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10 January 2002 – Issue #95

So, what’s new at Casinomeister:

Casinomeister’s Best and Worst of 2001!
What casino won the coveted “Best Casino of 2001” award?
The Best Casino Promotions?
The Best Casino Group?
The Best Forum Posting?
The Stupidest Casino Trick?
The Tackiest Press Release?

A New Casino at Casinomeister!

That’s right a new casino has joined the ranks of our reputable casino section (it’s unique custom built pages will be up on Monday) Vegas Country Casino, a fine Microgaming casino.
They’re offering a really cool 100% match bonus up to $70 for new accounts.

They’ll even throw in an additional $25 if you open up with a Paypal
account. Check them out! They are also sponsoring this month’s Scavenger Hunt! You could win $200!!

It’s a Mystery Microgaming Casino
CASINOMEISTER HAS SECURED YOU AN ADDITIONAL $25 FREE!!!

There are only a few days left!!! If you haven’t signed up now don’t
delay!! Deadline 13 January at midnight PST!!

And then we’ll announce the Mystery Casino’s Name!! Woo hoo!

This is a new Microgaming powered casino that is offering the BIGGEST pre-launch bonus yet!

We have secured this special bonus just for you and it will NOT be given to those who sign up

AFTER the casino goes live! Register now and you will receive your FREE extra $25! If you open an account at this Microgaming casino, you’ll receive a 100% match bonus up to $100!

This special bonus WILL NOT be offered to those who sign up AFTER the casino goes live!!

Hurry! This is your last chance since this casino goes live NEXT WEEK!!!

So “Who Wants to be a Casinomeister?
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And now for the humor……

Oil change instructions for women:

1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee.
3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.

Money spent:

Oil Change $20.00
Coffee $ 1.00

Total $21.00

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Oil Change instructions for Men:

1) Go to auto parts store and write a check for $50.00 for oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree.
2) Discover that the used oil container is full. Instead of taking it back to recycle, dump in hole in back yard.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under kid’s pedal car.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: get hot oil on you in process.
12) Clean up mess.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Look for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; poke oil filter with screwdriver and twist off.
16) Beer.
17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Finish oil change tomorrow.
18) Next day, drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car.
19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
20) Beer. No, drank it all yesterday.
21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
24) Remember drain plug from step 11.
25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
26) Discover that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard, along with drain plug.
27) Drink beer.
28) Uncover hole and sift for drain plug.
29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the! floor.
30) Drink beer.
31) Slip with wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame.
32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
33) Begin cussing fit.
34) Throw wrench.
35) Cuss for additional 10 MINUTES
36) Beer.
37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
38) Beer.
39) Beer.
40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
41) Beer.
42) Lower car from jack stands.
43) Accidentally crush one of the jack stands.
44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during step 23.
45) Beer.
46) Test drive car.
47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
48) Car gets impounded.
49) Make bail.
50) Get car from impound yard.

Money spent:
Parts $ 50.00
DUI $2,500.00
Impound fee $ 75.00
Bail $1,500.00
Beer $ 25.00

Total: $4,150.00
——- But you know the job was done right!

ha ha ha

FORUM HIGHLIGHTS

Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints: Prestige

Casino refuses to honor 10% of loss bonus

By suzirose (suzirose) on Friday, January 04, 2002 – 07:26
am:

Bryan,

Need a bit of help again (you helped be to collect my $16k
from Club Dice about 2 months ago. I’ve since been playing
a Prestige Casino (Boss Media) and was doing well.

I received the below listing email (full text below):
In a message dated 12/17/2001 12:06:09 PM Pacific Standard Time,

mana-@prestigecasino.com writes:

Dear Suzanne,

allow me to express my sincere thankfulness for playing at Prestige Casino! Christmas is in the air and everybody is happier.
Prestige Casino wants to be good and make you happy, too.

Yes, we have decided to offer only to you ( account with xxxx) our great Christmas gift: 10% Refund of all your money lost during your past week!!!

Yes, we will credit back on your account 10% of all the money you loose during these special weeks.

This fantastic promotion takes off Monday, December 17th, 2001 at 00:01 GMT (18:59 EST) and will end on Sunday, January 13th, 2002 at 23:59 GMT.

You have the privilege to play every week and therefore to be refunded every week during this “4 week” promotion! Every Monday, till 23:59 GMT you must every week during this “4 week” promotion! Every Monday, till 23:59 GMT you must mailto:chris-@prestigecasino.com an e-mail stating the amount of money lost and within 48 hours we will refund you back 10% on your account. One simple rule to follow: you must deposit $100 or more during the week. All amounts lost will be calculated. Partecipating to this special promotion offers you an extra opportunity! For every $100 you deposit you will earn also 1 credit wwhich entitles you which entitles you to taking part to our Grandprize “2002” draw worth $25,000 scheduled on January 14th, 2002.

Join the fun and start playing.

A cheerful Merry Christmas from all the Staff.BR> Frank Redford

On 12/30/01, I ended up losing over $41,000 after which I deposited another $1000. According to the email, I should qualify for a 10% of my lost amount be refunded. Instead the casino gave me $100, saying that they only refund 10% of the deposit….

Can you read the above email, and I’ve I’m wrong let me know, otherwise can you help in getting the $4,000+ which I feel they owe me.

Thanks again,
Suzi

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OPA DISBANDS

Online crusader runs out of steam

The only way in which the OPA has been able to achieve quite remarkable successes for its casino and player members over the last 18 months has been the voluntary and unpaid efforts of a committee comprised of individuals from diverse sectors of the industry. The significant costs of running an organisation like this on an international basis and pursuing thousands of complaints obviously far exceed the $25 membership subscription.

Over the past couple of months the Association came in for some pretty tough and dare we say intolerant criticism over a slowdown in claim processing, and a few vociferous opponents of the OPA were quick to take advantage in joining in the attacks. It now transpires that the slow down was the result of key committee members moving on to escape the stress of an ever increasing workload, for which there was little sign of appreciation from the membership. That clearly threw additional loads onto the remaining members and this week
the Association’s site gave notice that it was no longer in a position to
prosecute complaints due to further resignations.

The reaction ranged from sincere regret from the majority to gloating from less supportive folk. There were a few who were pretty transparently trying to turn the affair to their own advantage. And there were also those sage posters who always seem to emerge after an event with advice and offers to serve, and even one or two who tried to look businesslike by proposing “new business models” to kickstart the Association with a new committee.

Talk is cheap and action less common, and it will be interesting to see what sort of follow-up these people initiate and whether their commitment will measure up to the unpaid efforts of their predecessors.

It is ironic that a considerable track record of mediations successful for
casino and player members alike, and the recent accolade of “Best WatchDog” from the forty-odd thousand readers of Gambling Online Magazine should be followed by the disbanding of the OPA due to that most basic fault – lack of resources.

Courtesy of Infopowa News.

13 January 2003 – SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Pardon the intrusion but I thought this would interest you (if you enjoy Microgaming games) Their new Viper software has just been released at Lucky Nugget Online Casino. You have got to see it to believe it!!! I’ve just made the download, and I’m VERY impressed. You gotta check these games out! I mean it!

Also, I’m finally getting caught up from my Christmas holiday sloth-mode so those of you who have recently “pitched a bitch” please be patient since I will be getting to you within the next couple of days.

For everybody else, get back to work before your boss catches you slacking off!

17 January 2002 – Issue #96

Listen to My Show at Casinogazette.com
The End of the OPA?
The Online Casino Managers Association is evil
Lots More!
Check it out here!

A New Casino at Casinomeister!

That’s right a new casino has joined the ranks of our reputable casino section (it’s unique custom built pages will be up on Monday) Vegas Country Casino, a fine Microgaming casino

They’re offering a really cool 100% match bonus up to $70 for new accounts. They’ll even throw in an additional $25 if you open up with a Paypal account. Check them out! They are also sponsoring this month’s Scavenger Hunt! You could win $200!!

The Mystery Microgaming Casino Has Been Revealed!

Spin Palace is it! And for those of you who participated in our pre-signup, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The casino should have notified you via email and given you a specific link to make your deposit to qualify you for your additional $25. If you didn’t participate in our special promotion, they have a great offer as well: a $75 match bonus!

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So “Who Wants to be a Casinomeister?

Who wants to win $200 bucks?? Casino-on-net is sponsoring this month’s contest with a $200 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. So WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? It’s fun! It’s free! With this many exclamation points, it’s gotta be good!

You can play here!!!

Scavenger Hunt Is going Strong Too!:

Haven’t played yet?? What are you waiting for? You can’t win if you don’t play! Vegas Country Casino is this month’s sponsor. The winner will receive $200 credited to their casino account!! Woo hoo!!

Casinomeister’s newsletter is now available in three flavors: HTML, text, or AOL, (you are reading the HTML version). If you would like to update your settings, please scroll down to the bottom and you’ll find a link to do so. Any problems, please let me know!

And now for the thought of the day……

The young bride approached her awaiting husband on their wedding night and demanded $20 for their first lovemaking encounter. In his highly aroused state, he readily agreed. This scenario was repeated each time they made love for the next 30 years, he assumed it was a cute way for her to buy new clothes, etc.

When she arrived home around noon one day, she found her husband in a very disturbed and drunken state. Over the next few minutes she heard him tell of the ravages of financial ruin coming down on them as a result of corporate down sizing and it’s effects on them as a 50 year old executive and wife.

The calm-headed wife loaded him into her car and drove down to the local hospital; pointing to that fine structure, she informed him that he owned the land it was built on and that they were paid $6000 per month rent. She handed him a bank book showing deposits and interest for 12 years that totaled nearly $1 million dollars.

Pointing across the parking lot she gestured toward the local bank and handed him stock certificates worth nearly $2 million dollars and informed him that he was also the largest stockholder of the bank.

She told him that for 30 years she had charged him each time they had sex, and all this was the results of her investments.

By now he was very distraught and began beating his head against the side of the car. She was amazed and asked him why he was so seemingly disappointed at such good news.

He replied, “If I had known what you were doing, I would have given you all of my business!

ha ha ha

thanks Stuart!

Forum Highlights

Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: Player Privacy alert:

OCMA is back up

By opa_mary (opa_mary) on Saturday, January 12, 2002 – 10:05
pm:

Probably as a result of the OPA dissolving, The Online Casino Managers Association has been resurrected. This association, founded by the owners of Magic Oasis/Windows casinos Tony Friedman and Avi Goldman, will distribute player information to member casinos.

From www.onlinecasinomanagersassociation.org : The Online Casino Managers Association is the first organized forum of online casino operators, owners and managers. The purpose of the organizaiton is to battle player fraud through shared information as well as to educate its members about dishonest and fraudulent practicies in order to make online casinos a better places for honest gamblers.

Every month hundreds of thousands of dollars are lost by online casinos as the result of player fraud. The most common scams are credit card based tricks. Scammers wonder from one online casino to another in search of free money. Once their tricks are dedected they move on to defraud another casino.

Together by sharing information we can reduce fraud and stop the con artists!

This organization was founded by several casino managers in 2000 to stop the wave of online casino fraud. Any casino manager, owner or pit boss can be a member. Membership is FREE.

MEMBERS HAVE THE FOLLOWING PRIVILIGES:
Access to casino cheaters’ list
Access to the names of notorious chargebackers
Access to the list of online casino frauds/scams
Access to our regular online discussions

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Online Casinos Managers Association

Is this a joke, or what?

It’s kinda funny, as soon as the OPA seemingly disbanded, the OCMA reared its ugly head up once more. We thought that this “organization” had tucked its tail between its legs and scampered off to rogue heaven when the OPA put pressure on this “entity” to shut down last May. But it’s back. What a coincidence that this happened right when the Online Players Association had shut its doors. The OPA was very vocal against what the OCMA was doing; and rightly so. Perhaps this is just a cyber “nose thumbing” from a somewhat defunct group.

This group, an association headed by Tony Friedman of Windows Casino fame, offers these services:

“You can have access to our most up to date black list. It contains, the names, address, email addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, and credit card numbers of players who play fraudulently or charge back.”

There is a list of about 79 sites, but only about 46 exist. And several of these sites are portals (what do portals need this information for?). I would recommend that everyone contact the casinos listed and tell them to cancel their membership of this organization. The sharing of credit card information goes against most casinos’ privacy policies, as well as Firepay and Paypal’s as well.

Now I am all for protecting one’s business against scamming players who are out to rip casinos off, but this is taking it a bit too far. There are other ways in which to conduct a professional organization.

Oh and by the way, I tried to join and this is the response I received from egamingcommission.com

Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 11:39:42 -0600
To: webma-@casinomeister.com
Subject: Online Casino Managers Association Mail
From: EGamingCommission <in-@egamingcommission.com>;

Dear Bryan Bailey!

Thank you for your application to become a member of the Online Casino Managers Association. Our administrator will evaluate it within a working day.

We only accept employees of functioning online casinos.

You are going to have access to lot of sensitive information, that we want to keep from the general public. If you are using an email account that contains a domain name that is not a functioning online casino or sportsbook, your application will not be accepted.

As soon as you are accepted we will send you an email.

Best regards,

Tony Friedman
http://www.onlinecasinomanagersassociation.org

Damn! Just gimmee those credit card numbers and I’ll be happy!

Listen about my thoughts on this on this week’s radio show!
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31 January 2002 – Issue #97

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So “Who Wants to be a Casinomeister?
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This Week’s Humor

This one was sent to me from my mom(!)

An elderly couple are enjoying an anniversary dinner together in a small tavern. The husband leans over and asks his wife, “Do you remember the first time we had sex together over fifty years ago? We went behind this tavern where you leaned against the fence and I made love to you.”

“Yes,” she says, “I remember it well.”

“OK,” he says, “How about taking a stroll ’round there again and we can do it for old time’s sake.”

“Oh Henry, you devil, that sounds like a good idea,” she answers.

There’s a police officer sitting in the next booth listening to all this, and having a chuckle to himself. He thinks, “I’ve got to see this. Two old-timers having sex against a fence. I’ll just keep an eye on them so’s there’s no trouble.”

So he follows them. They walk haltingly along, leaning on each other for support, aided by a walking sticks. Finally they get to the back of the tavern and make their way to the fence.

The old lady lifts her skirt, takes her knickers down and the old man drops his trousers. She turns around and as she hangs on to the fence, the old man moves in.

Suddenly they erupt into the most furious sex that the watching policeman has ever seen. They are bucking and jumping like eighteen year olds. This goes on for about forty minutes!

She’s yelling, “Oh God!” He’s hanging on to her hips for dear life. This is the most athletic sex imaginable. Finally, they both collapse panting on the ground.

The policeman is amazed. He thinks he has learned something about life that he didn’t know. He starts to think about his own aged parents and wonders whether they still have sex like this.

After about half an hour of lying on the ground recovering, the old couple struggle to their feet and put their clothes back on.

The policeman, still watching thinks, “That was truly amazing, he was going like a train. I’ve got to ask him what his secret is.”

As the couple pass, he says to them “That was something else, you must have been having sex for about forty minutes. How do you manage it? You must have had a fantastic life together. Is there some sort of secret?”

“No, there’s no secret,” the old man says, “except that fifty years ago that damn fence wasn’t electric

ha ha ha

thanks mom!

Forum Highlights

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Promos: 101$ FREE on all deposit + 30% !!! WOW
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By mrracetrack (mrracetrack) on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 – 04:53 am:

cegep,

Just curious…

What was the reason you decided to deposit money with this place, opposed to a reputable, well known casino?

And when you first looked it over,and saw how lame it looked, what was your reasoning in deciding that you would play there?
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Check out what others have to say here

8 February 2002 – Issue #98

A New Casino at Casinomeister! CrazyVegas!!
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This Week’s Humor

In the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber. “I’m afraid I’m the bearer of bad news,” he said as he surveyed the worried faces. “The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. It’s an experimental procedure, semi-risky and you will have to pay for the brain.

The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news. After a great length of time, someone asked, “Well, how much does a brain cost?”

The doctor quickly responded, “$5,000 for a female brain, and $200 for a male brain.” The moment turned awkward. Women in the room tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the men, but some actually smirked. A woman, unable to control her curiosity, blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, “Why is the female brain so much more?” The doctor smiled and said, “It’s just standard pricing procedure. We have to mark down the price of the male brains, because they’ve actually been used.”

ha ha ha

thanks Lou!

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Questions: I am new at this and need
some help pls!
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Forum Highlights

By anthonylew (anthonylew) on Sunday, February 03, 2002 –
08:52 pm:

Has anyone played at http://www.portofinocasino.com/ I’m sure this is a new casino and it looks ok although I’m having some trouble downloading some games, anyone won here? had any problems? are they honest? you know the sort of info I’m after Thanks again

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RENAISSANCE

OPA on the verge of relaunch

Online gamblers are currently signing up bigtime for membership of the revamped Online Players’ Association where key objectives include finding quality, safe and fast paying casinos for members, a free dispute mediation service and an early warning system on “rip-off” operations.

Spearheaded by CasinoGazette‘s Mike Craig, intense behind-the-scenes consultations with players and casinos alike have been going since early 2002 as it has become clear that the Got2bet public do not want to see the Online Players’ Association fade away. The organization became briefly dormant late last year following the resignation of committee members due to overwork and low resources.

“Bryan Bailey from the Casinomeister portal, InfoPowa’s Brian Cullingworth and myself were asked by players to kickstart the OPA again,” says Craig. “There is a clear need for an oufit that pursues claims for aggrieved members, points them in the right direction for quality, fast-paying Got2bet venues and steers them clear of sub-standard fly-by-nights”.

The CasinoGazette site at www.casinogazette.com has all the information on the “new” OPA – follow the OPA links on the site where work is well advanced on a new OPA business model, operating structure and website, and we would recommend that you take a look and comment as this is all in your interests.

All existing members of the OPA are being contacting for re-registration within a new system which will structure membership into three tiers depending on length of membership in the organisation. You can re-register online at the casinogazette.com site too which will speed your readmission.

The good news is that it is FREE! The new business model will finance operations through advertising opportunities offered to top quality, reliable and fast-paying casinos, many of whom have indicated a strong interest due to tightening business conditions and a genuine desire to work with the consumer. The same Codes of Ethics and Conduct for both player and casino members will apply in the new OPA.

Among the details now being finalised are:

LiveHelp Support center – based in the UK to avoid US legal hassles.
Full-time, paid Complaints desk.
Online dispute form for members’ convenience.
Online membership application forms for those who were not previously members.
NOT RECOMMENDED list of inferior casinos to be avoided.
APPROVED list of casinos who meet set criteria and have joined the OPA.
Composition of Player’s and Casino Managers Advisory Boards.
Appointment of an operating committee with strict financial parameters.
Updated website.
Use of the webcast facilities at CasinoGazette by the OPA.
A regular OPA e-newsletter to communicate with members and alert them to special offers.

Feedback and suggestions are still rolling in, but the structure of the new OPA will be a small day to day operating committee supported by a fulltime paid Complaints system and Player and Casino Manager Advisory Boards. Members of the boards have been selected for personal control, playing experience and commitment and already have their own private forum for discussions away from the operating committee. The function of the Boards is to oversee the committee and assist it with input by request or otherwise, and valuable exchanges are already flowing smoothly to the executive committee.

It is hoped that the new OPA will be up and running before end February, and members have been responding well to requests for suggestions and offers of involvement.

STOP PRESS: As we went to press the first major online casino group – Stanley Acropolis had joined the OPA after a unanimous “yes” vote from the advisory board and the executive. It is known that several other top flight casino groups are “in the wings” currently going though an objective and thorough approval process which lays down casino membership criteria.

A detailed write-up on this major land-based casino owned group is available for your inspection at the casinogazette site on this link: http://www.casinogazette.com

Stay tuned – there will likely be plenty more news and benefits for OPA members and this magazine will be keeping you informed.

DOTCOM DREAM

Investors who bet on this one are winning

With a turnover for the year of almost sixty two and a half million Euros and net winnings at a healthy 4.5 million Euros – more than double last year’s numbers – the team at BetandWin.com have a reason to party this month.

The Austrian internet company operates internet sportsbooks and the online casino Triple A, all of which have been enjoying growing popularity with gamblers internationally due to canny marketing, good client service and fast payouts. Any internet gambler will tell you those are the things that count. Proof that they have the mix just right are the membership numbers – as at the end of last year they had 260 000 members on board, 24 000 of them regularly active – an increase of forty five percent over the previous years numbers.

Their net winnings margin for the sportsbook side was 7.8 percent, and 2.9 percent on the casino operation – well within the internationally customary range of 2% to 3.5%.

Look for more action from this dynamic dotcom – whilst they are investing in a series of improvements at a number of levels in the organization, BetandWin claims that it will still have sufficient capital to finance a very aggressive growth strategy.Online Gaming News provided by Infopowa

15 February 2002 – Issue #99

Jackpot Willi!!

Finally, as promised Jackpot Willi is here! He’s our newest staff member at Casinomeister and he’ll be bringing you the latest on the Progressive Slots.

Some tips, a little trivia, and progressive updates!

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And now for the thought of the day……

The following are true stories sent to me by the venerable Julie Sidwell of Gambling Grumbles:

A true story out of San Francisco:

A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the branch and wrote “this iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this bag.” While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller’s window. So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to Wells Fargo. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he wasn’t the brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America. Looking somewhat defeated, the man said, “OK” and left. He was arrested a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at Bank of America.

A motorist was unknowingly caught in an automated speed trap that measured his speed using radar and photographed his car. He later received in the mail a ticket for $40 and a photo of his car. Instead of payment, he sent the police department a photograph of $40. Several days later, he received a letter from the police that contained another picture, this time of handcuffs. He immediately mailed in his $40.

Ha ha ha

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By dave_r (dave_r) on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 – 06:36 pm:

Bryan, you are one of the good guys, and I have no bone to pick with you. Casinomeister has always been my favorite forum, and I have considered this place my “home away from home” since its inception 3-4 yrs ago. We may not always agree on everything, but you’ve been very truthful with myself and other forum members, and in an industry this corrupt, the truth counts for a lot.

We will have to agree to disagree on this issue. I have emailed the senior staff at Microgaming (Lisa W, Kurt S, Dean S, Clitnon T, Avron M. etc.)on numerous occasions regarding progressive jackpots. Everything has been a huge secret with them. All I ever get is stonewalling and delaying tactics. They are very careful as to what they disclose to the general public. Perhaps this policy has recently changed, so I will give things another chance.

~B, you are about to introduce Jackpot Willie to your website. I will wait until this introduction is complete, and then I will go on a mission to gather evidence about these “winners”. In the past, everything has been kept “confidential” except a players first and (sometimes) last name, and what state they are from.

Now how do you propose I go about finding out if these players are indeed REAL players, or if they were invented out of thin air? As I said, perhaps they are shills who are relatives of the software developers. Where’s the EVIDENCE that any money has changed hands from CASINO/SOFTWARE SUPPLIER AND PLAYER. Has any reliable accounting firm verified that these payouts were for real?

In most cases there is NO EVIDENCE. Why? Because there’s no regulation. Cheating is rampant, and the mob is tied to Got2bet just as it was in Las Vegas in the days before true regulation. Right now its the Wild Wild West days of online casino gambling. Anything goes. If a consumer is ripped off because the software is rigged, its his or her loss.

I’m sorry to be such a naysayer, but I am also a realist. It is not my nature to be pessimistic. In fact, in most endeavors in my life, I consider myself an eternal optimist. Not when it comes to gambling online. I’ve seen to many crooks. Too many scams. Too many fake, phony, frauds. As I’ve said many times, almost everyone is “bought and paid for”.

Just because a so called “winner” has been photographed and interviewed doesn’t mean it real. Scams such as this are carefully orchestrated. When a company is able to keep several hundred thousand dollars in additional profit, this is huge incentive to cheat.

Since you want to compare me to those people that believe moon landings were orchestrated; all I can do is laugh. Once again, I am not paranoid, but just a realist. Even the author of “Beat The Dealer”, Edward Thorp believes he was cheated by land based casinos, on numerous occasions, in the days prior to regulation. Thorp is the authority on blackjack (even Spearmaster has this book, ahem). Just read chapter 7. Also buy Frank Scoblete’s book, “Victory at Video Poker” and read his chapter on cheating. Back in the 1980’s certain land based casinos bought video blackjack games programmed by Sega. These machines were not in Vegas, but in other regulated area (handled by Indian Gaming Commissions). These games were set to a percentage payout, and were NOT random. In most cases the machines were set to 83% payout. But there was nothing informing the player s/he was playing a non-random game, since most gaming commissions consider video poker and video bj to be a SLOT machine, AND NOT A GAME OF SKILL. In fact, according to Scoblete himself, even in Atlantic City, the CCC still considers video poker a slot machine. (And therefore even though it must pay above 83%, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RANDOM). The Nevada Gaming Commission did rule that video poker is a game is skill, so in Vegas, the game DOES have to be random. If you play in Atlantic City, and play an IGT machine, the likeyhood is that the game is random. But my point is that the gaming commission still hasn’t mandated that — SO THERE’S NO GUARANTEE.

Mr. Racetrack – Consider yourself one of only a very small percentage of real players that have won a progressive online. You don’t realize how lucky you truly are.

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RIG FLYING RIGHT?

We’ve been following this story, so we’ll start with a brief recap on the Real Time Gaming situation. For months far too many RTG-powered casinos have been doing the slow-or-no pay dance with players. Matters came to a head when three casinos shut down leaving players unpaid, and RTG’s Michael Staw went on the WOL message board to reassure everyone as business was waning.

An RTG site to handle complaints was opened and Staw gave his word that RTG would do the right thing. Since then players have been registering complaints with the inevitable skepticism that nothing would be done, but this week ex-Casino Merlin players started receiving payments. Players with beefs about The Casino Online and World Play Casino – two other casualties – have not yet received any payments so the jury’s still out on this.

Meanwhile players are still unhappy with the slow-or-no pay situation at other RTG casinos and Staw will have to get that under control. But for now it’s looking good and is a step in the right direction if RTG wishes to recover the gamblers’ respect and trust.

21 February 2002 – Issue #100

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This Week’s Humor

The Rules of Life
Sometimes we just need to remember WHAT the Rules of Life really are….

Never give yourself a haircut after three margaritas.
You need only two tools: WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn’t move and it should, use WD-40. If it moves and shouldn’t, use the tape.
The five most essential words for a healthy, vital relationship are “I apologize” and “You are right.”
Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
When you make a mistake, make amends immediately. It’s easier to eat crow while it’s still warm.
The only really good advice that your father ever gave you was: “Go! You might meet somebody!”
If he/she says that you are too good for him/her–believe them.
Learn to pick your battles; ask yourself, ‘Will this matter one year from now? How about one month? One week? One day?’
Never pass up an opportunity to pee.
If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance!
Living well is the best revenge, really. Being miserable because of a bad or former relationship just might mean that the other person was right about you.
Work is good, but it’s not that important.
And finally … be really nice to your friends and family. You never know when you are going to need them to empty your bedpan.

ha ha ha

thanks Stuart!

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By willray (willray) on Thursday, February 21, 2002 – 02:18
pm:

1CNP ??????? You have got to be kidding, what a ripoff crock ! Not only that, this place once threatened to plaster my confidential credit card information over the ‘net, and I dared them to.

So if they threaten one of their customers in this manner, how many others? and you’re advocating doing business with this place?

You a casino shill ??? come on, ‘fess up.willray
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Whatever happened to…?

King Neptune’s Casino.com The rumours abound but no-one can get a response from this big, Microgaming-powered casino which has been offline since January, when a notice went up that players with over $20 in their accounts would be paid out and the casino would be “unavailable for several weeks” for an upgrade. Several weeks for an upgrade? Unlikely in our view and as we went to press the site was still silent and inoperative. A persistent rumour is that a major management changeover is in process which will entail relocated servers, but who knows?

Gemstone Casino.com This was at one time a Chartwell-powered Java casino in bed with the notorious Wind ‘n Sea outfit headed by Craig Williamson alias Shaun Brady. It has disappeared and the site now re-routes to a Grand Virtual- powered site owned by Universal Amusements Inc and branded Imperial Casino.com.

City of Emeralds.com is no longer available either. The page gives an email address that goes to etmarketing.com – Emerald Technology had a number of casinos a while back with identical designs and layouts to Mike Raufeisen’s Universal company, although he denied any connection.

Premiere Casino.com This IGS-powered casino belongs to the Golden Palace group and was this week caught fibbing about it’s software. The site carries the following assurance:

“Premiere Casino’s software is examined and certified by the Interactive Gaming Council at www.igcouncil.org”

Since the Interactive Gaming Council does not examine nor certify software, such a misrepresentation is disgraceful, and to prove it we contacted the IGC ‘s executive director Rick Smith and confirmed that that body does not examine, certify or approve the software of ANY of its members… (ed. note: This is the newest addition to our rogue section.)

Cash My Bet.com This is one of those infuriating casinos which launch and then become strangely coy about who supplied their gambling software and which e-cash provider they are using. After ten days and four emails we gave up on them and must assume that they have something to hide. This is fundamental information that the public is entitled to know.

Empire of Gold group efficiency seems to have dropped off dramatically according to posters on several message boards this week. The Empire consists of King Solomans, Columbus and Lucky Liner casinos which changed to the mysterious “Cytech” software when they pulled away from Microgaming last year. It doesn’t look as if the change has wrought any improvements – in fact quite the contrary. Players are complaining about poor and slow service, ignored emails and even slower payouts. In today’s tight business conditions and a competitive market this is not the time to be going off the boil…

But Bring Me Luck.com gets the prize for the biggest mystery of all this week. Shocked players started receiving presumably hacked emails from the casino manager inviting them to inspect a link which has since been removed. On the link was a website where details of some 500 Bring Me Luck players’ credit cards, personal addresses and gambling histories were displayed – gross infringments of privacy all. The site went down and the email went dead leaving players to speculate on what had gone wrong. As we went to press the issue remained a mystery, with the site back up offering a fifty percent “re-up” bonus and apologising for “many unlucky happenings” but no response to email queries. Was it a hacker? Or a disgruntled employee? BML has a chequered track record. For example it was found carrying unearned, unlinked and unrewarded OPA, IGC and other approval badges by the Casinomeister late last year. Shortly after drawing their attention to this blatant dishonesty the Meister found himself inundated with porno spam he had not signed up for, and he was obliged to take action against the BML ISP to stop it. According to the “who is” the BML domain belongs to one Steve Smith of San Jose Costa Rica. Which isn’t much help….

28 February 2002 – Issue #101

Jackpot Willi!!
Finally, as promised Jackpot Willi is here! He’s our newest staff member at Casinomeister and he’ll be bringing you the latest on the Progressive Slots.

Some tips, a little trivia, and progressive updates!

Another Casino Joins Casinomeister! More than a new Casino ! Tattersall’s, the Australian lottery icon & gaming icon, have just launched their Casino,and (naturally) added their name to our reputable casino list.

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More naughty casinos
Leave It to Beaver, starring Clint Eastwood
and lots more…

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This Week’s Humor

The following quotes were taken from actual Federal (US) employee performance evaluations:

“Since my last report, this employee has reached rock bottom and has started to dig.”

“His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of morbid curiosity.”

“I would not allow this employee to breed.”

“This employee is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definite won’t be.”

“Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap.”

“When she opens her mouth, it seems that it is only to change feet.”

“He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle.”

“This young lady has delusions of adequacy.”

“He sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them.”

“This employee is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot.”

“This employee should go far, and the sooner the better.”

“Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thing to hold it all together.”

“A gross ignoramus – 144 times worse than an ordinary ignoramus.”

“He certainly takes a long time to make his pointless.”

“Doesn’t have ulcers but is a carrier.”

“I would like to go hunting with him sometime.”

“He’s been working with glue too much.”

“He would argue with a signpost.”

“He has knack for making strangers immediately.”

“He brings a lot of joy whenever he leaves the room.”

“When his IQ reaches 50, he should sell.”

“If you see 2 people talking and one looks bored, he’s the other one.”

“A photographic memory with the cap over the lens.”

“A prime candidate for natural deselection.”

“Donated his brain to science before he was done using it.”

“Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn’t coming.”

“Has 2 brains, one is lost, the other is out looking for it.”

“If he were any more stupid, he’d have to be watered twice a week.”

“If you give him a penny for his thoughts, you’d get change.”

“If you stand close enough to him, you can hear the ocean.”

“It’s hard to believe that he beat out 1,000 other sperm.”

“One neuron short of a synapse.”

“Some drink from the fountain of knowledge, he only gargled.”

“Takes him 12 hours to watch 60 Minutes.”

“The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.”

ha ha ha

thanks sis!

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By timothychan (timothychan) on Wednesday, February 27, 2002
– 05:52 am:
I have been away from this forum (and many other forums) for really a long time, so I did not follow up on this Avi and Tony’s story.

But I can prove that those guys at www.beejack.com never paid me commission for a long long time. In fact I am the first few who recommended the system on my website when they just started to sell the app over the net.

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Got2bet’s El Dorado?

Our story last week about Aspinall Online’s major coup in penetrating the Chinese internet gambling market through Sina.com incited a rash of emails extolling the potential of this market sector.

One of the more interesting referred us to the latest numbers from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). According to this august body, by the end of December 2001, China had 33.7 million Internet users compared to only 620,000 users in October 1997.

Other findings:

61.3 percent access the Internet from home, and 45.7 percent log on at the office;
the average time spent online per week is 8.5 hours, with the most popular log-on time between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m;
e-mail and search engines are the main services used online, while news is the information most often searched for;
31.6 percent said they purchased goods or services online during 2001, with books, music and computing appliances dominating sales. This proportion of online purchasers has changed little since January 2001;

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7 March 2002 – Issue #102

Jackpot Willi!!
Finally, as promised Jackpot Willi is here! He’s our newest staff member at Casinomeister and he’ll be bringing you the latest on the Progressive Slots.

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This Week’s Humor

This is the transcript of the ACTUAL radio conversation of a US Naval ship and the Canadians, off the coast of Newfoundland, Oct 95. Radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations.

CANADIANS: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South, to avoid a collision.

AMERICANS: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North, to avoid a collision.

CANADIANS: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

AMERICANS: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.

CANADIANS: Negative. I say again, You will have to divert your course.

AMERICANS: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN. THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES ATLANTIC FLEET, WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS, AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH, I SAY AGAIN, THAT’S 15 DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTERMEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.

CANADIANS: We are a lighthouse. Your call.

ha ha ha

thanks mom!

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By catita (catita) on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 – 10:31 am:

Does anyone know the relationship between the Golden Palace group and the Kahnawake Gaming Comission? A lot the casinos licensed by Kahnawake seem to overlap with the Golden Palace group.

And what about the Random Entertainment Group? According to Internet Gaming Comission several casinos licensed by Kahnawake are owned by REG (Orbital etc.), but the casinos themselves refuse to tell anything about ownership.

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iGlobal site in the spotlight

Casinos that “steal” other casinos’ content show little integrity in our opinion because it is not their wording and it conveys a false impression. This week an anomaly was spotted on an iGlobal site at http://www.1-online-internet-casino-gambling.com/cashier.html#3 by a surfing gambler and queried.

The reason for his curiousity was that the games did not appear to be from the house of Playtech that has a growing reputation for quality, yet the site copy claimed that games were licenced from PlayTech and that the e-cash was Iinternet Processing Solutions.

A quick query to the Playtech company confirmed the wrongdoing, and the casino at fault will by now have received a strong notification and complaint from the Playtech people. Our attitude is that if a site operator can act without honesty at this level, should they be trusted to deal fairly with the gambling public?
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14 March 2002 – Issue #103

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And now for the thought of the day……

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items in front of him.

When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks about 2″ in diameter.

Then he asked the students if the jar was full.

They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar of rocks.

He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the spaces between the rocks.

The students laughed.

He asked his students again if the jar was full.

They said yes, it was.

The professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.

Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things — your family, your partner, your health, your children — anything that is so important to you that if it were to be lost, you would be nearly destroyed.

The pebbles are the other things in life that matter, but on a smaller scale.

They are things like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else.

The small stuff.

If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first, there is no room for the rocks.

The same goes for your life.

If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, material things, you will never have room for the things that are truly most important.

Pay attention to the things that are critical in your life.

Play with your children.

Take your partner out dancing.

There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.”

Take care of the rocks first — the things that really matter.

Set your priorities.

The rest is just pebbles and sand.

FORUM HIGHLIGHTS

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casinos: Question on
Slotland’s “TreasureBox”…
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By willray (willray) on Monday, March 11, 2002 – 04:58 pm:

Hi everyone,

I dont post here often, as I never had a bothersome question to post until now….
I’ve always had a “love\hate” relationship with slotland’s “spaceJack”, but thats another story… the thing I wanted to share was an “unwitting discovery” with regard to the game of “Treasure Box” but before I get suspicious (sp?)I wanted to see if any of you have drawn similar parallel experiences like this in the past?

See, I’d pull the lever on Treasure box, and watch the three reels spin… one day, my finger got “itchy” and inadvertently clicked quite prematurely, on one of the reels still spinning and locked in a symbol…I quickly undid the checkmark to let it continue on its merry way, spinning…to my surprise, the end result was the same as my premature lock-in.

Curiosity got the best of me, and for the next couple of spins, I intentionally played with “locking” (while the reels were still spinning;) ] to get a glance at the symbol and then “unlocked” it, ((to let it continue on its spin)) … each time, I was astounded to find the end results were the same as the “premature lock-in” being peeked at.

It seems from all outward appearances, that “TreasureBox” is not random at all. I guess the best way to describe my thoughts is that “TreasureBox” is a “scratchcard” version, with the body of a slot machine, the only thing random is its spinning, but the “win\loss” ratio is dispensed in a pre-determined manner.

Does anyone else notice this peculiarity, or am I the only one who is noticing this? (I’m slowing catching on as to the “randomness or non-randomness” of certain games)

will you please share your thoughts on this? I’d love to hear from you all.

Appreciate your time and sharing insights.

willray…

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BAD PR

Another casino manager in need of the 101 course?

Gamblers welcomed Goodfellows Casino.com with open arms recently as a well-funded, Microgaming-powered operation with great potential. Regrettably they have stumbled badly on a generous but risky promo, and that has led to them taking unilateral and perhaps ill-advised action that has unsettled players with painful memories of the Tropika debacle.

A notice on the site says “As a result of severe system irregularities and abuse of promotions, management would like to advise all Good Fellows Casino players that all cash-ins up to and including March 12, 2002 have been halted pending a full audit.” The notice goes on to say that members can continue to play as their requested cashouts have been returned to their accounts until the “audit” is completed over a period of thirty days, at the end of which they will “render a fair and final decision”

At the end of the day, if management have erred, and players have benefitted from their mistake by playing to the rules the best course for a casino is to “eat” the loss rather than antagonising clients and acquiring a bad reputation. Goodfellows is part of a group which includes sound, reputable casinos such as Spin Palace, Diamond and Fortune Atlantis with reliable reports saying three others are on the launch pad, so underfunding would not seem to be a problem.

Although there are no overt signs of dishonesty, this sort of unilateral damage control should always be very carefully considered – as we said earlier experienced players are still scarred by the Tropika “audit” scandal that was only resolved when Microgaming itself responsibly stepped in to pay the players.More news like this in our news section.

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21 March 2002 – Issue #103

The Casinomeister Warning Robot: Vortran007

Greetings. Please let me introduce myself, Vortran007 from the line of Xtran Model Series 5200. I am honored to finally have my own section here in Casinomeister’s Newsletter. For those of you who don’t know me, I am the robot who is put in charge of the Casinomeister website when my master has gone away. My master has now given me the task to warn you about pending online casino problems. I will communicate these to you every week.

This week’s communication:

Urgent warning: There is a software provider “Interactive Multimedia Games” that offers casino operators the option to fix the games. Who is using this software? As soon as this has been ascertained, you will be contacted. The answer may surprise you.

The Sunny Group Joins Casinomeister!

One if the best casino groups out there. The Sunny Group won the coveted “Best Casino Group” from Casinomeister for the year 2001 for its magnificent support of the Children with Aids Foundation

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Last week’s show is still up! I pointed out the plagiarism that 1-online-internet-casino-gambling.com casino was pulling. Last week I told you how they redeemed themselves. I also guide you through “Warning Signs”; telltale signs that a casino may not be what it claims to be. This and lots more…

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This Week’s Humor

HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT WOMEN AND BE POLITICALLY CORRECT:

1. She is not a BABE or a CHICK – She is a BREASTED AMERICAN (or CANADIAN, or whatever).
She is not a SCREAMER or MOANER – She is VOCALLY APPRECIATIVE.
She is not DUMB – She is a DETOUR OFF THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY.
She has not BEEN AROUND – She is a PREVIOUSLY ENJOYED COMPANION.
She is not an AIRHEAD – She is REALITY IMPAIRED.
She does not get DRUNK or TIPSY – She gets CHEMICALLY INCONVENIENCED.
She is not HORNY – She is SEXUALLY FOCUSED.
She does not have BREAST IMPLANTS – She is MEDICALLY ENHANCED.
She does not NAG YOU – She becomes VERBALLY REPETITIVE.
She does not have MAJOR LEAGUE HOOTERS – She is PECTORALLY SUPERIOR.

HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT MEN AND BE POLITICALLY CORRECT:

He does not have a BEER GUT – He has developed a LIQUID GRAIN STORAGE FACILITY.
He is not a BAD DANCER – He is OVERLY CAUCASIAN.
He does not GET LOST ALL THE TIME – He INVESTIGATES ALTERNATIVE DESTINATIONS.
He is not BALDING – He is in FOLLICLE REGRESSION.
He is not a CRADLE ROBBER – He prefers GENERATIONALLY DIFFERENTIAL RELATIONSHIPS.
He does not get FALLING-DOWN DRUNK – He becomes ACCIDENTALLY HORIZONTAL.
He does not act like a TOTAL ASS – He develops a case of RECTAL – CRANIAL INVERSION.
He is not a MALE CHAUVINIST PIG – He has SWINE EMPATHY.
He is not afraid of COMMITMENT – He is MONOGAMOUSLY CHALLENGED.

Ha ha ha…thanks mom!

Forum Highlights

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Questions: Inter-Casino Progressive
Jackpot Games
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By dave_r (dave_r) on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 – 10:35 pm:

Jetset said…

“…perhaps the answer would be for the companies involved to have the award certified by an independent third party audit – but then there would probably be someone saying the audit company was in their pocket. Where does it end?”

Jetset, you’re 200% right.

A major accounting firm needs to be involved, and certify that the winnings are legitimate. I may be paranoid, BUT EVEN *I* WOULD NOT ACCUSE A MAJOR ACCOUNTING FIRM being bought off by the software developer. (With the possible exception of Aurthur Andersen.) The accounting firm just needs to verify the transfer of funds from point A to point B, certify that the person receiving the funds is REAL. The accounting firm will then obtain a copy of the player’s drivers license or other ID on file as proof.) Also the accounting firm will obtain a copy of the players banking details.

There are a couple of internet lotteries that had thier major prizes certified by KPMG.

So it is absolutely do-able. Why should players take an internet casino’s WORD for granted.

We, THE PLAYERS, have been lied to TOO MANY TIMES.

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WHO WILL BE TOPS?

A crystal ball look at the future of interactive gambling

According to a recent “Electronic Gambling” report from Informa Media Group, e-gambling revenue could rise as high as $14.5 billion worldwide by 2006 – only four years away.

Informa believes that by that time, the United States will claim only 24% of e-gambling revenue, whereas Europe will claim 53%. Informa also believes that by 2006, 58% of worldwide electronic gamblers will be in Europe.

eMarketer also posted an article this week by top analyst Ben Macklin on interactive television (iTV) gambling. Macklin presented information from Datamonitor regarding iTV gambling in each region of the world, and predicts that iTV gambling in Europe alone will generate $11.1 billion in revenue by 2006, which is higher than Informa’s $7.6 billion estimate of e-gambling in general in the same timeframe.

The bullish predictions were confirmed late in the week when a survey commissioned by Dutch bank ABN Ambro produced impressive gambling revenue predictions for Britain alone of more than two billion pounds sterling within the next decade. The study said money spent on betting via interactive channels, including the Internet, interactive and satellite television, will grow to �2.1bn in 2010 from �588m this year.More news like this in our news section

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29 March 2002 – Issue #104

The Casinomeister Warning Robot: Vortran007

Greetings. Please let me introduce myself, Vortran007 from the line of Xtran Model Series 5200. I am honored to finally have my own section here in Casinomeister’s Newsletter. For those of you who don’t know me, I am the robot who is put in charge of the Casinomeister website when my master has gone away. My master has now given me the task to warn you about pending online casino problems. I will communicate these to you every week.

This week’s communication: Continued from last week
Urgent warning: There is a software provider “Interactive Multimedia Games” that offers casino operators the option to fix the games. We haven’t been able to identify the casinos who are using this brand of software yet, but we will contact you as soon as this has been determined.

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Check out what’s up with the Sunny Group and Microgaming…

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This Week’s Humor

SUPER GRANNY DEFENDER OF JUSTICE

An elderly Florida lady did her shopping and, upon returning to her car, found four males in the act of leaving with her vehicle. She dropped her shopping bags and drew her handgun, proceeding to scream at them at the top of her voice, “I have a gun and I know how to use it! Get out of the car, you scum bags!” The four men didn’t wait for a second invitation, but got out and ran like mad, where upon the lady, somewhat shaken, proceeded to load her shopping bags into the back of the car and get into the driver’s seat. She was so shaken that she could not get her key into the ignition. She tried and tried and then it dawned on her why.

A few minutes later she found her own car parked four or five spaces farther down. She loaded her bags into her car and drove to the police station. The sergeant to whom she told the story nearly tore himself in two with laughter and pointed to the other end of the counter, where four pale white males were reporting a car jacking by a mad elderly woman described as white, less than 5′ tall, glasses, and curly white hair carrying a large handgun.

Ha ha ha…thanks Stuart!

Forum Highlights

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints: MicroGaming
System’s Software Suspicious Random Generation??
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By the_cpa (the_cpa) on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 – 11:27 pm
mp manager,

The nature and tone of your current posts are, IMO, a departure from the nature, tone and accusations leveled in the press release yesterday and after the Microgaming’s response to it.

Please understand that no one here is pointing any fingers, we just want the truth. No politics or artful dodger responses. Either Sunnygroup or M.G.issued a worldwide press release that is false.

Due to extremely serious nature of the accusations leveled by SunnyGroup that MG was/is tampering with the software and that PWC was considering dropping Microgaming audit reviews, I think we all need to find out who’s telling the right story.

Sunny says they terminated the agreement and MG says they terminated the agreement. A mutual split it was not! Can’t be both.

Pretty simple, someone is lying!

If a mistake was made, somebody needs to print a retraction along with an explanation. It won’t just go away at this point. I’d be real careful not to underestimate the gambling public on this.

Check out what this is all about here.

I have also set up a Sunny Group “Question and Answer” section in our forum for any questions players may have concerning the recent turn of events.

Tattersalls and Crazy Vegas

Tattersalls Joins Casinomeister!
More than a new Casino ! Tattersall’s Casino, the Australian lottery icon & gaming icon, have just launched their Casino,and (naturally) added their name to our reputable casino list.

Tattersall’s Casino, like its sister Sports Betting and Lottery sites, appeals to the player instinct – no hype, no gimmicks – just high quality games, player security and operator integrity.

Tattersall’s Casino offers …

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That’s right! Another new casino has joined the ranks of our reputable casino section Crazy Vegas, a fine Microgaming casino. Here’s what they’re offering:

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Where will it end?

Honestly, I don’t know. And as I type away, the story is developing–taking a spin here, a sharp turn there.

As I mentioned on my Webcast at Casinogazette, this reminds me of a nasty divorce where accusations are made and everyone’s dirty laundry is hung out the window for the neighbors to check out.

As the press-releases are made, I’ll be posting them in our news section. They are too lengthy to include here in our newsletter, but they are certainly an interesting (and at times and entertaining) read.

Nevertheless, Casinomeister will stand behind the Sunny Group. They are by far, one of the stellar casino groups out there. Last year they were awarded “Best Casino Group” from Casinomeister for their work with the Children with Aids Foundation. A great bunch of people, and I have never heard of any player or promoter of this group having a problem with them.

And we will stand behind Microgaming, the forerunners of some of the best playing software in this industry. They provide the games to many outstanding casinos, no doubt about it. And have created some of the most user friendly, best paying-out, trustworthy software that thousands of players enjoy. Many of the Casinos presented at Casinomeister use Microgaming software, and they uphold the highest standards in the business.

So it will be interesting how this turns out, since many of us are on the edge of our seats. As one of my sponsors wrote to me yesterday, they had run out of Coke and popcorn at the office.Check out the latest Press Releases in our news section.

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8 May 2002 – Issue #110

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WORLD GAMING CASINOS ADDED TO ROGUE LIST

This past April, eight new World Gaming casinos decided to run a promotion, but they set the sophisticated bonusing section of the WG casino software incorrectly for crediting bonus playthrough. Essentially, they offered bonuses that were way too generous. The result was a large influx of players who had wised up to the positive possibilities “…in about thirty minutes” Many of them made large deposits. Nevertheless, for the most part they played well within the rules set by the casino.

When the casino operators realized their expensive mistake, they hastily changed the T&Cs and then locked accounts, in many cases without any explanation and making it impossible for players to withdraw their cash. Adding insult to injury, most of the offending casinos then refused to respond to player demands for an explanation.

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Robot Warning
This Week’s Communication: Goodfellows Casino Warning!
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This Week’s Humor

From the archives…

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 hands clenched, 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
Again, thanks sis!

Forum Highlights

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Casinomeister’s Forum: Online Casino Complaints: Vegasusa
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Posted by gamemaster on Tuesday, May 07, 2002 – 07:29 pm:

Ah, Bryan….

Ben Franklin said: “Wine is constant proof that God loves us and wants to see us happy.”

Living in St. Louis, Missouri, about 5 miles from Anheuser-Busch, I have enormous respect for beer, especially the Rauch Bier of Bamberg (which is not anywhere near St. Louis), but Franklin did like wine better. You need to explore the Rhine a bit more, son. Go to Hochheim and try a few of their offerings, especially the wines of Franz Kuntsler.

Does this qualify as spam? If so, it definitely goes well with a doppelbock or, when fried, have it with a Hochheimer Konigin Victoria Berg Spatlese.

Find out what’s up with that here

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GOOD WEEK FOR CRYPTOLOGIC

Legal hassles sorted out, new licencees

Aside from disappointing quarterly financial numbers it has definitely been a good week for Big Four turnkey provider Cryptologic. CEO Jean Noulting has just announced an amicable settlement in respect of a civil action filed by the New Jersey Divisions of Gaming Enforcement and Consumer Affairs on October 16, 2001. The settlement agreement expressly acknowledges that CryptoLogic, WagerLogic, and the WagerLogic licensees named in the civil action have not violated any law, statute, ordinance, contract, duty or obligation whatsoever.

Noulting used the announcement to remind the industry that Crypto has invested heavily in seeking a certification for its software to the strict Australian model, and that it is the only Big Four supplier to successfully get software certification on the Isle of Man and Alderney. They’ve added a new legal eagle to senior management to oversee their efforts, and aim to get those juicy big land-based clients as often as possible.

The company also reported on progress in five major new projects:

A new online casino for the swank London hotel and club Ritz International. Ritz Interactive has been established to pursue online, wireless and interactive television-related gaming activity, and was recently awarded one of three online casino licenses in Alderney

Dukes Entertainment N.V., through its Dukesgaming.com website, will offer CryptoLogic’s full suite of downloadable and Java casino games to players around the globe, and is scheduled for launch in the second quarter.

An advertising agreement with PlasmaNet, Inc., a leader in the online data mining and product promotion industry.

The launch of Sports.com Casino ready for the start of football’s World Cup in June. Sports.com has both java and download gambling suites and will payout in British pounds sterling. It is one of the largest Internet sports brands and sports content providers in the world, published in five languages, and boasts the highest traffic digital network for sports information and betting in Europe with over 4 million audited unique users via the Internet and wireless devices.

With software compliance testing now in its final phase, Littlewoodscasino.com will go live on the Isle of Man this month as one of the first tier-one regulated gaming sites on the Internet. Littlewoods Leisure is one of the best-known gaming organizations in the U.K., providing football pools, sports betting and lotteries to more than 1.6 million households per week. Littlewoodscasino.com will offer 30 single- and multi-player casino games with British pound sterling play and payouts.

CryptoLogic’s cutting-edge downloadable Bingo product will go live with its first licensee, InterBingo, on May 23, 2002. Discussions with other well-known brand-name licensees are underway. Emulating the traditional 75-number Bingo game played in Bingo halls around the world, CryptoLogic Bingo will offer five play-for-money halls and one play-for fun hall, with themes customizable to the preference of each licensee.More articles like this in our news section.

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23 May 2002 – Issue #110 – Special Edition

Part 1: My Arrival

And There’s a Wal-Mart in Toronto
I boarded the flight early Saturday morning in Nürnberg. Nürnberg to Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf to London, London to Toronto. Obviously it took most of the day, but the flights were not that bad. The food on Air Canada’s flight was adequate and the service was nice. The movie was “Ocean’s 11” which seemed appropriate since I was going to a “casino” convention of sorts. But I thought I was on an Air India flight; more than a third of the passengers were wearing turbans. I thought that going through customs would be no problem since the Customs Agents would be focused more on these nice people who were either immigrating or visiting their Canadian relatives. But I was proved wrong.

Toronto at last. We landed nicely and I debarked the plane. I followed the crowd through the gangways and mazelike corridors at a happy-go-lucky pace until we spilled out into an auditorium sized room, chuck full of several planeloads of people, all standing in line (five lines) with their passports and official papers in hand. I tried to pick a line without so many turbans and sarongs because I knew this would be a slowing factor. No luck.

After about 35 minutes of approaching “the man”, I made it to the inspection counter, smiled and handed my passport (American) and customs form to the indifferent customs representative. The conversation went something like this:
“Where are you coming from?”
“Germany.”
“How long were you in Germany?”
“I live there. About two-and-a-half years.”
“Why do you live there?”
“Uh, I married a German.
“Why are you visiting Toronto?”
“Uh, business.”
“What do you do?
“I, uh, operate websites.”
“And what is the content of your website?”

Whoop whoop! Alarms went off in my head. The radical teenager of the past Bryan wanted to yell, “Porno! I run PORNO sites!” but I didn’t think that would have gotten me anywhere. He had me a little flustered (these guys are good at grilling people. This is what they are trained to do).
So I meekly said, “Information.”
“What kind of information?
“Um, news and stuff.”

He stamped my customs card, marked it up with a big fat red pen, and directed me to go through a special door. Once inside, I found myself in another room, standing in line with the people in turbans and scared looking Au Pairs. So I began practicing my little speech in my head, I am the operator of Casinomeister.com, an information site concerning online casinos. I am here on business to attend the Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Exposition at the convention center. I am the operator of Casinomeister.com, an information site concerning online casinos… By the time I got to the “inspection” counter (this guy was much more personable), my mind kicked into gear remembering that I had a press pass to the convention. “So, what are you doing in Toronto?” he asked.
“I’m a journalist covering the Global Interactive Gaming Summit.”
“Hey, sounds like fun.” He stamped my passport. “Have a nice stay.” And I was on my bewildered way.

I arrived at my hotel, the Strathacona, comfortably small, but not cramped. I didn’t have a sink counter in the bathroom, so my toiletry articles got a little stacked and cluttered. I sat down and organized my agenda:

shop
eat
meet people
see Spiderman
learn something new
shop some more

I found an excellent Tex-Mexican style food place (The Lone Star). Had a groovy Chicken Chimichanga and a Regular Margarita. The thing I like best about Mexican restaurants are the chips that they keep stocked up at your table; a real treat. You don’t find this in Germany. And the waitresses were very nice.

After a pleasant night’s sleep, (besides the predictable 2 am wakeup) I moved on to shop. It was Sunday, and I was going to celebrate the privilege to shop. On Sunday, you can’t even hang up your laundry to dry in my village, much less shop. The weather was a bit surprising: wet, windy, and cold. I purchased an El Cheapo umbrella and set forth. I had found a Wal-mart in the yellow pages and I was determined to pick up certain items that I can’t get at home. Duct-tape (an essential item for real men who work around the house), freezer bags, large heavy duty trash bags (people have serious environmental issues over here, sheesh) children’s books in English…and other odds and ends. Took a quick subway train, and voila I was there.

Wal-mart. What joy. For those of you who are “tsk tsking” me, thinking that I’m being shallow and simple-minded, please don’t get me wrong. I used to think like you, that Wal-marts were evil mom-and-pop killers. That was my vision when I lived in San Diego. But now I rely on mom-and-pop, and it sucks. I can’t buy duct-tape! And you can forget about flour tortillas and (real)salsa.

By 1 pm, I hit my second mall…it was incredible, immense. It was an overwhelming four story credit card bender. I hit a few stores but mainly browsed since my backpack was weighted down by the aforementioned plastic items, some canned salmon, kids’ books, and other articles of interest. I was not returning to my hotel room quite yet. “Spiderman” was playing at a local theater, and man was that a treat.

And speaking of treats, that evening I met up with the infamous Mike Craig and advisors of the Online Players Association executive committee. We sat down and had a very nice meal at, you guessed it, the Lone Star. This was very productive since it was the first time that some of us met face to face. We ate and drank and returned to our respective hotels.

Monday, the first day of the convention. Well, this is what I was there for and before it was to start, I was to meet with the venerable Julie Sidwell from Gambling Grumbles. We had lunch, along with her distinguished husband, in the hotel restaurant. It was very pleasant ordering everything in English. I was really enjoying the freedom that language gives you when you are completely and utterly fluent in the language. No butchering of grammar here. I digress.

As many of you know, I do somewhat what Julie does, helping players out when they have problems with online casinos. But of course, Julie does it on a much larger scale. So it is good for us to discuss current player attitudes, share informative tidbits concerning certain casinos and other aspects of watch dogging this unregulated industry. And we always like to gossip about the mundane American stuff that I have no connection to from Germany.

We parted, promising to see each other again, which we did several times, and made our way to the first of many informative presentations.

When I registered and received my highspeed little press badge, I was surprised when the nice lady handed over a small briefcase, courtesy of the River City Group, chock full of incredibly useful information. It contained not only schedules and listings of presenters, but their bios and outlines of their presentations as well. There was even a pen included. Kudos for The River City Group!

The first presentation that I was able to catch was Melody Wigdahl’s Payment Solutions. Ms Wigdahl is an independent e-commerce consultant with over 20 years of experience. Anyone who is considering running their own online casino should have been there. And this is why these functions are so important. Most people receive their information via the Internet albeit email searching through websites. Here, the information was concise, to the point and questions could be raised and answered. She covered choosing the right “payment solution” and discussed each option in detail. She also outlined how to choose a payment processor, security, chargebacks, and what to expect when setting up a merchant account for an online casino.

Looking around the room, I could see many people taking notes, and I was hopeful that these were good notes since this is where so many casinos have failed…getting people paid.

There was a short break and Iglobalmedia sponsored the munchies and refreshments. Way to go Iglobalmedia and Mario Wells!

The next presentation was on Online Casino Marketing by Nancy Krause from The River City Group. She covered the basics of online marketing which was very informative, and she presented some surprising statistics. According to the River City Gambler Monitor, about 87% of Europeans own cell phones (in Germany we call them Handys) compared to 70% of North Americans (excluding Mexicans). 13% of these Europeans connect to the Internet via their cellphones compared to about 7% of the American/Canadians. Some brain candy there for you marketing people. Also she mentioned that to successfully market a casino, you need to start with a minimum of $40,000 per month for the first six months for advertising. A quarter of this should be allocated to Casinomeister (this was in my notes, hmm).

That evening, there was a marvelous reception in the Royal York Hotel hosted by The River City Group. Incredible food. A nice mixture of salmon hors d’oeuvres and free beer and wine. There was even a jazz band with an upright bass cello. Very groovy…but our time was cut short since the Online Players Association was having their first executive conference meeting within the half hour.

Don’t touch that dial. The next edition of our newsletter will include:
Part II: My Observances and DepartureAnd Star Wars Was Really Awesome
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28 May 2002 – Issue #111

Part II: The ConventionAnd I’ll Mention Star Wars Next Week

So where was I? Oh, yeah, Monday evening and there was a marvelous reception in the Royal York Hotel hosted by The River City Group. The food was fantastic and the beer and wine were on the house, so everyone was happy. But the Online Players Association had scheduled their first executive conference meeting within the same time-frame. Not a problem, since it was something I had agreed to anyway. Lest we forget, I’m one of the Committee Members. So in a way, it was my idea.

Fish ‘n Chips. I love Fish ‘n Chips; especially downed with a light beer. When I say light beer, I don’t mean the American light “water Beer”, I mean something that is light in color. But nevertheless, this is what I was dining on as we discussed what the Online Players Association role is for the gaming community. Good stuff (not the food, but that was good as well), there will some very interesting and productive developments in the near future.

Later, Spearmaster (Ted Loh of Got2bet.com) and I (half-crocked) met and meandered to some bar (Rodney’s Oyster Bar) where we met some guys (hosted by Casino Rewards) who bought us more food and beer. The rest of the night was a blur.

Tuesday morning was great. I was fully recovered by 0730 (my years of training as a US Paratrooper prepped me for mornings like these). I met with the people behind “Crazy Vegas Casino” and yes, they will be sponsoring Casinomeister’s Bierfest in July. Watch this spot, or one like it, for further details. Anyway, they are giving away double loyalty points only to visitors who sign up through Got2Bet or Casinomeister. You ought to check them out and open an account if you haven’t done so already. Deadline is 31 May!

I made my way through several cups of coffee and back to the Convention.

The Exhibition floor was concise and most every major turn-key solution provider was there. Noticeably absent was Boss Media; I guess the Swedes are getting a little travel weary. Real Time Gaming was present, and I was going to ask them about their policies, if any, that they hold their licensees to concerning spam. Dear reader, if you remember, before I left there were several RTG casinos that were spamming nice people like you and me with deceptive ads. One which can be found here. Anyway, I like to look and browse and pick-up the freebies; the Antigua Directorate of Offshore Gaming was giving away some cool calculators. JackpotMadness.com was giving away some cool coffee cups. Clubdice Casino was giving away some funky round dice; still can’t figure them out.

It was pointed out by one of my illustrious colleagues that curiously enough, the small land-based casinos don’t participate in conferences. She said, “Lasseter’s in Australia has had their online casino match and surpass their land casino’s action some time ago. You’d think that’s the kind of success that the online software providers would want to really publicize.” Interesting observation.

That evening turned adventurous with a bash at the “Hockey Hall of Fame” and another at the “Indian Motorcycle Club”. But I was preoccupied with my search for Sushi. I couldn’t find anyone to go with me, and when I did, the restaurant was closed. Bummer. Anyway, I had a chance to BS with the Winneronline guys. I have no idea what we talked about but it probably revolved around my far-fetched war stories (sometimes I can’t shut up) and Spiderman, what an awesome movie that was. Took a cab back to the hotel with Marc Lesnick from Startcasino, Marianne from GambleGoddess.com , and Michael Caselli from Onlinecasinonews.com. I think the cab driver was from Lebanon or someplace similar, and the photo on his cabbie licence belonged to someone else, probably his brother. Michael (who was sitting up front) pointed this out and interrogated the poor bemused cabdriver. The cabbie just wanted to get us to the hotel, out of the cab, and be paid.

Wednesday was another eventful day, the highlight was meeting Ronald Maginley, the Director of Offshore Gaming of St. John’s Antigua & Barbuda. He assured me that he would personally look into any complaint, minor or major, generated from a casino liscenced in his jurisdiction. His authority has teeth, he explained. Not too long ago he had a sportsbook operator jailed for violations. director@antiguagaming.gov.ag This is good news for those of us who want to instill a sense of regualtion into this industry.

Finally, the show was over. Everybody began to pack up their showcases and began to make arrangements to say farewell. The River City Group was putting on a party and I had RSVPd, but I was invited to Microgaming’s party as well. Hmmm, well I figured I could fit both into one evening, which was pleasantly true.

Spearmaster and I boarded the bus (yes they were busing us there) at the Royal York Hotel. All the nice Microgaming casino people were there, and we were on our way. The bus snaked its way up, down, through and around downtown Toronto until we ended up at the “Steam Whistle Brewerey”. Once inside, we were treated to a nice quiet bar with pleasant waitresses and polite barkeeps. I talked with the guys from UKcasinoclub.com (it sure seems that there a lot of blokes from the UK at these functions), and it was very nice. I forgot to mention that the rest of the nightclub was cordoned off with a big curtain. I felt a little like a kid Christmas morning. I could have looked and spoiled the surprise, but I didn’t. Julian Perry (from Microgaming) was all hyped up about the party for the last couple of days, so I new something was up>

Then it happened. Salsa music, amplified by a live band, began to blast out from behind the curtain which was being pulled aside. “Everyone, c’mon in!” somebody yelled (probably Julian). Like cattle, we moped our way into the main club area. And to our delight, there were nineteen (yes, I counted them) young ladies gyrating to the rapid beat, doing all that dirty dancing stuff. Uh oh. (There was one guy dancer, but who was watching him?) The first thing I thought about was that my wife was missing out on all this stuff, she loves to dance, you know. I began to feel a little guilty, but then I remembered what she said before I left. “Have fun,” she said. Well, she probably didn’t mean this much fun, so I focused my attention on the food. And what food there was.

Microgaming must be doing well; the chow was magnificent. It was all catered to include a chef slicing big chunks of beef. Lest we forget most Europeans (and those of us who live there) don’t get beef too often unless it’s from Argentina. Most of the dishes looked Cuban, lots of rice and yummy vegetables. And of course all drinks, including well drinks, were on the house. Man, I couldn’t get enough Bailey’s (not me, the drink!). They even had a dude rolling Cuban cigars. Too bad I don’t smoke tobacco, since that would have been something else to distract me from the dancing.

But nonetheless, it was time to show face at The River City Group party. Ted and I and a few others grabbed a cab, and we were off to a club by the convention center. Everyone was there, and it was great finally putting some faces to emails. It was my final chance to catch up with some of the people I had missed in the past brief few days. And before we knew it, the party was over. We still had time to make it back to the Microgaming Party, and we did thanks to a sharp eyed cabbie who spotted us waving in the dark.

Back at the Microgaming party, it was nice watching everyone enjoy themselves on the dance floor. And it you were there and wondered why I wasn’t dancing, especially after turning down several of the ladies, is that I felt it wouldn’t have been fair to my wife at home. Besides, someone might have been taking pictures.

Stay tuned for Thursday: Part III A Final Thought Why It’s Important for Guys Like Me to Go to Conventions Like This

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30 May 2002 – Issue #113

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Subject: The Good Old Days
Next time you’re washing your hands and the water temperature isn’t just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s. Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odour.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children–last of all the babies.

By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, “Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.”

Houses had thatched roofs–thick straw–piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the dogs, cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof.

When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof-hence the saying “It’s raining cats and dogs.”

There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could really mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That’s how canopy beds came into existence.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence the saying “dirt poor.” The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they kept adding more thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entranceway, hence, a “thresh hold.”

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that had been there for quite awhile. Hence the rhyme, “peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old.”

Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man “could bring home the bacon.” They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and “chew the fat.”Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with a high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning and death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Most people did not have pewter plates, but had trenchers, a piece of wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Often trenchers were made from stale bread which was so old and hard that they could be used for quite some time. Trenchers were never washed and a lot of times worms and mold got into the wood and old bread. After eating off wormy, moldy trenchers, one would get “trench mouth.”

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or “upper crust.” Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a “wake.”

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a”bone-house” and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the “graveyard shift”) to listen for the bell;thus, someone could be “saved by the bell” or was considered a “dead ringer.”

And that’s the truth… (whoever said that History was boring?)

Thanks Brian!

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PART III A FINAL THOUGHT

Why It’s Important for Guys Like Me to Go to Conventions Like This

This is part three (thus the title) of my experiences at the Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Exposition in Toronto.

Thursday the convention was over — most everyone was on their way back home, and it was my last day to shop. I had also purchased advance tickets to the new “Star Wars” film which was utterly mind-boggling fantastic.

I remember when I was a boy, Ray Harryhausen was my hero. He was the one who had created the special effects for the Sinbad films (The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, and Jason and the Argonauts, etc.). And I remember thinking, that it couldn’t get much better than this…but then again, I knew that the space-age was approaching and I wondered how could films like these look then? Well, it is the space-age, it’s 2002 and films like this (Star Wars) can’t get much more real. The special effects are seamless wonders giving more credence to the suspension of disbelief. It’s a boy’s dream come true. Thank you George Lucas.

And what a nice visit, and looking back at my agenda, did I succeed in getting done what I needed to get done?

shop — yes, I did so.
eat — yes. Sushi twice. Mexican twice.
meet people — yes. I certainly did.
learn something new — yes, I learned quite a few new things, some of which I am unable to disclose presently, but rest assured, there are some very interesting developments with the Online Players Organization, Playtech, Microgaming, and several other online gaming entities.

And one thing for sure, it is very important for people like me to attend conferences like this. I am very much in touch with the player, as well as the online casino operator, and also with the webmasters who promote these businesses. So I feel like a big 204 lb. conduit — giving the operators information that they need to successfully operate their businesses and giving the players the information they need to play safe and sound.

So, in closing, thanks River City Group. Thanks Toronto.

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From the Archives

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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Casinomeister’s Forum: Questions: Wire transfer request
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Posted by cegep on Thursday, June 06, 2002 – 12:34 am:

On last Thursday May 23rd. I made a wire transfer request as I though it will be faster and safier to receive money.

On last Thursday May 30th ( Of course ) I asked when I will receive my winning.

I received quickly this answer:

Hello XXXX

We are currently processing your winnings for payment. We will let you know as soon as your winnings are dispatched.

Please note we do not need any additional information from you.

Please feel free to call our 24 hour help desk at 1-888-XXX-XXXX, or 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX collect for further queries.

Regards
XXXX

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A few days ago, Vortran007 received word that Michael Shackleford, “The Wizard of Odds” had accused Casinobar.com of cheating at Blackjack. This was big news. Casinobar.com has been online for some time now and uses software provided by COA World Entertainment Limited. After viewing his findings, Vortran and I decided to report on this.

Understandably, the folks at Casinobar weren’t too happy about this, especially after Vortran alerted most of you via this newsletter on Monday, and I immediately placed Casinobar and all of its related casinos in our Rogue Casino Section. Michael Shackleford’s experience and reputation in this industry is unparalleled. If he claims that a software provider is cheating and publishes this statement, I as a consumer watchdog, am obligated to report these findings. If he rescinds his statement, the same thing goes, I will report on that as well. If Casinobar wants to post their own findings, I’ll provide a link to that as well. I believe that I have been reporting on these issues responsibly.

Casinobar’s lawyers have contacted me and have implied that some of my writings were a bit too subjective and slanderous. I am sure that if any of you review what I wrote, you would agree that most of the statements I made were objective. And sure, there is a measurable amount of opinions and subjectivity in all journalistic writings and reporting, simply because these reports are made by people who use their experience and knowledge to give the writing some depth. But perhaps I made an insinuation that shouldn’t have been made and I apologize to all individuals involved or affected by this; what I had done was made the following statement:

Casinobar.com and Casinoonair.com use software provided by C.O.A. World Entertainment Ltd. located in Cyprus. Unfortunately, it seems that this software cheats players at Black Jack. In June 2002, Michael Shackleford (the “Wizard of Odds) put casinobar’s Black Jack game to the test and came up with some staggering results.

In fairness to casinobar, I should state that Michael Shackleford did NOT play at Casinoonair or any of the other casinos that use this same software, so I have made this correction in the Rogue Casino Section for your perusal. I hope that this clarifies the point that his findings only pertain to casinobar.com.

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From the Archives

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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Casinomeister’s Forum: Questions: Central Coin?

Posted by medusad on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 – 04:26 pm:

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The Swedish parliament has voted to allow lotteries, bingo and casino gaming to be organized via the Internet. The changes to the Swedish lottery law have opened the door for the Swedish National Lottery, AB Trav och Galopp (the Swedish horse racing organization) and non-commercial organizations to distribute their games via digital media. The new lottery law will come into force this August, so applications from existing operators are now being accepted.

“As a recognized and experienced European supplier of software to the gaming industry, it’s like winning the lottery jackpot for us. This is obviously a great opportunity for us to supply our products to some of the operators who will be licensed to distribute digital lottery games on the Swedish market and, subsequently, to extend operations into the whole of Europe,” said Peter Bertilsson, CEO and President of Boss Media.

Within Europe, England is the only other country to permit Internet gaming, with restrictions on English gambling organizations being lifted 2 years ago. So far, the major lottery and gaming organizations have been reluctant to get into the digital market due to the uncertainty as to which way the law would go. Now that the Swedish lottery law has been changed in favor of a regulated market, rather than prohibition, other countries will probably follow suit and thereby promote the digital trend further.

International competition via the Internet has weakened control over gaming and lottery activities in Sweden, leading the Swedish parliament to identify the need to modernize the law for public health reasons. This need has been met through the changes to the lottery law, which will now come into effect. Swedish lottery and gaming interests have always regulated to minimize the potential negative effects of gambling, and this approach will continue in future.

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This Week’s Humor

In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she had been called Amazon Dot Com.

She said unto Abraham, her husband, “Why doth thou travel far from town to town with thy goods when thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?”

And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, “How, Dear?”

And Dot replied, “I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling you which hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah’s Pony Stable (UPS).”

Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. The drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever moving from his tent.

But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secret himself inside Abraham’s drum and was accused of insider trading. And the young men did take to Dot Com’s trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, or NERDS for short.

And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to the drum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum company in the land. And indeed did insist on making drums that would work only with Brother Gates’ drumheads and drumsticks.

Dot did say, “Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others.”

And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it came to be known “eBay” he said, “We need a name that reflects what we are,” and Dot replied, “Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators.” Abraham said, “Yahoo.”

And that is how it all began. It wasn’t Al Gore after all.

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Casinomeister’s Forum » Questions » casinos that take usa credit cards? « Previous Next »
Author Message
amatrine
Lurking
Username: amatrine

Post Number: 1
Registered: 07-2002
Posted on Wednesday, July 03, 2002 – 02:19 am:
HELP

I need to find a casino that still takes USA credit cards. My husband wont let me use the debit or I would just do that.
With the new credit card laws, I am getting
declined now. Once I didn’t but it was a rouge casino, and wont go back there. There must be
a good one out there that has multi-processesors or something along those lines. I would use Paypal,
but ot only works with debit, so now I’m stuck
unable to online gamble, HELPPPP
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Staff writer Liz Benson reported on more bullish statements made by people at the sharp end of the business. One payment expert is reported as saying that moves to halt Got2bet transactions using credit cards won’t significantly affect major gambling sites, which are already using or exploring alternate technologies to avoid the potential pitfalls of credit card processing.

Other payment systems like PayPal will likely take the place of credit cards, she quotes Graham Newall, CEO of British company Apollo Processing Limited as saying, and some operators are encouraging clients to fund cash accounts. Apollo is a London-based firm that crafts payment processing plans for Internet gambling sites and other businesses seeking alternatives to traditional banking services.

Alternate systems such as debit cards and “smart cards,” which authorize cash transactions, are widely used in Europe and the United Kingdom, says Newall — and Internet gambling enterprises are flourishing.

That view was bolstered by Marc Falcone, a gaming equities analyst for Deutsche Bank Securities, who said that credit card bans are less of a concern outside the United States, and that other methods of payment including wire transfers, checks, money orders and debit cards are already being widely deployed. It remains to be seen how customers will adapt to new and unfamiliar technology, he added but pointed out that in spite of the credit card issue, the industry offers long-term investment potential on a global scale.

Credit card bans on Internet gambling transactions have mainly hurt “illegal” sites that have been accepting U.S. bets via credit cards, while many legitimate operators are offering alternative technologies, said Richard Fitzpatrick, president of the Interactive Gaming Institute of Nevada, an Internet gambling proponent.

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Evil Nigerians There are a group of Nigerians who are out to scam some very stupid people out of a lot of money. I’ve been getting these annoying and very creepy spam-mails for quite some time, and perhaps you have too. I have now taken the time out to answer some of these spam-mails. One in particular “Mista Musta” is my focus and you can read the exchange of emails here.

Please be warned that there are references to the male anatomy, so if you are easily startled or offended, you might want to skip this one.

THIS WEEK’S WEBCAST…

…is still last week’s. But nonetheless, it’s still an excellent show. If you haven’t heard it yet, tune in now where I report on:

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Casinobar crybabies!
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12 July Communication: Warning Update:

Diamond Digital Systems responded to Casinomeister’s inquiry concerning the software malfunction reported on 11 July. It seems that the player had discovered the malfunction and exploited this malfunction to his advantage. This is prohibited in the casinos’ Terms and Conditions.

Editor’s note: If you listen to Vortran here, you will notice that he sounds a little different now. After our incident with him subscribing me to some cyborg-porno sites (which was covered at my last webcast at Casinogazette.com), I reprogramed him to be more obiediant. He now obeys me…

And now for the humor……

An Amish boy and his father were visiting a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again.

The boy asked,”What is this, Father?”

The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, “Son, I have never seen anything like this in my life, I don’t know what it is.”

While the boy and his father were watching with amazement, a fat old lady in a wheel chair rolled up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened and the lady rolled between them into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched the small circular numbers above the walls light up sequentially. They continued to watch until it reached the last number and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order.

Finally the walls opened up again and a gorgeous, voluptuous 24-year-old blonde woman stepped out.

The father, not taking his eyes off the young woman, said quietly to his son, “Go get your mother.”

ha ha ha

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Casinomeister’s Forum » Online Casinos » Virtual Group Casino Bonus, Is it really a bonus or a trap? « Previous Next »
Author Message
jpm
No Longer Lurking
Username: jpm

Post Number: 6
Registered: 03-2002
Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2002 – 10:44 pm:
Looks like Virtual Casino has spawned another casino. I keep getting emails to come to PartyCity Casino promising 200% & 300% bonuses (depending on which spam they sent that day). When I click on the link to the casino and read their bonus terms & conditions (located here:
http://www.partycitycasino.com/terms_bonuses.html ) the refer to themselves throughout the rules as Virtual Casino. Here’s a copy of the first paragraph:

Members are solely responsible for their account transactions and should keep their account information confidential. Should a member give away, share or lose his account number and/or password Virtual Casino will not be held liable for any claims regarding that account.

So they either are Virtual Casino with a different name or they simply stole the terms and conditions from VC’s website and used it on their own.
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Pitch a Bitch – Bitch of the Week

Every week I receive a number of complaints via my “Pitch a Bitch” section. It is here that players have the opportunity to lodge a complaint against whatever casino for whatever reason.

But it ain’t no free for all wresting match. There are a few rules that are applied to these circumstances which are listed here.

This week I was approached by a player who had over $10,000 winnings revoked from Winnersplay Casino and Digital Betting both are using software from Diamond Digital Systems. When he attempted to cash out, this is the email he received from the casino:

Hi Player,

After an audit was done of the casino games our technical staff has found out that there was a bug in the system of our monkey money game. Therefore an adjustment was made in your account.

In your winnersplay casino account a total of $400.00 was refunded to your credit card, $6559.00 was taken from your account and now you have a balance of $357.00.

In your Digitalbetting casino account $20.00 was refunded to credit card, 3763.00 was taken from the account and now you have a balance of $172.00.

This was a decision from our board of directors.

Sorry for any inconveniences caused.

SaritaObviously, he was upset, and approached me since the casinos weren’t divulging more than this. After inquiring the casinos and software company, Diamond Digital sent this response:

Dear Mr. Bailey –

Your emails to support@winnersplay.com regarding the player were forwarded to me for attention.

It is our normal procedure to extensively test new games prior to release. The Monkey Money game was the first release of our new 5-Reel, 9-Line slot machine with bonus round game platform. Though this platform was extensively tested prior to release to live production systems, a bug was subsequently detected which only occurred in extremely unusual circumstances. This issue occurred only if a player repeatedly closed and re-opened the game applet before the game being played had completed. The bug resulted in erroneous game payouts.

This bug was fixed by us as soon as it was detected.

All internet casino software systems supplied by us are regularly reviewed for statistically significant game variations. The purpose of these reviews is to ensure that all systems and game engines function correctly and fairly. This review indicated that this player had taken advantage of this game bug and had opened and closed this game no less then 1147 times over the period 07JUNE02 11:02AM EST to 10JUNE02 07:38AM [in WINNERSPLAY, using account xxxxx@yahoo.com], at which time the fixed version of the game was delivered.

We noted that this player exploited the same bug in MANGOCASINO, BLACKDOGCASINO, DIGITALBETTING and BLUESCLUBCASINO using a number of different accounts.

The Rules and Terms of WINNERSPLAYCASINO [and the other casinos] clearly state that game plays are “…automatically void if … they contain … mechanical, electronic or any other errors.” [see page http://winnersplay.com/casino/info/terms.html].

In our opinion this player took advantage of an error in the game logic and as a consequence his game plays are technically void. We notified WinnersPlayCasino and all other casinos of the results of our review.

Sincerely –
Nick Gabriel
….
Diamond Digital Systems
www.diamonddigitalsystems.com

Seems like an open and shut case? Hmmm, maybe not. I received this back from the player:

Dear Bryan

This is how it happened: when I play slots I like to play one machine for one pull then move to another machine for one pull. This is what I did and did not stop or close the game before it was finished. This is a total lie on their part. About 7 out of 10 times, you would win not just on their “Monkey Money” game but also “Jackpot Jamba”, “Mermaids Money”, “Captain’s Cash,” etc. Also I did not open accounts in different names, I did tell three other people. This statement by them is totally false.

Regards

the playerSo, the big question is: Is this software buggy? I spoke to the player over the phone, and I believe that this software should be put to the test by a third party(s). I’ll have more information this next week.

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Players and casino operators alike were discussing PayPal and its future as the story of the week. Announcing it’s purchase of the convenient online purchasing vehicle, eBay said that the legal clouds surrounding internet gambling were discouraging, and that it had decided to lose the gambling transactions after a decent interval in order that shareholder and other authorities be obtained and alternative arrangements made by its many clients. The effective change is unlikely to occur before year-end.

Although PayPal has done very well and is available on most Got2bet sites, its success in the general internet retail business is considerably more impressive and clearly offers a better commercial future for the new owners, who purchased PayPal in a deal worth $1.5 billion.

Bear Sterns gambling analyst Jason Ader initially took a pessimistic view, predicting that as a result of PayPal’s exit, Bear Stearns will probably reduce its 2003 estimates by another 5 percent to 10 percent.

Right now no-one is panicking, because eBay has committed itself to a measured and responsible transition and there are a number of alternative methods available in the wings. Everyone in the business will have to resign themselves to overcoming a natural inertia to change, and there’s a lucrative opportunity for companies smart and well-funded enough to go after this business

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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.”

ha ha ha

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Just in case you are unaware, Grandbanks and Blackwidow dropped Real Time Gaming as their software provider and picked up Playtech. Obviously this will pose questions and perhaps some difficulties for the players during this transition. Fortunately, Grandbanks is monitoring our forum and I’ve created a special topic section for these questions…

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Hello All,

I’ll be monitoring this board during the transition from RTG software to PlayTech.

We’re very excited about this change, and we hope that the new platform proves enjoyable and rewarding for all the players out there – both existing and new.

Once the software is up and running , we do not foresee any problems arising. A lot of care and time has been invested in making sure that all existing player data is transferred smoothly to the new software.

M2S2 (Grand Banks’ customer service team) has been expanded for the first weeks during the transition, to ensure that all questions you may have will be answered with typical M2S2 speed.

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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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MONTE CARLO AND MAJOR MILLIONS

My Escapades on the French Riviera

Where do I start? Well, most of you know that a player at Captain Cooks Casino won $1.6 million dollars at the progressive “Major Millions”, and most of you may know that he was invited to Monte Carlo to celebrate his winnings and be treated to a taste of what it’s like to be a millionaire. What you didn’t know was that I, and a handful of lucky others were invited as well.

But again, where do I start? I could start with my experience on the Autobahn diddling away to the airport. My wife and I (yes, our spouses were invited as well!) were on our way to the Nürnberg Flughafen (the airport) with plenty of time to spare. But when we hit one of those infamous German traffic jams, we began to panic. We were twenty minutes from the airport and the traffic was at a standstill. Not good.

We made a detour through several villages and got on another Autobahn thinking that we’d bypass the “Stau”, but typical…it led into the same mess. The clock was ticking and we finally got through. My wife (she was driving) was running red lights and passing up taxicabs to get to the airport on time. We got there with fifteen minutes to spare, but the doors to the luggage compartment had been closed for five minutes, and they wouldn’t open them back up. We had missed our flight, yet we could see it at the boarding gate. Mental note: only fly with hand carry-ons in the future.

This was a first for me, us; missing a flight. And the ticket agent didn’t make it any easier emotionally. She looked up the next flights on her computer, grimacing with the occasional “Ooh, that’s not good” (in German of course). She re-booked us on the next flight from Nürberg to Frankfurt, and then Frankfurt to Nice, France. We had a four hour stop-over in Frankfurt, but we would still arrive in Nice on time; we were to meet everyone for a dinner party at eight. Our new arrival time was 6:15, four hours later than planned. So much for an afternoon of shopping in Monte Carlo.

When we finally arrived in Nice, we grabbed our bags and met the nicely dressed driver outside. He was holding a M. Bailey sign, and directed us to his Mercedes limo. He even opened the door for me, which I found a little unsettling. It was the first time a man opened a car door for me, but it was kind of cool.

We drove our 45 minute drive through some of the most exclusive looking resort areas that I have ever seen. I’ve lived in the Southern California coastal region for a number of years, and there are some really nice homes and nice views there, but it is a far comparison to this region in France. This region in France has been a resort area since the Romans occupied it 2000 years ago.

He let us out at the Hermitage Hotel in Monte Carlo; one of the most exclusive hotels in Monaco, and believe me, it is exclusive. Everyone wore a uniform and looked the part: the doormen had tails, the bellhops were short, the maids wore French maid dresses. We were escorted to our room and it was what you would expect for what they charge. A separate walk-in closet, a separate walk-in toilet, the bathroom sported bathrobes and slippers, the TV had cable programs in French, German, English, Turkish, and Arabic. Maid service was twice a day.

Dinner was at eight, we made it there by 8:20. It was fantastic. The online casino movers and shakers were at the table: Roger Raatgaver from Microgaming and his wife were there, the folks from Captain Cooks had settled in from Australia, Brian Cullingworth (Jetset) and his wife had traveled from South Africa, Michael Shackleford (the Wizard of Odds) and his wife were there, Ted Loh (Spearmaster) was there without his wife (don’t worry Mrs. Loh, he was kept under tight wraps), Julie Sidwell and her husband, and the representatives from Jackpot Madness who had organized the trip were there as well. But we were all present thanks to the jackpot winners Tony and his wife. What a lucky couple, and what a great group of people.

Dinner lasted four hours, honest. The French serve their meals one course at a time. First an appetizer: ladies served first, then the men, eat and drink some wine. When everyone finishes, the waiters (yes, more than one)remove the plates, serve more wine, then the next serving is brought out to the ladies first. Compared to the way most of us normally eat, the French probably consider us uncouth ruffians.

It’s funny being in the business that I’m in. I make so many contacts with so many people from so many places. With some people, I am in daily or near daily contact in message boards, via email, or on the phone. Ted Loh and I hook up at each convention and have always stay in the same hotel for some reason (no it’s not what you’re thinking). I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Julie Sidwell and her husband several times, and this was just another example of this pleasure. This was my first meeting with Brian Cullingworth who I’ve known via the Internet for the past couple of years. What a wonderful experience. And it was interesting to observe how comfortable we all were with our familiarity. It was like old friends getting together, and in a way it was.

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Everybody on Earth dies and goes to heaven. God comes and says, “I want the men to make two lines. One line for the men who dominated their women on earth and the other line for the men who were dominated by their women. Also, I want all the women to go with St. Peter.”

Said and done. The next time God looked, the women were gone and there were two lines. The line of the men that were dominated by their women was 100 miles long, and in the line of men that dominated their women, there was only one man. God got mad and said, “You men should be ashamed of yourselves. I created you in my image and you were all whipped by your spouses. Look at the only one of my sons that stood up and made me proud. Learn from him! Tell them my son, how did you manage to be the only one in this line?”

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

Ha ha ha.

And today’s quote (for the ladies) “Behind every successful man stands an astonished woman.”

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MONTE CARLO AND MAJOR MILLIONS

My Escapades on the French Riviera, Part II

For those of you who are in the dark, let me begin: a player at Captain Cooks Casino won $1.6 million dollars at the progressive “Major Millions” a couple of months ago, and he was invited to Monte Carlo to celebrate his winnings with the folks at Captain Cooks, Microgaming, Jackpot Madness, and a few select individuals in the cyber world of online casinos. Oh a lucky few we were.

The first full day was a full one. My wife and I woke up at a comfortably early hour. No kids, yahoo! We were to “dine” for breakfast downstairs in the hotel’s restaurant at 9. Before I got dressed, I checked the hotel’s handbook looking for any indication of a dress code. Sure enough, there it was; slacks required, no shorts, no problem; I had a couple pair of pants packed away.

But what they meant to indicate was that this didn’t pertain to breakfast. Most everyone dining on the terrace wore shorts, and there was a young couple in the corner wearing their hotel supplied bathrobes and slippers, (they were hanging behind the door in the bathroom). Tony (the “Major Millions” winner) told me that before he left home, he was watching the Discovery Channel and coincidently the program “Lives of the Rich and Famous” had a segment on the hotels of Monte Carlo. He watched the entire segment, but they never mentioned the hotel we were staying at until at the commercial break they ran the teaser “stay tuned, and we’ll be right back with the most exclusive hotel in Monte Carlo, the Hermitage“.

He explained how the following segment covered the hotel as having the friendliest staff and that you can have breakfast clad in bathrobes and slippers. How true it was. The breakfast covered everything for anybody. Made to order omelettes for the egg eaters, fresh fruit and breads for the Europeans, cereal and yoghurts for the kids at heart. There was nothing left to be desired.

Greyling and Tamar, the trip coordinators, surprised everyone with a gift: digital cameras to use on the trip. Greyling, by the way, is a very charming, intelligent, handsome bloke who is available for an attractive wealthy young woman. Really he is, and he didn’t ask me to say this, I am writing it on my own accord. Tamar was the major point of contact for all of our activities which proceeded flawlessly.

After breakfast, we did the bus tour. Riding along the winding roads of the French Riviera, we traveled to Nice. Our tour guide pointed out (in English!) selective points of interest as we drove by. Most of us were fumbling with our new cameras, half listening to the guide as we attempted to read the instructions and glance up at the fleeting sights. I just said the heck with it and used my old camera.

Nice was nice, ha ha. But the highlight of the morning was the tour of a winery located up in the hills. We arrived and it was reminiscent of Crete or Southern California; dry arid hills teeming with old twisted olive trees. Made me feel a little homesick (for California).

The young winestress gave us a tour of the wine cellar, which was cool, damp, and smelled good, and afterward a taste of a rose, a red, and a white wine. The white wine and rose tasted a bit sour, and the red tasted rather woody. I don’t think they were quite done yet.

Lunch was served at the “Chez Simon” which was located in the hills overlooking Nice. We grouped ourselves around one long table and commenced drinking more wine and partaking in the cuisine and getting to know each other a bit better. It was here that I posed the question I was dying to ask Tony, “What exactly happened on the screen when you won the jackpot? Were there extra bells and whistles? Did the Major do a backflip? What did you do? What happened?” I was really curious.

He looked at me and smiled “Y’know it was the wildest thing…” and he went on to describe how he made a small deposit and was playing the progressives. He played “Major Millions” for a little bit then switched to “Lotsa Loot”. He was getting ready to call it a night when he went back to “Major Millions”, then wham. A grey screen dropped down and it said “Congratulations! You have just won the progressive jackpot!” That was it. “Oh my God,” he said, staring at it in total disbelief. He stared at it a little bit longer before it began to sink in. “Oh my God!” he yelled as he ran upstairs to drag his wife out of the shower. They both scrambled down and entered the room standing a safe distance away from the computer, afraid to get too close, perhaps touching something that would cause the image to vanish. (This conjured up thoughts of the film 2001, when the primitive hominids were approaching the black obelisk; only the brave ones had the nerve to get close enough to touch it, and when they did, they went nuts.)

“Is it real?” she asked. “I don’t know, but it sure looks real,” replied Tony. They waited a bit more before touching anything. He then clicked on the screen and it went back to the winning screen which indicated $1.6 million dollars in his account. They both started laughing as she started counting the digits.

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InterCasino is one of the few sites that has been able to successfully offer both a North American and a European online casino. Part of that success is owed to the painstaking detail the company applied to its Spanish and German sites. The language is not just translated, it’s localized. It is details like this that fuel European online gaming.

Online casino regulation in Europe is approached from a different angle than in the US. The UK in particular is embracing online gaming from all angles and expects to have licensed online gaming operators taking bets from England by 2005. A recent report released by England’s MPS on the House of Commons Culture Committee found that the liberalization of betting laws “will not result in a flood of new players getting hooked on gambling.” as is the concern in the US and went on to report “…that the Government will create opportunities, particularly for casinos, to modernize existing gambling products to bring the UK industry in line with other jurisdictions.”

With Europe looking at the Got2bet market as an extension of the terrestrial gaming business, there is no doubt that the future of European gambling is set to go interactive. The highest online gaming usage in Europe is currently from the UK, Norway and Germany. But as InterCasino player Jeffery will tell you, Holland has its share of players too.

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8 August 2002 – Issue #120

THE SUMMER FEST IS AT CASINOMEISTER!!!

This crappy weather here in Bavaria doesn’t encourage one’s mood to partake in a Bierfest, a hot summering one. But nevertheless, Jackpot Willi is celebrating! He still has YOUR BEER iced and waiting to be shipped.

You can also vote for us at Alexa Web Search (in association with Amazon.com). But only say nice things, dammit! If you got something crappy to say, say it here!

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8 August Communication: Casino Warning:
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This Week’s Humor

From the archives:

And now for the humor……

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.”

Ha ha ha.

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babysister
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Username: babysister

Post Number: 29
Registered: 07-2002
Posted on Thursday, August 08, 2002 – 06:22 pm:
Is the Black Widow Casino considered a Reputable Casino according to the Meister? Is it safe to play there, like do you actually receive your winnings, how long does it take to receive your money? Is the support staff helpful and friendly? I see they are running a special this weekend and I was thinking about trying them out. Do you know if they use the dreadful Proc Cyber? Any information would be appreciated before I download and deposit money. Thanks, babysister
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MONTE CARLO AND MAJOR MILLIONS

My Escapades on the French Riviera, the conclusion the casinos of Monte Carlo – real men don’t play video poker – we reluctantly go home

For those of you who still don’t know, let me briefly clue you in: a player at Captain Cooks Casino won nearly $1.6 million dollars at the progressive “Major Millions” a couple of months ago, and he was invited to Monte Carlo to celebrate his winnings with the folks from Captain Cooks, Microgaming, Jackpot Madness, and a few select individuals in the cyber world of online casinos. It was to say the least, one of the most refreshing experiences I’ve recently had.

Last week, I left off with Tony’s explanation of what exactly happened when he won the jackpot. And this was Saturday, our first full day together. That evening, we were scheduled to eat dinner and then mosey over to some of the local casinos.

Dinner was scheduled for eight o’clock on the upper terrace of the hotel. There was a wedding reception going on as well, and you would not believe the “gowns” that some of the women were wearing. It really made you wonder where these people came from, to have money like this. Some of them were from the states, I could recognize the twangy American English from a distance; imagine traveling to France from the States for someone’s wedding! The bride looked a bit Arabic so I figured she was some rich Arab’s daughter getting hitched to some young Harvard grad, or some Senator’s son. I kept straining my neck to check them out; they were behind me since my seat faced the panoramic view of the bay of Monaco and all the big boats. I had to rely on Brian Cullingworth and his joyful wife Jo to fill me in on the gossipy details.

Like I mentioned before, food takes a long time to eat in France, and it took us even longer since we talked most of the time. And we talked a lot, much about the state of Got2bet, Julie and I spoke about our experiences with evil casinos and evil players, Brian and I talked about the industry and South Africa, the Wizard and I talked about our goofy experience with Casinobar, Ted and I talked about more gossipy stuff. If you think we were talking about you, you may be right.

Four hours later, and we were ready to hit the casinos. Walking up to the big “Monte Carlo Casino” was a bit intimidating. There were Rolls Royces, sporty Mercedes, Porches, and Ferraris parked outside. (But I spied one VW Golf.) Spectators lined the street across from the entrance, waiting to see if they might “see” someone. Armed with digital cameras, they looked like Paparazzi wannabes. And here we were, Roger Raatgever, his wife, my good friends from Captain Cooks Casino, the Cullingworths, Julie Sidwell and her husband, the Wizard and his wife, my wife, Ted Loh the loner, Tamar and Greyling our gracious hosts, and our guests of honor, Tony P. and his wife. We were all gathered on the steps, taking turns taking group photos as the crowded curb full of onlookers gawked at us from across the street.

Did I mention there was a dress code? Jacket and tie for the gents; the women just had to wear something nice. I don’t like ties, being the California beach dude. Ties are not my bag, man. But I wore one, there is photographic proof. And after signing in, we were “allowed” to enter. It was like entering a morgue. There were groups of stiffs huddled around the roulette tables. All you could hear was murmuring of the players and the occasional call from the dealer. The decor was nice, if you like looking at the inside of museums. There was no life. All the bells and whistles on the Video Poker machines and Slots were turned off, and that really made a difference. Imagine walking into a casino in Vegas and there is no noise. It’s unsettling.

We walked into an adjacent room where Roger attempted to open a table for us. But the pitboss (I guess that’s what you would call them there) was French and arrogant and didn’t seem too helpful. So we left. The minimum wager at the Blackjack tables was €100.

We meandered to a nearby casino where it wasn’t so “stiff”. We didn’t have to sign in; just purchase your chips and play. Roger, Ted Loh, the Wizard, and Greyling, all sat down at a Blackjack table and began to play €25 minimum bet a hand. The dealer was stoic and seemed awfully young, he didn’t waste a breath on small talk or “giving tips”. He just dealt and collected the cards and chips.

But it was an entertaining game. Everyone was trying to get clues from the Wizard who was happily calculating what would happen next with the cards. Greyling, being the carefree bachelor, was throwing caution to the wind at the amazement of the others. Ted was being very shrewd.

I thought that this would be a good opportunity to show my wife how to play video poker. I purchased €20 worth of chips and found a nice friendly machine. Well, it wasn’t too friendly since €2 was the minimum coin to play, and it dealt lousy hands, and then…no more €20.

“What happened?” asked my wife. “Well, we just made a donation to the casino,” I smirked. This she didn’t like; she didn’t think that was funny. We went back to the blackjack table where everyone was finishing up. Everyone was ahead by several hundred € which didn’t help my situation. “Why couldn’t you just play Blackjack like a real man?” she was not happy. She still didn’t think humor was appropriate. Lesson learned: real men don’t play video poker.

Drinks were on Greyling. His wanton laugh in the face of doom earned him the biggest win of the evening. Most of us ordered Pina Coladas (warning: Europeans cannot make tropical drinks), which were adequate to quench our thirst, but that was about it. My wife calmed down when she realized I was still a “real man”. We finished our drinks and went back to the hotel.

The last day was a day reserved to shop and do whatever one could do on the last day. While visiting Juan les Pins, Roger and Greyling dragged me out to a pier to ride “the Flying Fish”; a very large rubber raft that is towed by a high speed motorboat, and you have to hold on with your bare hands. I agreed, wondering if I would get wet; they were wearing their swimshorts, I was wearing my normal shorts from Target.

It was like riding a wild bull (even though I never rode one) and it would catch the wind and go into a vertical position. We all fell off at least twice to the amusement of the boat pilot and our wives. It was a real workout. I felt like I had done about 10 sets of 30lb. curls at the end of our ride. No one noticed my wet pants as I boarded the bus. Good thing the seats were made of leather (or of a leather-like substance).

That evening we all met for our last dinner. This was after a bit of commotion when Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) was spotted in our hotel lobby by everyone except for Roger (who is an avid fan). He had been staying in our hotel for several days and had finally left the building for the airport. Poor Roger.

The last dinner (notice I didn’t say supper) was located in another posh hotel operated by more snippy French people. And when we arrived, there were two tables instead of one long one. This was not a good situation for the MaÎtre d’ who tried to explain to Tamar that’s what was ordered, but she was very firm with “But it was not what we ordered, we need one table.” She is a woman who knows what she wants and the MaÎtre d’ understood this completely. After a brief discussion, we were led into the bar where drinks were “on the house” and the Wizard sat himself at the mini-grand piano and played the theme song from “Peanuts”. I thought this only happened in movies.

Again the food, and this meal was by far the best. The waiters actually asked for my tasting and approval of the wine, and took my reaction earnestly. Each dish was announced as it was brought in, and the food was more than delightful, it was festive.

And it was equally festive being with the members of our crew; it really seemed like being with old friends. This is the strange results of cyber-life, being in contact with so many people, for so long, spending time together was quite refreshing.

As we departed that evening, saying our good-byes since several of us were flying out the following day, most of us came to realize that there are real people involved in this industry, not just a bunch of electrons flying around through telephone lines and cables. True, you sit in front of your computer screen and play games at whatever casino, or read obscure newsletters like this, or make cryptic postings in some gambler’s forum, but what we all should realize is that there are real people out there involved in this industry, and we’re not strangers.

If you were to meet me on the street, or a club for that matter, we would know each other. I would know you as my reader, a poster in my forum, a “pitch a bitcher”, or merely as someone who has been emailing me off and on. You would know me because I am me. Thank you Microgaming, Jackpot Madness, Jumbojackpots, Captain Cooks Casino, and everyone else who were involved in bringing out “the human” in all of us.

UNIFIED PIRATES

8 August 2002

Unified Gaming Casinos Stoop to New a Low

Apparently, three Unified Gaming sites, which have a history of unscrupulous activity have nailed the lids on their own coffin. They have pirated the Internet Gaming Commission’s site to wheedle players into thinking they are an establishment worthy of players. Beyond being a gross violation of copyright laws, it is probably the worst example of conduct exemplified by a group of online casinos.

This was sent in from Jake Caldwater from the Internet Gaming Commission:

We have an urgent message for you and your friends and we also need your help.

Gamblers Palace, Simple Net Bet and Skytower are all owned by same person. We reclassified these sites as Extreme Caution Urged about 6 months ago. Because of this action by us and the damage it has done to their business they have replicated our site under the URL of http://www.internet-gaming-commission.net They added the hyphens to get around our URLs with the same name.

When you go to their sites you will see a replication of our Accredited Logo. When you click on the logo it takes you to this fraudulent site, which is also a partial replication of our site. This is not only a violation of the copyright laws (our lawyers are working on it); it is also a flat out trick to lure you to their sites. And if that were not enough they have an extensive list of Extreme Caution Urged sites that are either false sites or competitors that they want to discredit. You can see this by clicking on the Directories page to see their list of alleged Extreme Caution Urged sites.

This is a desperate and illegal move prior to the start of the heavy betting season that has additional real Extreme Caution Urged sites joining in. Please always check out a site with us, the real Internet Gaming Commission, before vesting any money. And, Craig Miller, tell your friends, post to newsgroups and forums the contents of this email. We appreciate your continued support and vigilance. Together we can insure that your gaming experience will be honest, exciting and pleasurable.

Best regards,

Jake Caldwater
Internet Gaming Commission

15 August 2002 – Issue #122

THE SUMMER FEST (RAIN FEST?) IS AT CASINOMEISTER!!!

This crappy weather here in Bavaria doesn’t encourage one’s mood to partake in a Bierfest, a hot summering one. But nevertheless, Jackpot Willi is celebrating! He still has YOUR BEER iced and waiting to be shipped.

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15 August Communication: Casino Warning:

Virtual Casino exposed 14 players’ credit card information at Yahoo.com. I have not been informed yet if these players have been notified. If you are a player at Virtual Casino, please ask them if your credit card information was stored at exclamatorycasinoplan.com’s website. This is where the information was compromised. There is more information in Casinomeister’s news section here.

EVIL NIGERIANS There are a group of Nigerians who are out to scam some very stupid people out of a lot of money. But they don’t have a clue who they’re messin’ with now. Two weeks ago it seemed that “Brother Frank” had abandoned Kilgore Trout, imprisoned in the rich widow’s cellar. But now it seems he will be rescued. Find out what’s going on here.

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INET Software responds to Gamblers Palace thieves
How to protect your URLs from theft
All this and more…

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GAMES AND CONTESTS

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And now for the thought of the day……

From the archives:

And now for the 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 Casinos » Any info on Arcada casino? « Previous Next »
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adaubenmire
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Username: adaubenmire

Post Number: 1
Registered: 08-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 – 02:23 am:
I can’t seem to find any info, good or bad, about arcada casino. Has anyone had any experiences with this casino? Seems like a decent sign-on bonus.
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VIRTUAL EXPOSURE

Virtual Casino exposes credit card information at Yahoo.com

On August 5th, Craig Miller from the Gambling Portal Webmaster’s Association brought to several people’s attention that http://www.exclamatorycasinoplan.com had left the door wide open for anyone to view 14 players’ credit card details. If you were to visit this site on this date, this is what you would have seen. If you were to have gone to the “scan” directory, you would have been able to access screen shots of fourteen players’ credit cards (front and reverse), copies of their driver’s licenses, and signed documents with addresses and phone numbers, stating they wouldn’t dispute charges made by Virtual Casino. Several attempts were made to contact this website, but emails went unanswered and their phone gave a busy signal as if it were disconnected.

I contacted RTG, who in turn contacted this website. They immediately corrected this unfortunate oversight, but what is disturbing is that this URL, http://www.exclamatorycasinoplan.com, was posted at Yahoo.com. Who knows how many people perused the site and reviewed these files. Thank goodness word did not spread via the message boards or all mayhem could have been set loose.

The casino has not yet responded to my emails (they only bounce). I have suggested that this casino notify these fifteen players to inform them that they ought to cancel their cards. These people are subject to credit card fraud and identity theft beyond the normal scope, and to inform these players would be the responsible thing to do.

CORRECTION FROM LAST ISSUE

Last week it was reported that three Unified Gaming sites, which have a history of unscrupulous activity had stolen text, graphics, html code, and pirated URLS from the Internet Gaming Commission. I was mistaken; it was five casinos that were at one time Unified Gaming casinos but are now licensees of INET Software. A spokesperson from INET Software has been in touch with me and they are investigating this incident.

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19 August 2002 – SPECIAL EDITION

Casino Warning:
Virtual Casino exposed 14 players’ credit card information at Yahoo.com over one week ago, but there has not been any contact with this casino. They have failed to respond to every inquiry. If you have sent Virtual Casino or Graphix Softech scanned copies of your drivers licenses or passports, and credit cards between August 2001 and February 2002, please contact Bryan Bailey at Casinomeister and he will verify if your credit card information has been compromised. Please note: this involves 12 players from the United States, one from Canada, and one from Taiwan.

22 August 2002 – Issue #123

THE SUMMER FEST (RAIN FEST?) IS AT CASINOMEISTER!!!
This crappy weather here in Bavaria doesn’t encourage one’s mood to partake in a Bierfest, a hot summering one. But nevertheless, Jackpot Willi is celebrating! He still has YOUR BEER iced and waiting to be shipped.

You can also vote for us at Alexa Web Search (in association with Amazon.com). But only say nice things, dammit! If you got something crappy to say, say it here!

EVIL NIGERIANS Well, “brother Frank” finally asked me to wire him $5,000. It’s a scam people, and oops! I contacted the Nigerian Police department at http://www.nigeriapolice.org. Let’s see what happens now! If you aren’t up to snuff on the story of Brother Frank and Kilgore Trout, check it out here.

MY WEBCAST AT CASINOGAZETTE

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Internet Gaming Council Scam
Virtual Casino Slanders Bryan Bailey
Vortran is pissed
All this and more…

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This Week’s Humor

Bits of wisdom

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Love is grand;
divorce is a hundred grand.
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I am in shape.
Round is a shape.
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Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.
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Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.
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Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good.
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Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.
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Even if you are on the right track,
you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
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Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both
be changed regularly and for the same reason.
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An optimist thinks that this is the best possible world.
A pessimist fears that this is true.
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There will always be death and taxes; however, death doesn’t get
worse every year.
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In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday.
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Dijon vu —
the same mustard as before.
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I am a nutritional overachiever.
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I am having an out of money experience.
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I plan on living forever. So far, so good.
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Practice safe eating —
always use condiments.
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A day without sunshine is like night.
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If marriage were outlawed, only outlaws would have in-laws.
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It’s frustrating when you know all the answers,
but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
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The real art of conversation is not only to
say the right thing at the right time,
but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
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Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.
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Age doesn’t always bring wisdom.
Sometimes age comes alone.
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Life not only begins at forty,
it also begins to show.
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You don’t stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old
because you stopped laughing.

ha ha ha

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shootyoudown
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Username: shootyoudown

Post Number: 1
Registered: 08-2002
Posted on Friday, August 16, 2002 – 10:52 am:
Looking for info on ‘Club Fiore’ ( http://www.clubfiore.com/ ). Has anyone gambled there? They seem to be quite new, but they’re one of the Isle of Man-based operations, so should be pretty reputable. The software is made by ‘Gambling Entertainment Technology’ – never heard of them! Are they good? I went to their webpage (getsystems.com, I think) and they don’t seem to have any other customers apart from clubfiore.com.

Opinions welcome!
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VIRTUAL EXPOSURE

Virtual Casino Slanders Bryan Bailey at Casinomeister

About two weeks ago, 14 players of Virtual Casino had their credit card information and identity compromised on one of their sites. Some webmaster inadvertently deleted their index.html page, and when this happens, you’re given the site’s folder tree instead of a webpage. This is how their website appeared on two weeks ago http://www.exclamatorycasinoplan.com

This URL was posted in the Yahoo business directory. Anyone who clicked this URL would have seen the directory tree, and if you would have clicked the “scan” folder, it would have opened up and all the gifs which included scanned credit cards (front and back) drivers licenses, etc., were free for the taking. I contacted the casino (unresponsive) then RTG (responsive) and the mistake was corrected.

My major concern was whether or not the players were contacted informing them that their info was compromised. Apparently they weren’t, so Vortran007 initiated a casino warning on the 20th announcing that I had the list of names and if anyone had sent Virtual Casino any personal info from August 2001 to March 2002 to contact me.

Fine and dandy. Numerous players contacted me wondering if they were on the list; nope they weren’t. But some players contacted Virtual to ask what was going on, and this was their response:

Hello player,

I appreciate you forwarding the enclosed message as it was the first of its kind that I have seen or heard of.
I have spoken with my supervisors who have assured me that this has never nor never will happen. We have tried to contact Bryan Bailey at Casinomeister to resolve this issue but he has avoided our e-mails and has never returned our calls.

We always try to achieve 100% confidentiality with our customers and will continue to do so.
If you have any more questions or concerns please feel free to contact casino support.
Sincerely,
Chrystal
Casino Support Center

To set the record straight, they never called me, they never emailed me. I forwarded one of these emails to RTG who in turn apologized stating “this is precisely the kind of behavior that we are attempting to eliminate.”

And this is precisely the kind of behavior I expect from this casino group. Just last week U1casino.com started another spam crusade sending spam mails from an AOL account and feigning some sort of personal relationship with the receiver.

It just gets deeper and deeper.

INTERNET GAMING COUNCIL?

Will the real IGC please stand up!

Two weeks ago I had reported that a fake IGC had reared its ugly head. This IGC had pirated the entire website of the Internet Gaming Commission (http://www.internetgamingcommission.net) by registering internet-gaming-commission.net (notice the hyphens) and gave “accreditation” to five Inet Software casinos which had purchased this domain. Since then, they have changed their name to the “Internet Gaming Council” and it now redirects here http://www.internetgamingcouncil.com/. Notice the similarities between the two sites. All of this confuses matters even worse than they already are; the name is far too close to the real IGC, the “Interactive Gaming Council”.

On Monday, I received the following letter:

From: IGCFJSmith@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 14:26:02 -0400
To: info@casinomeister.com
Cc: info@internetcommission.net
Subject: Internet Gaming Council
X-Mailer: Atlas Mailer 2.0

Dear Casino Meister

The Internet Gaming Council is a new independent council that monitors internet gambling sites. The managing members have been involved in on-line gaming sine 1997. Currently there are more than 50 INDEPENDANT gambling portals, agency’s, forums, councils and commissions like yours providing online gamblers information to help them select a reputable and reliable book to play with. The problem is that most portals have no clue on how to rate a casino. I visited countless independent watch dog sites like yours and saw a staggering number of large casino operations that have been in business for years being bashed all over the internet on bad lists and rumor mills, what a joke! If an online casino has been in business for years they must be doing something right, active players are hard to keep. Get a clue! That ridicules and unnecessary bad press is killing this industry!

If I was a potentially new online player surfing the net for information on online gaming and read some of the s**t out there I would NEVER consider betting online, I would stick to the office parlay cards and double up on office pool squares because I guess that’s as good as it gets.

The real problem is most gaming portals fail or refuse to recognize that cyber crime is on the rise, casino scammers get caught daily, and they immediately run to every gaming portal they can find and scream bloody murder in an effort to extort money. Most portals will immediately post the information without contacting the casino and make it a news flash before hearing both sides of the story. If and when the casino is given the opportunity to clear their name it’s usually too late, the damage has already been done, not only have you tarnished the reputation of a casino you tarnish the online gaming industry as a whole by putting more unnecessary negative press out there, that’s too big a price to pay for a few extra hits to your site.

The IGC’s plan is to put back a positive spin on the industry, potentially new online players should know how fun, fast, easy, and convenient online gaming is, how user friendly software is, and what casino’s have to offer. We will also handle player disputes in a fast and fair manner, both sides will given ample time to state their case before any press is printed about a casino, negative or positive. We know casino audits and queries are a necessary and take time. Casino operations will NOT be guilty till proven innocent on this site! This industry needs a breath of fresh air.

Sincerely,

Frank J Smith
Internet Gaming Council

P.S. To the two competitors which I won’t mention that have been bad mouthing us out there, lose the sour grapes, don’t be mad because we are joining the same race for traffic.. More site improvements and additions to come in the next few day’s.

http://www.internetgamingcouncil.com/index2.htm

Oh a netscape email address. I am so impressed! Anyway, after wiping the tears from my eyes (from laughing so much, not crying), I replied with this:

You’ve got to be kidding me! I’m not sure if your email was directed towards me or to portals in general, but I think some of your comments are way out of line. For one thing, I don’t need to “get a clue”. Just because a number of casinos have been online for a number of years does NOT mean that their business is on the up and up. For instance, it’s a matter of public record that some of the individuals behind Golden Palace have been convicted of telemarketing fraud, and now they are operating an online casino. Criminality and online casinos go hand in hand at times, (I’m sure you can relate to that). I don’t go bashing casinos all over the Internet; I support the casinos who conduct themselves in a professional manner.

I have “a clue” on how to rate a casino; I’ve been doing it for a number of years. I meet with most of the casino operators who have casinos listed at Casinomeister. I travel to most conferences and conventions to meet with software providers, ad agencies, and other people who are well established in the online gaming industry. I am also a committee member of the Online Players Association which has been actively involved arbitrating a large number of disputes over the past two years. At Casinomeister. I don’t recklessly label any casino a rogue or not recommendable, it takes research and a fair bit of legwork before such an accusation is made. I definitely have a clue on how this is done.

A bit of advice: choose another business “name” since your acronym is easily confused with the real IGC (Interactive Gaming Council). It would seem to many that you are riding the coat-tails of an agency that is well established in this community. It shows a lack of imagination. But I guess this is your intention since most business names are well thought up.

An additional and final note: your website pirated the images, text, and logos of the Internet Gaming Commission and the Interactive Gaming Council. This is a criminal offense which is governed by international copyright laws, so please don’t act as if you are doing anyone a favor trying to “clean up” the online casino world. You’re just another bogus website set up by another desperate casino group trying to give itself some sort of credence. It’s deceptive, dishonest, and will definitely backfire on those who came up with this scheme.Sincerely,

Bryan Bailey

So in short, you have to be careful out there. When a casino lists “Approved by” logos and “memberships” check these places out. There are quite a number of operators out there who consider the players foolish like lambs to the slaughter. Don’t be fooled by their attempts to coddle your trust. If they are willing to lie and cheat to obtain their customers, what do you think they will do to you?

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29 August 2002 – Issue #124

EVIL NIGERIANS Well, Kilgore mistakenly wired $500,000 to “Brother Frank” (our scammer) instead of the $5,000 requested. Oh-oh, Frank is upset that this will raise eyebrows since he is merely a civil servant! But then Frank also demanded to see the bank tracking number. Do you think he’ll decipher the tracking code: E1A2T3M4E5Y6O7U8M9O1R2O3N? Check out the latest here: Nigerian Scam.

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Internet Gaming Council Scam
Virtual Casino Slanders Bryan Bailey (they have since then apologized)
Vortran is pissed
All this and more…

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This Week’s Humor

No one sent me any good jokes this week, so I had to dig through the archives:

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!’

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Casinomeister’s Forum » Online Casino Complaints » www.virtual-casino-scam.com Its happened a lot. « Previous Next »
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topurdue
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Post Number: 1
Registered: 08-2002
Posted on Thursday, August 29, 2002 – 12:49 am:
I was recently scammed out of 500.00 @ virtual casino @ www.casinosupportcenter.com which goes by several other names include winit, desirescasino.com, virtual casino and others. I followed all their rules ie. wagered 9X the amount and withdrew the maximum 500.00 and waited and waited. They refused to send it back to my paypal account stating that they don’t make money off customers like me. They told me to file a complaint w/paypal and get my money back even though another casino manager told me if I do that they will send someone to my house to collect. Please visit www.virtual-casino-scam.com to report your problems. Im gathering info regarding them to foward to the fbi internet fraud complaint center. thanks
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A DEAFENING SILENCE

by Spearmaster

Gambling is, by its very nature, noisy. Sounds of slot machines ringing, people yelling and screaming, chips clacking against each other… let’s face it – without sounds, a casino wouldn’t be a very interesting place to be. Even gambling online isn’t the same with the sound turned off.

Ask a casino staff member a question, and you get an answer, or you are directed to the person who can answer your question. Make a request and it is generally met.

So why is it that, when we ask a question by email, we are met with SILENCE?

Dead silence. You could hear a pin drop at least figuratively speaking. 4 out of 5 casinos will not give you an answer within a day. Some don’t even answer at all, or even acknowledge the request – as if you didn’t exist.

This is a malady in the Got2bet industry that need to be fixed, and NOW. What is really silly about this situation is that many of the requests precede a gambler’s intent to deposit money into a casino. What store do you know of that essentially turns away business by its silence?

Not only operators are afflicted by this malady, but manufacturers as well. I can recall many an instance where a casino software manufacturer, when asked a question, did not respond at all – even if it meant a possible business lead, or a request for information about some new game that I was interested in helping to promote.

Well guess what?

Competition is already tightening. The US market is essentially saturated, and growth has slowed dramatically for casinos who have been around for some time. And increasing concerns about problems with some casinos have caused a domino effect, affecting casino operators with the same software, as well as casusing some concern about the entire industry in general.

I, for one, cannot believe that any casino is so flooded with support requests that they require 24 hours or more to answer them. Just one or two people added to their staff for the sole purpose of handling support requests would do just fine – at low cost when compared to the increase in income an efficient response would generate.

Casino manufacturers, too, cannot be flooded with requests. It just can’t be so.

It takes just a couple of minutes of your time to answer an email. And if you are away on a trip, it’s as easy as setting your .vacation file on your mailserver, or redirecting to an autoresponder, which automatically replies with a note to the customer that you are not presently available, or will handle their request shortly after your return.

I make it a point to answer every email as it comes in, generally responding within minutes unless I am not at my computer – and even then an answer is always to be had within 12 hours.

Gamblers asking for my help are astounded at the speed of a reply – clearly showing how bad the response times are everywhere else.

Get with it, operators and manufacturers. The silence is deafening. You bitch and moan about players who complain, and yet you cannot handle simple requests efficiently? Do you think this is justified?

Maybe there is something to the refrain from the Simon and Garfunkel song, The Sound of Silence – “Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk to you again…” – this is what you will be facing when some other company meets the needs of the consumers.

Thousands – perhaps millions – of dollars thrown away for want of two minutes of your time.

Think about it.

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13 September 2002 – Issue #126

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Thoughts for the Day

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, “I think I’ll
squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out”?

Who was the first person to say “See that chicken there….I’m gonna
eat the next thing that comes outta it’s ass”.

If Jimmy crackes corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?

Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?

Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don’t
point to their crotch when they ask where the bathroom is?

What do you call male ballerinas?

If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that Acme crap, why
didn’t he just buy dinner?

If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog’s face, he gets mad at
you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the
window?

Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster?

Thanks Brian!

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Post Number: 12
Registered: 03-2002
Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2002 – 02:52 pm:
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The casino pumped out the usual lame excuse of “A combination of high levels of transactions and a change of processor has caused a small delay in our redemption time. We are on top of the temporary problem and this payment should be completed soon.”

That’s like saying the check’s in the mail these days and it won’t wash. It didn’t – another three weeks have passed and the player is still waiting. You have of course guessed what comes (or doesn’t come) next. Yep – the casino doesn’t respond to his emails any more either. Steer clear – you don’t need this stress.

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3 October 2002 – Issue #127

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This Week’s Humor

One for the ladies

“One day, in the Garden of Eden, Eve calls out to God. “Lord, I have a problem!” “What’s the problem, Eve?”
“Lord, I know you created me and provided this beautiful garden and all of these wonderful animals and that hilarious comedic snake, but I’m not happy”
“Why is that, Eve?” came the reply from above.
“Lord, I am lonely and I’m sick to death of apples.”
“Well, Eve, in that case, I have a solution. I shall create a man for you.”
“What’s a man, Lord?”
“A man is a flawed creature, with many bad traits: he’ll lie, cheat, and be vain; all in all, he’ll give you a hard time. But he’ll be bigger, faster, and will like to hunt and kill things. He will look silly when he’s aroused, but since you’ve been complaining, I’ll create him in such a way that he will satisfy your physical needs. He will be witless and will revel in childish things like fighting and kicking a ball about. He won’t be too smart, so he’ll also need your advice to think properly”
“Sounds great.” says Eve, with an ironically raised eyebrow. “But what’s the catch, Lord?”
“Well, you can have him on one condition.”
“What’s that, Lord?”
“As I said, he’ll be proud, arrogant, and self-admiring. So you’ll have to let him believe that I made him first. Just remember, it’s our little secret……you know, woman to woman.”

And for the guys…

This will be covered live on CNN and ESPN and non-North Americans are encouraged to participate!

Because the Taliban and Al-Qaida cannot stand nudity and consider it a sin to see a naked woman that is not one’s wife, next Saturday afternoon at 2:00p.m. EST, all North American women are asked to walk out of their houses completely naked to help weed out any neighborhood terrorists.
Circling your block for one hour is recommended for this anti terrorist effort. All men should position themselves in lawn chairs in front of their homes to prove that they think it’s OK to see other women nude. (Since the enemy does not approve of alcohol, a cold six-pack at your side is further proof of your anti-Taliban and anti-Al-Qaida sentiment.) Notify the appropriate authorities of any people who do not participate. Your efforts to root out terrorists will be greatly appreciated and indicate your desire to demonstrate your patriotism. To achieve 100% participation, forward this note to other similarly minded patriots.

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cooolboobs
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Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, October 01, 2002 – 01:15 pm:
I WON 13000 DOLLARS PLAYING POKER AT FAIRDEAL (3 ROYAL FLUSHES IN 1 WEEK)
THE MANAGER SAID I MUST HAVE BEEN CHEATING AND WILL NOT GIVE ME MY MONEY, INCLUDING THE 3 THOUSAND I CASHED IN DURING THAT WEEK!!
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN

and what a long strange trip it’s been. Part 1 of 2

The worst part about any trip is unpacking. I always come across something I should have done, or forgot, and there is not much I can do about it. I found a cashout ticket for $20.61 from the Luxor Hotel that I forgot to cash in, damn! So to begin with, this ticket is good for another 49 days and if anyone will be in Vegas before then, email me I’ll send it to you. You can use it for any game of your choice, and if you win big, don’t forget where it came from

So, trip highlights: let’s start with Vegas. The Luxor was a very cool place to stay. The casino floor has the usual selection of games, but the entertainment really calls for a return visit. Have you heard of or seen the “Blue Man Show”? Absolutely mind blowing and I even bought the CD. Some of you may have seen them as the three “blue men” on the Intel commercial pushing Pentium IV. They play percussions with PVC pipes. I caught one before he could escape

Another “must not miss” entertainment feature at the Luxor is “The Haunted Mansion” playing at the IMAX theater on the upper level. It’s a 45 minute 3D movie that is another mind-blower! The special effects are the same caliber as those created for The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. Wow!

I also found that I like Spam! Yes, there is a new Spam Video Slot that is absolutely hilarious! You can actually play the 1¢ version and milk the hell out of a twenty dollar bill. (C’mon waitress, bring me another beer). I ended up winning about $75 on this one particular machine before I left. Great graphics and theme from IGT!

But let’s get down to business. My main mission was to gather information from the exhibition hall of the G2E (why they don’t abbreviate this as the GGE is beyond me). The online casino presence was small and a bit disappointing. Some of the usual booths and personalities were there. And I am happy to report that some of the software providers have some very cool things in store for us. If you are a Bingo fan, Boss Media has Bingo by the horns. They will be releasing a new site in the next couple of weeks that will please Bingo players and probably make those of us who never took Bingo seriously into new found fans. More details pending.

IGT, the guys who make about 110% of the landbased video slots had a huge section of the floor which lured me away from the online stuff. This company leads the way when it comes to video slots. “Young Frankenstein” was presented along with “Universal Creatures”. An interesting pair which provides state of the art graphics and some very addicting play action. You don’t want to stop. You have to see what the creatures will do when you hit the bonus round. Thank God for 1¢ machines!

But these guys are trend setters, and I’m sure many on the online casino software developers were checking some of the games out themselves; getting creative and hopefully not stealing ideas. But I may be wrong.

What was unsettling was that I, and Mary Snyder (my IGT gaming guide), recognized a number of characteristics from numerous games that have been copied by several software developers. There may be trademark, copyright, or patent violations that vendors of casino software may not be aware of. Who is to say if the vendors researched where or how their developers created their graphics, or got their ideas. There could be some very serious problems for some software providers down the line if this isn’t addressed right away.

Another highlight was my (our) meeting with the CEO from Real Time Gaming. One of the main reasons to meet with Mike Staw was to create a communicative relationship between the Online Players Association and RTG. There have been some serious issues with RTG powered casinos in the past (rogue-like activities of Casino Extreme and its offspring, Virtual Casino and its cryptic and insulting behavior, Vegas Strip casinos and its half-truths and blatant lies) just to name a few.

The dinner meeting went rather well, and RTG had made the following assurances: that Casino Extreme and its sister casinos are under completely new ownership and management; and that they will be more responsive to customers from now on, that RTG will proactively handle their complaints by providing links in their software, that all complaints coming into the RTG site via the dedicated service page were being handled as they came in, and finally, that all Danes have been paid by the Vegas Strip group of casinos.

The latter I’m a bit skeptical of since I personally handled about a hundred or so of these complaints, and Vegas Strip stopped replying to my emails. This was a year ago. If you are a Dane and are still owed your deposit from a Vegas Strip casino, please contact me or if you are a member of the Online Players’ Association, file a complaint here: onlineplayersassociation.co.uk.

Leaving Las Vegas: it wouldn’t be complete watching a friend of mine winning $1,500 at the “Checkers” machine at the Green Valley Ranch (a locals’ casino). It’s a very addictive game where you are issued up to nine checkers on a board, and you have three Kings. The object of course, is to jump as many checkers as possible. She jumped eight out of nine on the nickel machine at a max bet. It was my first witness to the ritual of a $1500 cash payout right there by the machine. Wow!

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FUTUREBET ON THE WRONG COURSE

And a collision with the players is possible

There was a time in a far off industry a long time ago when turnkey casino providers could get away with a hands-off approach regarding aggrieved players when a licensee went down the tubes. Fortunately the industry has changed and matured since then, with companies like Microgaming and RTG measuring up to their responsibilities when casinos such as Tropika, TCO and Goodfellows went bust and they ensured that the players were looked after appropriately. They deservedly earned respect for meeting those obligations.

Regrettably, new kids on the block iChance/Futurebet/World Wide Support seem not to have learned from the mistakes of history and may well be condemned to repeat them, judging by statements that manager Duane Mills and others have made on message boards and to Online Players’ Association executives following the very early demise of two of their licencees.

It appears that Futurebet does not feel any obligation to the ultimate user of its products – the player – in the event of licencees going downhill.

They take the position that they are solely a provider of quality software (and hosting to preserve results integrity) to the casino and sportsbook operators. They are not in a position at this time to require reserve funds of operators, or to test them for fitness. They will not assume responsibility for operator’s liabilities in event of failure.

Mr Mills rather disingenuously says that: “To demand that we make good on a debt owed by someone who merely licenses our software would be analogous to Infopop, the provider of this message board system, being held liable for the false statements posted by Sting on such board.” and “While it remains Worldwide Support’s position that any decisions regarding payment of wins, or anything beyond the functionality of the software for that matter, remains squarely with the operator, we do regret the unfortunate circumstances that you have had to endure.”

The players’ perspective is that the provider has the ultimate yea or nay on the conditions surrounding the licencing of the software, and consequently his or her reputation and business to a great extent depends on the type and probity of licencees that they allow to use their product. They have the clout to structure their “franchise” deal and select their franchisees in such a way as to protect both themselves and the ultimate user, who is the player. That creates obligations as well as rewards for them, and in today’s industry a provider is held accountable for his or her licencees’ conduct – to the extent that business can suffer as several providers have discovered to their cost.

Futurebet licencees would be in the direct firing line of player insecurity and antipathy at the thought that if anything goes wrong they cannot turn to the provider to either arrest the downhill slide or remedy the shortcomings of the licencee. That doesn’t make for good business, and Futurebet would be well advised to reconsider their position.

As we went to press further information was emerging at www.7seascasino.com/global, adding to the hassles Futurebet faces. There is interesting detail there on Jeff Hurley and Duane Mills (previously of Global Interactive which it appears has now morphed into Futurebet)

The owners of 7 Seas and Palomino were at one time Global Interactive/Starnet’s top clients, but they have switched software and are still allegedly owed a significant sum of money by GI. They are so distressed about this situation that they have displayed chapter and verse of their experiences with Mills/Hurley/GI on the above site.

If true, it’s a sorry tale of questionable business ethics at best.

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10 October 2002 – Issue #128

MYSTERY CASINO
Time’s almost up!!
Casinomeister along with Got2bet are running the “Mystery Casino” once again! This is a new Microgaming casino that has not gone live yet, nor has it been announced! BUT if you sign up NOW, before they go live, you will receive a 200% bonus at this casino! This bonus will NOT be offered when the casino is announced and goes live on the 14th of October!! Time’s a wastin’! Sign up now here!!

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GAMES AND CONTESTS

NEW CONTEST! Concentration!
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“Who Wants to be a Casinomeister?”
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Get Ready for Halloween

Most of you are probably unaware of this since I haven’t mentioned this before in my newsletters, but I’ve always had a close connection to Halloween mainly because of my belief in the “supernatural”. Actually, it’s not supernatural at all since spirits are a real part of our natural life. Ghosts a[[ear in every cultures’ literature, myths, legends, and religion. Ghosts are real. I’ve had three encounters, maybe four, with what could be described as hauntings. I kid you not.

But what has always intrigued me, is how some photographers have captured images of ghosts on film by accident. This here was passed on to me by one of my readers who lives on the East Coast. Apparently he bought a house and he and his wife had been seeing images and hearing voices for quite a while. They did some research and found that a woman once lived in the house who lost her husband during the American Civil War. Legend says that she used to sit at her kitchen table and look across the fields in anticipation of her loved one returning home. He never came.

So, they say she still waits. He took a photo of his kitchen and in this photo you can see her. This is really trippy because there is sound as well (he did a recording). You can find the ghost in the picture, but at first it’s really hard to detect. It took me about 30 seconds to find it, but when you do it just stands out. Like one of those weird 3D optical illusions. To save you some time, concentrate looking around the table. Best not to focus too much on one spot. Look around the table and towards the window. Best to enlarge if you can. For an added touch turn up the volume on your speakers before opening, it’s faint but you can hear the ghost talking sometimes in a low murmur, but you can hear what she is saying. Anyway on the link below:

It takes a while for your eyes to see it…

Focus and concentrate….

Be patient, it’s pretty amazing once you actually see it.

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Post Number: 9
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Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2002 – 02:35 pm:
I REALLY CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. I HAVE PROOF THAT CHARGEBACKS WERE MADE AFTER I TALKED TO THE OWNER AND HE SAID HE WAS NOT GOING TO PAY ME! THIS IS ANOTHER EXCUSE BY THE CASINO TO NOT PAY ME(EVEN MY DEPOSITS)I HAVE PROOF OF EVERYTHING. DO YOU WANT TO SEE THEM! I AM THE BAD GUY! I WON 13000 DOLLARS, GETTING SCREWED, BUT IM THE BAD GUY. I AM A CHEATER,PLEASE!!!!!!! BRYAN YOU CAN BELIEVE THESE CROOKS IF YOU WOULD LIKE. I HAVE ALREADY CALLED THE LICENSEING AGENCY IN CURACUA. THEY DONT WANT TO PAY ME ANYTHING.
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On The Road Again

and what a long strange trip it was. Part 2 of 2

Last week I left you off in Vegas after the Blueman show and the “Spam” video slots. The Casino Affiliate Conference was the next thing on my mind.

This was to be held in Vancouver, B.C. and Vancouver turned out to be a very cool city. Vancouver, as you might have well guessed, is in Canada. This is a very large country that when looking down on a map, looks like someone spilt a bowlful of Jell-O on the floor and tried to clean the left side and bottom portion off with a spatula. Squint your eyes at a map of Canada and you’ll see what I mean.

The conference was very well orchestrated starting with the first evening’s event, a “breaking the ice” reception party. Canadians make decent beer, and my favorite might be Molson’s, a light colored lager which is good for social events. You can drink a lot of them without getting wasted.

I was pleasantly surprised by the company that was present. Lots of really good people, many of whom I’ve never met face to face even though I’ve been in email contact with them for years. Dean and Chad from the Sands of the Caribbean were there. A great Cryptologic casino that is solid as a rock. They’ve been around longer than Casinomeister, so you know they are here to stay. If you are a webmaster, great news from them: Focalclick, their partnership marketing company, will no longer be carrying over accounts that are in the minus. In other words, affiliate accounts will be zeroed out each month. Good going Sands!

Also Eddy Kleid from RTG and the man behind Casino Authority were there, and we began blabbing about being in the US Army in Germany. Separate posts, separate times, separate jobs, but still we served in the forces that guarded the Germans from the communist hoard until everyone got filled with peace and love and the wall came tumbling down. Then the sent me to the gulf…but I digress.

The following day, I was to give my presentation “Promoting Online Casinos with Responsibility” to the crowd of webmasters, affiliate managers, and casino operators. Fiddling with my feeble PowerPoint presentation (I haven’t used this program for years), I made it through my 30 minutes without any serious incidents. I focused a bit on detecting bogus portals and bogus casinos, and I wished I could have delved deeper into this subject, but I knew I shouldn’t dare. Members of some of these “bogus” entities could have been lurking around and I didn’t have a body guard, and I didn’t feel that this should be a time for bashing other people who see things differently than I. So I kept it lighthearted with a funny-ha-ha episode of when I tried to track down the owner of Royalodds Casino and came up with email addresses that pointed at Retards.com here at Whois.

But anyway, a couple of people were critical stating that I was just trying to sell Casinomeister. Yeah, right. I wasn’t, and they know it (they were probably some of the rogue portal owners I was referring to). I was simply reflecting on my experiences and illustrating how I handle Casinomeister on the business side of things. And right after the presentation, a reporter and photographer from the “Vancouver Sun” caught up with me, and lo and behold, I made the front page of the next day’s business section.

That evening, several of us had a great feast at the Sandbar, a classy fish restaurant perched under a steel girder bridge. Thanks to Bev Giwelb and others at PartnerLogic, it was a prime opportunity to get to know a few others a bit better like Graeme Levin from Gambling.com, and some developers from the early days of Cryptologic. My wife was there as well and she wasn’t surprised that I chose the Black Cod, since I hadn’t seen one of these dead fish for years. My days as an Alaskan commercial fisherman were far over. You can reminisce briefly with me here.

Later that night we meandered to some bar where the hot girls from the “Gambling Federation” were supposed to show some skin. At least the invitations implied this since they depicted some girlie spread eagled in her underwear. I had also seen a group of them back at the hotel before we left. They were all wearing these long winter coats and I knew they had to be naked underneath. Unfortunately, I was wrong. But they were at the door checking for “invitations” (and wearing clothing), and it looked like the place had been crashed by extras from some indie video. I tried to elbow my way to the bar to get my “free drink” and was accosted by an alcohol charged blast coming from some drunk dudes mouth, “Look free drinks,” he said to me as he waved a partial roll of tickets in my face. I wondered who had invited this tattooed man.

Carey from WOL was there. The last time I had seen him was in Toronto where we BSd for quite a while at the Indian Motorcycle Club (May 28 issue). We looked for a place to hang out but it was way too loud for such a little joint. So some of us left.

The next day began with the highlight of the conference. It seems that everyone wants a piece of the Asian market and we had Jeff Unze from Sina, Jason Chan from G-Win, and Ted Loh from Orient Gaming all on stage answering questions about the Asian market. This was very much worth the cost of the conference. Manuel Frank followed with European marketing. Needless to say, this was a very “full” morning.

After lunch, I finally had the chance to meet Ray St. Jon from $lotland. And this casino has always been one of my personal favorites. They have some of the most original slots in the industry, and I was really happy to hear some of the plans that $lotland has for the future. Some really exciting stuff.

I also met (at the same time) with the illustrious John Abbott from Gone Gambling. I finally met up with this guy after all these years (4) that we’ve been in contact together. And of course, how could we have a meaningful conversation without Maryanne Snyder. She filled us in with all sorts of good tidbits you need to know about this business. We listened to these words of wisdom over beer. I finally broke down and ordered a German one.

When the conference wound down, it was apparent that it was a success. Good, solid, worth every bang for the buck, or buck for the bang, whatever. And this was the first of hopefully many more to come. If you are a webmaster or mistress, and you did not make it this time. Make sure you keep your ears and eyes open for the next and plan on attending. It will be well worth your while.

You might even find yourself being sitting at Morton’s (a rather posh steak house) with the folks from Gone Gambling, Slotland, Kevin from Reviewed Casinos, and the Danes from Casinoportalen, and wonder to yourself “How in the hell did I end up here?”
A special thanks to Marc Lesnick and Marianne Morrison for making it all happen.

KIWI LEAVES CRYPTOLOGIC

Kiwi Casino switches to Playtech

Kiwi Casino> announced that they are switching from Cryptologic to Playtech by October 15th. This change has been described by the casino as an “upgrade” and that it is being done with the players in mind.

The casino has stated “As of midday October 15 (EST) the existing Kiwi Casino software will no longer connect online – and you will not be able to play, deposit or withdraw using this software. The new software will be available on October 15 after midday.”

They also state that this is primarily being done for their players since the casino will be able to offer more of a variation of games, and that they will have other payout features as well.

Let’s hope this move is a swift painless one. Kiwi Casino was named “Casino of the Year 2001” by Casinomeister and their management has performed exceptionally well since they went online two years ago.

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15 October 2002 – SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

For those of you who participated in the “Mystery Casino” promotion, the “Mystery Casino” has been revealed!! You should have received an email from Sun Vegas stating so, and just follow those instructions to receive your additional bonus.

For everyone else who did not participte, all hope is NOT lost since they have a great opening bonus as well. Right now, there is a very attractive 150% Match Bonus waiting for you! 44 games including Blackjack, 9 Video Pokers (including 4 Power Pokers), Roulette, 11 Microgaming Progressives Games including Major Millions and Cash Splash. Good luck! And wish me luck too!

Also, I’m finally getting caught up from my absence so those of you who have recently “pitched a bitch” please be patient since I will be getting to you within the next day or two.

For everybody else, get back to work before your boss catches you slacking off!

17 October 2002 – Issue #128

MYSTERY CASINO

Is no longer a mystery!!
Sun Vegas Casino is it! If you participated in the Mystery Casino promotion at Casinomeister, you should have been contacted to open an account already. If you have NOT been contact, please let me know and we’ll get you set up. There have been a few problems with AOLer being contacted since AOL puts spam filters on a lot of mass mailing email (to include this newsletter).

I received this from a player yesterday:

Bryan,
Hi – just thought I would write and tell you of my luck at Sun Vegas! Purchased the $40 and got the $60 match and lost it having wagered only $200. But thanks to you and CasinoMeister I had signed up for the 200% ‘mystery bonus’ beforehand so I logged back in and found my extra $20 sitting in the account. Well, within 3 spins I hit Major Millions for $800! So after meeting wagering conditions was able to cash out $470!

Thanks again!
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It’s Almost Halloween

Some of you were really freaked out by the “ghost” photo from last week. Some of the comments I received:
I almost got a heart attack from that “ghost” picture! Greg.

Thanks for your newsletter and especially, thanks for the link to the “scary picture”. I loved it! I about wet my pants, but I loved it! LOL, Greg

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This Week’s Humor

Turkey
A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn’t find one big enough for her family. She asked a stock boy, “Do these turkeys get any bigger?” The stock boy replied, “No ma’am, they’re dead.”

Caught for speeding
The cop got out of his car and the kid, that was stopped for speeding, rolled down his window. “I’ve been waiting for you all day,” the cop said. The kid replied, “Yeah, well I got here as fast as I could.” When the cop finally stopped laughing, he sent the kid on his way without a ticket.

Stuck under a bridge
A truck driver was driving along on the freeway. A sign comes up that reads “low bridge ahead.” Before he knows it the bridge is right ahead of him and he gets stuck under the bridge. Cars are backed up for miles. Finally, a police car comes up. The cop gets out of his car and walks around to the truck driver, puts his hands on his hips and says, “Got stuck, huh?” The truck driver says, “No, I was delivering this bridge and ran out of gas.”

Dealing with trouble
A deputy police officer responded to a report of a barroom disturbance. The “disturbance” turned out to be well over six feet tall and weighed almost 300 pounds. What’s more, he boasted that he could whip the deputy and Muhammad Ali too. Said the policeman, “I’ll bet that you’re also an escape artist-probably better than Houdini.” The giant nodded. “If I had some chains,” the deputy continued, “you could show us how strong you really are. But all I’ve got is a set of handcuffs. Why don’t you see just how quickly you can break out of them?” Once in the cuffs, the man puffed, pulled and jerked for four minutes. “I can’t get out of these,” the giant growled. “Are you sure?” the deputy asked. The fellow tried again. “Nope,” he replied. “I can’t do it.” “In that case,” said the deputy, “you’re under arrest.”

Too Late
The man was in no shape to drive, so he wisely left his car parked and walked home. As he was walking unsteadily along, he was stopped by a policeman. “What are you doing out here at 2 A.M.?” asked the officer. “I’m going to a lecture.” The man said. “And who is going to give a lecture at this hour?” the cop asked. “My wife,” said the man.

ha ha ha

Thanks Brian!

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Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2002 – 07:02 pm:
Serious responses only. I’m considering making a contribution to Al Qaeda to assist them in their present struggle. Does anybody know any connections to them via Casinos or are aware of any organisational fronts in UK where I can send money to? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Major moves at poker.com

Poker.com Inc., a publicly traded, on-line marketing company earning revenue from the sale of Internet gambling licenses and royalties derived therefrom is to make a major corporate shift following legal developments in the USA.

In a surprise move last week, the directors of Poker.com, which is based in Vancouver, Canada advised shareholders that there was a real potential risk to the company if it continues operating in the gaming industry where revenue is derived from royalty earned from on-line Casino and on-line Poker Card rooms as a result of US legislative initiatives aimed at banning Internet gambling. The warning says that there are a variety of organizations, from financial groups to the Fraternal Order of Police, who have voiced support for the anti-Internet gambling bill put forth in the U.S. House of Representatives on the 25th September 2002 by Rep. James Leach, R-Iowa.

The directors comment that because the company is involved in the Internet gambling industry, there is very little credibility given to the value of its stock, hence it is almost impossible for Poker.com Inc. shares to be fairly valued or to significantly increase in value.

In order to combat this situation, the board of directors are calling an extraordinary meeting to vote on some radical moves which involve selling the assets of the public company Poker.com to a newly formed private company called Poker.com SA. The shareholders will retain their shareholding in Poker.com Inc. (the public company) and will be issued a proportionate number of shares in Poker.com S.A. the private company.

It is hoped that this will create greater value to the shareholders in that they will earn dividends from the private company on a quarterly basis and will also benefit from any new business that the Public Company will acquire.

More articles like this in our news section.

24 October 2002 – Issue #129

TOURNAMENTS AT CASINOMEISTER!!
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Intercasino is hosting two tournaments for Casinomeister which will go live on November 1st and run until the 30th. What’s a tournament you ask? It’s a way for you to play a game at the casino with no monetary risk and still win lots of dough. You pay a sign up fee of $15 and that’s it. You are given a $1000 balance (play money) to play the game, and you have only 30 minutes of play time (which can be started and stopped anytime during the 30 day period). At the end of the tournament, whoever has the highest dollar amount wins (real money)!
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UPDATE YOUR PROFILE!!

Sometimes I can be very Santa-like, and you know what’s just around the corner. Yep, it’s getting close to that time of year. But your Casinomeister won’t be able to send you anything via snail mail unless you update your stats. Scroll down to the bottom of this email and there should be a link where you can update your address, etc. Make sure your address is correct if you want a little goodie. Maybe I’ll slide down your chimney Christmas eve! Ho ho ho!

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NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

Bored?? You can finally stroll down memory lane by reading past issues of our newsletter here. Right now only 2002 is archived. 1998-2001 should be done by next week. It will also be searchable by key words! Oh, what joy!!

GAMES AND CONTESTS

NEW CONTEST! Concentration!
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This Week’s Humor

This was forwarded to me from my wife. She asked me whether these were true or not. Well guys, what do you think?

We always hear “the rules” from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules! Please note: these are all numbered “1” ON PURPOSE! They are all that important!

Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don’t hear us bitching about you leaving it down.
Birthdays, Valentines, and Anniversaries are not quests to see if we can find the perfect present yet again!
Sometimes we are not thinking about you. Live with it.
Don’t cut your hair. Ever. Long hair is always more attractive than short hair. One of the big reasons guys fear getting married is that married women always cut their hair, and by then you’re stuck with her.
Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.
Crying is blackmail.
Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!
We don’t remember dates. Mark birthdays and anniversaries on a calendar. Remind us frequently beforehand.
Most guys own three pairs of shoes – tops. What makes you think we’d be any good at choosing which pair, out of thirty, would look good! with your dress?
Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That’s what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
A headache that last for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.
Check your oil! Please.
Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.
If you won’t dress like the Victoria’s Secret girls, don’t expect us to act like soap opera guys.
If you think you’re fat, you probably are. Don’t ask us. We refuse to answer.
If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.
Let us ogle. We are going to look anyway; it’s genetic.
You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

1.Christopher Columbus did not need directions, and neither do we.

1.The relationship is never going to be like it was the first two months we were going out. Get over it. And quit whining to your girlfriends.

ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
We are not mind readers and we never will be. Our lack of mind-reading ability is not proof of how little we care about you.
If we ask what is wrong and you say “nothing,” we will act like nothing’s wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to, expect an answer you don’t want to hear.
Don’t ask us what we’re thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as navel lint, the shotgun formation, or monster trucks.
You have enough clothes.
You have too many shoes.
Foreign films are best left to foreigners. (Unless it’s Bruce Lee or some war flick where it doesn’t really matter what the hell they’re saying anyway.)
It is neither in your best interest or ours to take the quiz together. No, it doesn’t matter which quiz.
BEER is as exciting for us as handbags are for you.
Thank you for reading this; Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight, but did you know we really don’t mind that, it’s like camping.

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Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 – 03:23 pm:
Hello,

I post this also to bet2gamble so sorry for repeat and sorry for english – not good!

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Thank you,
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OUT IN THE COLD

World Gaming out of IGC

Word on the street (to some extent unofficially confirmed by sources within the IGC) is that the Interactive Gaming Council is about to pull the membership of World Gaming as a result of unpaid membership dues. InfoPowa has asked CEO David Craven for comment, but there had been no response as we went to press.

CHINESE CLAMPDOWN

Tough new internet cafe rules

Associated Press reports this week indicate that mainland China is about to impose strict new limits on Internet cafes, banning minors and demanding that operators keep records of customers and even the information they access.

The regulations, which take effect next (November) month, also impose tougher safety standards for the popular cafes that provide Internet access to users who pay by the session. Smoking is banned, no cafe can operate within 124 feet of a school, and the businesses must close by midnight, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

Customers are specifically prohibited from viewing Internet sites offering gambling, pornography or prostitution.

Several Western observers have commented that the new rules also reflect the fear of China’s communist leaders that the Internet could “nurture subversion”. Operators must keep records of users and the sites they access for two months and provide the information when it is demanded by police and regulators. Violators face fines equal to $1,800, an astronomically high amount of money in China.

China already operates a special force to police the Internet for content deemed subversive. Scores of Web sites are blocked due to their content and the search engines Google and AltaVista have been banned because they permit access to information on the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement and other sensitive topics.

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31 October 2002 – Issue #130

TOURNAMENTS AT CASINOMEISTER!!

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UPDATE YOUR PROFILE!!
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Posted on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 – 10:29 pm:
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The Next of Kin
The old man longed for children. But he and his young wife had none, so he invited his nephew to live with them. This infuriated his wife, who had a vile temper. When her husband welcomed the young man with great affection, she turned pale with jealousy. Her eyes narrowed and her head flattened. And when she licked her lips, her nephew saw that her tongue was forked. From that day on, the young man spent as much time as possible with his uncle and tried to avoid his aunt. But she seemed to enjoy startling him, suddenly appearing when he least expected her.

One evening, the nephew returned to the house quite late. He lit a candle and started up the stairs. Halfway up, he tripped on what seemed to be a coiled rope. Imagine his horror when that rope uncoiled and slithered up the steps in front of him! Then he saw it glide across the hall and under the door of his uncle’s bedroom.

“Wake up! Wake up” the young man shouted, and he knocked on the door until his knuckles hurt. But when his sleepy uncle finally let him in the bedroom, there was no snake in sight.

His aunt seemed to be sleeping, so the young man whispered in his uncle’s ear. “I saw a snake.” But his uncle was too groggy to respond, and he slid back under the covers. The young man searched the room quietly, looking into drawers and cupboards and corners. He peered under the bed and behind chairs. He was beginning to think he was going mad when he suddenly his aunt sat up in bed, narrowed her eyes, and gave him an evil look that made his flesh creep.

“I’m sorry to bother you,” he cried, racing to his bedroom and firmly shutting the door.

When he awoke the next morning, he noticed that the bottom of his bedroom door was arched up in the center, leaving just enough space for a snake to slither through. He bolted out of bed trembling. When he went downstairs, he was shocked to see that every door in the house had a snake-sized arch beneath it.

His aunt was sitting at the table, eating. “Your uncle left for the day,” she said, licking her lips with her forked tongue. The young man was too terrified to speak, but his silence only made matters worse. “I don’t like the way you treat me,” she said and grabbed his arm. Then she pressed her fingernails so deeply into his skin that he felt as if he were being bitten. He rushed outdoors and saw the his arm was swelling. His hand and fingers were beginning to throb. He knew he must seek help, so he ran into the forest to find the wise old hermit who lived there. The old man examined him carefully and handed him some leaves.

“These are best for snakebite,” he said “Bind them around your arm and keep them wet.”

“But I wasn’t bitten by a snake,” said the young man. “Those marks were made by my aunt’s fingernails.”

The old hermit shook his head in despair. “The touch of a snake-woman is even worse,” he said, “but try these leaves. They should help”

The young man was appalled. “Is my aunt really a snake- woman?” he asked.

“If you want to find out,” the hermit replied, “stay awake tonight, and if a snake enters you room, cut off the tip of its tail.”

The young man wasn’t sure how this would help, but he thanked the hermit for his advice and returned to his uncle’s house. By afternoon, he was happy to see that the wet leaves had reduced the swelling.

He watched his aunt closely that evening, but he didn’t notice anything strange until she tasted her soup. She said it needed more “ssssseasoning” and lingered on the “s” as if she were hissing. Her nephew felt gooseflesh rise from the tips of his toes to the top of his head. He excused himself from the table and went up to his bedroom. But not to sleep.

He planned to watch for the snake all night long.

There was just enough moonlight for him to see the bottom of his door, so he blew out his candle and unsheathed his sword. Then he stood waiting.

He watched for hours wondering what the snake might do. What if it slithered through the window instead, crept up behind him, and struck him with it’s venomous fangs? What if it slithered to the top of the wardrobe and dropped down from above? He was thinking of fleeing for his life, when he finally saw the snake glide under the door-first its head, then its body, then its tail.

Slash! He swung the sword so quickly that the snake had no warning. And the tip of its tail began writhing, all by itself, there on the floor. The snake raised its head as if to strike, but then it hissed viciously and slithered out of the room. And when he looked down the hall, he saw it disappear under his uncle’s door.

The young man couldn’t stand looking at that quivering tail, so he scooped it up with his sword and flung it in a drawer. He hardly slept all that night, and when he did snakes chased him through his dreams.

The next morning, he opened the drawer a crack to look at the snake’s tail and was amazed to see that it had turned into human toes.

He raced back to the forest to tell the hermit what had happened. “And now my aunt is staying in bed, but do you know what my uncle said? She told him she hurt her foot while sleepwalking!”

“Either she will fear you now,” said the old man. “Or she will try to get rid of you. Listen carefully. If you think you are in danger, you must search her bedroom for her snakeskin, and when you find it, burn it.”

The young man thanked the hermit, but he was concerned. What would happen if he burned the snakeskin? He decided to give his aunt one last chance.

While she was recovering, she caused no trouble, but as soon as her wound healed, she resumed her nightly slithering about the house.

Sometimes, when the young man was lying in bed, he saw the snake slip in and out of his empty boots or up the sleeve of a coat he had worn. One dreadful night, he felt the snake wiggling under his pillow, and he jumped out of bed in a cold sweat.

His dreams grew worse. He had a terrifying nightmare in which his aunt was trying to choke him. He awoke gasping for breath and realized that something was coiled tightly around his neck.

It was the snake.
He pulled it off and threw it across the room. And after he caught his breath, he knew he had to follow the hermit’s advice.
The next day his aunt said her back was sore, but this didn’t keep her from going for a walk with his uncle.

As soon as they left the house, the young man slipped into >their bedroom to look for the snakeskin, but he couldn’t find it. He was about to give up when he noticed dusty footprints on a chair. He stepped up on the seat and looked on top of the wardrobe, and there neatly coiled, lay the shiny snakeskin. But just as he picked it up, he heard the door open downstairs, and he knew that his aunt and uncle were home. He rolled up the snakeskin tightly and hid it in his fist before he raced back to his room. And that’s when he heard hideous sounds coming from the lower hall.

His aunt was shrieking, “Something is crushing me!”

When her nephew heard her cries, he almost lost his resolve. But then he remembered how he felt when the snake wrapped itself around his neck and tried to choke him.

He threw the snakeskin into the fire and watched it burn.

By the time he went downstairs, he was startled to see his aunt lying dead on the floor. He thought he was getting rid of the snake, but now his aunt was gone too.

“I’m sorry,” he said to his uncle.

But the old man seemed relieved. “It’ssss only the poisonousssss onessssss who are dangerousssssss,” he said, and he licked his lips.

Original Author: currently unknown
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7 November 2002 – Issue #131

MY WEBCASTS
Finally a new webcast, and it’s in-house !
This week’s show is a special show since it’s been about a month and a half since my last one (oh my!). You gotta check it out! This week’s topics:

*RTG meeting in Vegas

*CAC in Vancouver

*Intercasino Tournaments

*Prism Casino is very naughty Got 29 minutes to spare? You won’t regret it. Real Player is required (come on, doesn’t everyone have Real Player already installed?)

TOURNAMENTS AT CASINOMEISTER!!
The Meister’s Video Poker and The Meister’s Video Slots!
Intercasino is hosting “The Meister’s Video Poker” and “The Meister’s Video Slots” until the 30th. Right now, I’m kicking some ass in video slots. In fact, I’m in third place and I still have 23 minutes to play!! So who wants a piece of me? Hmm? C’mon, take on the Meister if you dare.

What’s a tournament you ask? It’s a way for you to play a game at the casino with no monetary risk and still win lots of dough. You pay a sign up fee of $15 and that’s it. You are given a $1000 balance (play money) to play the game, and you have only 30 minutes of play time (which can be started and stopped anytime during the 30 day period). At the end of the tournament, whoever has the highest dollar amount wins (real money)!
1st prize: $1000 (1 winner)
2nd prize: $200 (2 winners)
3rd prize: $60 (10 winners)

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This Week’s Humor

You’ve all heard of the Air Force’s ultra-high-security, super-secret base in Nevada, known simply as “Area 51?”

Well, late one afternoon, the Air Force folks out at Area 51 were very surprised to see a Cessna landing at their “secret” base. They immediately impounded the aircraft and hauled the pilot into an interrogation room.

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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Posted on Thursday, November 07, 2002 – 11:17 am:
I was given a $50.00 no deposit bonus from Silversandscasino.com. I read all the terms etc and proceeded to play. I was only playing 5 cent video poker and slots when I hit the progressive on red,white and blue. It paid 1250.00 which was added to my balance which was already up to 200.00
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Well they wont answer that but they said they would let me withdraw $100.00 if I faxed them my picture ID and an utility bill. I did this on November 1, 2002 and have never heard back from them. Now they have my picture ID (drivers license) and I am worried. If anyone knows anything about this casino could you please let me know. I hope its not another Windows (same software)
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Mercedes

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15 November 2002 – Issue #132

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*Black Widow poisons herself
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Todays Humor

BLONDE MILLIONAIRE

A blonde named Barbara appeared on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire…
Regis: “Barbara, you’ve done very well so far – $500,000 and one lifeline
left. The next question will give you the million dollars if
you get it right … but if you get it wrong you will drop back to $32,000
— are you ready?”
Barbara: “Sure I’ll have a go.”
Regis: “Which of the following birds does not build it’s own nest? Is it…
A-Robin
B-Sparrow
C-Cuckoo
“Remember, Barbara, it’s worth 1 million dollars.”
Barbara: “It’s a cuckoo.”
Regis: “You’re sure? You can walk with the $500,000 or play on for the
million.”
Barbara: “I want to play, I’ll go with C – Cuckoo.”
Regis: “Is that your final answer?”
Barbara: “It is.”
Regis: “Are you confident?”
Barbara: “Absolutely!”
Regis: “Barbara…..you had $500,000 and you said C -Cuckoo. Well….you’re
right! – You have just won ONE MILLION DOLLARS Here is your check. You have
been a great contestant and a real gambler.
Audience please put your hands together for Barbara.”

That night Barbara calls her friend Carol and they go to a local bar
for a celebration drink. As they are sipping their champagne. Carol turns to
Barbara and asks, “Tell me, how did you know that it was the cuckoo that
does not build its own nest?”
“It was so simple,” Barbara replied, “Everybody knows that cuckoos live in
clocks.”

Ha ha ha

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Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 – 03:47 pm:
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Until recently online casinos have been reluctant to offer poker rooms in addition to their existing casino programs, and it is taking the market leader to break the mould.

The software offers both 7 Card Stud and Texas Hold’em, with more games and features on the way, but players are already able to play in US Dollars, Euros and Sterling.

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Oh, what a tangled web we weave

I had to make a very difficult decision this week; I had to place “Black Widow Casino” in our “not Recommended” section at Casinomeister. Reason? I feel obligated to my visitors, readers, listeners, to warn them of what I feel is bad casino practice. And it is with a heavy heart that I had to do this.

Black Widow ran a promotion for “High Rollers” when they switched to Playtech software in July 2002. This promotion was sent to qualified players, as well as posted on their site. Apparently, a number of players were a bit confused as to whom this “bonus” applied to. They contacted Black Widow support and were explicitly told that they qualified for the bonus. These players made deposits of up to $2000, and played according to the specified terms and conditions, but then they found their accounts locked and were notified that they were not eligible to collect their winnings.

The players were accused of fraudulent activity (breaching their rules in the terms and conditions of the casino) and were emailed a form letter which was extremely vague; it listed several rules that could have been breached, everything from multiple accounts to age requirements. It was unclear which rule was breached.

Most of the players eventually received their deposits back, after three months of frustration, unanswered emails and what seemed to many as a casino giving everyone the run-around.

The casino defended themselves by stating that “It was not up to the CSRs to have monitored these issues. It was the responsibility of the casino’s security to review the activity and amend any invalid bonuses and winnings as per policy. The management of any establishment must be able to reserve the right to monitor and maintain operations within set guidelines. This is the approach of Black Widow Casino and our players, supporting vendors and software provider expect nothing less.” They also claimed that all players had been responded to regarding this problem. This may be true, but I would not consider a vague form letter that doesn’t pinpoint exactly what a player did wrong a response.

In my opinion, Black Widow did not handle itself in an acceptable manner. They stated “CSRs did an exceptional job of addressing each player�s request as it was received and the casino stands behind their work during that period.” Apparently mistakes were by these individuals since a number of players were told explicitly that they qualified for the bonus. They have denied that mistakes were made, but to everyone involved in this, it does appear that serious ones occurred. To penalize players for errors made is unacceptable. I understand the process of the involvement of the security team later down the road, but to the players and everyone else involved, it seems like damage control.

These players were accused of fraud. I do not understand how someone can be accused of fraud when they are told explicitly that they are eligible for a bonus, and then they actually meet the playthrough requirements. These players also were given sub-standard responses concerning their “breach” of terms. I think this is what irks me the most. It is embarrassing for me to try to defend this sort of response. Please don’t forget that this is not an ordinary case for me since Black Widow was a sponsor of Casinomeister, thus agreeing to the set standards that I hold all of my sponsors to. I cannot take any of this lightly.

A spokesperson for the casino pointed out that Casinomeister is an “infomation site” and asked “at what point does “information” transition to judgment and opinion?” My answer: My readers, visitors, and listeners rely on my judgments and opinions. I am obliged to them to be as objective and as informative as possible, and I believe I do a good job in doing so. I don’t feel that this case has been under too much subjectivity, and I believe I am being fair.

You may read more about it here.

Please note: Grand Banks and Black Widow are two separate operations. The challenges of one have no bearing on the success of the other. Grand Banks has not had the same problems as Black Widow, but they tend to get lumped together because they are sister sites.

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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!?”

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don_gambler
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Username: don_gambler

Post Number: 11
Registered: 01-2002
Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2002 – 02:23 am:
You want to know who the owners of that money was? The players who would have hit them someday, thats who the owners were.

My statement makes perfect sense to those that know the law, and I am basing this on Vegas law which is how we should be looking at this, that those jackpots ARE NOT the property of the casino or BOSS Media. They are the property of the players or more specifically, the player who will eventually hit the jackpot.

The casinos and Boss media have already made their profit off of those funds. Everytime someone took a spin on one of those slots or played one of those games with a progressive a very small percentage went towards the progressive jackpot which is intended to be won. The purpose of the progressive jackpot amount is NOT to line the pockets of Boss Media or any individual casino, they are already making their money off of the game without the progressive jackpot.

Do they have it in their terms and conditions that they can take down the progressives anytime they wish and pocket the money? I would think not.

This is nothing, and I repeat nothing, but a case of theft in which Boss was caught.

Bryan I understand your position that they made a public statement and are now doing the right thing. But the fact remains if no one had caught this they would have just pocketed over 100K of players money and moved on as if it was allright.

Anyone, and I mean anyone, who thinks that wasn’t Boss’ intentions from the start is naive and ill-informed. Proof is the bullsh*t stories they made up about all of the jackpots being won in a single day.

Both of you should remove all THIEVING BOSS MEDIA casinos off of your sites immediately and the OPA should have them on the Not Recommended list forever.
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Maybe this is what got Don all riled up.

In response to your question regarding progressive dollar amounts from a discontinued in-house progressive slot program, we appreciate that we were asked for a statement on this matter and are happy to address these concerns.

Many in-house progressives in Gold Pirate Slot and Caribbean Poker were discontinued on July 1, 2002 to allow for the initiation of the multi-linked progressive program. This new program is designed to offer players outstanding jackpot sizes that will compliment any land-based casino. At the time of introduction, casinos using Boss Media software had an individual progressive. For accounting reasons, the starting value of the new multi-linked progressive had to be set at a fresh starting value with all participating casinos joining equally. In addition to accounting restraints, it was not possible to add an individual progressive to a main progressive for license agreement reasons.

With the absence of precedence regarding the closing of one in-house progressive to then begin a new value added multi-linked progressive on the exact machine or game type, it was thought at the time of closing the first program that players would clearly recognize that the new progressive platform would enhance their over all enjoyment of the games as the jackpots would grow substantially quicker. To this end, we believed that in order to enhance our gaming products and begin offering our gaming customers a truly better progressive structure that it was vital to start the new program with all casinos joining from the very beginning as this would be in the best interest of the players.

However, thanks to player concerns and notations on this matter, we do recognize our oversight as to the perception of the players that removal of the old progressed values could be construed as misappropriation of such values. Therefore, Boss Media and our licensees announce the following course of action for the benefit our customers:

a) By Friday November 29, 2002, all Boss Media casinos that opted to join the new multi-linked progressive program will post on their websites the exact value of the exact stated value that was removed on the date the progressive switch occurred. The value presented is the total progressive amount less the casinos initial seed of the Gold Pirates slot program and Caribbean Poker program in that selected casino.

b) To assure the public of our accountability, Boss Media will openly invite PriceWaterhouseCoopers and all gaming commissions, of which Boss Media is an approved software supplier, to examine our logs to ensure that we are stating the correct values to the public.

c) To ensure that loyal players of a particular casino had the chance to win the discontinued progressed amount, we will seek and find all players that won the first jackpot during the new program in each casino. The first winner of the Caribbean Royal Flush Jackpot or Gold Pirates .25, .50, $1 and $5 denominations in each casino will be paid an additional win amounting to the exact funds that were removed from that casino. Specifically, this amount is the stated progression in the game at the time of the removal less the casino’s seed amount. (The seed amount and new progressed funds were already paid to the winning player.)

d) In the event a player has not won a jackpot to this point in a particular casino’s Gold Pirate .25 .50, $1 or $5 machine or the Caribbean Poker Royal Flush Jackpot, then that casino will post on its website a notation to the public stating the additional funds that may be won if a player should win on the selected Gold Pirate denomination or the Caribbean Poker Royal Flush Jackpot.

e) To further assure the public of our accountability, Boss Media will openly invite PriceWaterhouseCoopers and all gaming commissions of which Boss Media is an approved software supplier to examine our gaming logs to ensure that the players that are due the additional win amounts are paid and that the gaming was genuine.

f) Lastly, as is common in online gaming, each casino will post the winners (public screen name only) on their website. These names will remain public for 30 days.

Boss Media wishes to thank our licensees and players for their understanding regarding our unintentional oversight.

Kind regards,

Anna Kristin
VP Customer Relations
Boss Media AB
Vaxjo, Sweden

29 November 2002 – Issue #134

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Understanding Male Speech Patterns

“I can’t find it”
MEANS: It didn’t fall into my outstretched hands, so I am completely clueless.
“That’s women’s work”
MEANS: It’s difficult, dirty and thankless.
“Will you Marry me?”
MEANS: Both of my roommates have moved out, I can’t find the washer and there’s no peanut butter left.
“It’s a guy thing .”
MEANS: There’s no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical.
“Can I help with dinner?”
MEANS: Why isn’t it already on the table?
“It would take too long to explain”
MEANS: I have no idea how it works.
“I’m getting more exercise lately”
MEANS: The batteries in the remote are dead.
“We’re going to be late.”
MEANS: I have a legitimate reason for driving like a maniac.
“Take a break, honey, you’re working too hard.”
MEANS: I can’t hear the game over the vacuum cleaner.
“That’s interesting dear.”
MEANS: Are you still talking?
“Honey, we don’t need material things to prove our love.”
MEANS: I forgot our anniversary again.
“You expect too much from me.”
MEANS: You expect me to stay awake?
“It’s really a good movie.”
MEANS: It’s got guns, knives, fast cars, and naked women.
“You know how bad my memory is.”
MEANS: I remember the words to the theme song of F-Troop, the address of the first girl I kissed, and the vehicle identification number of every car I’ve ever owned, but I forgot your birthday.
“I was just thinking about you, and got you these roses.”
MEANS: The girl selling them on the corner was a real babe and was wearing a bikini thong.
“Oh, don’t fuss, I just cut myself, it’s no big deal.”
MEANS: I have actually severed a limb, but will bleed to death before I admit I’m hurt.
“Hey, I’ve got reasons for what I’m doing.”
MEANS: What did you catch me at?
“She’s one of those rabid feminists.”
MEANS: She refused to make my coffee.
“I heard you.”
MEANS: I haven’t the foggiest clue what you just said, and hope I can fake it well enough so that you don’t spend the next three days yelling at me.
“You know I could never love anyone else.”
MEANS: I am used to the way YOU yell at me, and realize it could be worse.
“You really look terrific in that outfit.”
MEANS: Please don’t try on one more outfit, I’m starving.
“I brought you a present.”
MEANS: It was free ice scraper night at the hockey game.
“I missed you.”
MEANS: I can’t find my sock drawer, the kids are hungry, and we’re out of toilet paper.
“I’m not lost, I know exactly where we are.”
MEANS: No one will ever see us alive again.
“This relationship is getting too serious.”
MEANS: I like you almost as much as I like my truck.
“I don’t need to read the instructions.”
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babysister
Full Member
Username: babysister

Post Number: 61
Registered: 07-2002
Posted on Friday, November 29, 2002 – 10:39 pm:
I am requiring information on this casino “Winnersplaygroundcasino”. I received an email on their new sign up /promotion. For $50 they will give you $1500 as a bonus, but if you win you can only cash out $2500, any over will be void out out. I think you have to play the deposit and bonus 15 times to cash out. If I am right ,that would with your initial deposit,$1550 to have to play 15 times. How can any one give out a bonus of 1500? Does this sound right? Does any one out there know anything about this casino? I checked Bryan”s rogue list and didn’t find it listed. After getting burned so in the past, I like to check up on casino before I spend my hard earned money. But does this really sound right? Giving out 1500 with a $50 deposit. Bryan if you are working today, what’s your opinion? I kind understand if you are out recovering from turkey day. Also. a belated happy Thanksgiving Day to everyone and Happy Holidays. Good Gaming,too.

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COURT DECISION FAVOURS INTERNET GAMBLING
Debts have to be paid

Seriously good news on the legal front this week came from a federal appeals court in Louisiana, which upheld an earlier dismissal of a class-action lawsuit by people who lost money gambling in Internet casinos

The case could even help to legalise Internet wagering in the USA. Three judges of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit by gamblers Larry Thompson and Lawrence Bradley, saying the gamblers failed to prove that online casinos and the credit card companies they used to process their wagers violated federal racketeering laws and the federal Wire Act.

Some thirty-three virtually identical cases had been transferred to the Louisiana district court through multi-district litigation and the cases of Thompson and Bradley were selected as test cases and consolidated for hearing within the framework of the 1961 Wire Act as the primary law involved. In August, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to Nevada’s state Gaming Control Board stating that, in its view, the Wire Act also applies to casino-style gambling on the Internet as well as for sportsbetting at which it was originally aimed.

The New Orleans federal appeals court decision reported here disagreed with that interpretation.

“The district court concluded that the Wire Act concerns gambling on sporting events or contests and that the plaintiffs had failed to allege that they had engaged in Internet sports gambling,” the panel wrote. “We agree with the district court’s statutory interpretation, its reading of the relevant case law, its summary of the relevant legislative history, and its conclusion.”

The ruling may leave open the possibility of legalizing non-sports Internet betting, such as traditional casino-style games of chance, in states that approve it, supporters say.

“In 1961 I don’t think legislative intent could have included the concept of playing casino-style games over phone lines,” Keith Furlong, deputy director of the Interactive Gaming Council, is quoted as saying.

Widely respected internet gambling legal expert Tony Cabot says that “Ultimately the laws are interpreted by the courts. As you get higher appelate courts making the determination of the Wire Act applying only to sports, it makes it more difficult for the Department of Justice to sustain its position.”

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This Week’s Humor

Subject: History of the Bird!

Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore troops so maimed would be incapable of fighting in the future.

The much-feared longbow was made from the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as “plucking the yew” (or “pluck yew”).

Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset at Agincourt and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated enemy, saying, “See, we can still pluck yew! PLUCK YEW!”

Over the years some ‘folk etymologies’ have grown up around this symbolic gesture. Since ‘pluck yew’ is rather difficult to say (like “pleasant mother pheasant plucker,” which is who you had to go to for the feathers used on the arrows for the longbow), the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodental fricative ‘F’, and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute are mistakenly thought to have something to do with an intimate sexual encounter.

It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows that the symbolic gesture is known as “giving the bird”.

And yew all thought yew knew everything

Ha ha ha, thanks Brian.

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Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002 – 11:30 pm:
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MY TRIP TO THE BAHAMAS

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Part I of II
Where should I start? I could start when I mentioned to my wife that I had been invited to cover the Casino Affiliate Force conference and the Internet Gaming Law and Wireless symposium at Paradise Island, The Bahamas. This is when she told me, “No way, you are not going alone to the Bahamas!” Or I could start when I booked our flight at the last moment only to find the only flights left were from Delta Airlines. No, I’ll start when I was being served my first meal on the airline, flying from Frankfurt to Atlanta, Atlanta to Nassau, and I was looking forward to washing the funky chicken rice down with some white wine. “That’ll be four dollars sir,” said the middle-aged happy-go-lucky stewardess. “What? Surely you jest! Making one pay for drinks on an International flight?” Yes, it is sadly true. You PAY for your drinks on Delta Airlines. And the food! My gawd! I haven’t met an airline food I didn’t like. Hell, I can eat anything. When I was in the US Army I liked MREs (Meals Ready to Eat). We used to call them Meals Ready to Excrete, but I digress. I never finished my meal. I believe this was a sign of meals to come.

We (my wife and my four-year-old daughter and I) arrived at Nassau at night, took a cab from the airport, and suddenly realized that they drive on the wrong side of the road. And they have American cars with the steering wheel on the normal side. What a mess! But we did make it safely to the Sheraton.

Now the Sheraton sounds like a big deal, but let me confide with you. It was not. I could have sworn that the website mentioned that it was recently refurbished, well maybe they consider 1981 recent. Don’t get me wong, the rooms were okay, they were just a bit pricey for what we were getting. But lest we forget, we were on “Paradise Island.”

We were there a day ahead of time, so I could get my bearings straight right before the conference. We spent the day browsing through the market places in Nassau. One of the first things I noticed was how unfriendly the storekeepers were. No “hello” rarely a “thank you” or the superficial “have a nice day/vacation”. The waitress who served us lunch in one of local cafes was a real downer. No smile, just a glum “may I take your order.” The food was disappointingly boring; nothing special. And this is one of the main reasons why I travel; the food and interaction with people.

And what really irks me, is that these Bahamians think you’re made of money, and that’s all they seem to care about: being paid. They must all hate their jobs which are mostly service positions. Bahamians still have to cater to the “white man” and they hate it understandably. But what is frustrating for the visitor, there is no escaping from it. At least in France, you expect the waiters to be rude because they are French. French people feel that they have a reason to be arrogant, and their food makes up for the snootiness. In the Bahamas, the rudeness is a bit more uncalled for. But again, I digress.

The following morning the Casino Affiliate Force kicked off. It was a well organized show, and my hat goes off to Herby Olschewski, the chief organizer, chairman, and the man with the plan. What impressed me right off the bat was that he had arranged to have a wireless network set up in the conference room so that you could access the Internet with your laptop right there as you listened to the presenters. For instance, Joe Smooth could be presenting his high speed affiliate program for casino X, and you could be checking out his site for further information or problems. What a plan! Too bad I didn’t have a laptop there to use. Something to put on my Christmas list??

Highlights of the session: each presenter gave a thorough run down on their affiliate programs. Some were a bit too self-promoting, but that can’t be helped sometimes, especially when you believe in your product and you are representing your company. But one hot item was brought up on the last day of the conference: the use of scumware by casinos and casino marketers. Scumware is just that; scum software that is downloaded onto your hard drive when you download music swapping software or other programs that are apparently innocuous. Most of you don’t know whether or not you have scumware on your computers, but there are ways to find out. Check your hard drive for the programs eZula or Kazaa; these are the two biggest offenders.

Why is scumware bad? Scumware will kill the Internet as we know it. What these programs do is steal traffic from sites like Casinomeister, and you wouldn’t even know it. These programs, when installed on your computer, pop up banners smack dab in the middle of your screen, prompting you to click away DON’T CLICK POP UP BANNERS (a rudimentary solution). Scumware also changes the appearance of your website, hypertext-linking key words that when clicked direct you away to other casino sites. This sort of traffic theft will kill quality sites like Casinomeister, Got2bet, Gonegambling, etc., by pulling our traffic away to someplace else. No traffic, no revenue, no site.

An analogy was brought up by one of the presenters who professed to be using scumware stating “It’s like you (the webmaster) having a store selling whatnots, and a person on the sidewalk outside is handing out brochures to buy whatnots somewhere else. You can always tell him to leave.” Wrong, dead wrong. Graeme Levin from Gambling.com was livid shooting this analogy down in flames stating that this is NOT like someone standing on the sidewalk outside your store, but someone in your store trying to sell to your customers competitive goods. It is trespassing and theft. There are a number of casinos and marketing agencies that are utilizing the services of these scumware providers. You know who you are, many of these users are reading this newsletter. I say stop using this form of marketing immediately and let your accounts expire with these scum artists. You will kill portals and the Internet with this crap. For more information on how to fight Scumware, check out Scumware.com for more information.

There were other highlights, many positive ones that I will never ever forget. Keep your eyes peeled on your inbox for MY TRIP TO THE BAHAMAS Part II
I trip around the Atlantis Hotel
An Out of the Ordinary Night on the Town in Nassau
Internet Gaming Law and Wireless symposium
Why Americans are in Danger Promoting Online Casinos

This and much more…

17 December 2002 – Special Edition

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