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Al's Casino Gambling Blog August 2006 Archive

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Caribbean Stud

Thursday August 31, 2006
The game is based on 5 card stud poker the ranking of hands are the same as other poker games. You are playing against the dealer and your hand must ... Read More

Gambling Addiction Related Crime on the Rise

Sunday August 27, 2006
Gambling addiction seems to be on the rise and along with the number of crimes committed to get money for gambling. I subscribe to a news service that delivers casino ... Read More

Four Card Poker

Thursday August 24, 2006
Four Card Poker is a popular casino table game that is easy to learn. It has a simple playing strategy. Pay tables vary from casinos to casino but the hoouse ... Read More

Baseball Betting Tip

Monday August 21, 2006
Because of the number of games in the regular season, Baseball seems to have more winning and losing streaks than other sports. Here is a tip that can help win ... Read More

Blackjack Continuous Shuffling Machines

Thursday August 17, 2006
Many casinos are now using a Continuous Shuffling Machine (CSM) for their Blackjack games. Many players and dealers do not like them. The main purpose of the CSM is to ... Read More

Fighting The Online Poker Ban

Wednesday August 16, 2006
Poker Players Alliance urges everyone who wants to keep online poker alive to write their US Senators. The even have a form letter you can use to print out and ... Read More

BetOnSports.com Shuts Down 80% of Its Business

Monday August 14, 2006
BetoOnSports has closed down all of its American facing business formally canceling any potential access for American customers. The company had been the target of US Justice Department. The shutdown ... Read More

Jamie Gold Wins WSOP Main Event

Friday August 11, 2006
After almost 16 hours of final table action Jamie Gold outlasted the other players to win the 2006 World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit championship title. Along with the ... Read More

Playing Roulettte

Thursday August 10, 2006
Compared to some of the other casino table games Roulette has one of the highest house edges yet roulette remains one of the most popular casino games. The American Roulette ... Read More

WSOP Update

Tuesday August 8, 2006
The final table is set and play will begin at noon in Las Vegas fto crown the WSOP 2006 Main Event Champion. Jamie Gold still lead the field with 25,650,000 ... Read More

WSOP Update

Monday August 7, 2006
Play ended Sunday night August 6th with 45 players remaining in the hunt for the World Championship title. Play will resume Monday at noon (PST) and they will play down ... Read More

Washington State Outlaws Online Gambling

Wednesday August 2, 2006
While the Federal Government Senate vote on the House Bill to outlaw online betting is still pending, Washington has become the first State to outlaw online gambling. The bill submitted ... Read More

Day Off At WSOP

Wednesday August 2, 2006
Thursday is a day off for the players at the WSOP. All 4 of the first day play has been completed and the remaining players of groups A B C ... Read More

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