Casinomeister's Newsletter
18 August 2006
Issue #282
weekly




Dear Reader,

I'm back, and there is a whole hell of a lot going on at Casinomeister. Want to know what's going on? Well stop reading this salutation, scroll down, and find out.

Bluntly yours,

Bryan


In this issue:
  • Word From the Meister

  • Casinos You Gotta Join

  • This week's humor

  • 2,000 BETONSPORTS EMPLOYEES TO GET SEVERANCE PAY Management assures Costa Rican authorities that dismissed employees will be paid this week

  • Can't read this newsletter in HTML? Click here (or copy and paste this link into your browser): http://www.casinomeister.com/newsletter.html#skip for the bitchin' online version.


    WORD FROM THE MEISTER
    SUMMER BREAK
    Yep, it was nice. We spent a week in the mountains about 150 kilometers south of Salzburg, Austria. No TV, no computers, just the family, books to read, and games to play. The only thing that sucked was the weather - it's been a typical raining August in central Europe. And the video recorder's battery pack died on the second day - and the recharger was back home. Nevertheless, I'm hoping that all of my Casinomeister members are able to take a pause from your bosses' agendas, company goals, spreadsheets and proposals and instead spend time with your families or go off by yourself. Vegas doesn't count.
    WHAT'S NEW AT CASINOMEISTER?
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    CASINOMEISTER TOOLBAR!
    Yes it's finally here - the long awaited and coveted Casinomeister Toolbar. This is designed for Internet Explorer, and it includes all of the cool stuff that makes Casinomeister what it is. Once you've downloaded and installed this (takes about one minute - if that), you'll have at your finger tips direct links to: Casino Searches, Accredited Casinos, Rogue Casinos, Dispute Services, Casino Representatives, Forum Access, Webcast, Online Casino News, Online Casino FAQ, Screenshot tools, Spyware Detection tools, bitchin' music feeds, some really neat surprises and a whole hell of a lot more. You don't have to be on the Casinomeister website to have all of this - you can have Casinomeister wherever you go - that's the beauty of it.

    It has a search function much like the Google or Alexa toolbar that many of you use, and for now it searches the forum (with Casinomeister's pending relaunch, it will search the entire site). Let's say you are checking out yo-mama-casino.com and you want to see if anyone has posted about this in our forum - just copy and paste the name in to the search field in the toolbar and voila, you'll have the search results.

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    And now for the humor......
    HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

    Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?

    A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

    Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

    A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

    Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?

    A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

    Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

    A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

    Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?

    A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!

    Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?

    A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!.... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

    Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?

    A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

    Q: Is chocolate bad for me?

    A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!

    Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

    A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

    Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?

    A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

    Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

    ha ha ha
    CASINOMEISTER NEWS
    2,000 BETONSPORTS EMPLOYEES TO GET SEVERANCE PAY

    Management assures Costa Rican authorities that dismissed employees will be paid this week

    The tragic side of the US Department of Justice's prosecution of BetonSports (see earlier InfoPowa reports) was in evidence this week as up to 2 000 dismissed Costa Rican and Antiguan employees were assured that they would receive severance pay from the company, hopefully this week.

    According to the newspaper AM Costa Rica, a spokesman for the Ministerio de Trabajo said that inspectors visited the offices of the online sportsbook and were told by a manager that an agreement was reached with employees that they would be paid this week.

    As many as 2,000 persons lost jobs when the company bowed to a U.S. court order and shut down its gambling operations. These were not only persons who took bets over the telephone or on the computer but administration clerks, maintenance specialists and security personnel.

    BetonSports has claimed that it is trying to work through a payment schedule to return money to depositors as required by the US court order, which effectively blocked up to 80 percent of the company's business. One of the obstacles has been getting the cooperation of e-cash processors which suspended business when the company had to close its site to US players, and suspended trading of its shares on the London stock exchange.

    News courtesy of Infopowa news service. 
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