Casinomeister's Newsletter
8 April 2004
Issue #186
weekly



Dear Reader,

Here comes Peter Cottontail, hoppin' down the bunny trail. Hippity hoppity, Easter's on its way.

What's up with that? Don't know? Scroll down and find out.

Bouncingly yours,

Bryan

In this issue:
1. What's New at Casinomeister
2. Casinos You Ought to Join
3. This week's humor
4. Forum Highlights

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WORD FROM THE MEISTER
What a friggin' waste!

I'm not sure if some of you are following this or not, but there is a British dude who has sold all of his possessions in order to wager the entire amount (about $138,000) on one spin of a Roulette wheel in Vegas on Sunday. I'm not easily offended, and I don't find many things obscene, in fact I'll be cruising around Amsterdam next week and there ain't much there that can shock me. But this is obscene. And I hope that he loses. Why? Because of the starvation in this world, the poverty, the hungry kids. Imagine what goes through the minds of people who can't afford medicine for their children, and this guy is going to throw it away! If he loses, I hope the casino has the decency to donate his loss to charity. That would be the right thing to do. But would that happen? I doubt it.

Frohe Ostern! Happy Easter to one and all! And if you celebrate this holiday, do you know what you are celebrating? I can see all the good Christians out there nodding their heads saying "Yes, we celebrate the resurrection of Christ". But what's with the bunnies and the eggs, and why do we say Happy Easter instead of Happy Resurrection? Why? Well I'll tell you why. It's from our (Western European) past. The pagan Anglo-Saxons worshipped Eostre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring and fertility (German = Ostern, Dutch = Oostelijk, Norwegian = Østlig, English = Easter). They would have a festival called Eostre, and in fact the month of April was called Eostur-monath by the Latins.

The Easter Bunny may have originated from the same pre-Christian source. A story is told that the goddess Eostre turned her pet bird into a rabbit to entertain some children. The rabbit immediately laid some brightly colored eggs, which the goddess gave to the children. Thus we have an egg laying rabbit. Now aren't you happy you subscribed to this newsletter?
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    3. This week's humor
    Three natural blondes died and found themselves standing before St. Peter. He told them that before they could enter the Kingdom, they had to tell him what Easter was.

    The first blonde said, "Easter is a holiday where they have a big feast and we give thanks and eat turkey." St. Peter said, "Noooooo," and he banished her to hell. The second blonde said,"Easter is when we celebrate Jesus' birth and exchange gifts." St. Peter said, "Nooo," and he banished her to hell. The third blonde said, she knew what Easter is, and St. Peter said, "So, tell me."

    She said, "Easter is a Christian holiday that coincides with the Jewish festival of Passover. Jesus was having Passover feast with His disciples when he was betrayed by Judas, and the Romans arrested him. The Romans hung Him on the cross and eventually He died. Then they buried Him in a tomb behind a very large boulder..." St. Peter said, "Verrry good."

    Then the blonde continued, "Now every year the Jews roll away the boulder and Jesus comes out. If he sees his shadow, we have 6 more weeks of basketball."

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    FORUM HIGHLIGHTS
    An open letter...
    Posted by Bruno712 on 7 April 2004 05:17 PM
    Before I go off on one of my usual tangents, I need to preface any diatribe with a few facts that, I hope, will allay any accusations of bias.

    I have been gambling, on and off, for 34 years. My first bet was a 2 team teaser on two dogs, BC and Michigan, in college football in the fall of 1970. I have been gambling online sporadically since 1998. In fact, I believe it was you, Brian, that resolved a dispute I had with English Harbour Casino in December of 1999. Since retiring I have had more time and a lot more money to dabble in this “hobby”. I believe discipline, research and the 5 Ps are the cornerstone to success in any field or venture. So I make reading this and other gambling portals’ forums a part of my daily routine as I am sure most of you do. After winning and losing hundreds of thousands of dollars at various and sundry casinos, I believe I have a pretty fair take on how this entire business works. I have no problem with free enterprise, as I am a capitalist down to the marrow of my bones. I have no problem with guys like you, Brian, capitalizing on the needs of both casinos and players. There is a need and you and others like you, fill it. I do, however, take issue with any claims of neutrality when it comes to people taking beaucoup money from only one side. It is only human nature to show bias, whether consciously or subconsciously, to the side that is putting food on your plate! When someone opens an advocate site free of casino ads, then I may think differently, but, being the cynic I am, probably not. All this being said, here we go...

    Perhaps it is the lawyer in me, in fact, I know it is the lawyer in me, but where I come from, a person is suppose to be innocent until proven guilty. Because Ryan Hartley said he is guilty and because Brian reiterates Ryan’s belief, does not make this guy guilty. I have seen no evidence, the rest of your readers have seen no evidence and, in a court of law, hearsay evidence, as it is presented in this public forum, is inadmissible! When a group of people go behind closed doors and accuse, prosecute, judge and sentence someone without a public display of evidence it is referred to as a kangaroo court! The cry of guilty from Ryan (at this point) is no more plausible than that of Warren Cloud in the Pirate issue! You may say, “Well, you don’t have all the facts.” Precisely my point! And you do not have the right to denigrate this Interabunchofnumbers dude, until you can and will present the facts. It is no different than my pointing at someone and calling them a rapist because someone was raped and another guy told me this person did it. And then, when I am questioned, my proof is saying, “I know it to be true because someone told me.” If you are going to have a public hanging at least include the public in the prosecution and defense. This guy is, most probably, guilty as hell. But we don’t have the right to even assume that without proof. Not someone’s word that they have proof.

    This nonsense has gone on in this cyber gambling world since its inception and it will continue to go on until there is some kind of regulating and governing body that is given some juice by casinos and players alike. As long as we allow casinos to make their own rules, change these rules on a whim and treat their customers like the faceless entities they are, this business will never even approach legitimacy. As long as players continue to successfully outsmart the existing gambling programs, the casino world’s collective paranoia will continue (and rightfully so) to exist. It took Las Vegas 50 years to gain legitimacy. And it did so by not only creating rules and laws to control casinos, owners and players, but also by creating a legitimate governing body to enforce them.

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