Casinomeister's Newsletter
8 July 2004
Issue #195
weekly




Dear Reader,

One of the strangest things about my work is trying to put it into some sort of perspective. When I see how some players are depositing $1,000 a day at an "online" casino, or how advertisers are spending a kajillion dollars per quarter for advertising, I begin to wonder what is it that people are spending their money on? The answer? Tiny little electrons - little things that make pretty pictures on your computer screen. And then I try to explain this to my friends while hanging out at the local Bier Garten. I wonder "what the hell?" I need a dose of reality.

So last night I set up my pair of binoculars on a tripod and checked out Jupiter. Lo and behold, it was powerful enough for me to spot three of its moons. That's reality, I thought - something real that's hanging out there in the heavens. Damn! I just got back from vacation, and I feel as though I need another one. Is this post-holiday depression or what? If so, what's the cure?

Earthly yours,

Bryan


In this issue:
  • Word From the Meister

  • Casinos You Gotta Join

  • This week's humor

  • FORUM HIGHLIGHTS

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  • WORD FROM THE MEISTER
    NO MORE PLAYTECH AT CASINOMEISTER
    Some people are calling me a troublemaker. Well, I'm not. I just feel that a software provider owes its players a certain amount of assurance that its operators are running a clean and legitimate operation. So what's the problem?

    The problem is that Playtech executives remain aloof and unmoved concerning a number of issues that ought to be addressed. Each one of these issues are directly related to player assurance and protection. I have presented several questions on a number of times to the CEO of Playtech and as well to other well positioned people since early June. Some of these issues have been floating around since last December. So far, they don't have much to say.

    I've decided to no longer endorse Playtech powered casinos mainly because of this questionable behavior. I feel that this "silence" is rude and they're making me feel like an annoying twit trying to squeeze beer out of a stone. Well, since they feel that they don't need to answer my questions - yet - then I'll take it to task to answer these questions for them.

    I'll pick a couple for this week, and I'll answer the rest next week. The problem is, I don't think Playtech will like the answers that I am coming up with.
    Question #1: What is the process for licensing your casinos? Is this a responsibility of Playtech, or does the responsibility fall upon the operators? Who monitors or oversees this? The reason that I ask this is that I've spoken with the Antiguan Gaming commission and they've stated that their website is up to date, yet according to them Club Dice's license expired six months ago: Antigua Gaming Commission - Club Dice
    Answer: I don't know who monitors or oversees licensing for the casinos since my point of contact for Playtech Caribbean operations won't answer my emails. So I picked up the phone and called the Antiguan Gaming Commission once again and spoke with the licensing administrator. She said that the operators are given three months notice before their licenses expire -- then they expire. So with this information, I assume it is up to the operators. Perhaps one of the operators out there can email me and explain the process. That would be most helpful.

    I then asked her about Club Dice Casino (Playtech's flagship casino), and if it was true that Club Dices's license expired in January (seven months ago). She said yes, but there was paperwork being processed - it wasn't completed yet. I asked her if Club Dice has been operating without a license for the past seven months. She said yes.

    So Club Dice is operating without a license. That's reassuring, ain't it? This leads up to another question: Is this condoned by Playtech? Well my dear reader, I'll let you answer that for yourself. Use the information that I have given you, and dwell upon an answer. You don't expect me to do all your thinking for you, do you? (insert smilely face here).
    Question #2: Are casinos allowed to operate before their licenses are fully processed? This question is in response to the Antiguan Gaming Commission telling me that laislabonitacasino.com was not licensed and that they were requesting that the casino remove their "Antigua" logo.
    See my answer to question #1.

    So two down, four to go. Stay tuned next week while I assist Playtech on answering the rest. Don't know what I'm talking about? You can read all the questions here.
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    THIS WEEK'S HUMOR
    Three elderly men are at the doctor's office for a memory test.
    The doctor asks the first man, "What is three times three?" "274," is his reply.
    The doctor rolls his eyes and looks up at the ceiling, and says to the second man, "It's your turn. What is three times three?" "Tuesday," replies the second man.
    The doctor shakes his head sadly, then asks the third man, "Okay, your turn. What's three times three?"
    "Nine," says the third man. "That's great!" says the doctor. "How did you get that?"
    "Simple," he says, "just subtract 274 from Tuesday."
    ha ha ha

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    THIS WEEK'S FORUM HIGHLIGHT
    Casinomeister's Forum
    -   Online Casinos
    -   -   Kiwi Casino, Better Then Other Playtech Casinos?

    thesmacker - Registered User Yesterday, 06:12 PM
    Kiwi Casino, Better Then Other Playtech Casinos?
     
    I noticed Casinomeister has removed all Playtech casinos from his reputable list other then Kiwi. It is stated that the casinos have been removed due to blanket problems with Playtech, not necessarily individual casinos. I have played at Kiwi and they seem on par with any other Playtech casino insofar as support and payment speed, I was paid to neteller in 5 days. I'm just wondering, but Kiwi to me is no better then most Playtechs such as City Club, and because they use Playtech software, would to me anyways, fall under the same problems of overall Playtech mismanagement. Why then does Kiwi get put on a higher level then most Playtechs. To me and many others The Sunny Group is far superior to Kiwi in support and speed of payments, but they receive no pardon from Playtech's lack of responsibility in management. Just my 2 cents. Cheers
    This is pretty controversial! I say yes, keep Kiwi for now, but what do you think? Check it out here.
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