Blackjack strategy: playing hard hands There are some hands in blackjack that players prefer to avoid as much as possible. These hands make it difficult to make decisions for how to proceed. You may be tempted to take another cards, but it can also be a disaster if you go over 21 points. It’s harder…
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Macau Records Second Highest Month
September 3, 2013 – Throughout Macau, China, there are a variety of casinos. It has quickly become a gambling destination. August showed the second-highest single month of gaming revenue for the industry and the market doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. Casinos throughout this enclave of China recently collected $3.8 billion from gamblers –…
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New UK Tax Rates For Offshore Online Gambling Operators Released
As of December 2014, a gambling tax of 15% will be imposed upon online casino operations used by consumers in the UK, even when these UK companies have moved their bases offshore. The new tax law states that gambling needs to be taxed based on where the customers using the services are located, not necessarily…
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Caesars Las Vegas development The Linq releases list of high-end tenants
With the transformation of Las Vegas Strip eyesore Imperial Palace into the $550 million The Linq gambling, entertainment and shopping development, Caesars Entertainment intended to leave the past behind and create a new future for the middle of the Strip. Now the company has disclosed its first roster of tenants for Linq to join the…
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Casino Mate Recognised At Best Australian Online Casino
Casino-Mate has been awarded the best casino in Australia award for 2013. This award is given based on a number of factors, not the least of which is the safety of the casino. It is also important to the award givers to see that the casino provides strong bonuses to players and offers them the…
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The World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker has revealed the top 9 players who will sit around the final table to win the grand prize of around $8 million. The November 9 will all walk away with a hefty pay check of at least $700 000. Thousands of contestants battled their way through the main event…
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The type of people who play Poker
Often I’ve strolled through casinos taking perceptive note of the gamblers slouched over the smoky grass green gambling tables, surrounded by smoke, laughter and that ding ding ding sound of the Slot machines that are relentless. I’m always drawn particularly to the Poker tables as the inhabitants of this table always appear unfazed by the…
How to refrain from abusing the poke option on Facebook
To use the poke option on Facebook or not to use the poke option on Facebook – that is the question. When the option to poke your friends via a social network (that took the world by storm soon after it was released), was a new concept to users – the poke option was then…