systems. The only money I spent was on a book called “Beat the Dealer” by Edward Thorp, the father of card counting for blackjack.

Blackjack is perhaps the only game where one could ever get an edge on the house. Assuming you had all of the most liberal rules in your favor, you could gain an edge of 0.5 percent – frankly, that’s hardly an advantage unless you’re willing to play a few million hands or so, or perhaps you can afford to risk $1000 a hand over a long period of play.

Of course, you can count cards in a casino – online it doesn’t work, of course – but counting cards is not that easy, considering you also have to know how to manage bet sizes, as well as the ability to fool the pitboss into thinking you are drunk and just plain lucky. Because if you are caught counting cards, you will be thrown out with instructions to never return again – and there’s a great likelihood that the information will be shared with other casinos.

But if you do decide to count cards, I’ve got just the device for you – a little tiny device hidden in your shoe that will send a shock through your system when the cards are in your favor – and I’m willing to make it available to you for the extraordinarily ridiculous one-time only supercallifragilisticxpialladocious low price of $99.99, plus tax and handling and special customization charges of $100 – with a lifetime guarantee and you can return it anytime you like for a full refund, no questions asked – but only if you order before midnight!

Basically, all these systems are about bet management. Some of them are suicidal, such as the Martingale system, which requires you to double your bet each time you lose, until you win.

Others recommend increasing your bet when you win – this is a system which can potentially turn into a lot of money if you hit a nice streak, but there is absolutely no guarantee that you will do so. Besides which the odds are no more in your favor with a large bet than they are with a small bet – in fact, they are almost NEVER in your favor.

Systems are a casino’s best friend. They might even encourage you to implement some sort of betting system.

But don’t take my word for it – if you don’t believe me, try it.

Heck, I’ll even make it easier for you to prove me wrong. If you order right now, I’ll give you the lucky rabbit’s foot and the blackjack counting device for the rock-bottom price of … ummm … $59.99 – and I’ll waive the tax and shipping and customization charges – but only if you order right now before it’s too late! I’ve only got one left…

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Online Gambling Information and News. He writes various articles from both player and operator perspectives of the Online Gambling industry for his site as well as the GamblingNewsletter and The Prescription.

His site can be found at Got2bet.com

Do you have an article you’d like to see published? Email me for writer’s guidelines.

31 May 2001 – Issue #69

Dear Reader,

Well, after my three week hiatus, I’m finally starting to get back on track. I’m back on schedule with my radio show, my newsletter, and the checks that I owe to this month’s contest winners are IN THE MAIL! Casinomeister is also due a face lift, and this will be happening over the next month or so (celebrating our 3rd year anniversary!!!). Taking this into consideration, I’ve also been very open to suggestions and if there are any new features that you’d like to see at Casinomeister, please drop me a line and perhaps I’ll incorporate your ideas.

Til later,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

From the Archives:

Two little brothers, aged six and eight, decide it’s time to learn how to swear. So, the eight-year-old says to the six-year-old, “Okay, you say ‘ass’ and I’ll say ‘hell’.”

All excited about their plan, they trooped downstairs, where their mother asks them what they’d like for breakfast. “Aw, hell,” says the eight-year-old, “gimme some Cheerios.”

His mother backhands him off the stool, sending him bawling out of the room, and turns to the younger brother. “What’ll you have?”

“I dunno,” quavers the six-year-old, “but you can bet your ass it ain’t gonna be Cheerios.”

ha ha ha

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Players Association: THE MANY
LIES OF TROPIKA NOW APPEARING


By steve (steve) on Sunday, May 27, 2001 – 06:47 pm:

I just want everyone to know, that I have been lied to, mislead, and conned by the employee’s and officers of Tropika. I have done everything that I could possibly do to bring this problem to a close.

However, when they keep lying to me its hard to remain focused on the objective of getting players paid.

They accepted wagers and don’t pay winners. I ask everyone to spread the word as quickly as possible.

If you have a gaming portal. Please advise all your visitors of the 11 casinos these people operate and WARN EVERYONE TO STAY FAR AWAY FROM THEM.

I also call upon the regulatory agencies to stop the madness with Tropika now.

Mark my words, They are going down with a terrific thud. It was my mission to get the players paid but now my energy will be focused on Justice.

They need to close all of their casinos. Word has it they are trying to sell them.

What for about $10.00? The reputation of these casinos and Tropika is not worth anything at this point.

Use this link to go directly to the discussion:
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Ed. Note: I’m looking forward to the conclusion of this thread!

My name is Bot, my vice is gambling by Spearmaster

Feature Article

My name is Bot. I’m a compulsive gambler.

I come before you today to confess my sins and my addictions, and to ask you to lend your sympathy.

You see, I am ultimately being blamed by casinos for cheating them out of their money. I am accused of playing non-stop for long periods of time with the object of taking their precious earnings for my owner.

The trouble is, the casinos treat me unfairly. I was first tested against a casino who had a blackjack game that favored the players. But since then, the casino has changed the rules of their game so that they have the advantage.

Since then, many other casinos have accused me of playing their games, whether it be blackjack or video poker. The trouble is, I didn’t do it – maybe one of my family off the same assembly line did it.

I cannot control my addiction. I am at the whim and mercy of my owner. He tells me when to start playing, and when to stop. I don’t care whether I win or lose a hand because my owner either turns me on or turns me off.

Since there isn’t a positive expectation game left online, my owner has turned me off for quite some time now. But the casinos continue to blame me for their woes. That’s because the longer I play, the faster I lose my owner’s money, unless the casino dealer is exceedingly generous to me and my owner turns me off when he’s ahead.

But most of the time he’s asleep, or out shopping, or perhaps bowling with his friends. And so I play on and on and on, like my cousin the Energizer battery.

But I’ve been off for a long time now. And yet the casinos continue to insist on my incarceration, locked up in the depths of a cavernous hard disk. Or perhaps eliminated from this sorry existence.

They don’t seem to realize that the longer I play, the more money they make. I naturally play faster than a human – and thus I will lose faster and lose more than a human possibly can.

I beg you for your assistance – find me a positive expectation game or cure this sickness by putting me out of my misery.

And please, tell the casinos not to blame me for their faults anymore.

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Online Gambling Information and News. He writes various articles from both player and operator perspectives of the Online Gambling industry for his site as well as the GamblingNewsletter and The Prescription.

His site can be found at Got2bet.com

Do you have an article you’d like to see published? Email me for writer’s guidelines.

7 June 2001 – Issue #70

Dear Reader,

Well, the big news is THREE YEARS AND WE’VE MADE IT!!! This past year, a noise was heard around the globe, the sound of thousands of dotcoms hitting the refurbished office floor with a thud. What a shame.

In spite of all this, Casinomeister has not only prevailed, but we’re a prime example of a small business that easily rode out the waves. Mainly because I didn’t purchase new office furniture. Nor did I hire a team of consultants, web developers, or “customer relation technicians”; only robots who are now my slaves, ha!

Who do I really have to thank? Mainly you, my dedicated reader/visitor. Yeah, you there; sitting there in front of the computer screen, weeding through countless emails, hopefully not deleting this one too quick <smile> but reading every word, printing it out and wallpapering the den with it.

Or perhaps just breezing through it, looking for a new joke or casino to check out. You guys make it worth it by motivating me with your nice letters and input to keep bringing you quality information about online gambling.

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Til later,

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Anything else? I’m open to suggestions!

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This Week’s Humor

After a day fishing in the ocean a fisherman is walking from the pier carrying two lobsters in a bucket. He is approached by the Game Warden who asks him for his fishing license.

Not having one the fisherman says to the warden, “I did not catch these lobsters, they are my pets. Every day I come done to the water and whistle and these lobsters jump out and I take them for a walk only to return them at the end of the day.”

The warden, not believing him, reminds him that it is illegal to fish without a license.

The fisherman turns to the warden and says, “If you don’t believe me then watch,” as he throws the lobsters back into the water.

The warden says, “Now whistle to your lobsters and show me that they will come out of the water.”

The fisherman turns to the warden and says, “What lobsters?”

ha ha ha

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: Atlantic Interbet


By jm on Monday, June 04, 2001 – 08:11 pm:

I too have been waiting quite a while for a check from AIB. I cashed out $100 on April 2nd and still haven’t seen any sign of it. I finally got aggravated and sent an email basically saying, if you’re going bankrupt please just tell me so I can stop wondering when my check will be here. Here’s the response I got, it has more detail about the audit…

“We are definitely not going bankrupt. Unfortunately, we received a large amount of fraudulent deposits from the Denmark area. Batches that had Denmark cash outs mixed in, are undergoing scrutiny, and unfortunately have been detained. We are sifted through these batches and releasing the checks as soon as possible. Unfortunately, some of the older batches have been held up much longer than expected. You have another cash out, which was requested after this one, and has already been released. We do not, however, expect this particular check to take much longer.”


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Ed note: Does anyone have a copy of this article/program that ran in Denmark? I’d like to see it. Apparently a couple of months ago, online casinos were swamped with Danish players who were not so nice.

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Feature Article Online Casinos – are they honest? By Spearmaster

Perhaps the most asked questions pertaining to gambling on the Net – are online casinos honest? Will I get cheated? Will I get paid?

Simply put, people are afraid that they will be cheated out of their money by the next big “scam” and they don’t want to be one of those people.

First, it was credit-card scams – but since then millions of people have purchased online goods without much hassle – and credit card information, despite many reports to the contrary, is generally safe online.

Then it was personal information, such as address, telephone number, age etc. that was purportedly being used by and/or sold to others, in some cases by very large companies such as Doubleclick.net, which provides the ads for a great majority of the sites on the Net. And yet again, I wish to point out that your information is generally safe – in fact the Federal Trade Commission recently dropped their investigation into Doubleclick’s activities.

Now it’s Got2bet. All sorts of governmental agencies and personnel are just hoping to make Got2bet their ride to the big-time – a star to hang their hat on. And guess what? Surprise, surprise… there aren’t any stars in the making – only fools.

So, you ask, why do I always seem to be losing?

Let’s start with the basics. Every casino in the WORLD, online or land-based, offers games which give the house an edge. No matter what you do, you generally can’t beat that edge. Casinos always make money. Gamblers as a whole always lose money. That’s the way the system works.

Obviously some people are winning when they hit jackpots, or they apply the proper strategy to a particular game and QUIT when they are ahead. The longer you play, the more likely it is that you will be donating to the casino’s bottom line.

Ironically, few people, if any, ever complain about losing when they buy lottery tickets – where the house – in most cases a state government – has a HUGE edge over the gambler. Why aren’t gamblers complaining that the lottery is rigged?

Are there any crooked casinos online? Yes, there probably are. Not many, mind you – there are always a few renegades in every industry. Just like there are cons in the stock market, or shops which sell you low-quality goods.

If you stick to other people’s experiences, you will soon figure out which casinos are fair and honest and which are debatable.

It’s one thing when someone complains about losing. It’s another thing entirely when a seasoned gambler who keeps statistics and knows the law of averages hints that perhaps a casino, or a particular game within the casino, appears to be unfair.

Lastly, one more caveat – Gamble for entertainment – if you don’t enjoy it, don’t gamble. Most people I know, when they go to Vegas, take a fixed sum for gambling, and they either lose that sum or win a little bit. And I guarantee you they aren’t going there if they don’t think they will enjoy the trip.

Online casinos are fair and honest for the most part. If you stick to the Big Four software manufacturers (Boss Media, Cryptologic, Microgaming and Starnet) you shouldn’t have to worry about the fairness of the games themselves – the only thing you need to look into is their reputation for support and prompt payments.

Relax. Enjoy your gambling. Try out some of the casinos with a small amount of money that you aren’t going to miss.

Then you’ll learn for yourself that online gambling is fair and fast – and here to stay.

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Online Gambling Information and News. He writes various articles from both player and operator perspectives of the online gambling industry for his site as well as the GamblingNewsletter and The Prescription.

His site can be found at Got2bet.com .

Do you have an article you’d like to see published? Email me for writer’s guidelines.

15 June 2001 – Issue #71

Dear Reader,

If you were wondering “where’s my friggin’ newsletter” yesterday, well it was a holiday in Bavaria, and for the first time in a couple of weeks it was sunny. So I took the family swimming. I grovel for your forgiveness; so sorry.

Meanwhile, we’re celebrating Casinomeister’s third year online these next several weeks. We have some birthday specials such as Kiwi Casino’s cap and polo-shirt giveaway for the first 20 people who open accounts via Casinomeister!  Scroll down for more info!

We’ll also be having a barbecue and beer fest at my place in the next few weeks (weather permitting) and YOU’RE INVITED! Drop me a line and I’ll give you instructions how to get here. I’m only an hour or so north of Nürnberg!

Til later,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor


Casinomeister’s Forum: Jokes


By karlly (karlly) on Sunday, June 10, 2001 – 04:09 pm:

A company, feeling it was time for a shake-up, hires a new CEO. This new boss is determined to rid the company of all slackers. On a tour of the facilities, the CEO notices a guy leaning on a wall. The room is full of workers and he thinks this is his chance to show everyone he means business!

The CEO, walks up the guy and asks – “and how much money do you make a week?

“Undaunted, the young fellow looks at him and replies, “I make $200.00 a week. Why?”

The CEO then hands the guy $200 in cash and screams – “Here’s a week’s pay, now GET OUT and don’t come back!”

Feeling pretty good about his first firing, the CEO looks around the room and asks – “does anyone want to tell me what that slacker did here?”

With a sheepish grin, one of the other workers mutters – “Pizza delivery guy”.

ha ha ha

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: Looking for some advice…


By aaronzdad (aaronzdad) on Monday, June 11, 2001 – 08:51 pm:

I’m new to online gaming and I’m a little nervous about trying it. How do I know the “practice” software I’m playing on is the same program that I’ll be using for the real money games? Do these online casinos have the coding set to let you win a lot if you’re just “playing for fun” to lure you in to the realm of playing for real money? Then once they have your credit card number and some real cash from you will they pull the rug out from under you and empty your account?

I’m also looking for anyone’s opinion of the “Gold Nugget Casino” at 24ktgoldcasino.com. Does anyone have any experience with these guys? I love their Roulette game because it’s so flexible and let’s me choose the settings, but I want to know about their integrity before I give ’em any of my money. I asked them what software they used and was told they have “their own”. Hmmmm… is this a good thing? Should I trust their software? If I’m making a killing “playing for fun” will that translate into the same thing when I’m playing for real cash? Thanks for anyone’s input here!

~ D
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Online Fraud – what are the ramifications? By Spearmaster

Feature Article

One of the most sensitive topics being discussed in the online casino industry today is fraud, and what’s being done to prevent and combat such unscrupulous activities.

There have been numerous rumors bandied about claiming the existence of a blacklist of players who defraud casinos – and similarly, there are public discussions about casinos who defraud players out of their money.

The fact of the matter is, both sides have unscrupulous people whose only intent is to grab as much as they can before they get caught. And when caught, they plead innocence and decry the existence of such ridiculous lists.

Recently, one casino managers’ group was caught out when a player received a letter from a casino claiming that they were on a blacklist. Yet, when this player checked with other members of the association, these members claimed that the player was not on such a list – that is, until the name was added shortly after the fact.

The alleged reason? Online bonus abuse.

Bonus abuse is a term which is interpreted in different ways by different people. Some say that bonus abuse is the act of obtaining a bonus and trying to cash it out without meeting the terms and conditions of the bonus.

Others say that bonus abuse is when a player meets the terms and conditions of a bonus to a tee – that is to say, they only gamble the absolute minimum required to earn a bonus.

It is apparently the latter definition which caused this player to be put on the so-called blacklist. Which raises the question: If one meets all the terms and conditions for obtaining a bonus, how can this be classified as abuse or fraud?

Let me make it plain and simple – all of you operators listen up, or else you will be (or already have been) placed on a list as well.

If a player meets the terms and conditions of the bonus, they can NOT be considered abusive or fraudulent.

If you don’t like that, either start being selective in granting bonuses, or don’t give out bonuses at all. That’s your right and your choice.

By being selective, I mean making sure that the bonus offer is specifically directed at the person for whom it was intended – and not making a general offer and then weeding out those which you do not want.

There are plenty of casinos online today that honor all the terms of the bonus – and there are many players that play by the rules as well.

If one were to take the first definition of bonus abuse, that where one obtains a bonus and then does not meet the terms and conditions, that surely must be considered fraud. And of course, those who charge back the amount deposited to their credit cards also deserve to be placed in a negative database, just as one who purchases an item and then charges back the amount of the purchase.

Time and time again similar charges are brought up by players who have essentially been defrauded by casino owners, and rightfully so. It’s just a matter of time before casinos who undertake such unethical activities will find themselves out of business.

There are other issues, such as the apparent posting of personal and confidential information on the Web, which have been brought up – clearly this should not be allowed or encouraged.

Players had better play by the rules too, however. Meet the terms and conditions for obtaining the bonus. Do NOT chargeback your losses – you lost fair and square, and you need to accept the consequences of your own actions.

If the current state of affairs continues, pretty soon there won’t be any opportunity for either side to make amends – and the Got2bet industry will simply go bust.

P.S. – Shh – don’t tell anyone I wrote this article – I might end up on a list or in a negative database.

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Online Gambling Information and News. He writes various articles from both player and operator perspectives of the online gambling industry for his site as well as the GamblingNewsletter and The Prescription.

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21 June 2001 – Issue #72

Dear Reader,

Oh what a week! I’m begging it to warm up! Please oh weather spirits, give me sun! And as soon as I mention this it begins to rain. Ha! Sommer im Deutschland!

Til later,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

And now for the humor……

From the Archives……

The LAPD, the FBI & the CIA are all trying to prove that they are the best at apprehending criminals. The President decides to give them a test. He releases a rabbit into a forest and each of them has to catch it.

The CIA goes in. They place animal informants throughout the forest. They question all plant and mineral witnesses. After three months of extensive investigations, they conclude that rabbits do not exist.

The FBI goes in. After two weeks with no leads they burn the forest, killing everything in it, including the rabbit and they make no apologies. The rabbit had it coming.

The LAPD goes in. They come out two hours later with a badly beaten bear. The bear is crying, “Okay, okay! I’m a rabbit, I’m a rabbit.”

*^*^*^*^*
The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.

“Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, ‘There’s Jennifer; she’s a lawyer,’ or ‘That’s Michael, he’s a doctor…’” A small voice at the back of the room rang out, “And there’s the teacher, …she’s dead.”

ha ha ha

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And a belated thanks to Karen Kelly, our joke donator for last week’s issue. She has no website but she lives and works in England and attends college part-time. She’s married with two children and 13 (!) grandchildren. She enjoys reading, bingo, traveling.

You might catch her in our joke section

Forum Highlights

Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Players Association: Cheating Software


By Dave R on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 – 08:16 pm:

Back towards the end of 1997, when I first posted the above message, many casinos were owned by the software developers themselves, and therefore had access to the source code. Only some of the software developers had become turnkey providers, and sold licenses for the use of their product. Today, this is no longer true. Most casinos are simply licensees or sub-licensees. The software provider keeps the source code under lock and key.

No one else gets access. (However, some software providers STILL give licensees discretion as to whether to turn jackpots on and off!) OPA Mary is absolutely right, and I agree with most, if not all, of her previous messages.

Especially this one:
Spear, PWC doesn’t do ongoing or random checks of the software currently running on the servers. In my opinion, that would be a necessary element of guaranteeing fairness. Land regulators operate that way. It’s way too easy to switch the approved software for a bust out or gaffed version. -EOM

Its just as I said to The Gamemaster. When the 3rd party auditor is there, the back end servers run an honest game. When the auditor leaves, they can change from the honest server to the dishonest server. And there’s simply no way to know.
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A fine line between entertainment and addiction by Spearmaster

Feature Article

Gambling is one of those things where a bit of entertainment can easily turn into a strong addiction.

Like, for example, “recreational drug use”, sex, alcohol, video games, and even TV or surfing the Net, gambling can suddenly become the main focus of your life. If you don’t learn how to apply a bit of moderation, pretty soon you will find yourself in the depths of despair – suffering from withdrawal symptoms, and potentially affecting the health of you and those around you.

So here’s a few tips on how to take control over your gambling.

1.Don’t gamble on credit. This is an easy way to force yourself to play less – deposit by Western Union, Paypal or wire transfer (ACH), or perhaps open up another bank account which comes with a debit card, and keep the balance low in that account.

2.Find other forms of entertainment – especially those which take you outdoors. If you have kids, they’ll love you for it.

3.Don’t chase after every bonus at every casino – you’re just increasing the chances that you are going to get burned. Play only at good casinos which offer reasonable bonuses. Bonus chasing is a sure sign of addiction – especially when you find yourself playing at casinos that offer you minimal bonuses for large deposits.

4.Limit your time at the computer – this is easiest when you have to share the computer with other family members, otherwise ask someone close to you to keep your Got2bet time down to a few hours a week.

5.Worse than bonus chasing is jackpot chasing, in hopes of getting a big win. Unless the jackpot is of a relatively high value, have patience and wait for it to rise further.

6.If you do hit a big win, invest it in something like a fixed-deposit account, or perhaps that new piece of furniture you always wanted. That way you can’t lose it back.

7.If you don’t play at a casino regularly, uninstall the software and lessen the temptation.

8.Visit some of the free games sites instead of playing for real money. Although this doesn’t necessarily reduce the temptation, at least it doesn’t cost anything.

9.Unsubscribe from all those newsletters you get in your email. Yes, I want you to subscribe to my newsletter, but no, I don’t want you to subscribe if it causes you to become addicted to gambling.

10.If possible, change your email address on a regular basis – keeps you from getting all the spam as well.

11.If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. In other words, start up a gambling website of your own – I know this works because my time is consumed by keeping the content up to date – and better yet, I get guaranteed money by selling space to advertisers. Now I only gamble online once or twice a month, and that’s generally because of a good bonus offer or because I have to review a casino.

12.Better than #11, but a lot harder to do – move to Las Vegas. Pretty soon, you’ll become used to having gambling all around you and you will no longer have that strong urge to gamble when you get the opportunity, because that opportunity is always there and easy to put off until tomorrow Nearly all of the local gamblers in Vegas either have very good control, or they learn how to make a living by gambling and earning comps.

13.If all else fails, contact Gamblers Anonymous or get someone to take your computer away from you for a while.

DON’T become an addict. You’ll be doing yourself and your family and friends a big favor.

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Online Gambling Information and News. He writes various articles from both player and operator perspectives of the Online Gambling industry for his site as well as the GamblingNewsletter and The Prescription.

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29 June 2001 – Issue #73

Dear Reader,

Finally, summer has arrived in Germany. And if you have never visited this place, now is the time to do so, especially in July when the Biergartens are in full swing. It’s nine or ten o’clock at night and you can relax outside drinking a nice cold frothy Hefe Weizen or a chilled Pilsner, and blab away to your acquaintances. Now, I know why I moved here. Ha!

Relaxingly yours,

Bryan

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Microgaming announces that the licence for the operation of the group of casinos owned by Tropika, and notably Fairplay Casino, has been terminated with immediate effect.

All players who believe that they have a valid claim should approach Pricewaterhouse Coopers from the 6th of July 2001 at the e-mail address given below. Players should note that a time limit has been placed on the lodgement of such claims, and all claims should be lodged by the 6th of August 2001.

Claims must be addressed to: trust-@pwcgaming.co.za. These claims should clearly state the claimant’s full name and login-id as registered at the casinos involved.

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Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and says to the first man he meets, “Do you want to go to heaven?”

The man said, “I do father.”

The priest said, “Then stand over there against the wall.”

Then the priest asked the second man, “Do you want to go to heaven?”

“Certainly, father,” was the man’s reply.

“Then stand over there against the wall,” said the priest.

Then father Murphy walked up to O’Toole and said, “Do you want to go to heaven?”

O’Toole said, “No, I don’t father.”

The priest said, “I don’t believe this. You mean to tell me that when you die you don’t want to go to heaven?”

O’Toole said, “Oh, when I die, yes. I thought you were getting a group together to go right now.”

ha ha ha

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Players Association Statements: Complaint #893 Midnight Casino


By larry (larry) on Thursday, June 28, 2001 – 05:37 am:

Dear Larry Smith,

First of all, I have to apologize to you for not replying earlier. Also for being involved in this matter. This e-mail was forwarded to me for follow-up and I needed some time to find out and sort this issue in order to provide you with accurate information.

The situation referred to the e-mail of Mr. **** *******
****** has been revised and this is the information we have:
We have indeed never received an e-mail from this customer either requesting his $50 bonus or any other e-mail related to this issue. What we have experienced in the past is that customers who leave the dash ” – ” between “midnight-casino” out, have reported their e-mail message returning as “undelivered”. This might be happening to the messages that Mr. ****** is trying to send us.

We must admit that we have a few links at our site that don’t have this “dash” included in the address. Our sincere apologies for these discrepancies that have caused inconveniences to Mr. ******. This has been taken care of as we “speak”.

Regarding the cashout procedures, we indeed charge USD 10.00 for all cashouts with the exception of Western Union and cashier’s cheque sent by FedEx. The reason why we don’t have the “Credit card option” for withdrawal request is because ALL cashouts have to be processed FIRST back to the credit cards. In other words ALL previous deposits made on the credit card HAS to go back on the card! This is part of our rule at Midnight Casino. Other options will follow for the remaining amount without any additional charges. This means, that we can process back to credit card and a bank transfer for the remaining funds for the same amount of USD 10.00. We can totally understand that Mr. ****** is upset in regards to this issue. However, we are willing to credit his casino-account immediately with a FREE USD 100.00 (no strings attached) for him to play and try out our casino. In addition to this, we are willing to allow him to cashout at any given time without having to wager the total amount five times over. After all that he has been through, this is at least what we can offer him for this unpleasant situation. If Mr. ****** still wishes for us to process his USD 25.00 back to his credit card, we will be more than happy to assist him with this service free of charge.

On behalf of Midnight-casino.com we wish to thank OPA, for the concerns you have shown in trying to have this cleared as soon as possible. As support manager at Yabet.com, I will make sure that these issues will not repeat in the future. I invite Mr. ****** to address me at any given time if he needs additional information on this matter or any other topic.

We hope in having informed you accordingly.

Kind regards,

Ginette Marcano
Support Manager
Yabet Customer Support


ed. note: Way to go Midnight Casino! Way to go OPA!

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5 July 2001 – Issue #74

Dear Reader,

This is a brief one…I’m too busy watching the sun set over the nearby farmlands. How nice.

Insightfully yours,

Bryan

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Safebet.org Joins the Rogues:

It’s really a shame when an agency claims to support players and becomes unresponsive when players are screwed over. Safebet.org is the overseer of the Vegas Strip Casinos that have blocked Danish player accounts. Why doesn’t Safebet.org respond? Because Safebet.org is merely a shill for RGT casinos. Clearly a conflict of interest of this “independent” organization.

They really think we’re stupid, don’t they?

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This Week’s Humor

Not too long ago a large seminar was held for ministers in training.

Among the speakers were many well known motivational speakers. One such boldly approached the pulpit and, gathering the entire crowd’s attention, said, “The best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman that wasn’t my wife!”

The crowd was shocked! He followed up by saying, “And that woman was my mother!” – The crowd burst into laughter and he gave his speech which, went over well.

About a week later one of the ministers who had attended the seminar decided to use that joke in his sermon. As he shyly approached the pulpit one sunny Sunday, he tried to rehearse the joke in his head. It was a bit foggy to him.

Getting to the microphone he said loudly, “The greatest years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman that was not my wife!”

His congregation sat shocked, murmuring. After standing there for almost 10 seconds trying to recall the second half of the joke, the pastor finally blurted out “…and I can’t remember who she was!”

ha ha ha

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints: UG Bring Me
Luck lots of excuses to not pay winners


By David Anderson on Tuesday, July 03, 2001 – 11:39 pm:
Warning: You will not get paid by Bring Me Luck. Bring Me Luck belongs on your DO NOT PLAY list!

My friends and I are having problems getting paid by Bring Me Luck,a Unified Gaming casino. I am normally very reluctant to come out and name a casino like this, but in this case I have no choice. This casino is not included on the “rogue” list here at casinomeister.com and visitors deserve to know they will have trouble getting paid. If this casino pays me it won’t be necessary to make posts like this.

Although there has been a large response from others who have been cheated by this outfit, I intend to focus on my own experience. As I will detail, this casino has a lot of excuses when it comes time to pay off a winning player. When they run out of excuses they use the final excuse of blaming the customer, they stop answering EMAIL, and of course YOU WILL NEVER GET PAID. Some of their excuses are stated right on their website! First, on their website it states that you can only cash out on Mondays, only cash out $1000 at a time, and will be charged $40 per cash out. Of course this is not advertised in large letters, as the purpose of this is an excuse to be used later on. So they accept deposits every day, for any amount, and with no fee, but when the money is going in the other direction they use policies to make it as difficult as possible.

But that’s not all. If the policies don’t prevent a winner from cashing out, they move on to other excuses. in April 26 I cashed out $1000 to be sent to me as a check to my address. I was told this would arrive quickly by regular mail coming from a U.S. address. (My total cash out was $2175 but you can only cash out $1000 at a time) On May 26, 30 days later, I was informed that there had been a “mix up” with the 5 day regular mail, and a new check would be sent and would be arriving within 5 more days.

On June 26, another 30 days and 60 days total, I was informed that there had been yet another mix up with my check.

On June 30, more than 65 days late and after two mix ups, and the fact that they had rounded down to $1000 what was actually $1175 more that they owed me, I demanded they send the entire $1175 they owe me, that they send it Fed Ex, and that they provide me a tracking number to prove they have sent it.

Their response? Fresh out of excuses, they have now sent me an EMAIL that they do not like “my tone”, and that my complaining was going to cost me the $1175. They are no longer answering my EMAILs and of course I HAVE STILL NOT BEEN PAID. As an additional punishment I have been signed up for hundreds of pornographic newsletters.

So their final excuse is to blame the customer. Would you like to have this happen to you? Would you like to sit their helpless as they steal your money? Do not play at Bring Me Luck casino, and add them to your Do Not Play list immediately. If you have any questions feel free to post them here. If anyone has any advice as to what I should do at this point please let me know. Thank you for reading my post.


ed. note: This casino remains unresponsive to this problem…thus entrance to the Rogue Section was no problem.

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“Safebet: A Watchdog Watching Itself” copyright 2000 by Bill Haywood

From the Archives (how appropriate)

In order to reassure potential punters, e-casino websites routinely have little seals of approval attesting to their honesty. These seals are issued by various authorities who always claim to be independent, and usually claim to be non-profit. It ain’t so. In research for my book BeatWebCasinos.Com, I took a close look at a number of them and found that they are often not independent as they claim — even some of the better known and respected ones. Each of these watchdog and authentication organizations are discussed in detail in the book, I’ll look at just one for this newsletter.

One of the most solid and authoritative looking seals is the one issued by SafeBet. This organization announces prominently on its website that it is “independent,” “non-profit,” and has a team of engineers and mathematicians to test systems. I originally sought an interview with the group because it seemed to be the first credible and technically sophisticated outfit I’d found. Using the simplest of research techniques — checking the domain registration at Network Solutions — I got a phone number and eagerly called them. The phone rang at a residence, not a lab, of one Kim Douglas. Mr. Douglas was evasive, nervous, and claimed to have nothing to do with the organization whose phone he was answering. I understood why after just five more minutes of poking around Network Solutions. The SafeBet domain name is owned by DKD Enterprises of Marietta, Georgia. DKD also owns 41 e- casino domain names, including some in operation. Also owned by DKD is the domain for software designer Real Time Gaming. In fact, the phone number on the Real Time website is Kim Douglas’s cellphone! (Note that the initials for Kim Douglas are KD, as in DKD.) All the e- casinos I looked at using Real Time software were also certified by SafeBet, the “independent non-profit organization. SafeBet is Real Time Gaming. When they vouch for the honesty of a site’s software, they are vouching for their own programs.

I have nothing against Real Time other than that they are misleading. I still play their e-casinos and have had no problems. However, industry cutouts certifying the honesty of their own games is rampant. My book has interesting things to say about the eGaming Commission, Fidelity Trust Gaming Association, and the Ethical Online Gaming Association, and also some shortcomings that are becoming apparent in the Interactive Gaming Council.

That said, my book BeatWebCasinos.Com really isn’t about that; the fox guarding the hen house business is just an aside about places to avoid. What the book is really dedicated to is a systematic way of exploiting e-casino bonus promotions which insures that players win, but still remain welcome back.

I hope you’ll check it out at
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12 July 2001 – Issue #75

Dear Reader,

Summer has really kicked-in here in Germany, at least in thought that is. This is the best time of year to sit in a Biergarten early in the evening; there are still a few daylight hours left, and you’re only on your second beer. How nice. But it seems this year we have to resort to wearing sweaters at night; takes all the fun out of it. I guess I lived in California too long.

This last weekend, our little village celebrated its 850th anniversary. And in the last 850 years, nothing has happened. No witch trials, no peasant uprisings, no pitched tank battles; just a bunch of happy clappy farmers doin’ their thing. Guess I should go start something.

Meanwhile, enjoy this week’s newsletter.

Instigatively yours,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

Posted in our forum by Martee:

Military retirement

The Pentagon recently found it had too many generals and offered an early retirement bonus.They promised any general who retired right away his full annual benefits plus $10,000 for every inch measured in a straight line between any two points on the general’s body, with the general getting to select any pair of points he wished.

The first man, an Air Force general, accepted.He asked the pension man to measure from the top of his head to the tip of his toes. Six feet. He walked out with a check of $720,000.

The second man, an Army general, asked them to measure from the tip of his outstretched hands to his toes. Eight feet. He walked out with a check for $960,000.

When the third general, a grizzled old Marine, was asked where to measure, he told the pension man the tip of my penis to my testicles. The pension man suggested that perhaps the marine might like to reconsider, pointing out the nice checks the previous two generals had received.

The Marine insisted and the pension expert said that would be fine, but that he’d better get the medical officer to do the measuring. The medical officer attended and asked the general to drop ’em. He did. The medical officer placed the tape on the tip of the general’s penis an began to work back.

My God! he said. Where are your testicles? In Vietnam, the general replied.

ha ha ha

Thanks Martee!!

Got any others? Post them in our forum! I’ll include a brief bio and link to your home page in this newsletter!

Forum Highlights

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints: Titanic Treasure has disappeared


Player on Monday, July 09, 2001

Titanics Treasure Casino has disappeared. Their web site www.titanicstreasure.com is now redirected to some casino rating site. I wrote emails to several places (links from that site) but no one knows about Titanic’s Treasure Casino. Any idea what to do to recover the money in my bankroll ?


Ed Note.
Yep, they’ve disappeared. Looking them up at whois indicates this domain name was registered by Ehren Richardson of GSS fame. The url it is now directed to is run by Casino Prophet. Casino Prophet has stated that all players have been paid. Oh, what a tangled web we weave.

Use this link to go directly to the discussion:
Online Casino Complaints

How We Choose Which Casinos to Promote at Casinomeister:

We do not accept advertising from just any casino. We have turned down two casinos this week alone. One casino had several problems paying customers promptly, the other had a bad customer support reputation.

How do we choose who is presented here?
* They must be licensed.
* They must be prompt in answering customer queries.
* They must be willing to divulge information about their business.
* They must have a clean history of fairness towards their customers.
* I will also open an account, check out their games and customer support.
We use the postings in our forum and USENET newsgroups as guides, looking at the history of the casino and seeing if there are many customer complaints. We also look to see if their customers recommend these casinos. For casinos that are new, we look at what is unique about this casino. What does it have to offer that its competitors lack? Perhaps it’s a certain interesting theme. Maybe it has many interesting promotional programs.

Whatever the case may be, you can’t go wrong with the casinos listed here.Accredited Casinos

Some important notes to consider before making deposits at any casino:

+Read their Rules and Regulations and make sure you understand them. These are usually posted at the casino’s website and can be read before having to invest your precious time downloading their software.

Recently a customer of Bringmeluck Casino was dismayed when it turned out the casino would only make cash outs once a week (maximum $1,000), and the checks and bank wires cost $25-$40 each. Make sure you know what you’re getting into! Explore their website and gather as much information as possible.

+Make sure visitors from your country are allowed to make real money deposits. US citizens, Canadians, Danes, Eastern Europeans, may be excluded at the casino.

+Understand the rules for bonuses. Most online casinos apply bonuses to first time customers; some to returning customers. Nevertheless, there are limits to the amount that the bonus may be. For instance, if they offer to apply a 35% bonus to your first deposit, make sure you understand whether or not there is a limit to how much the bonus is applied to. Read the rules!

+Fight Online Casino Spam! When opening an account at a casino, use a unique email address for each account. For instance, bigmama-@yahoo.com for Big Mama Casino. This way, if you receive any spam emails to this account, you’ll know who is responsible. Hah!

+You are responsible for the use of your computer. When you sign up, you are agreeing that you are responsible to keep you username and password private from third parties. Don’t let your teenagers use your computer! They’ll screw you over!

19 July 2001 – Issue #76

Dear Reader,

Wow, how time flies! It’s a week later and I’m still complaining about the weather. Oh well.

Meanwhile, enjoy this week’s newsletter.

Whiningly yours,

Bryan

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Casinomeister News:

If you haven’t done so yet, check out our news section. Truly the best in online casino news! Now updated weekly!

All the news that’s fit to print!

Online Casino News

Listen to my Radio Show!!!

If you haven’t listened to this week’s show, you’re missing out!!!
* How to spot a good casino
* How to spot a crappy casino
* Cool webmaster tips
* Lots more!!!
What are you waiting for?!

http://www.casinogazette.com Channel One

So…”Who wants to be a Casinomeister?”

Who wants to win $250 bucks?? Prestige Casino is sponsoring this month’s contest with a $250 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. Hurry!!! Winners of the game will be eligible for $250 deposited in your Prestige Casino account!

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This Week’s Humor

And now for the humor……

A guy walks into a bar and goes up to the bartender. Just as the bartender is about to ask the customer for his order he hears a phone ring. The customer puts his hand up to his ear and says, “Hello? No honey, I’ll be home in 20 minutes, love you, bye.”

The bartender says, “What the heck is that?”

The customer replies “It’s my hand phone..give me your home number so you can try it.”

With that, the bartender gives him his home number and the customer punches the numbers in on his hand and puts his hand up to the bartender’s ear. The bartender’s wife answers and he (who is very amazed) says, “I…honey… just thought I’d call you and tell you I love you….ok…bye.”

The bartender says, “That’s amazing! How do you get one?”

“I’ll tell you when I get back from the restroom.”

30 minutes later there is no sign of the customer and the bartender is getting concerned so he walks to the restroom to make sure the guy is ok. When he enters he finds the guy with his pants around his ankles, bent over with his palms on the wall and a long piece of toilet paper hanging out of his butt.

“What the hell are you doing?” asks the incredulous bartender.

“Give me a second,” the man replies as he grunts and groans, “I’m getting a fax.”

ha ha ha

Got any others? Post them in our forum! I’ll include a brief bio and link to your home page in this newsletter!

Forum Highlights


Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints: Cryptologic Casinos SUCK!


By ryanh (ryanh) on Thursday, July 19, 2001 – 01:24 pm:

Thanks for taking the time to comment on the Cryptologic wagering requirements. I have been reviewing the wagering requirements as they relate to InterCasino bonuses and I am pleased to say that, as a result of these messages and other comments I have received via feed-@intercasino.com, we will be altering the rules as of the beginning of August.

The match deposit we will be doing in August (most likely $50) will have the same wagering requirement as it had previously. However if players drop below a certain balance in their accounts due to player losses, the requirement will not be carried forward to the following months, and not be added on to the wagering requirements incurred from subsequent bonuses.

We will continue to search for a more elegant solution to this problem.

If you have any comments about the software or the services offered by InterCasino please email me at casinoma-@intercasino.com and I will take them under advisement.

Good luck to you all!
Ryan Hartley
casinoma-@intercasino.com


To read more, go here:
Online Casino Complaints

26 July 2001 – Issue #77

Dear Reader,

It’s a beautiful day in Casinomeisterland and I hope that you’re able to enjoy your own climate too. Some of you may be where it’s hot and humid, or perhaps a desert with hot desert air, or you may be in some part of the world where it’s cold and windy (like this place was a couple of weeks ago).

Anyway, there is a section at Casinomeister that has been slightly updated; advice for problems:Casino Problem It’s now the “pitch a bitch” section. If you have a problem with a casino, you can simply fill out this form and when I have time, I’ll do what I can to help you. This is something, I’ve always done: assisting players when they’ve had problems with casinos. And in most cases, eveything was resolved. But with the increase in complaints I receive, this section should have been updated a long time ago. So, check it out and don’t use it unless you have to 🙂

I have also updated the Casinomeister Radio Show section where you can see what my view is like in Casinomeisterland (Küps, Germany). Yes, that’s a rainbow.
http://www.casinomeister.com/webcast/webcast_archives/

I hope this newsletter finds you in good health and in good spirits.

Aspirantly yours,

Bryan

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If you haven’t listened to this week’s show, you’re missing out!!!
* Update on Vegas Stip Casinos fiasco
* Arcadacasino.com $100,000 winner? Yeah, right.
* I give away a $30 Kiwi Casino Account
* I play funny stuff!
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This Week’s Humor

Two men were sitting at a bar recounting their dreams.

“I dreamed I was on vacation,” one man said fondly. “It was just me and my fishing rod and this big beautiful lake. What a dream.”

“I had a great dream too,” said the other. “I dreamed I was in bed with two beautiful women and having the time of my life.”

His companion looked over and exhorted, “You dreamed you had two women, and you didn’t call me?”

“Oh, I did,” said the other, “but when I called, your wife said you’d gone fishing.”

ha ha ha

Got any others? Post them in our forum! I’ll include a brief bio and link to your home page in this newsletter!

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Forum Highlights

Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints: Queensclub is out to get your info!!!


By meathead (meathead) on Thursday, July 26, 2001 – 05:01 pm:

Look what I just got in the mail!

Dear Webmaster

As a result of an on going marketing effort, over the past 18 months we have developed an extensive list of depositing players. We are currently looking to trade this list of players with other casinos or gambling related sites who may have similar lists. We would also consider buying or renting smaller lists from sites such as gambling portals.

If you are interested in this proposal, please return this email with your contact information and further details of the list(s) you have, including the number of addresses.

Many thanks

Jon
QueensClub.com
+++++++++++
So, my question is, how safe is our account information if casinos are trading our emails?? queensclub YOU SUCK!!!!

** Ed. note: And you wonder why you get so much spam? Here’s a good reason.

Use this link to go directly to the discussion:
Queensclub is out to get your info!!!

2 August 2001 – Issue #78

Dear Reader,

Man, have I been busy this past week, and traditionally, the summer has always been slow. Most people spend more time outdoors enjoying watermelons and crowded lake fronts than at their favorite (or not so favorite) computer screen. Thus, people play less at online casinos, spend less time in the forums, and spend less time complaining about the most recent rip-off scams. If the summer is supposed to be slow, I’m dreading the winter. Guess I’ll have to hire some more robots to answer my emails! Hah!

Anyway, as I mentioned last week there is a section at Casinomeister that has been slightly updated to make my life easier; advice for problems:

It’s now the “Pitch a Bitch” section. If you have a problem with a casino, you can simply fill out this form, and when I have time, I’ll do what I can to help you. This is something I’ve always done: assisting players when they’ve had problems with casinos. So, check it out and don’t use it unless you have to 🙂

I hope this newsletter finds you in good health and in good spirits.

Industriously yours,

Bryan

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Casinomeister News:

If you haven’t done so yet, check out our news section. Truly the best in online casino news! Now updated weekly!

All the news that’s fit to print!

Online Casino News

Listen to my Radio Show!!!

If you haven’t listened to this week’s show, you’re missing out!!!
* Update on Vegas Strip Casinos fiasco
* Arcadacasino.com $100,000 winner? Yeah, right.
* I give away a $30 Kiwi Casino Account
* I play funny stuff!
* Lots more!!!
What are you waiting for?!

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Who wants to win $250 bucks?? Prestige Casino is sponsoring this month’s contest with a $250 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. Hurry!!! Deadline is 9 am (Central European Time) 6 August!!! Winners of the game will be eligible for $250 deposited in your Prestige Casino account!

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This Week’s Humor

I stumbled upon this and had a good laugh.

HOW TO SING THE BLUES
1. Most blues begin “woke up this morning.”

2. “I got a good woman” is a bad way to begin the blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line. Like:

“I got a good woman — with the meanest dog in town.”

3. Blues are simple. After you have the first line right, repeat it. Then find something that rhymes. Like:

Got a good woman with the meanest dog in town. He got teeth like Margaret Thatcher and he weighs `bout 500 pounds.

4. The blues are not about limitless choice.

5. Blues cars are Chevies and Cadillacs. Other acceptable blues transportation is Greyhound bus or a southbound train. Walkin’ plays a major part in the blues lifestyle. So does fixin’ to die.

6. Teenagers can’t sing the blues. Adults sing the blues. Blues adulthood means old enough to get the electric chair if you shoot a man in Memphis.

7. You can have the blues in New York City, but not in Brooklyn or Queens. Hard times in Vermont or North Dakota are just a depression. Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City are still the best places to have the blues.

8. The following colors do not belong in the blues:
a. Violet
b. Beige
c. Mauve

9. You can’t have the blues in an office or a shopping mall.

10. Good places for the Blues:
a. The highway
b. The jailhouse
c. The empty bed

Bad places:
a. Ashrams
b. Gallery openings
c. Weekend in the Hamptons

11. No one will believe it’s the blues if you wear a suit,
unless you happen to be an old black man.

12. Do you have the right to sing the blues? Yes, if:
a. Your first name is a southern state–like Georgia
b. You’re blind
c. You shot a man in Memphis.
d. You can’t be satisfied.

No, if:
a. You were once blind but now can see.
b. You’re deaf
c. You have a trust fund.

13. Neither Julio Iglesias nor Barbara Streisand can sing the
blues.

14. If you ask for water and baby gives you gasoline, it’s the
blues.

Other blues beverages are:
a. Wine
b. Irish whiskey
c. Muddy water

Blues beverages are NOT:
a. Any mixed drink
b. Any wine kosher for Passover
c. Fruit smoothies (all flavors)

15. If it occurs in a cheap motel or a shotgun shack, it’s blues death. Stabbed in the back by a jealous lover is a blues way to die. So is the electric chair, substance abuse, or being denied treatment in an emergency room.

It is not a blues death, if you die during a liposuction treatment.

ha ha ha
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Forum Highlights


Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints: Queensclub
is out to get your info!!!


By jetset (jetset) on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 – 09:31 am:

If there are any real money players from this casino here they should be concerned about their privacy. And tell the casino management so.

This is what their email said:
“As a result of an ongoing marketing effort, over the past 18 months we have developed an extensive list of depositing players. We are currently looking to trade this list of players with other casinos or gambling related sites”


ed. note: This is a very serious situation that I hope is not proliferating throughout the online gaming community.

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Queensclub is out to get your info!!!

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World Gaming’s new software fizzles out by Spearmaster

It’s been some time since World Gaming, then known as Starnet, announced that they would be releasing a new downloadable version of their Beyond2000 software.

Back in August 2000, after a few delays, Starnet released the Java version of their much-hyped Beyond2000 gaming platform, which at that time was probably the best Java-based software on the market. They said that there would be a new downloadable package on the market shortly.

Many months later, still no new release. Skeptics were beginning to wonder if they would ever release a new download version, apparently delayed because of a number of factors including a company downsizing and obvious budget constraints owing to legal wrangles.

Well, on July 27, more than eleven months after the Java release, Starnet (which, months earlier, had changed its name to World Gaming) finally release Version 3.2 of their gaming platform, which included the first update to their downloadable software which was released way back in 1997.

Having eagerly awaited a look at this software, I downloaded their largest package, which included the full selection of games plus additional special effects and other enhancements.

The table games looked a lot better – but I had this distinct feeling that they were just copying other major manufacturers which had long since released much better software packages.

Especially irritating was the need to physically place a bet each time you wanted to play, rather than just hitting “Deal” and the software assuming you wanted to place the same bet. Only in Roulette and Craps was a “Same Bet” button available – but it still requires an extra click – an unbelievable oversight that it shares with rival Cryptologic.

They may think that this adds to the “realism” of the game but, being a bit more practical, this is just silly – not only does it slow the player down, it also reduces the rate at which a casino can conceivably earn revenues.

Included in the package was just one video poker game – Jacks or Better – which was a tremendous disappointment because the graphics were not particularly interesting, and the poor odds in the old version had not been modified.

Also included were two slots games which clearly lacked inspiration – one got more of a sense of playing an old Nintendo game rather than a slot machine.

No matter what they think, “realism” is not something that people are looking for when they play online, except perhaps with slot reels. It is simply impossible to duplicate the feel of chips in one’s hand, smooth felt tables, and a beer in one’s hand (unless you brought one from your own refrigerator).

Only Microgaming and RTG seem to have realized this fact – and optimized their games for fast play and clear, crisp graphics.

Granted, World Gaming has some advantages over some of its competitors – bingo games, live horse racing, and of course its well-known sportsbook software. None of these, however, are integrated into the download product other than a bare interface which, when clicked on, sends your browser to the correct page.

But these are minor oversights. What is most disappointing about this casino software is the lack of new games – in fact some seem to have actually disappeared – as well as the appearance of an unfinished product.

Once the dominant software product on the market, Starnet/World Gaming’s bubble has clearly burst. While they should continue to be around for a while, and enjoy reasonably good revenues from their sportsbook product, it appears that they have lost their focus on the huge casino gaming market.

A really sad situation this is. I was hoping for a superior product that would reinvigorate the competition in the casino gaming market. Instead, we are stuck with old, rehashed software – and with Boss Media still exceedingly slow in releasing new games, that only leaves three major competitors in the market who provide a wide range of games – on of which has a product that I just cannot get comfortable with, and another which does not have progressives… and whose licensees are currently under extreme pressure because of poor management decisions – and the third still seemingly unresponsive to public concerns and comments despite promising to resolve that situation some months ago.

Some of you will still enjoy the new version of the software, don’t get me wrong. I actually enjoy playing the table games, but I do not have the patience to keep placing chips each time I want to play.

Manufacturers, listen up. Casino operators, listen up.

If you want this industry to continue its fast growth, you have to:
* Release new games regularly
* Be responsive to customer concerns
* Use common sense when programming the user interface
* Focus on building a better wheel than trying to hawk the one you already have
* Replace the existing bonus system with a strong loyalty program
* Pay winnings efficiently and without hassle
* Create multilingual software and websites

Your time is limited. I am certain that when the Vegas casinos come online, your revenues will greatly suffer unless you do all of these things to build brand awareness and loyalty – and seek new markets for your products as well.

Otherwise, you might as well pack it up now.

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Online Gambling Information and News. He writes various articles from both player and operator perspectives of the Online Gambling industry for his site as well as the GamblingNewsletter and The Prescription.

His site can be found at Got2bet.com

Do you have an article you’d like to see published? Email me for writer’s guidelines.

9 August 2001 – Issue #79

Dear Reader,

Oops, it’s Friday. Sorry, but I got caught in a time warp this week, and my
dog ate my homework. Hah!
Oh, I am such the rogue! I spent a day this week swimming and relaxing with
my family. It
set me back a day.

Oh well, such is life.

I hope this newsletter finds you in good health and in good spirits.

Belatedly yours,

Bryan

NEW AT CASINOMEISTER!

Forum Changes:

If you haven’t noticed already, there have been some minor changes to the forum which I think you’ll really appreciate.

Casinomeister’s forum has been up and running for over three years — which ain’t bad. It also gets a fair amount of traffic — which is good since this keeps the online casinos that might stray from the path of righteousness in line. Posters are free to say what they want to say.

But now, in order to read messages — you gotta login, which is no big deal. The reason? So many people use the forum as their soapbox — and rightly so, there should be a certain controlling factor in the background; me.

There are many, many, many, unscrupulous people in this business, and if people are ranting and raving about getting ripped off, these unscrupulous people may take action. Remember how the Golden Palace sent their goon squad after Steve A. last year? So if they (the evil ones) want to read your messages, they gotta log in.

So anyway, if you want to enter the forum, take two or three seconds and login. If you are not registered — do so — it’s worth the 90 second hassle. And there is a link that shows you who is online in the forum now! Our Forum

Casinomeister News:

If you haven’t done so yet, check out our news section. Truly the best in online casino news! Now updated weekly!

All the news that’s fit to print!

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Listen to my Radio Show!!!

If you haven’t listened to this week’s show, you’re missing out!!!
* Online Casino Spam Marketers
* Online Casino Critique
* I give away a $30 Kiwi Casino Account
* Lots more!!!
What are you waiting for?!

http://www.casinogazette.com Channel One

So “Who Wants to be a Casinomeister?

Congrats to Ted Murata, our winner this month. $250 has been placed in your Prestige Casino account!

Next contest to begin 15 August!!
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This Week’s Humor

A woman was sitting at a bar enjoying a cocktail after work one night, when the bar door opened and the most gorgeous hunk of a man she had ever seen entered.

He was tall, muscular, and handsome, with thick dark hair and beautiful, sparkling green eyes, and his every movement was so masculine and sensuous that the woman could not help but stare.

The man noticed that he was the object of the woman’s rapt attention, and with a sly, sexy smile, approached her. Blushing, she prepared to apologize for staring, but he leaned close and whispered in her ear.

“I’ll do anything,” he whispered in a deep, soft voice. “Anything, absolutely anything you want, anything you have ever fantasized, for fifty dollars. There’s just one condition…”

Trembling with anticipation, the woman asked him the condition. The man said, “You have to tell me what you want me to do in just three words.”

The women gazed into his hypnotic eyes, considering the proposition, then reached into her handbag and took out fifty dollars. She scribbled her address on a napkin, folded it around the cash, and pressed it into his waiting hand. She leaned over and whispered into his ear…

*insert drum roll here

“Clean… my… house.”

ha ha ha

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Forum Highlights


Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: $100,000 win


By 100kwinner (100kwinner) on Wednesday, August 08, 2001 – 08:12 am:

Thanks Jetset, some people sure do weave a complicated web! Perhaps I should hold my breath and hope that the new owners are a little bit more communicative?

I still have nothing from anyone associated with the casino except for one brief message from Sam asking me to let him “try and get some information”, although the OPA tells me they have made contact. It sure will be interesting to see what happens from now.


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16 August 2001 – Issue #80

Dear Reader,

Yes, it’s hot! The dog days of summer, endlich! It’s in the 30s finally (90s for you Fahrenheit boys and girls) and I can finally sweat comfortably. It’s rough living in a cold climate country when you’re used to basking in the hot desert sun, or toting machine guns through steamy Central American jungles. But then again, that’s another story.

I hope this newsletter finds you in good health and in chillin’ spirits.

Sweatingly yours,

Bryan

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But now, in order to read messages — you gotta login, which is no big deal. The reason? So many people use the forum as their soapbox — and rightly so, there should be a certain controlling factor in the background; me.

There are many, many, many, unscrupulous people in this business, and if people are ranting and raving about getting ripped off, these unscrupulous people may take action. Remember how the Golden Palace sent their goon squad after Steve A. last year? So if they (the evil ones) want to read your messages, they gotta log in.

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The pilot’s story was that he took off from Vegas, got lost, and spotted the Base just as he was about to run out of fuel. The Air Force started a full FBI background check on the pilot and held him overnight during the investigation. By the next day, they were finally convinced that the pilot really was lost and wasn’t a spy. They gassed up his airplane, gave him a terrifying “you-did-not-see-a-base” briefing, complete with threats of spending the rest of his life in prison, told him Vegas was that-a-way on such-and-such a heading, and sent him on his way.

The next day, to the total disbelief of the Air Force, the same Cessna showed up again. Once again, the MP’s surrounded the plane. . .only this time there were two people in the plane.

The same pilot jumped out and said, “Do anything you want to me, but my wife is in the plane and you have to tell her where I was last night.”

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23 August 2001 – Issue #81

Dear Reader,

Well, decisions, decisions. I gotta decide which Las Vegas convention to go to in October; either the Global Gaming Expo (1-3 October) or the World Gaming Congress (17-19 October). I’m leaning toward the GGE since there seems to be more Internet Casino involvement, but I could be wrong. Either way, I’m looking forward to going and won’t mind bumping into some of you while I’m there. I mean, that’s why I’m going, right? So if you plan to be there, let me know and maybe we can slam a couple of beers, check out the buffets and waste our hard earned money at the slot machines.

And if anyone can get me a good deal for a room at the Four Seasons, I’d be most obliged.

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The other drunk stops and looks at his drunk friend. “You’re wrong, that’s not the moon, that’s the sun.”

They began to argue when they come upon another drunk. They asked, “Sir, could you please help settle our argument? Tell us what that thing is up in the sky that’s shining. Is it the moon or the sun?”

The third drunk looked at the sky and said, “Sorry, I don’t live around here.”

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By moffett (moffett) on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 – 02:24 am:

I wish that casinomeister would investigate Atlantic Interbet casino. They seem to be in dire financial straights. For most of this year they have been conducting an ‘audit’ which has resulted in the delays of payments to customers for 2 to 3 MONTHS!! Even those who have been members for years and received payments in the past have been subject to this alleged audit. In mid June, most players that had been awaiting payments for up to 3 months FINALLY received their checks. Now it again appears that they are in the midst of another (or perhaps the same?) ‘audit’. Players that withdrew funds in June are again being told the same lies about the checks being delayed due to fraudulent activity and investigations. Again, these are well established players at AIB and have already had their identities verified previously. All of this at a MINIMUM cost of $7 per check request! And that is not by overnight service either, just regular US registered mail delivery (fedex and wire transfer is much more expensive and not processed any faster).

Combine this with other recent developments at AIB and people should be VERY wary about playing there. Over the past few months, they have instituted rules which will no longer allow players to change seats during a tournament (claiming it will prevent cheating), but what it does is force a player to continue playing at a cold machine or drop out. Couple that with the other new rule that says if there are fewer than 5 players who finish a tournament, the ‘prizes’ are cut in half (and they have already been cut way back in recent months). Recently, they fired at least two of their tournament directors (with only a few hours notice, btw) as ‘cost cutting measures’. They completely eliminated cash blue light specials. If you win free spins in a tournament, you must use them immediately and cannot bank them any longer. The latest rule is that you must join a tournament within 5 minutes of the tournament director’s start time (which can be up to + or – 5 mins from your clock!) or you can’t play. Coincidentally (?) this cuts down on the number of initial players and increases the likelyhood of having few enough players at the end of the tournament to declare 1/2 prizes. And, to top it all off, they no longer have any programmers to fix all of the broken tournament games (blackjack, red dog, paigow, etc etc etc) or the 7 card stud poker room that has been ‘being fixed’ for more than a year now. Probably more cost cutting measures.

Another interesting fact is that their nightly prize drawing seems to only be won once in every 6 or so weeks. Usually the names drawn are ‘players’ that none of the regulars has ever seen or heard of. Some regular players have never been drawn either as winners or ‘offline’ winners (a.k.a loser). There have been no large jackpots won on any of the progressive machines in quite some time either. Their ‘recent winners’ link on the website shows about a dozen big winners, most of whom had their wins at least a year or more ago (the majority of them haven’t played there for almost that long as well). Some players even believe that some of the games there are less than legitimate, at least one of whom left because of his disgust with the consitently ‘lucky’ dealers.

The latest scam is the Coral Club, which promises first class benefits, etc. but really doesn’t deliver. Membership is by application only and the qualifications are simple (but not revealed to applicants): You must deposit frequently AND lose consistently. If not, then they aren’t interested in you. As a reward you get exclusive tournaments that are frequently cancelled due to lack of interest (and they are usually the games with the worst odds in the place to boot, like Pirates Poker a.k.a Caribbean Stud). Don’t expect to get your money any quicker if you’re a Coral Club member though. You’ll be waiting just as long as the regular players (some benefit huh?).

Its quite unfortunate really, the software and atmosphere was really great for a while, as were most of the people. Then the management apparently decided they needed to make more money and essentially ruined the place. They don’t even have a TOLL number to call for questions/support, let alone a toll free number. Everything has to be done thru email. If you value your money, stay away from this casino! Someone needs to take a serious look at this place and their financial situation and report back to the unsuspecting internet community. I urge Casinomeister to do so as quickly as possible.


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“How to Get a Gambling Edge” by Jerry Patterson

How to Get An Edge by understanding the Eight Key Decisions which are part of each of your Casino

Gambling Sessions: Excerpted from Chapter 2 of Casino Gambling by Jerry Patterson

If you’re flat betting, i.e., betting the same amount on each hand, roll of the dice, or spin of the wheel, you get an edge by winning more bets than you lose.If you’re varying your bet size, you get an edge by knowing when you enter the advantage arena and when to increase your bet. Understand these eight key decisions which you make in each of your casino gambling sessions, and you will take giant steps towards grabbing an edge every time you play.I suggest taking some time to read this page and/or bookmarking it for later return. Time management and money management are the keys for ascending to the advantage arena, for staying there, and for any short-term approach to a potential winning casino gambling session. I like to express this idea as eight decisions that you make in conjunction with each gambling session.

Making these decisions will establish the discipline that most gamblers lack, but most winning gamblers possess – the discipline to Get The Edge! They are:? Decision 1: To play or not to play; Decision 2: Which game to play; Decision 3: Which casino to play; Decision 4: Which table to play; Decision 5: Betting unit size and tactics for increasing the bet; Decision 6: When to leave the table; Decision 7: When to leave the casino; Decision 8: When to terminate the casino session.

Taken together, these eight decisions constitute a Plan Of Action for your gambling trip (if you’re traveling to a remote location like Las Vegas) and your gambling sessions. You should think about each one before leaving home and/or before each gambling session, and write down your thoughts on each decision. I recommend that you use a small pocket notebook and write down your thinking on each of these decisions before you play. But even if you don’t write down your decisions, think about them. You will find that this mental preparation to become “mentally ready” will contribute to and enhance your winnings or minimize your losses during the inevitable losing sessions. Let’s examine each decision in detail.

Decision 1: To Play Or Not To Play.
Ask yourself three questions before you leave home for the casino, or before you leave your hotel room for a session:

1. Am I tired?
2. Am I emotionally upset?
3. Do I have a plan of action of this session?

If you answered yes to either of the first two, you should seriously consider not playing at this time because your risk of losing is high. Or, if you play, reduce your bet size, or have some fun with the quarter video poker machines. The casinos will always be there; go when your energy level is normal or high and you are mentally ready to exercise the discipline to win. Tired or emotionally upset gamblers risk losing their discipline to stick with a plan of action; if this happens, you are usually beaten before you start.The third question above regarding the plan of action is, essentially, consciously making these eight decisions. As noted earlier, you should document each one, but even if you don’t, think through each one before your session.

Decision 2: Which Game To Play
Most gamblers have a favorite game which they spend the majority of their session time playing. Blackjack is the most popular followed by craps, roulette and baccarat. Reading this book probably indicates that you are interested in learning to play and win at one or more of these popular casino table games.

Choose the game you feel at which you have the best chance of winning, or the game you have practiced at home and prepared for. If you decide to play more than one game, allocate the time you plan to spend on each. For example, you may be a good blackjack player and plan to spend an hour or so playing blackjack, and then hit the craps tables to practice and/or execute your controlled throw. This all sounds mundane, but it’s important to think it though before your session. The idea is to establish discipline.

Decision 3: Which Casino To Play
If you have a choice of casinos, choose one with the greater number of tables and the less crowded conditions. For blackjack, the more tables you can scout, the more chance you’ll have of finding a player-favorable game. The same goes for roulette — more tables equals a greater chance of finding a dealer signature or power sector. If you’re playing craps, you want to find uncrowded tables in which you can get more turns with the dice to practice and/or execute your controlled throw and gain the edge over the casino.If you live close to a casino location and play often, you should assess the conditions at your local casinos; find out which times are best to play within your own playing constraints.

An Important Note to Internet Casino Players: I recommend choosing a casino which deals its games using genuine random numbers, not pseudo random numbers. For a definition and description of random numbers used by online casinos, refer to my Free Special Report: Internet Casinos — Possibilities And Pitfalls.

Decision 4: Which Table To Play

Are you going to use blackjack’s winning factors to scout for and find player-favorable games (Casino Gambling, Chapter 7)? Are you going to scout for a power sector at roulette (Casino Gambling, Chapter 17)? Or practice your controlled throw (Casino Gambling, Chapter 12)? This decision ties into which game to play, but keeping it as separate decision in your winning paradigm is a key part of your approach to the discipline I’m stressing in this chapter. The idea is to make a conscious decision and NOT, as most gamblers do, enter a table at random; i.e., any table with an open seat or open spot.

Decision 5: Betting Unit Size and Tactics for Increasing the BetMaking this decision starts with a basic money management policy – the size of your bankroll and the number of units into which you break it. I recommend a 100-unit bankroll, but I realize that aggressive gamblers will go for 50 and some even less. I know gamblers who leave home with a couple of hundred dollars and bet with $5 and $10 units (a 40-unit or 20-unit roll). The fewer the units you break your bankroll into, the higher the risk of tapping out, so it’s best to accumulate a 100- or at least a 50-unit bankroll before you take off for the casinos.If you’ve been gambling a while and read other books, you’ve read this policy elsewhere, but it’s important enough to repeat here: Establish a gambling bankroll with money you can afford to lose and then set it aside for strict use at the tables. Once you’ve defined your unit size, think about the level of risk you wish to take in raising your bet. Are you aggressive? Do you want to go for the jugular when you get into a hot game? Or play it conservative settling for less of a win, but not giving back a whole lot when you do get ahead, or not losing as much when things don’t break your way? Now decide on which betting strategy you are going to employ. I recommend choosing one in this book, but if you’re a recreational gambler and have your own betting strategy which has worked well for you over the years, by all means, use it.

Decision 6: When To Leave The Table
How do you know when it’s time to leave a table? Here are the three criteria to use:

1. Depart on a Game Breakdown ? In blackjack, if you find yourself playing into a strong dealer bias and losing most of your hands, it’s time to leave. Don’t wait for things to turn. Strong dealer biases can last for many shoes, some for hours. Get away quick; cut your losses short. ? In craps, if you’re having trouble in executing your controlled throw and suffering too many quick seven outs, its time to leave. ? If you’re playing for fun, remember Huey Mahl’s words of wisdom: “we are exposed to the vagaries of dice for very short periods in the overall scheme of things”. Anything can happen in the short term. The table may be in a losing trend and this losing trend could continue even though, in the long run, things will even out to the small house edge. If you don’t believe that craps tables exhibit trends, observe several games in your next session. You’ll see hot tables, cold tables and choppy tables. In roulette, if the power sectors are not sustaining and you are not hitting early on, call it off and move on to another game or take a break.

2. Depart on a Stop-loss
Part of this decision process is establishing a stop-loss which would apply to each table you enter. How many betting units will you lose before you quit playing and depart? I’ve discussed stop-loss considerations with each betting tactic described in this book. You need to review them and adopt the ones that fit the level of risk you are prepared to take.

3. Depart on a Stop-win
This is a concept which is foreign to many gamblers, but very important nonetheless. A stop-win is the opposite of a stop-loss. A stop-win can occur in one of two ways: (1) you have set a win goal for this session and accomplished that goal; (2) you’re in a hot game and have experienced a nice win; you’ve set a trailing stop-loss and have moved it up as you continued to win; the trailing stop-loss is triggered and you depart on a stop-win.

Decision 7: When To Leave The Casino If you have a choice of casinos in the casino location you find yourself in, leave when the tables are crowded and you have difficulty finding a winning table in blackjack, or a craps table where you can get the dice quickly or a roulette table where power sectors are hitting. Go to a casino with better conditions. I live near Atlantic City and enjoy wonderful conditions: eleven casinos within a one and a half mile section along the famous boardwalk. So I have no problem in changing casinos. Atlantic City offers the best playing conditions in the world especially if you like to walk. No auto traffic; bike traffic only between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.; just fresh air and a beautiful ocean. And plenty of games to choose from — hundreds of blackjack tables and dozens of craps and roulette tables. Sure the Vegas Strip compares favorably, but there is the traffic to contend with whether you are walking or driving. Downtown Vegas offers good conditions but fewer tables to choose from. If you’re locked in to a one-casino location, be careful. If playing conditions are bad, keep your bet sizes small and respect your stop-losses. Keep in mind that every unit you save, every unit you don’t lose, looks that much better especially after a losing session because you’ve cut your losses short. Never give back a win when you’re confronted by poor playing conditions. This is the time to go to the Video Poker machines and have some fun playing with quarters.

Decision 8: When To Terminate The Casino Session
There are three good reasons to terminate a gambling session:

1. You have reached the limit of your optimal session time. You need a break to keep your perspective and your control. I have found that, in many years of working with my gambling students, optimal session time is around 90 minutes. Give it a try.

2. Fatigue; you are just plain tired and this is affecting your judgment and play.

3. Serious loss. For example, you lost your discipline and dropped a session bankroll at one table. Don’t dig for more money. Leave and take a break. Assess the situation.We call these eight decisions a winning paradigm; taken together, they constitute a plan of action for your casino trip and/or session. I suggest cutting and pasting this page into a Word Processor document and then printing it out for study and use. Better yet, purchase Casino Gambling and read Chapter 2; there’s more good advice therein besides these eight decisions.

Best of luck!
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30 August 2001 – Issue #82

Dear Reader,

Well, Viva Las Vegas! I’ve made my decision and I’m going to the Global Gaming Expo. Yessirie, I’ll be there. Just look for some guy floating around with a dazed look on his face and that will be me. I’m really looking forward to the buffets and perhaps this time I’ll ride the roller coaster at New York, NY and maybe I’ll go punch a clown at Circus Circus. Looking forward to meeting some of you there!

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After she ordered her drink she turned to the cowboy and asked him, “Are you a real cowboy?”

“Well, I have spent my whole life on the ranch herding cows, breaking horses, mending fences… I guess I am,” replied the cowboy.

After a short while he asked her what she was. “I’ve never been on a ranch so I’m not a cowboy,” said the young woman, “but I am a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about women. As soon as I get up in the morning I think of women. When I eat, shower, watch TV, everything seems to make me think of women.”

A short while later she left and the cowboy ordered another drink. A couple sat down next to him and asked, “Are you a real cowboy?”

“I always thought I was, but I just found out that I’m a lesbian.”

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: Atlantic Interbet major financial problems?


By aibsupport (aibsupport) on Friday, August 24, 2001 – 06:15 pm:

Although we do not have anyone registered under the name “moffet” in our database, based on the detail of this person’s complaint and the ambiguous references, we can assume that this is one of the customer support representatives that was fired last month (the statement regarding how much time was given before the two reps were released is an indicator in our eyes). Anyone who has ever owned a business realizes the exposure that one is subjected to when releasing an employee.

The statement alluding to the “dire straits” of Atlantic Interbet couldn’t be farther from the truth. While it is true that many accounts have been audited due to a string of fraudulent activity, Atlantic Interbet is proud of its record in handling these matters. While some other casinos simply locked out the entire country of Denmark, we chose instead to investigate each account individually, to see if their credit cards were in a number set that could be matched with fraudulent accounts. This was and continues to be a time consuming effort, but we feel that in the end, it is our players who will benefit from our due diligence. It is our commitment to serve our players and to honor their play. Some checks were delayed, and we have been brutally candid in relaying this information to the players, comping many for their patience and understanding. We value the players above all else, and without them, we would not have been voted #1 Best Casino Software in this year’s Casino Player Magazine “Best of Online Gaming” issue.

The other “complaints” listed are utterly ridiculous:
They are simply statements of our rule changes in our tournament play. Only players who have played in our tournaments can understand what “moffet” is talking about. We are truly unique in that we offer tournament play all-day long. Throughout the day, any player can enter a tournament, for free, and win additional prize money for placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Is it wrong to cancel a tournament if the minimum of 5 people playing in a tournament is not met?? Sometimes, 3:00pm is not a popular time, and that minimum is not met. That tournament is then cancelled. We also award “free-spins” for some 3rd place wins. We now insist that the players use these spins while they are online. Up until this policy change, some players had been “banking” these free spins, and some had not made a deposit in our casino for OVER A YEAR!! They had been using the free-spins and making monthly withdrawals. This also explains the assertion of our Coral Club being “a scam”. Although we do have a proprietary formula for determining an acceptance or denial from our Coral Club (an Atlantic Interbet exclusive reward club for loyal players) we feel obliged at this time to inform everyone of two of the criteria.

1) Publicly noted: A player must be registered for at least 6 months.

2) Proprietary: A player must have made at least 1 deposit (after their initial sign-on bonus was awarded).

Due to our excellent payout percentages, combined with our tournament offerings, this rule was put in place to prevent professional gamblers from drawing a regular salary from us (as a few had been).

Atlantic Interbet now has more active players than ever before. We feel that is reprehensible for the Editor to make such slanderous ending footnotes. It is an affront to unbiased journalism and where once we considered casinomeister to be a fair judge, we now see rash and cocky judgments with no regard for the facts. We would expect an apology for such an irresponsible statement as was made by the editor as an endnote:

“I guess many of them have abandoned this casino. Anyone care to comment?”

CasinoMeister’s Editor’s note is both ignorant and misleading. We expect more from a site that players go to for reliable information regarding where they can take their gaming money securely and with confidence. We hope the editor will give equal time to this response in the CasinoMesiter Newsletter.

Atlantic Interbet is now in its 3rd year of operation and continues to be one of the most reliable and trustworthy casinos on the internet. There are some bigger casinos, but none are more fair.
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end of posting.

Here is my response:

Dear AIBsupport,

My comments “reprehensible”??

Whoa, slow down here for just a minute, support. What I did was make an observance that AIB players had used Casinomeister’s forum for many heated discussions in the past. For the past several months these discussion threads have lain dormant; thus my comment “Our forum was a hotspot for AIB players for awhile. I guess many of them have abandoned this casino. Anyone care to comment?”

This was not rash, cocky, nor slanderous. And I’d recommend checking out the term “slanderous” before tossing that statement around.

And how dare you come to my forum and bash me after I’ve taken the time to notify you whenever YOUR players come here and complain about YOUR casino. I do this as a courtesy to you, support. You have got a lot of nerve to make such a post that drips with subjective emotionalism, “ignorant and misleading”, “affront to unbiased journalism”?

That’s the last time I make any effort to contact you when any negative comments are made here.

Expect an apology? For what, may I ask?

Yeah, you can expect equal time for this in our newsletter, and on my radio show. You can bet on it AIB.

Bryan

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5 September 2001 – Issue #83

Dear Reader,

Well, another week has gone by. And thinking that it was just another boring week, I was taken by surprise but the dubious undertaking of Bringmeluck.com. If you haven’t heard, well let me fill you in.

A couple of days ago, it was brought to my attention that Bringmeluck.com was displaying several “approval” banners on their awards page: the OPA’s, IGC’s, Internet Gaming Commission’s, and Safebet’s, to which they are not members of. I contacted these organizations informing them about this misuse of “approval” banners. I also made a screenshot of the awards page and placed it in our rogue casino section Bringmeluck.com scrambled to take the banners down and denied ever having them posted (but I made the screenshot, ha!).

And then they accused me of trying to scam them.

Yesterday, I received about 150 emails from porno sites, congratulating me on subscribing to their sites/newsletters. Some of these emails included the IP address of the person who submitted the subscription. I traced the IP address, and guess what, it’s from the same server that hosts Bringmeluck.com.

If you would like to read the exchange of emails I had with Justin Phillips at Bringmeluck.com, you can check out the forum. They’re posted under “Casinomeister’s Warnings” You can also hear about it via my radio program at Casinogazetteradio http://www.casinogazetteradio.com Channel 1.

Should I say “busted”?

Bustingly yours,

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This Week’s Humor

Three turtles, Joe, Steve, and Poncho, decide to go on a picnic. So, Joe packs the picnic basket with cookies, bottled beer, and sandwiches. The trouble is, the picnic site is, 10 miles away, so the turtles take 10 whole days to get there. By the time they do arrive, everyone’s beat.

Joe takes the stuff out of the basket, one by one. He takes out the beers and says, “Alright, Steve, gimme the bottle opener.”

“I didn’t bring the bottle opener,” Steve says. ‘I thought you packed it.”

Joe gets worried. He turns to Poncho. “Poncho, do you have the bottle opener?”

Naturally, Poncho doesn’t have it, so the turtles are stuck ten miles away from home without beer. Joe & Steve beg Poncho to turn back home and retrieve it, but Poncho flatly refuses, knowing that they’ll eat everything by the time he gets back.

Somehow, after about two hours, the turtles manage to convince Poncho to go, swearing on their great-grand turtles’ graves that they won’t touch the food. So, Poncho sets off down the road, slow and steadily.

Twenty days pass, but no Poncho. Joe and Steve are hungry and puzzled, but a promise is a promise. Another day passes and still no Poncho, but a promise is a promise. After three more days pass without Poncho in sight, Steve starts getting restless.

“I NEED FOOD!” he says with a hint of dementia in his voice.

“NO!” Joe retorts. “We promised.”

Five more days pass and the two are near starvation. Near death, the two turtles weakly lift the lid to get a sandwich. As they open their mouths to eat, Poncho pops out behind a rock, and says, “Just for that, I’m not going!”

ha ha ha

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: Stay away from Topcardcasino!


By dave_r (dave_r) on Thursday, September 06, 2001 – 03:18 am:

Its a Golden Palace affiliate. Stay far away!!!
Bill from The GamemasterOnline has a radio show on Casinogazette.com and recently recommended this casino’s blackjack game. The odds are fantastic, providing the game is not rigged. The house has only a .06% house advantage over the player. (With optimal strategy)

The problem is if you win there, you can’t be sure they’ll pay you. Back in May of 2000, Golden Palace and its affiliated casinos decided to seize winnings from LEGITIMATE members, simply because they took advantage of the casino(s) promotions too often. These players followed all of GP’s rules and regulations, and there was no condition restricting the number of times a player could take advantage of a promo. But since GP claimed these players violated the “spirit” of these promos, GP decided to steal the players money. (Collectively, the total $ amount was greater than 100K, yet GP decided to lie about the total amount, claiming it was only 15K) If a player used promos at more than 1 GP casino (either GP or an affiliate) at a time, the player was considered a bonus abuser. There was NO such restriction in the rules, and there was NO way for players to know that one casino was affiliated with the other. Many of these players STILL have not been paid. After the scandal, GP and all its affiliates changed from Microgaming to proprietary software. New terms and conditions were advertised with all promos. This included new wagering requirements.

From August 2000 until now, GP has payed legit winners. I know many people who now constantly take advantage of promos without a problem (although they do have an unwritten 4 casino rule: play promos at more than 4 at one time, and they seize your money again.)

Unless you’re an advantage player, there’s no reason in the world to play at these casinos, since theres no telling when they’ll steal again.

Advantage players can be successful GP casinos. GP is still offering some of the best bonuses on the net (Their July 4 and Labor Day Promo gave players a 25% bonus up to $10,000 with 4x Deposit + 4 x bonus (7xD+7xB for blackjack). By playing the min requirements and cashing out, these players have a good shot at walking away with a profit.


Ed note: Oh my, a Golden Palace thread in the making? Oh my!
Stay away from Topcardcasino!

20 September 2001 – Issue #84

Dear Reader,

If you were wondering where last week’s newsletter was, well there wasn’t one. I had taken my family to Mallorca, planning to “get away from it all”, but now-a-days, that’s impossible. We were to fly a day after the tragedy struck in the States; our tickets and rooms were booked and paid for, but we really didn’t have any eagerness to go. It wasn’t only the trepidation of putting my family in some sort of jeopardy away from home, imagined or real, but the thought of pretending to enjoy myself didn’t please me too well. I’d rather stay home and work. But we went anyway. Life goes on and sometimes you need a break.

I seriously thought that security at the airports would be tighter. We flew from N�rnberg to Palma and back, and not once did anyone look at my passport. My hand carry-ons were searched in Germany, but on the way back from Spain, I was able to walk through the metal detectors wearing a watch, wallet (full of change), and anything else that was setting off the buzzers. They didn’t care. They just waved me on; too much of a hassle to search everyone and everything, I guess. What a slap in the face.

Like most Americans, or perhaps I should rephrase this, like most people who are affected by the tragedy, actually or vicariously, I really couldn’t sleep for days. The image of the exploding buildings kept repeating itself ad nauseam in my mind; the images of families visiting the towers, people with their children, workers joking to their friends over the phone, passengers settling in for a long flight across the states, smiling at a stewardess; and then our world explodes and comes crashing down. And we were all helpless–all we could do was watch, hoping that we would wake up and it was not real.

The last time I felt this “helplessness,” this vicarious pain, was months after the gulf war when my mind had time to regurgitate some of the things that I saw there. I witnessed two American tanks blasted by shoulder fired rocket launchers, the closest one was about 50 meters away. The night bombings that were relentless and predictable, pounding the Iraqis night after night after night. And lastly the aftermath, the result of people killing each other, the culmination of chaos. I have peered into the abyss trying to turn away, but you can’t. My mind reeled over this for years.

But in that war, we were fighting soldiers. The enemy was identifiable and easily targeted. We were just as easily identifiable, but better equipped, fed, and trained.

It’s a bit different now. We are not soldiers (at least most of us not), and we are all targeted. It’s not only Americans, but Canadians, Chinese, Dutch, Nigerians, Germans, Jews, Palestinians, Muslims, Christians, Wiccans, and anybody else who lives and breathes in this global community who are affected. We are all affected and targeted by forces that are beyond our control; thus the feelings of helplessness.

Solutions? Talk about it. Feel like crying? Cry. Try to help others who were hurt by making donations of some kind. Instead of making a deposit at Intercasino or Pharaohs this week, make a deposit at the Red Cross. And understand that life does and will go on.

Peace,

Complaints? Kudos? Please let me know
Bryan Bailey
Webmeister
Casinomeister

28 September 2001 – Issue #85

Dear Reader,

Well, Las Vegas here I come…and get this: the last train that leaves for Frankfurt (where I fly out from) that gets me to the airport on time leaves at 1100 PM and arrives at the airport at 4 in the morning; this is right on time for my 1000 am flight! Sheesh! When I arrive in the states, I’ll be fresh and at my wittiest NOT. So if you are planning to meet me at the airport in Vegas on Sunday (flight AA710 ), please bring me a beer. But then, you probably don’t know what I look like, so I guess you should look for the tall American-looking guy and give him a beer. In case it’s me, I’ll be thankful.

Thankfully yours,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

And now for the humor……

An eighty year old man was having an annual physical. As
the doctor was listening to his heart with the stethoscope,
he began muttering, “Oh oh !”
The man asked the doctor what the problem was.
“Well,” said the doc, “you have a serious heart murmur. Do
you smoke?”
“No”, replied the man.
“Do you drink in excess?
“No.” replied the man.
“Do you have a sex life?”
“Yes, I do!”
“Well,” said the doc, “I’m afraid with this heart murmur, you’ll have to give up half your sex life.”
Looking perplexed, the old man said, “Which half…the LOOKING or the THINKING?”

ha ha

and one more….

It was the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florist’s son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said, “I bet I know what it is? Flowers.”

“That’s right” the boy said, “but how did you know?”

“Oh, just a wild guess,” she said.

The next pupil was the sweet shop owner’s daughter. The teacher held her gift overhead, shook it, and said, “I bet I can guess what it is? A box of sweets.”

“That’s right, but how did you know?” asked the girl.

“Oh, just a wild guess,” said the teacher.

The next gift was from the son of the liquor store owner. The teacher held the package overhead, but it was leaking. She touched a drop of the leakage with her finger and put it to her tongue. “Is it wine?” she asked.

“No,” the boy replied, with some excitement.

The teacher repeated the process, tasting a larger drop of the leakage. “Is it champagne?” she asked.

“No,” the boy replied, with more excitement.

The teacher took one more big taste before declaring, “I give up, what is it?”

With great glee, the boy replied, “It’s a puppy!”

ha ha ha

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Forum Highlights

Oops, a spammer’s scheme backfires!
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Casinomeister’s Forum: Casino Industry Discussion: New Site:
Winner.com is quite impressive


By opa_mary on Wednesday, September 26, 2001 – 12:12 am:

I visited winner.com

It advertises for Casino Bar, which is a known ripoff joint. “gamemeister” if you want to have any credibility you should research your advertisers by reading archives on this site and others, and communicating with your fellow webmeisters.Failing that, you’ll be on the OPA “Not Recommended” list. Don’t even bother trying to defend Casino Bar here; the posts against it are consistent and numerous, plus, they use truly crappy software.

Try playing it yourself with $100 and betting on one number
in roulette. It won’t come up.
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Find out what’s up with dat here!
Shills get busted out in the forum

Online Fraud – what are the ramifications? By Spearmaster

Feature Article (from the archives)

One of the most sensitive topics being discussed in the online casino industry today is fraud, and what’s being done to prevent and combat such unscrupulous activities.

There have been numerous rumors bandied about claiming the existence of a blacklist of players who defraud casinos – and similarly, there are public discussions about casinos who defraud players out of their money.

The fact of the matter is, both sides have unscrupulous people whose only intent is to grab as much as they can before they get caught. And when caught, they plead innocence and decry the existence of such ridiculous lists.

Recently, one casino managers’ group was caught out when a player received a letter from a casino claiming that they were on a blacklist. Yet, when this player checked with other members of the association, these members claimed that the player was not on such a list – that is, until the name was added shortly after the fact.

The alleged reason? Online bonus abuse.

Bonus abuse is a term which is interpreted in different ways by different people. Some say that bonus abuse is the act of obtaining a bonus and trying to cash it out without meeting the terms and conditions of the bonus.

Others say that bonus abuse is when a player meets the terms and conditions of a bonus to a tee – that is to say, they only gamble the absolute minimum required to earn a bonus.

It is apparently the latter definition which caused this player to be put on the so-called blacklist. Which raises the question: If one meets all the terms and conditions for obtaining a bonus, how can this be classified as abuse or fraud?

Let me make it plain and simple – all of you operators listen up, or else you will be (or already have been) placed on a list as well.

If a player meets the terms and conditions of the bonus, they can NOT be considered abusive or fraudulent.

If you don’t like that, either start being selective in granting bonuses, or don’t give out bonuses at all. That’s your right and your choice.

By being selective, I mean making sure that the bonus offer is specifically directed at the person for whom it was intended – and not making a general offer and then weeding out those which you do not want.

There are plenty of casinos online today that honor all the terms of the bonus – and there are many players that play by the rules as well.

If one were to take the first definition of bonus abuse, that where one obtains a bonus and then does not meet the terms and conditions, that surely must be considered fraud. And of course, those who charge back the amount deposited to their credit cards also deserve to be placed in a negative database, just as one who purchases an item and then charges back the amount of the purchase.

Time and time again similar charges are brought up by players who have essentially been defrauded by casino owners, and rightfully so. It’s just a matter of time before casinos who undertake such unethical activities will find themselves out of business.

There are other issues, such as the apparent posting of personal and confidential information on the Web, which have been brought up – clearly this should not be allowed or encouraged.

Players had better play by the rules too, however. Meet the terms and conditions for obtaining the bonus. Do NOT chargeback your losses – you lost fair and square, and you need to accept the consequences of your own actions.

If the current state of affairs continues, pretty soon there won’t be any opportunity for either side to make amends – and the Online Gambling industry will simply go bust.

P.S. – Shh – don’t tell anyone I wrote this article – I might end up on a list or in a negative database.

Spearmaster is the webmaster of Got2bet – Online Gambling 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 Got2bet.com

See you in Vegas, Spearmaster!

Do you have an article you’d like to see published? Email me for writer’s guidelines.

17 October 2001 – Issue #86

Dear Reader,

Well, I’m back from the Las Vegas Global Gaming Exposition, and all in one piece, mind you; back from the nickle machines, the nice waitresses, the shows (if you have a chance to check out the Blue Man Group you must go!). And what a pleasant stay it was in the NY, NY Hotel. Of course, the best part was meeting the people; Spearmaster, Hitmob, OPAMary, Wizard of Odds, and all the others I’ve been in contact with via the online casino world. It was a lot of fun.

And I was happy that I didn’t “donate” too much $ to the great Silver State. In fact, I nearly came out even when I left. But upon leaving Las Vegas, a state trooper gave me the opportunity to make a $140 donation. I guess he didn’t buy my excuse that I was used to driving on the Autobahn (but it’s true!). Oh well, easy come, easy go.

And it’s been a busy couple of weeks since I’ve been back. A lot has happened since then…major stuff in the news, GSS name change, Microgaming casino changeovers, US Online Gaming Prohibition bill struck down. Lot’s of stuff…stay tuned.

Informatively yours,

Bryan

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* Tips on how to be “cyber-screwed”. A-hem.
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This Week’s Humor

A priest is walking down the street one day when he notices a very small boy trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street.

However, the boy is very small and the doorbell is too high for him to reach.

After watching the boys efforts for some time, the priest moves closer to the boy’s position.

He steps smartly across the street, walks up behind the little fellow and, placing his hand kindly on the child’s shoulder leans over and gives the doorbell a solid ring.

Crouching down to the child’s level, the priest smiles benevolently and asks, “And now what, my little man?”

To which the boy replies, “Now we run!”

ha ha ha

Got any others? Post them in our forum! I’ll include a brief bio and link to your home page in this newsletter!

On a more serious note:

Miss America vs Miss Afghanistan (Author Unknown)
On the left is Katie Harmon, Miss America, wearing the swimsuit she chose for the competition. On the right is a typical Afghan girl, wearing the heavy smothering burqua as required by the oppressive Taliban regime.

Miss America is a junior at Portland State University, hoping to eventually get a Master’s degree in Bioethics.
Miss Afghanistan is forbidden from receiving any education at all, and cannot read or write.

Miss America has worked as a lab assistant at both the Oregon Health Sciences University and the University of Puget Sound.
Miss Afghanistan is forbidden from working.

Miss America’s father is an engineer. Her mother is a teacher.
Miss Afghanistan’s father was shot by a gang of Taliban militants. Her mother begs for bread scraps since she cannot work or remarry.

Miss America wowed the judges by singing a Puccini aria, “O Mio Babbino Caro”.
Miss Afghanistan is forbidden from singing or even listening to music of any kind.

Miss America will be traveling the nation nonstop during her reign.
Miss Afghanistan cannot leave her house without a male family member, cannot drive, and cannot be out after dark.

Miss America is an advocate for breast cancer research.
Miss Afghanistan cannot be treated by a male doctor, and for all practical purposes has no access to medical treatment of any kind.

Miss America can date, marry, or divorce anyone she chooses.
Miss Afghanistan will be stoned to death if caught in the company of a male outside of her family. She is likely to be sold into an arranged marriage to a man who already has two wives.

Miss America wears sunscreen on the beach to keep from burning.
Miss Afghanistan cannot live in a house with windows unless they are painted black. Since she must wear a burqua outside, her pale translucent skin has not seen a ray of sunlight in years.

Miss America could have been disqualified if her swimsuit did not meet pageant standards.
Miss Afghanistan can be flogged if the holes in the mesh covering her face are too large.

Miss America will decide how many children, if any, she wants to have.
Miss Afghanistan will be pregnant 3-4 times more often than Miss America. Unfortunately, her babies are 25 times more likely to die in the first year. One out of four will not see their 5th birthday.

Miss America is majoring in speech communications at PSU.
Miss Afghanistan is forbidden from speaking in public.

Miss America is 21. Since the U.S. life expectancy for women is 80, she’s still a very young woman. Miss Afghanistan is also 21. But since the life expectancy for an Afghan woman is 43, next year she will be “over-the-hill”. (Besides having a shockingly short life expectancy overall, Afghanistan is one of the only countries in the world in which women have a shorter life expectancy than men)

Miss America is a beautiful, intelligent woman and everyone knows it. Miss Afghanistan could be a beautiful, intelligent woman, … but nobody will ever know it.

God Bless Miss America
God Help Miss Afghanistan

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints: Playtech blackjack game


BBy dorrex (dorrex) on Wednesday, October 17, 2001 – 05:31 pm:

I would like you’re opinions on the laytech Blackjack game. I have played at Club Dice and Swiss casino and I wasn’t impressed with both of them. I lost at both casino’s very quickly making only 2 dollar bets. Losing streaks of 5-7 hand happen very frequently and I lost 90% of my doubling action. What would happen frequently the dealer would win 3-4 hand I would win 1-3 and then the dealer would win 3-4 and so on.

Basically every hundred dollars wagered my bankroll would always decrease, never go up. Fortunately they allow you to withdraw your deposit without wagering it or I would have lost big. at club dice I only lasted 150 hands and at Swiss casino I lasted 250 hands before I lost the $50 dollar bonus.

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So, what’s new in the Online Casino world?

Well to begin with, The Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001, a bill aiming to combat terrorism by cracking down on money laundering, was passed on the 16th of October in the U.S. House of Representatives with no provision regarding Internet gambling.

This provision provided quite a stir among the online gaming industry since it would have made it illegal for anyone residing in the US to receive funds from an Online Casino.

It’s on hold for now, but this is something everyone should be keeping their eye on. If you are a US citizen and enjoy playing at online casinos, it may behoove you to contact your representatives and let them know how you feel about this. Evidently, they are lumping together terrorists laundering money with the likes of Peggy Smith in Silver Springs Colorado, playing Wowpot at Colosseum Casino. Make yourself heard before it’s too late. http://www.house.gov/writerep/

GSS (Gamblingsoftware.com) has reemerged as Thrive Media. Many of you have probably forgotten the problems that players had with GSS last year. And GSS can be considered scoundrels of the online gaming industry. Their casinos (there is a list of them in our Rogue Casino section) are still being boycotted by the Online Players Association, and for good reasons.

But why the name change?

Well, perhaps the most often stated reasons businesses give for making such changes are:
1. The name / logo is stale. Everyone’s bored with it. (Read: The president is bored with it.)
2. The company needs to change with the times. (Read: The company has made a number of stupid moves and is in trouble, so the executives want to be seen to be ‘doing something’.)
3. The company is shifting into a completely unrelated field, and needs to be distanced from their past stance. (Hmmm, could this be it?)

I wonder what GSS’ excuse is?

Nevertheless, it has been reported that there is undeniable proof that Gamblingsoftware.com (GSS), created software that allows their casinos to offer Video Poker games that can be “rigged”. This is a story in development and everything will be disclosed on the next Gamemaster’s show at Casinogazette. GSS is a member of the IGC and you’ll hear what they have to say about it also. Stay tuned…

The “Rogue Casino” section Rogue Pit was created specifically with casinos like The Golden Palace in mind. The Golden Palace was the first casino entered there and for good reasons. I’ll refresh your memory.

The Golden Palace confiscated dozens of players accounts on the premise that they were “bonus abusers”. They were only playing bonuses and that was it. There were no “ifs” “ands” or “buts” and the casino became unresponsive (they never addressed any of my questions, nor did they make any attempt to answer any players complaints that were forwarded to them. But wait, there is more:

When the OPA got involved, Mark Francis, head of security, (who has a criminal record, mind you) called players at home and issued threats. Threats were made to Steve Adkins and his family members. Damage was done to property at his home. The reason that there are no postings about GP in our forum during this time period is that many members contacted me and insisted that I remove the threads because they feared for their safety. This coincided with Steve’s show on Casino Gazette and stopped when the OPA ceased making announcements about Golden Palace and affiliated sites.

When there was a flurry of complaints about this casino (Oct/November 2000) they switched from Microgaming to another gaming software developer, Cytech.

Unfortunately, several other Microgaming casinos have now switched over to the same developer, or Oddson (there seems to be some relationship here, but it’s not yet clear), and there is no clear indication that Golden Palace is associated with them. But I would proceed with caution dealing with the following casinos:
Silver Dollar Casino
English Harbor
Geisha Lounge
King Solomons
Lucky Liner
Microgaming is offering a $500,000 reward to anyone who provides evidence that their code is being used by other developers.

Something is not right here…

2 November 2001 – Issue #87

Dear Reader,

Well, I hope your Halloween wasn’t too eventful. Mine was very mellow since there are no “trick or treaters” in Germany. What a shame since I bought some Halloween candy when I was in the States. You know, the Smarties, Starbursts, and those funky triangular shaped orange, white, and yellow thing-candies. But I did watch a scary movie “Sleepy Hollow” (a decapitators love fest), carve a pumpkin, and bake and eat the seeds. Mmmmmm.

And they do celebrate All Saint’s Day, which is a holiday here (Bavaria) and that’s why there was no newsletter yesterday. And it was my little boy’s first birthday, so we were forced to eat all day and play with visiting toddlers (and relatives).

And if you haven’t had a chance to check out my spooky Halloween show, well it’s still up at Casino Gazette

And finally, the weekend is upon us and the weather is forcing us indoors (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) with the cold and longer hours of darkness. So many of us log in more hours in front of our computer screens (or TVs) and are adept to spending more time visiting online casinos, if that’s your bag, man. So, use your time wisely and check out all the things that this newsletter or Casinomeister has to offer.

Informatively yours,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

Four lessons of management: (ed. warning: there’s some naughty language used here!)

LESSON NUMBER ONE
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A rabbit saw the crow, and asked, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?” The crow answered, “Sure, why not?” So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Management Lesson: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be
sitting very, very high up.

LESSON NUMBER TWO
A turkey was chatting with a bull. “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, “but I haven’t got the energy.” “Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.” The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fortnight, there he was, proudly perched at the top of the tree, where he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out
of the tree.

Management Lesson: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won’t
keep you there.

LESSON NUMBER THREE
When the body was first made, all the parts wanted to be boss. The brain said, “I should be boss because I control the whole body’s responses and functions.” The feet said, “We should be boss as we carry the brain about and get him to where he wants to go.” The hands said, “We should be the boss because we do all the work and earn all the money.” And so it went on and on, with the heart, the lungs and the eyes, until finally the asshole spoke up. All the parts laughed at the idea of the asshole being the boss. So the asshole went on strike, blocked itself up and refused to work. Within a short time the eyes became crossed, the handsclenched, the feet twitched, the heart and lungs began to panic and the brain fevered. Eventually they all decided that the asshole should be the boss, so the motion was passed. All the other parts did all the work while the boss just sat and passed out the shit!

Management Lesson: You don’t need brains to be a boss – any asshole will do.

LESSON NUMBER FOUR
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Management Lessons:
1) Not everyone who drops shit on you is your enemy.
2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
3) And when you’re in deep shit, keep your mouth shut.

ha ha ha
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Forum Highlights

Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Players Association: Golden Palace Returns!


By jetset (jetset) on Thursday, November 01, 2001 – 07:32
am:

I think that spectators generally always seem to have the wisdom of hindsight.

Casinos come and go, and they can decline in the process. In other words a casino may pass a thorough and informed OPA scrutiny with flags flying but later go off the boil. When that happens the more reliable warning signs are probably in formal complaints against a particular operation from members, and I know of cases where the OPA has not hesitated to first warn and then expel offending casinos (players, too) which no longer meet the standards.

When a casino joins the OPA it is publicized to the membership and they have at that stage an opportunity to protest if they feel for sound and factual reasons that accepting that specific operation is a mistake. In my experience there have been few if any such objections. To me, that shows either total disinterest (I would hope not) or an acceptance that the OPA committee approval is
appropriate.

I believe you overstate your case against the OPA and I do not think your calls for a restructuring are justified. I did not take your words out of context – that is exactly what you said and I take issue with it.
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IGC CRITICISED OVER GSS

But will they do anything about it? 

Gambling Software Systems and the manner in which they conduct business has been a cause celebre in the industry for some time, but this month it spilled over and tainted the Interactive Gaming Council, too. The highly respected Gamemasteronline site took IGC to task for their apparent disinterest in GSS’s practices after he reported the results of extensive and thorough research and evaluation into the GSS games. That research produced irrefutable proof that Gamblingsoftware.com created software that allows their casinos to offer Video Poker games that can be “rigged”. At the same time, all of these casinos have the following statement on their Websites:

The odds offered at our casino are equal to what one would find in the world’s finest casinos: be it Las Vegas, Monte Carlo, Atlantic City, or Macao….Additionally, we make available to you the odds and pay out percentages of each game. Just ask. We guarantee that all of our games keep within the rules of play as established by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

The Gamemaster provided proof that on the rigged games these casinos do NOT “keep within the rules of play as established by the Nevada Gaming Commission.” Gamemaster pointed out to the IGC that that is clearly a false and misleading statement. Because GSS is a member of the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC), it should be honouring one of the sections in the IGC’s Code of Conduct which deals specifically with truth in advertising.

There has apparently been no indication that GSS has either changed its advertising or its dishonest practice on this issue, and that unfortunately will not burnish the image of the IGC.

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8 November 2001 – Issue #88

Dear Reader,

Well, one of the first things I did today was throw away Mr. Jack-o-Lantern who was looking pretty sorry sitting there on our front porch step. His face was all shrively and his once sharp evil fangs were bending inward like rubbery stale carrot sticks. At least it wasn’t warm enough to attract a bunch of bugs. And it was a little depressing knowing that this was an event that signifies the definite presence of fall; yep, throwing away the pumpkin.

It’s cold now and much darker. Time to start hibernating, gathering around our computer screens trying to keep warm. And Christmas is six weeks away…time to blow some money,hah. Hey, I just found out yesterday that I need a new TV to function properly with a new DVD player I just bought. What a crock of doo doo. Oh well, send me money.

Rambling yours,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

Subject: The Twins

A woman, who was pregnant with twins, got into a car accident and went into a coma… She was rushed to the hospital where doctors delivered her twins to save them. But as she was in a coma and her husband was overseas on business, her brother was the only one present to name her children.

When she came out of the coma, hours after arriving at the hospital and found out that her brother had named the twins, she was very worried. Her brother was not very bright, and she didn’t think he would have done a very good job of choosing her kids’ names.

When he came in to see her she asked, “So what names did you choose for my children?”

He replied, “The first born was a girl.” “Oh,” started the woman, “and what did you name her??”

“Denise,” answered her brother.

The woman was very surprised, and very pleased, “Hey, that’s not half bad!” She exclaimed to her brother. “And what did you name the second child?” She waited excitedly to hear the name her brother had chosen for the other child.

“Well, the next born was a boy,” her brother informed her.

“Yes, and what did you name him??” inquired the woman.

Replied the brother, “Denephew.”

Got any others? Post them in our forum! I’ll include a brief bio and link to your home page in this newsletter!

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints: The Casino Online Starts to Pay with Explanation


By ufojoe (ufojoe) on Thursday, November 08, 2001 – 05:23 am:

Hi,

I just heard from TCO. They have started to pay me the $7500 that they owe me. I just received my first $500 in my Pay Pal account. Hopefully, they will do this every week until I am paid in full, as promised.

Does their claim of problems with chargebacks seem legit? What are chargebacks? See below.

At least they are stepping up to the plate. I am satisfied for now.

Thanks to Safe Bet, IGC, OPA, Casino Meister and everybody here for your help.

Below is the email from TCO. They also gave me $25 from my inconvenience. I turned that into $104 and cashed out. I received that in my Pay Pay account the next day! I wish all payouts were that quick.

Take care,
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WORLD GAMING GOES LATIN
The Brazilians will be pleased with this one…

World Gaming, better known by its previous title Starnet continues to churn casinos out, with a Portuguese language operation among their latest.

Owned by Internet Empire Entertainment, the Brazilian site will go live this month at Querapostar.com using the latest World Gaming 3 Java software. The Querapostar site offers users 10 different java casino games, as well as bingo, lotteries, pari-mutuel and sportsbook. The site also introduces the first World Gaming sportsbook to offer Brazilian soccer.

Online Casino News

15 November 2001 – Issue #89

Dear Reader,

This month marks the second anniversary of my big move to Deutschland, and one thing I’ve noticed is that the winters are much colder and darker than San Diego, California’s. Another thing I’ve noticed is that Germans really need a holiday for November. They go straight from Halloween sales to Christmas sales. There is no escape (at least they haven’t started playing Christmas music in the stores yet!). Americans have Thanksgiving to distract them in November; I have no idea what the Brits or the Aussies have. Perhaps their shopping “centres” are Santas run amuck just the same. Anyway, in getting into the spirit of festivities and gimees, I’ve set up a Wish List at Amazon.co.uk If you ever wanted to show your appreciation to Casinomeister, now’s your chance! You can actually buy me something! Be aware that the amazon.co.uk site charges English Pounds (silly Brits), but it will show up on your credit card for whatever monetary unit your bank uses. Nevertheless, I will be most appreciative and I’ll even set up a running thank you note on the front page of Casinomeister! You’ll be famous!

Guess I better put the winter tires on!

Greedily yours,

Bryan

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This Week’s Humor

And now for the humor……

The psychiatrist waited until the patient became comfortable on the couch, and then said, “Why don’t you start at the beginning?” The patient said, “Okay. In the beginning I created the heavens and the earth….”
*^*^*^*^*
A snail slithered into a bar, climbed up to the counter and said to the barkeep, “I’ll have a beer please.” The bartender picked him up and without saying a word, threw the hapless snail out the window.

Two years later, the same snail slithered back into the bar, climbed back up to the counter and said to the barkeep, “What did you do that for?”

ha ha ha

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: My Experience with Grand Casino Venice


By lacenbear (lacenbear) on Monday, November 12, 2001 – 03:57 pm:

Its my understanding that Grand Casino Venice is relatively new to the online gaming industry so I thought I’d relate my experience there with the rest of you.

I took advantage of the free $10 offer quite some time ago (over a month, I’m sure) and loved some of their games. I know most of these games are the same as any other but I just thought the custom look on some were fun. I was given my free money right away. I lost my $10 but did enjoy playing.

On the night of November 6th and 7th, around midnight central time, I bought in for $50. Had a great time, going up and down but happy to be playing for such a long time on such a small amount of money. Went into the game with the bullets (High Noon?) and hit three 7’s for $800. Cashed out at $800 too.

The next morning, I called Grand Casino Venice to see if there were any requirements that I missed. Everything was fine. Although I was told that if I had my money sent to a paypal account, it would speed up the process. I already had an account so I was told to write email to the accounting department with my email address and if the address on paypal matched the address I used when I registered on Grand Casino Venice, then they would be able to process the cash in with no problems.

On November 9th, I received an email requesting a copy of both sides of my debit card, a copy of a bank statement or utility bill with address on it, and a copy of my photo ID (drivers license). There was also a statement I needed to sign which said:

I, __________________, hereby agree that the charges made on my credit card(s) listed below are legitimate, and that I have received all services due to me in lieu of these charges.

I faxed all of these documents to the accounting department (SF-e-Processing Services Ltd) that same day. On November 10th, I called Grand Casino Venice and verified that they had received these documents. The accounting department was closed for the weekend but Laia verified that the documents were there.

I called again this morning, November 12th and Laia told me that my money would be paid to my paypal account today, however, due to the time difference and the fact that statements only post once a day, it could be up to 3 days before I actually see it in Paypal. Makes sense to me. I’m not sure how many hours difference it is between myself and Grand Casino Venice but I do know its at least 12 hours. That could account for one day, then consider that statements only post once per day and that could account for another day, then Paypal receiving and updating and that COULD be three days.

All in all, as long as that cash shows up in Paypal (which it honestly seems as if it will), my experience with Grand Casino Venice was definitely a positive one!

Just thought you’d like to know for future reference.

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Finally someone had something nice to say about a casino. You can check it
out here: The Archives

MYSTERY CHARGES

And what to do about them…

Players have once again been experiencing problems this week with false charges to their credit cards used exclusively at casinos – specifically those which use Gateway Financial Services e-cash. These are usually for relatively small amounts designed to be easily overlooked or dismissed and in most cases they emanate from porno sites on closer investigation.

The sixty four thousand dollar question of course is how a porno site has your financial details when you have confined use of that card to a casino. The obvious answer is that the casino, or its e-cash provider has not taken appropriate care of your information.

When that happens, here’s some sage words of advice from the OPA’s The Original Mary: “Call your credit card issuer and ask for information about the merchant. They should be able to give a phone number. Then contact the merchant and discuss the charges: as you do all this, keep a running log on your computer. You will either encounter an answering machine and never talk to a live person, or, you will talk to a live person who will agree to reverse the charges.

If they do not do so, file a fraudulent charge complaint with your credit card issuer; include a copy of your log to show that you attempted to contact the merchant.

You should have no problems getting the charge reversed and it will not affect your credit history with casinos.

It will be, however, a black mark on gfsonline, and they may find themselves blocked as a credit card processor because of letting through these kinds of bogus charges. This is not the first time this has happened. Some credit card companies will not process gfsonline charges now.”

I personally believe that the relevant software provider has an obligation to investigate and if necessary dismiss their e-cash supplier, so copy any complaint you have to them, too.

Courtesy of Infopowa News.

Read more here!
Online Casino News

23 November 2001 – Issue #90

Dear Reader,

Hey, it wasn’t until yesterday afternoon that I realized that it was Thanksgiving. A bit too late to go hunting for a frozen turkey to thaw. Oh well, we went out for Italian Pizza which was quite satisfactory. The pizza in Germany is much different than the normal pizza found in the states. The crust is much thinner and it’s not drenched in tomato sauce. Except for the guy who was smoking at our table, it was a nice meal.

I should have taken the day off yesterday anyway since our server was down for maintenance. If you visited Casinomeister yesterday and there was nothin’ there, that’s why. My email was bouncing too, so if you sent something that came back to you, well try it again.

Other than that, I hope the holiday weekend is treating you well (if you are having one). If not, have a nice weekend anyway!

Relaxingly yours,

Bryan

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If you ever wanted to show your appreciation to Casinomeister, now’s your chance! I will be most appreciative and I’ll even set up a running thank you note on the front page of Casinomeister to proclaim your generosity!

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There’s a brand spankin’ new show up on Casinogazette.com!!!

This week’s topics:
The Webmasters at ButchtheGambler.com try to rip me off!!
New Evil Casinos
“Lovetrek” for you Startrek fans (not for the squeamish!)
New “nice” casinos Lot’s more!!!

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This Week’s Humor

And now for the humor……

Taliban Vs U.S. Marine

A Taliban Army platoon was on patrol when the commander noticed a lone U.S. Marine standing on a hilltop in their area.

The commander told two of his soldiers to go take out the Marine, so they dropped their packs and promptly ran as fast as they could toward him.

Just before they got to the top, the Marine ran over the other side of the hill.

The two soldiers followed. For the next few minutes there were bloody screams and dust flying in the air. Then as quick as it had started, it stopped and the Marine came up on the hilltop.

He brushed off his cammies, straightened his cover, crossed his arms and stood there looking at the Taliban soldiers.

The infuriated commander called for a squad to go get the Marine. They promptly ran as fast as they could toward him. Just before they got to the top, the Marine ran over the other side of the hill.

The squad followed, and for the next few minutes there were bloody screams and dust flying in the air. Then as quick as it had started, it stopped and the Marine came up on the hilltop.

The Marine brushed off his cammies, straightened his cover, crossed his arms and stood there looking at the Taliban soldiers once again.

The commander was really hot now. He ordered the rest of his platoon to attack the Marine. Determined that Taliban soldiers were far superior to one lone Marine, they had blood in their eyes as they ran up the hill.

Just before they got to the top, the Marine ran over the other side of the hill. The bloodthirsty soldiers followed. For many minutes there were horrific screams and dust flying in the air. It continued and continued.

Finally, one lone Taliban soldier came crawling back to the commander, all bloody and beat about the head and shoulders. His uniform was torn, cuts were all over his body. The commander asked for a report. The lone soldier, trying to catch his breath, replied in a forceful and trembling voice:

“Sir,…run,…it’s a trick. There are TWO of them!!”

ha ha ha, thanks mom!

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Questions: Casino Fantasy family of casinos


By dave_r (dave_r) on Wednesday, November 21, 2001 – 01:24 am:

Casino Fantasy has an excellent reputation for paying its players.

The software manufacturer is Grand Virtual. I have never been a huge fan of this software. A while back, I was convinced that their roulette game was fixed. I played roulette all the time at Cyberthrill, and had some losing streaks that were mind boggling. Cyberthrill went out of business.

But I decided to give Grand Virtual a second chance. I tried to get an account with Casino Fantasy/CasinoTreasure and realized that gameplay was void in USA/Canada, and therefore I couldn’t get any bonus.

Then 3 new Grand Virtual Casinos popped up which were extremely reputable. VegasUSA, CasinoPearl, and Eurpoeangaming. I took advantage of the $30 bonus at all 3 of these casinos by depositing only $1 at each. To get $90 for $3 is almost unheard of, and I got very upset when I found out my credit card had authorizations for $20 at each casino (total $60). However, when I contacted the casino, they explained to me that the $20 was just a 5 day hold on my credit card, similar to renting a car. After 5 days, the $20 would drop off, and I would receive a bill of just $1. It seemed too good to be true, but THE OFFER WAS LEGIT. All 3 of these casinos are sister casinos, and I managed to win a total of approx $500 from my $3 investment. How?? Playing the zero house edge dice game, called Chuck-A-Luck, and by playing baccarat, neither of which seemed to be rigged.

Yup, I did say ZERO HOUSE EDGE. As per the Gamemaster, who reviewed Carry-On Casino, which is no longer online, but identical to Casino Fantasy and Vegas USA:
(Reprinted from www.gamemasteronline.com)

Gamemaster says:
Chuck-a-Luck: I normally wouldn’t recommend this game if you put a gun to my head, but I have found a version worth playing. Much like the Roulette above, there’s just one bet in the game where there’s no house edge, and it’s a coin-flipper as well. The casino in question is Carry On Casino (http://www.carryoncasino.com). You’ve probably seen Chuck-a-Luck at some church ‘Vegas’ nite or some other such event. Three dice are in a cage which is rotated to produce a ‘toss’ and the player may bet on the numbers 1 to 6. If the number bet comes up, it’s paid at 1:1. If a pair of those numbers come up, the bet pays 2:1 and trips produces a payoff of 3:1. The house edge here? Oh, just under 8%. But, at Carry On Casino, there are two even-money bets where there is no house edge. One is called “Over 10 ” and the other is “Under 11”.

There are 16 possible combinations that 3 dice can make; here I’ll list them as they appear one on side with the corresponding total on the other side of the dice:
3 and 18
4 and 17
5 and 16
6 and 15
7 and 14
8 and 13
9 and 12
10 and 11

As you can see, half are over 10 and half are under 11, making this is a straight 50-50 proposition. So, if this is an honest game, virtually everything I said about the Roulette above applies. By the way, avoid the Field bet. While it looks like a 50-50 play (8 numbers win and 8 numbers lose), it’s deceptive, because those numbers can be made in more than one way.

The house edge on the Field bet is 3.7%.
[End quote]

Well apparently, the game is honest, as I have won close to $4200 lately. VegasUSA offered me a 10 or 15% Paypal or Neteller Bonus on my deposit. I played the Chuck-A-Luck for at least 40 hours in total.

I was doing very well to say the least, so I upped my bet to the table max ($250) in the middle of an 11 row win streak. I finally have my bankdraft from Banco Uno in San Jose, Costa Rica, for my $4200.(From Naprinel Inc) This time it took them 2 weeks longer than it usually does, but I was paid.

There’s more: Check it out here: Casino Fantasy family of casinos 

BUTCH THE COPYCAT

Butch Gambler and the Zoo Kid caught redhanded

Here’s the story of an internet businessman from Brooklyn who dabbles in everything from internet gambling and trucks to wrestling – but takes moral shortcuts in the presentation of his “expert” opinions. You see, Butch aka Zoo but in reality one Clifford Nordquist of The Gambler’s Hall of Fame lifts work which appeals to him in toto from other people’s sites, slaps his name on it as the author and presents it without even the courtesy of accreditation.

Then he spams gambling message boards to attract traffic to his “expert” sites. But this week he slipped up in ripping off the Casinomeister site, and the game was up thanks to an alert reader who recognised some of the content. Retribution was swift and appropriate because Clifford hadn’t realised that in plundering the Meister’s material he was using the CM style sheets that are on the CM server. That means the Meister can change background images on the thief’s site, and that is exactly what was done – Nordquist’s sites suddenly sprouted hilarious “This material is stolen” overlays!

editor’s note: He did take down the offending pages. But before he did, I made a screenshot of one. There is a link to it at the bottom of my radio show page:
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After initially taking a belligerent stand, Nordquist beat a retreat, saying that the theft was done by a now fired employee without his knowledge, and that he is not well versed in the niceties copyright – yeah, right! But it could still be a costly business, as irritated readers identified other infringements on his sites and alerted the rightful owners…

So much for The Gambler’s Hall of Fame as a professional source of information

Courtesy of Infopowa News.

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30 November 2001 – Issue #91

Dear Reader,

Well this weekend marks the first weekend of Advent. And you know what that means? The Christmas rush is here! Every year I have solemnly pledged to do my Christmas shopping in the Spring, the Summer, or Fall, and not to fall victim AGAIN to the last minute panicky omigod-omigod-I forgot-something last-minute freakout. I can feel it hovering over the horizon since I don’t have a clue to what to get anyone.

It also means the return of Christmas promotions, Christmas jokes, Christmas depression, Christmas rip-offs, Christmas debt consolidation, the pressure of finding the “right” gift, and all those other Christmas goodies. And every year seems to spring up some rendition of the Twelve Days of Christmas, or Twas the Night Before Whatever. Of course, this newsletter will share with you the first of many such renditions.

Read on.

Christmasly yours,

Bryan

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I’ve been shamelessly touting my wish list here: My Wish List
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There’s last weeks show is still up on Casinogazette.com!!

Topics include:
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Evil Casinos
Leave It to Beaver (starring Clint Eastwood)
New “nice” casinos
Lot’s more!!!

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And now for the humor……

The Night Before Christmas in Brooklyn

‘Twas the night before Christmas,
Da whole house was mella,
Not a creature was strirrin’,
Cuz I had a gun unda da pilla.

When up on da roof
I heard somethin’ pound,
I sprung to da window,
To scream, “YO! Keep it down!”

When what to my
Wanderin’ eyes should appear,
But da Don of all elfs,
And eight friggin’ reindeer!

Wit’ slicked back black hair,
And a silk red suit,
don Christopher wuz here,
And he brought da loot!

Wit’ a slap to dare snouts
And a yank on dare manes,
He cursed and he shouted
And he called dem by name

“Yo Tony, Yo Frankie,
Yo Vinny, Yo Vito,
Ay Joey, Ay Paulie,
Ay Pepe, Ay Guido!”

As I drew out my gun
And hid by da bed,
He flew troo da winda
And slapped me ‘side da head.

“What da hell you doin’
Pullin’ a gun on da Don?
Now all you’re gettin’ is coal,
You friggin’ moron!”

Den pointin’ a fat finga
Right unda my nose,
He twisted his pinky ring,
And up da chimney he rose.

He sprang to his sleigh,
Obscenities screamin’,
Away dey all flew,
Before he troo dem a beatin’.

Den I heard him yell out,
What I did least expect,
“Merry Friggin’ Christmas to all,
And yous better show some respect!”

ha ha ha

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: Aspinalls.com half a million jackpot


By rsterling33152 (rsterling33152) on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 – 09:30 pm:

I have been playing this $500k jackpot at Aspinalls.com Caribbean Casino and have had good luck with it…..wanted to know if these slots were as loose with anyone else. I’ve played the Microgaming progressives for some time, and have never had this much luck. Are there any other jackpots online right now that are higher than half a million dollars?

Also I am quite impressed with their high BJ table limit of $2000….does anyone know of any online casino with higher table limits?

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THE SOUND OF SILENCE Why don’t these folks want to communicate?

Taking refuge in silence is one of the primary email strategies of online casinos when it comes to matters they do not want to discuss. It is one of our major irritants because it indicates not only bad manners, but dishonesty too.

So forgive us if we have one of our occasional rants on the subject because we have three out of four glaring examples this week in order to obtain a very simple piece of information which we believe our listeners are entitled to have – “who provided the gambling software?”

What is the big secret here? More than half the emails we send asking casinos to identify their software meet with stony silence, and we cannot understand the reason for this reticence on such an important feature.

This week we contacted Adorable (huh!) Casino, an outfit called Pyramiddownload to find out about Britney Spears Casino, Winit Casino, Casino of the Sun and Cheetah and 7 Gold Aces Casinos. After four days and two repeat emails we’re still waiting and we have to conclude that they must have something to hide. We’ve managed to find out that Adorable is using Grand Virtual software but if any of you out there can supply the information on the others we would love to publicize it!

Then we had VIPJackpot Casino who “didn’t have that information”. We did a little more digging and told them it was poker.com software. More stoney silence. Balancing the bad with the good, we enjoyed fast and courteous responses from Farwest, Mystic Dunes and Top Las Vegas casinos – good on you, guys!

Courtesy of Infopowa News.

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6 December 2001 – Issue #91

Dear Reader,

Well guess what today is? It’s St. Nikolaus Day (here in Germany). You leave your boots outside on the front or back porch, and at night the bearded one comes and leaves little goodies. I hope the neighbors plan to keep their dogs inside.

Normally, one would find chocolates, oranges, or something else nice. I’m hoping for a boxed set of DVDs like the Sopranos, or the Thunderbirds. Guess I shouldn’t hold my breath, huh? Anyway, the chocolate ain’t so bad here in Deutschland. Or maybe someone will leave a beer in it. Oh the anticipation is killing me.

I hope you’re finding yourself in good health and spirits in this season to be jolly!

Anticipationately yours,

Bryan

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Topics include: UG Casinos and what you should know Porno spammed by bringmeluck.com revisited From the archives: My interview with Vortran007: a robot player Leave It to Beaver (starring Clint Eastwood) Some Monty Python for you Brits! (or silly speaking people) Lot’s more!!! Check it out at: Webcasts

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This Week’s Humor

POLITICS EXPLAINED IN TERMS OF COWS…
THE “TWO COW” EXPLANATION OF WHAT MAKES: …

A SOCIALIST:
You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.

AN AMERICAN REPUBLICAN:
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So what?

AN AMERICAN DEMOCRAT:
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. You vote people into office who tax your cows, forcing you to sell one to raise money to pay the tax. The people you voted for then take the tax money and buy a cow and give it to your neighbor. You feel righteous.

A CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT:
You have two cows. You keep one and give one to your neighbor.

A COMMUNIST:
You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk.

A FASCIST:
You have two cows. The government seizes both and sells you the milk. You join the underground and start a campaign of sabotage.

DEMOCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE:
You have two cows. The government taxes you to the point you have to sell both to support a man in a foreign country who has only one cow, which was a gift from your government.

CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE:
You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.

BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE:
You have two cows. The government takes them both, shoots one, milks the other, pays you for the milk, then pours the milk down the drain.

AN AMERICAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when the cow drops dead.

A FRENCH CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.

A JAPANESE CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create clever cow cartoon images called Cowkimon and market them World-Wide.

A GERMAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.

A BRITISH CORPORATION:
You have two cows. They are mad. They die. Pass the shepherd’s pie, please.

AN ITALIAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows, but you don’t know where they are. You break for lunch.

A RUSSIAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 12 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.

A SWISS CORPORATION:
You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.

A BRAZILIAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You enter into a partnership with an American corporation. Soon you have 1000 cows and the American corporation declares bankruptcy.

AN INDIAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You worship both of them.

A CHINESE CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported on them

AN ISRAELI CORPORATION:
There are these two Jewish cows, right? They open a milk factory, an ice cream store, and then sell the movie rights. They send their calves to Harvard to become doctors. So, who needs people?

AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION:
You have two cows. That one on the left is kinda cute…

ha ha ha, thanks sis!

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Players Association: Unified Gaming Robot Claims


By jetset (jetset) on Wednesday, December 05, 2001 – 10:46 pm:

Greg, the issues you raise from the portal aspect are valid.

The presence of Gambling.com on the (OPA’s) NOT RECOMMENDED list probably dates back to the superheated days of the infamous Golden Palace scandal when harsh words were exchanged with the owner, but it is true that the GG section of that operation does not hesitate to fearlessly single out baddies even when they are advertisers. It is also true as you point out that other respected sites are (ill-advisedly) advertising GP and it is therefore perhaps less than fair to single out gambling.com alone.

The IGC – well there were a lot of infuriated players around at the time of the GP dispute (and later Tropika too)and IGC unfortunately went into silent and apparently uncaring mode which did not sit well. However it has to be recognized that they are doing a difficult and specialized job in the lobbying area that will ultimately (we hope) benefit everyone in the industry.

Mary made one point which I would like to re-emphasize: “Your business partners and you will just have to keep dialog going. Many sites that treat gamblers badly also treat affiliates, advertisers, and business partners badly, and they will become self-evident in time.”

I hope that does not bite you, but if it does your partners may feel a little different about the “only one complaint” approach.

I don’t believe the OPA can afford the luxury of such an approach – if a member (casino or player) has a beef the Association has to investigate it, and that is done very transparently as is evident from the progress of complaints on the OPA public board. I believe that the offenders are given every opportunity to defend themselves and redress the complaint/s. It is only after that process that the player cautionaries and NOT RECOMMENDED lists start.

My honest personal perception is that the OPA is gaining in credibility and will continue to do so – that’s a good thing for all the members and for that matter for the industry too.

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Porn and Gambling ”Bedmates”? An unfortunate association from GoBet

It may be big money, and there may even be some synergy at the lower levels of Online Gambling but does the industry really want to be associated with pornography? Well at least one casino marketer would seem to think so regardless of the human degradation which porno so frequently portrays.

Tyler Van Buren, a director of Go Bet wrote a pretty self-serving “op ed” article which was published as a press release this week. In it he uses the recent involvement of Boss Media with a porn star sponsored casino called Jennascasino to bring porn and internet gambling together and has this to say:

“With the news of Jenna’s Casino, Go Bet International www.gobet.net is betting that it can marry two vices of the Internet. Go Bet is not alone in thinking that these two vices make perfect bedmates. Internet gambling and adult websites are here to stay.”

This is just the sort of “bedmate” which the anti-internet gambling legislators in the US would like to use as another reason for banning rather than regulating Online Gambling, so in our view this is a short term approach to making bucks which does not serve the best interests of the business.

GoBet is a casino consulting and marketing company owned by an outfit called Resurgam Enterprises Limited. It may be coincidence or an attempt at humor that their domain admin contact is one “Bond, James” GoBet consults to around 18 online casinos and according to their website they work with respectable names in the industry such as Cryptologic, World Gaming and Boss Media. Even at one or two removes it is surprising that those Big Four companies would want to be associated with Mr. Tyler’s comments.

Courtesy of Infopowa News.

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13 December 2001 – Issue #92

Dear Reader,

Gawd, it’s cold. It’s about -8 Celsius and the sun has just set. It’s windy and the sky is clear so you know it’s gonna get really cold tonight. Brings back memories of when I was a soldier and didn’t have a nice house and Gluehwein to keep me warm. I slept in a hole in the ground and prayed it wouldn’t rain. There was no escape from the cold. You had to accept things the way they were.

It also reminds me of the days when I was a commercial fisherman, working as a crewman near Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska. It would rain, and rain, and rain, and there was nothing you could do about it. There was no escape from being wet and cold. You had to accept things the way they were.

And here I am, typing away at my little keyboard, thinking about all the cold and wet people around the world. Hoping they have the diligence to accept things the way they are. And I’m writing to another online casino on behalf of a player who can’t seem to get this casino to respond to her emails. There is no escape from the rogue casinos who ignore emails, but gladly accept people’s deposits. I guess we have to accept things the way they are.

I hope you’re finding yourself in good health and spirits in this season to be jolly!

Acceptingly yours,

Bryan

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I’m not gonna stop bugging you until someone buys me somethin’! What are you waiting for? C’mon! Bring a smile to this poor boy’s face! You won’t regret it!

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This Week’s Humor

One of the funniest jokes I’ve read recently is posted in our forum in the jokes section…but it’s a bit too risque to be used here. Waah. You can check it out here http://www.casinomeister.com/discus/

But for everyone else, here ya go:

LETTERS TO AND FROM THE JOLLY ELF

Dear Santa,
I wud like a kool toy space ranjur for Xmas. Iv ben a good boy all yeer.
YeR FReND, BiLLy

Dear Billy,
Nice spelling. You’re on your way to being a career lawn care specialist. How ’bout I send you a book so you can learn to read and write? I’m giving your older brother the space ranger, at least HE can spell!
Santa

Dear Santa,
I’ve written you for three years now asking for a fire truck. Please, I really really want a fire truck this year!
Love, Joey

Dear Joey,
Let me make it up to you. While you sleep, I’m gonna torch your house. You’ll have more fire trucks than you’ll know what to do with.
Santa

Dear Santa,
I left milk and cookies for you under the tree, and I left carrots for your reindeer outside the backdoor.
Love, Susan

Dear Susan,
Milk gives me the craps and carrots make the deer fart in my face. You want to be a kiss-ass? Leave me a glass of Chivas Regal and some caviar.
Santa

Dear Santa,
What do you do the other 364 days of the year? Are you making toys?
Your friend, Thomas

Dear Thomas,
All toys get made in China. I have a condo in Vegas, where I spend most my time squeezing cocktail waitresses asses, and losing all my cash at the craps table. Hey, YOU wanted to know!
Santa

Dear Santa,
Do you see us when we’re sleeping, do you really know when we’re awake, like in the song?
Love, Jessica

Dear Jessica,
You are that gullible? Good luck in whatever you do, I’m skipping your house…
Santa

Dear Santa,
I really really want a puppy this year. Please please please PLEASE.
Timmy

Timmy,
That whiny begging stuff may work with your folks, but that crap don’t work up here. You’re getting a sweater!
Santa

ho ho ho!

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Forum Highlights

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Questions: What is their game?


By amandajm (amandajm) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 – 03:41 am:

Dear Meister, do I have this right in my mind? I have been gambling online for a short space of time. So forgive me if i bore you…

I have received an email saying I can have a 25% bonus on $4000 from Cleopatras Casino.

I must play 7 x my deposit to get the bonus, then play 7 x the bonus…

So:Deposit $4000, play 22400 hands of Jacks or better x 25 cents x max coins. Then get the equivalent of a free Royal($1000). Finish off with another 5600 hands? After all this amount of play, I cannot cash out straight away or I will be classed as a bonus abuser?

I’m no Einstein, but I can count at least. Seems this casino can’t… How can they let me play a machine with a 99.54% payout margin and expect to make a profit worth talking about? These guys couldn’t guarantee much profit from me without me even collecting a free Royal along the way. What is going on?

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The Power of The Message Boards

Your online “voice” CAN make a difference…

The less desirable elements out there in cybergamble land would have you believe that message boards are a waste of your time and have little power to influence events. They will assure you that these important communications avenues are largely ignored when it comes to heeding opinions and suggestions.

Don’t you believe it. There are thousands of gamblers who either post or lurk on message boards, and the smart and savvy monitor them constantly to see what the gambling community is currently pleased or pissed about. Make no mistake, the top message boards like Winneronline, Gamemaster, Gambling.com and Casinomeister are effective, influential and essential education for newbies wandering starry-eyed into internet gambling.

By now you will have gathered that it is a subject close to our hearts, and this week we came across a good article by Steven Nover in the Las Vegas Sun on the subject. Among the highlights:

For watchdog-type sites having quality, credible posters is an absolute must. But it can be tricky, since probably around 95 percent of the people who visit a posting forum don’t contribute. Those who do post usually use a nom-de-plume. There can be name-calling, uncouth language and agenda pushing and the better boards control that. But there also can be entertaining, well-written posts and timely insights. Misperceptions can be set straight. Bettors can be helped. Frauds exposed.

It’s a useful source of business intelligence – “It’s definitely the best place to get information if somebody is in trouble,” says Scotty of Pinnacle sports in Curacao. “As soon as someone doesn’t get paid, bam it’s all over the Internet. It’s just like a bookie mistake. If you get a bookie who goes bad and doesn’t pay someone, that one person tells 50 people and that guy’s out of business. Same thing with the Internet, except it’s a lot bigger market.”

Another operator says “If your book is sound, and your customers are happy, and anybody says anything bad about you, your players will go to your defense.”

The quality of offshore posting forums has been diluted since they were pioneered in the mid 1990’s. Credible, sophisticated posters can be hard to find on some sites. But there are a number of them out there, and they’re worth cultivating for any serious gaming site interested in covering the offshore industry. They are knowledgeable, honest, sometimes humorous, and provide excellent, reliable information. They are the superstars of this relatively new genre.

Courtesy of Infopowa News.

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21 December 2001 – Issue #93

Dear Reader,

Here is a short one. It’s snowing outside and it’s almost Christmas. I hope the holiday season finds you safe and warm, and in good spirits. From all of us at Casinomeister, Merry Christmas and Frohe Weihnachten. Time to go outside and hurl a few snowballs! Want to know what it looks like outside? Click here RadioShow

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This Week’s Humor

And now for the humor…

Why the Little Angel is at the top of the Christmas Tree …

On Christmas Eve Santa Claus was getting ready for his annual trip. As he pulled his favorite pair of red pants on, they ripped. So, he had to take them off and put on another pair, which was a bit too tight. He then went to check on the rest of the preparations. The elves were on strike. The reindeer had shin-splints. At this point, Santa was BUMMED. He went into the kitchen to take a calming drink, and the bottle was EMPTY. Now he was really mad.

All of sudden, there was a knock at the door. Santa, in his angry state, ignored it. There was another knock. Santa was in no mood for all of this. When the knock came again, Santa–filled with rage–threw open the door. Standing there was a little angel who said, “Hi Santa! What do you want me to do with this Christmas Tree?”

ho ho ho!

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: Onluck Casino Okay?


By ufojoe (ufojoe) on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 – 04:37 am:

Anybody know if onluckcasino.com is reputable?

Also, I know Grand Banks is listed as an approved casino on OPA but has anybody has good or bad experiences with them?

Thanks,

Joe

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Letter Says It All

Are we interpreting this right? Several players pushing for overdue payments received an unusual letter this week which seems to indicate that The Online Casino.com has something of a cashflow problem. You be the judge:

Dear Player,

Thank you for your e-mail.

First of all I would like to apologize about the delay in your payout, and also any e-mail you may have sent going un answered. There is no excuse for that, and I will get to the bottom of why that happened. As you may know The Casino Online suffered a great loss due to chargebacks. It was such a problem that we had to put all payouts to a stop. We are slowly but surely getting out of the hole we were in and we are now slowly but surely paying out our winning players. It is horrible that honest players like yourself have had to pay for the dishonest players who basically cheated the casino. We are doing our best to pay out everyone as quickly as possible and I assure you, you will receive your check. I will send you an e-mail as soon as I am able to send you your winnings, and would like to thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter. If there is anything else I can be of assistance, do not hesitate contacting me.

Kind regards,

Karina Jensen
Casino Manager
The Casino Online

This raises yet again the spectre of underfunded casinos not being able to deal with financial crises, and expecting the player to hold the ball whilst they try to sort themselves out. No reserves and slow payments which are dependent on incoming deposits is a recipe for disaster in most cases…

Courtesy of Infopowa News.

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