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11 December 2003
Issue #173
weekly
Dear Reader,
Christmas is creeping up on us. And before you know it, the dreaded holiday "panic" will jerk you out of your happy clappy drone-like state. You suddenly realize that you haven't bought diddly-squat for anyone yet - even though you have pledged to yourself "I will do my Christmas shopping in the Spring and not at the last minute." Yeah right - you are a misguided procrastinator.
Well, the time is now to get some of the shopping out of your system. Don't be a panicky person! Tis the season to be jolly so spread some joy here at my Wish List . Be my Santa, fa la la la la la, la la la la.
Faithfully yours,
Bryan
In this issue:
1. Word From the Meister
2. New Casinos Join Casinomeister
3. This week's humor
4. Forum Highlights
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| WORD FROM THE MEISTER |
| WHAT'S UP WITH ODDSON? |
Last week, I voiced my miffness in the way I felt that Oddson, the turnkey provider for Fortyplus Casino, had been handling the situation of a "dead" casino that has left players unpaid. I was a bit outspoken stating that "Most software providers have had the decency to send out press releases when a casino goes under, notifying players at large about the unfortunate circumstances and to provide them with a plan or course of action." And I feel that Oddson made a mistake by not doing so.
Well, I spoke with Pierre Gagnon, Oddson CEO, over the phone this week, and he expressed his miffness as well. He is truly frustrated since he stated. "There isn't much we can do." You see, they don't have the player database to verify which players had accounts at the casino, and how much if anything they are owed. This is truly a bummer situation. When Fortyplus casino went down, Oddson lost all contact with the casino's backend. They were as shocked as everyone else was, first thinking it was some techno screwup. But these guys are gone.
He stated that they knew the operators and the people involved with the casino. Most of them are ex-employees of other companies in this industry, so there was a legitimate sense of trust. To get up and disappear doesn't make sense to him.
So what this is boiling down to is that if Oddson could do something, they'd do it. But what? here are a few suggestions that I have given them.
1) Their writing staff should get together and put together a news release that would cover the following things:
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What recourse Oddson is planning to take.
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How Oddson will prevent this happening in the future.
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What Oddson will do for the players.
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What the players can do on their own.
I also mentioned that they may want to disclose the points of contact for ownership. I think most everyone that has an interest in this knows that the CEO of Fortyplus was George Finley. But how many George Finleys are there? Do a search in Google and there is a whole brood of them. There is one in San Jose, Costa Rica who is involved with a land based casino down there, but I'm not totally sure. I have a phone number, but I don't speak Spanish. Anyway, I digress...this information would empower the aggrieved players who have been wronged, and it allows them to pursue these matters on their own.
2) Allow players to submit their Neteller, Firepay, or other third party payment processor statements that shows their deposits made to Fortyplus casino. These deposits could either be refunded or placed at English Harbour casino (with reasonable wagering requirements). This would give players a chance to recoup what they lost.
3) Create a "lifeline" at Oddson that would commit a certain amount of funds to bail out casinos if they go down, and make this public knowledge.
4) Don't accept clients who have the worthless Costa Rican licenses.
Finally, I think there is a lot of 20/20 hindsight backward planning going on now. But whatever the case, some sort of action need to be taken.
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| FORTYPLUS CASINO COMPLAINTS |
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| VIRTUAL CASINO GROUP |
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3. This week's humor
From the archives. I know it's old, but it's one of my favorites!
The new inmate at the mental hospital announced in a loud voice
that he was the famous British naval hero, Lord Nelson. This
was particularly interesting, because the institution already
had a "Lord Nelson." The head psychiatrist, after due
consideration, decided to put the two men in the same room,
feeling that the similarity of their delusions might prompt
an adjustment in each that would help in curing them. It was
a calculated risk, of course, for the two men might react
violently to one another, but they were introduced and then
left alone and no disturbance was heard from the room that
night.
The next morning, the doctor had a talk with his new patient
and was more than pleasantly surprised when he was told:
"Doctor, I've been suffering from a delusion. I know now that
I am not Lord Nelson."
"That's wonderful," said the doctor.
"Yes," said the patient, smiling demurely, "I'm Lady Nelson."
ha ha ha
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4. Forum Highlights
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jpm
Meister Member
Username: jpm
Post Number: 794
Registered: 03-2002
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Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2003 - 01:45 am:
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That is a great strategy to use rowmare. You should always start out with a dollar limit you are
prepared to lose and a 'stop limit' as well. For instance, if I deposit $100 and quickly
lose $50 of that. Its time to stop or change games.
Also, set an upper limit that you'll be happy to walk away with. For instance, deposit $100 and
play till you reach $200 then take the money & run. If you happen to hit something good that
puts you over that limit, make $200 your bottom and keep playing and moving up the limit by say $50
each time. Get close to $300, then fall back to $250, then its time to bail out.
I prefer Video Poker and tend to stick to Aces & Faces, Jacks or Better, Joker Poker, and Deuces
Wild. On occassion, I'll stray over to double jokers or maybe deuces & jokers just for fun.
Last time I did that, I hit a royal on double jokers (natural). I tend to stick to the 4
line variety as well and always bet full so when you do hit the royal, you get the extra bucks
(4000 coins as opposed to only 1000 coins for a 5 coin bet as opposed to a 4 coin bet).
Also, get yourself Bob Dancer's Winpoker and practice, practice, practice. You gotta know the
strategy in your sleep (or use Viper's expert mode).
Learn to recognize and exploit your lucky streaks. I'm getting better at this one. There was
about a 2 week stretch where I was hitting royals left & right on A&F 4 line at playtech
casinos. Then about a month later, I was hitting like crazy on MG power poker. Played at nearly
every one that I had an account at, and cleaned up.
Probably more importantly is to recognize when you're in a losing streak and limit your losses.
Don't try to chase the lost money when you're in this stage, you'll just get deeper in
debt. Instead, look for a different game to try. If you're not winning at VP, try slots or vice
versa. If MG isn't hitting, try Playtech for a while. Look for slots with good paytables
(wild symbols, multipliers, bonus rounds, etc). I also look at the 2nd highest payout on a
slot to see what kind of game I'm dealing with. If top prize is 10,000 coins and second highest
is only 500 or 1000, pass on it. Find something that's more like 10,000 and 5000 or 2000 at
least. Then use the same strategy as VP. Recognize and exploit streaks, one game isn't hitting,
try another.
Recently I'd been doing real well on MG's Reel Thunder. Seemed like I could always make a
hundred or so on it. Then more recently, it went cold so I hunted around for something else. Seemed
that 5 Reel Drive was now running hot for me. I cranked up $100 to $400 the other nite in very
little time on that one. Tried it at a different casino last nite and made another $100.
There will be some casinos that you just won't be able to win at. If you have 5 or more losing
session at one place, leave and don't go back. Find another casino. I did this with Spin Palace,
Roxy Palace, and Capt Cooks. Can't win crap at any of them, so I delete them. I like the Fortune
Lounge group for MG casinos and pretty much stick there now. If I'm not doing well at one of
their 6 casinos, I try a different one. But the nice thing is, my comps and wagering all go into the
same pool there, no matter which casino I play at. This is great for VIP status and redeeming comps,
etc.
It'll take some time and diligence to recognize and exploit the trends, but it will be worth it
in the end I think. Hope this helps!
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Good advice! Check out the other tips here.
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Complaints? Kudos? Please let me know.
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Bryan Bailey
Webmeister
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