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Avoiding Online Gambling Scams Before they Happen

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Betting cons were never as recognized and as widespread as when it ultimately came in communication with cyber-space. Online betting, though beneficiary for those betting fans, letting them bet and avail of the pleasure at home, also has some of its drawbacks more particularly the existence of internet gambling cons. Internet cons generally include the refusal of a certain game company to “give you” your prize. Some betting cons may even go so far as completely refusing to let you win with ludicrous possibilities, and then refusing to let you money out the leftover money you have got left. A method to avoid all these cons is to understand what they are.

Here are 2 most prevailing online betting tricks that you should be conscious of, and will be ready to note easily. Some betting firms even go as far as inviting their previous conned shoppers under the ruse of “bonuses” informing them how compassionate they’re about you being tricked, and offering a bonus if you play with them instead. Just think, where did they get your contact details? Well they got it from that short form you filled out when you joined the 1st trick casino, and they are actually looking to rip you off again. What do they do? When it’s basically time for you to make claims your bonus, they are saying that you are ineligible to get the bonus. To steer clear of being re-scammed, never fall for these kinds of offers.

Even if you have not been defrauded yet, they’d still send you a bonus offer then refuse to give it to you once you have deposited your cash. A good rule of thumb with online betting, if it is too good to be true, then it possibly is. A technique to know a bonafide web-based casino is its affiliations and memberships; one such is the Interactive Gaming Council (ICG). Trademarks supplied by such associations can simply be copied on the net, and what fraudsters do, is they imitate, often, go as far as duplicating the planning of a valid casino to pass off theirs. It’s a good measure to look up the name of the web casino on the members list of the certain organization. ICG and others customarily offer an easy to skim and search members list on their websites. To make certain the casino you are subscribing to is legitimate, type the company name and the word review in the search website and read about them, you may roughly get an idea of how they work.

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Famous People in Gambling

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Gambling is a past time activity which most common in society today. The young and old alike, people are getting hooked to what today’s society calls as the game of the lucky ones.

In general, gambling refers to any form of activities that involves taking the risk of betting the money or any kind of material items of value, which sometimes depend on chance or the skill of somebody to manipulate the game.

Since the beginning, the profitability that gambling can offer to an individual is endless. So that is why gambling had continuously dominated the world of chances.

However, even if gambling like blackjack, poker, and slot machines are so popular these days, people still don’t have any idea how it started and who started it all.

Here’s a list of the people who, in some way or another, contributed to the development of gambling.

  1. The first ever slot machine, known as the Liberty Bell, was invented by Charles Fey in 1985. Fey was a car mechanic in San Francisco when he thought of inventing the Liberty Bell.
    The first form of slot machine was made of three spinning wheels that had three featured shapes: spades, diamonds, and hearts plus a “cracked” Liberty Bell drawn at each reel.
    It was on 1907 when an arcade-like machine maker based in Chicago had thought of reproducing machines similar to that of Fey’s. The manufacturer was named Henry Stephen Mills. The machine was called Operator Bell. It was from this point that the slot machines have evolved until today’s form.
  2. In card games such as blackjack, nobody can ever tell how the game started and who started it. This is because nobody tried to record it for the purpose of history.
    There were people who conceptualized the basic strategy for playing blackjack. It was in 1958 when Cantey,  McDermott, Maisel and Baldwin had devised a strategy that caused such commotion with both the statisticians and the gamblers themselves.
    These people have made the basic strategy in playing the game all using their hand calculators. After which, they created a book known as “Winning Blackjack,” which is now considered as one of the most valuable strategies in playing blackjack.
    Likewise, this gave birth to what modern gambling now calls as the “card counting techniques.”

These are the people who have made the gambling world truly a phenomenon. Though, there are people who do not accept them as great inventors because of the negative effects of gambling in the society today. Nevertheless, they have contributed a lot in gambling.

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A Matter of Winning and Losing: Tips on Playing Blackjack

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Nowadays, blackjack seems to be one of the most popular card games, because it is so easy to learn and play. Unlike poker, blackjack does not have any combinations to remember.

The objective of these game is to get the sum of the two cards close to 21. When a person gets cards that are over 21, he or she loses the game.

In playing this game, a player will received two cards. After the players see their cards, they have to decide whether they would hit or stand. When a person says “stand,” this means the player thinks he or she is closer to 21 already. When a player says “hit,” this means that he or she still needs additional cards just to get close to 21.

Players can draw as many cards as they want until they feel they are close to 21. A player who is nearer to 21 wins.

However, there are people who have devised some tips and strategies to get an edge over the other players. There are times that these tips really can help some people win.

Here’s a list of some tips that players may choose to use them so as to win the game.

  1. If a player gets 17 or higher, it is always better to stand, and if the player has any number from 13 to 16 and the dealer’s card is 6 or lower, it would be better to stand. But if the dealer has 7 or more, it would be better for a player to hit.
    The theory here is that, if the dealer is showing a card of six or lower, the dealer may take a card, assuming that the dealer’s card facing down is a ten. The players, then, assume that the dealer is banking on a bust hand, so the other players have the tendency to maintain a lower card number.
    The rule of thumb: players should always assume that the dealer’s down cards is 10.
  2. If a player has aces or 8’s, it would be better to split them regardless of the dealer’s showing card.
  3. A player should remember not to split 10’s. Chances are, they might end up getting busted.
  4. If the dealer is showing 4, 5, or 6, it would be better for a player to stand on hard 12, or hit hard if the dealer is showing 2, 3, 7, or higher.
  5. In order to win, players should always remember not to split fours, face cards, and fives.

Gambling is a game of probability, but with keen observation, winning is possible.

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Gambling Online or Offline

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Gambling games have changed with the advent of the internet technology. People used to go to the gambling places to play their favorite game. Thus, we have online bingo games, online horserace betting, online poker and many other games.

Online gaming systems has brought a new dimension to many gamblers who may want to play and bet. The exciting  part of it is that they can play anywhere in the world and have a chance to compete online with others in the different continents. You can get your adrenaline pumping and get high in winning or low in losing in the online gambling games.

So either you choose online gambling or offline. But choosing your game depends on you. Some people may prefer horses or dogs, thus they tend to play race track betting games either on the racetrack, online or offline.

There are also some who prefer the thrill of waiting for the next ball to be announced . They’d be very happy jumping up and shouting throughout the place, “Bingo! I won! I won!”

There are also others who prefer playing casino games in the privacy of their homes just so when they lose or win, , no one would know.

So, it’s your choice. Remember though that all gambling games have their  risks.

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Lowering Online Gambling Risks

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Online gambling are very risky, aside from the risks on the game there are also the risks of scams and frauds. In the internet, these aren’t really uncommon, it reaches far and wide and it is no wonder that our dishonest brothers have finally found a way to again to swindle our more honest brothers out of the money that they’ve worked hard for.

Online gambling risk comes in many shapes and sizes, aside from the addiction risk, there are of course the risk of scams.

It is important to know that if the online casino you’re entering is legitimate or not. Nowadays, it may be very hard to know who is the legitimate because the scammer casinos need only to copy the layouts of legitimate casinos and adopt them as their own, including memberships and certifications. Logos and banners are very easy to copy so be weary of these.

To make sure that you don’t get scammed is to go to online casinos approved by trustworthy organizations like the Interactive Gaming commission (IGC). If you get an invitation to a site, don’t make any deposits yet. Look up to their certifications and make sure that these are indeed true by doing a quick search on the organization that gave the certification.

Most online gaming organizations have a quick search function that allows you to search for members. Usually, scammer casinos don’t take the time to become members because they usually “change names” in short periods, usually when their scam gets discovered.

Like in any other forms of gambling, the risk doesn’t necessarily come in the game. It is part of the game, but risks that we are talking about here go beyond winning and losing money.

Gambling should be a form of entertainment or shouldn’t be viewed otherwise. It isn’t a living and definitely not a gold mine. Today gambler never knew that, in fact they view it as a fast way to get money.

You should know that a low risk gambler views playing in casinos, online or offline should be only a form of entertainment. Once you think that it’s a living, it’s already the onset of addiction.

To lower your gambling risk, have a self discipline and limit yourself. Never play for more than you thought you would, or for longer than you thought you will. Plan the length of time and the amount of money you would play, kind of like scheduling dinner or a trip to the movies.

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