June 30th, 2010 | Bingo Hints and Tips, Gambling, Online Bingo
Its best to spend some time making use of the chat room and forums before you start playing online bingo. See if you’re comfortable with the people and the style of play, because once you get started you’ll soon find your social life developing and your bank balance building. Start playing Online as soon as you open and confirm your free Bingo account. Before you start, review all the local rules and the local etiquette of the site that you’re now a member of. One of the greatest features of online Bingo Games is that you can choose from a wide list of Bingo games to play, depending on your preference or even mood at the time!
The best Online Bingo sites have a long list of game types so there are loads styles of play and levels of winning which are sure to suit any and every personal taste, including; 75-ball, 90-ball, Keno, and Birthday Bingo. Every Bingo website will have a different set of rules and etiquette for members to respect.
June 29th, 2010 | Gambling, Online Gambling, Sports Betting
Open up the Racing Post, or the racing/sports section of any daily newspaper, and you’ll see listings of tipsters, all promising you the next best thing to bet on if you give them a call or subscribe to them. Worse still, if you have left your mobile phone number with a betting company or betting site it is pretty likely your number could be sold to “interested parties”, and you start getting text messages offering tips. So what is the best approach to so-called “tipsters”?
First of all, you have to ask yourself why they want you to pay for this magical information. If it is so good, can’t they just bet it themselves? Some will attempt to make the information sound better by suggesting they’ve been “barred” from placing bets because of past successes, or make it sound as if they need “trustworthy” people to keep it all secret.
The truth is that getting you to pay for “information” is an easy money-raiser for the “tipster”. These people are just using your cash instead of their own. You will also be wise to avoid any kind of private, unsolicited attempts to get you to pay for tips. They are almost guaranteed to be scams.
This is not to suggest that there aren’t any good tipsters out there. The Racing Post, at under £2.00 per day, is a wealth of easy-to-read information, and it’s free to you if you can read it in a betting shop. The tipsters advertising in the Racing Post all have to prove their tips upfront to the paper before they can advertise, so at least – win or lose – they aren’t trying to scam you.
June 28th, 2010 | Online Poker, Poker, Poker Players
As all serious poker players are aware, the World Series of Poker is progressing and the great Phil Ivey is still proving how good he is. Phil Ivey has won his 8th career WSOP gold bracelet. In addition he took home $203,802 in prize money, or one PLO hand at the stakes Ivey plays on Full Tilt. Phil Ivey is now tied with Erik Seidel for fourth all-time in bracelets. Johnny Moss, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, and Phil Hellmuth are the only players in WSOP history with more. Given time, Ivey will likely overtake them as well.
The Main Event is just days away and thousands of online poker players from around the world have either checked into their hotel rooms by now, or they’re on their way. That should free up some valuable table space in your favourite online poker room 888.com. Mini qualifying events are beginning to take place for the WSOP 2011 and before we know it Las Vegas will beckon again.
June 26th, 2010 | Bingo Hints and Tips, Online Bingo
The long summer holiday will soon be with us and what to do with the children on a rainy day has always been a problem so why not get them introduced to a family friendly game like bingo? We all know how much fun online bingo can be and teenagers love to play along with mum and dad when they log on to their favourite bingo site.
Playing in the hotel room or holiday apartment can be an educational tool as well, some basic Bingo games for preschoolers and young children can help them with their numbers and letters for example. Here are some ideas for Bingo games you can play with your young child all you have to do is to print up some blank bingo cards and get your family ready for lots of good, clean fun. Randomly numbering the Bingo boxes from one to twenty-five is a simple way to do numbers for kids that can count that high. With twenty-six letters in the alphabet and only twenty-five Bingo boxes, you can use every letter once except for one.
June 25th, 2010 | Online Casino, Online Gambling, Sports Betting
One of the most common ways of receiving a free bet from an online bookmaker after signing up is to be given a free sum of money to gamble with which is in some way based on the amount of the initial deposit. Although the amount offered on sign up is usually directly correlated to the initial deposit, some online bookmakers offer their new customers a lump sum just for registering an account.
When an online gambling shop offers free bets just for signing up for a real money account, they usually come in two forms. Sometimes, a bookmaker will offer the sum if a minimum amount is deposited into the account. The sum is also usually paid into a player’s account a set period of time after the initial deposit is made, differentiating it from free bets which are awarded immediately upon a first deposit being made.
Some more generous online betting shops and casinos, however, will offer free bets just for signing up for an online account. Although a player will have to register for a real money account, meaning that they will need to enter credit card details, they will not need to deposit any money in order to receive their free bets.
However, this money cannot just be withdrawn after it has been awarded. In order to be paid out, the free bets will need to be used, sometimes several times over, before they become ‘real’ money and the winnings can be kept.
June 24th, 2010 | Gambling, Online Gambling, Sports Betting
While it is true that most sports betting related to horse racing is done at the actual race track at which the race is run, off-track betting is a sanctioned form of sports betting during which the betting takes place outside of the race track. Ironically enough, despite the United States’ strict regulations on sports betting in regards to sports teams, betting on horse races is considered completely legal, and off-track betting occurs with fairly high regularity. There are a variety of legal off-track betting parlours where individuals can place their bets, with winnings being charged a percentage that is paid to the parlour directly out of the winnings, in the exact same way that a bookie in the UK operates.
New York actually has a different set of rules where bettors involved in off-track betting can avoid paying the surcharge by placing their bets through the off-track betting corporation’s account wagering service, or what is called a super-branch or teletheater that charges a daily admission fee. Meanwhile, states like Pennsylvania have no surcharge on winnings. Instead, most individuals participating in sports betting related to horse races actually place their bets with licensed services out of the Caribbean and Central America who run sites that offer them rebates on bets should they win. Off-track betting is more prevalent in the United States than in the UK, largely given the fact that it is one of the few forms of legalized sports betting allowed to US citizens, directly resulting in supply and demand popularity.
June 24th, 2010 | Gambling, Online Poker, Poker
You never expect Sir Richard Branson to miss out on an opportunity to see a new outlet and sure enough he is keen to corner a section of the market and offer video gamers the ability to wager money on their favourite games. The online site, which is based in Toronto, will offer players the chance to compete against similarly skilled opponents in various video games of their choice. Each player can then wager as much as they like on the game and the eventual winner takes the pot. All bets are collected and stored in Virgin’s online collection service and after the matches are finished the overall winner scoops the pot.
The new site is tapping into the millions of people across the world who enjoy traditional online gambling as well as many millions who enjoy online computer gaming. Until now the two markets haven’t been combined and this is what Branson and the team at Virgin believe will open up a whole new market for them. So keep your eyes open for the latest Virgin adventure.
June 23rd, 2010 | Bingo Hints and Tips, Online Bingo, Online Gambling
Ladies888 Bingo is a relatively new bingo site and is fast becoming one of the most widely recognised names in online bingo. When the site launched it was relatively small but there are now numerous bingo rooms and thousands of new members joining the site every week.
However, Ladies888 Bingo does not just provide its members with the opportunity to play bingo. There is also the opportunity to feel a part of the bingo community and to chat with other members in the forums. You can even keep up to date with all the goings on at Ladies888 Bingo via their Twitter and Facebook profiles.
The millions that have been paid out in prizes since the site was launched speaks for itself and this is why Ladies888 Bingo is such a popular site for bingo enthusiasts. In fact, you can now play 75 and 90 ball bingo using pre-purchase cards that can be bought for just one penny. These games actually pay out £10,000 every single month. Of course, there are many other bingo games to choose from including free bingo.
You may even choose to opt for a change of scenery by indulging in some of their instant win, slots and casino games. If you require a further incentive to join Ladies888 Bingo, they are giving new members £25 free play when they make their first deposit of £10.
June 22nd, 2010 | Gambling, Online Gambling, Sports Betting
Most people who participate in online betting will usually have only one betting account that they use to gamble. You may have one particular online betting website that you feel most comfortable with and have used for a length of time. However if you are considering taking gambling more seriously then you should think about opening more than one betting account.
If you open betting accounts with different gambling companies you will be able to take advantage of the different offers and incentives, as well as having more freedom and flexibility with your gambling.
If you are signed up with several betting sites and they are not offering the bet that you would like to place, you will be free to go to another one of your betting accounts with another company to try your luck there. You will normally be able to find a bet for almost anything online, and there are numerous gambling websites that may be able to offer you what you are looking for.
Furthermore, if you are not happy with the set up of one particular gambling website, or if the commission they deduct is too excessive you will be able to use any of your other accounts in an instant if you would like to use a different bookmaker. Having the freedom to choose between different online betting websites is a big bonus for having several different betting accounts open. You will have the freedom to pick and choose between the betting formats that suits you best.
June 20th, 2010 | Online Gambling, Sports Betting
For newcomers the world of betting, both in a bookmaker’s shop and on online betting sites, can be quite confusing. Understanding the different betting options is vital if you are planning to make money back from your bets. A straight win/lose bet may seem like the most straightforward option, but there will be times when a more complex wager will prove to be a wiser, and more lucrative, choice.
Straight win/lose bets are often referred to as ‘proposition bets’, which are popular in football betting, or for any wager that depends on the outcome of a match. This may not be just a bet on which team will win, but can cover other outcomes, such as which player will score the most goals or how many goals one team will get.
However, another common betting option is a ‘parlay’, which is basically a wager placed on the outcome of other wagers. Here a bet is placed on a number of results, and should they all turn in the bettor’s favour, the win will be substantially higher. Progressive parlays operate in a slightly different manner and can result in a win even if all the bets don’t come through. The odds for progressives, however, are much lower.
Spread betting is also well worth considering for newcomers to gambling, and focuses more on the accuracy of the bet rather than the final result. A range of outcomes, known as the ‘spread’, is set and a bet can be placed on whether a result will fall in or out of the spread.