Street Smart Travel Part II: At the airport
Part Two: At the airport Whenever I hear people say that getting there is half the fun, I can't help but think that either they're masochist or they're traveling to some pretty crappy…
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A running collection of ideas, detours, and things worth remembering.
UltimateBet = UltimateFraud?
I wanted to relay a recent experience I had with UltimateBet that is beginning to concern me. I've had an account on UB for many years. I've played there from time to time but I don't…
Read the articleStreet Smart Travel Part I: Planning Your Trip
Part One: Planning Your Trip A lot of people email or comment to me that they love hearing about my travels. Though I'm no roadwarrior with super-premium access to elite airport lounges…
Read the articleWSEX Goes From No Rake to 25% Rake
WSEX, the site that promoted itself almost entirely on the fact that it was rake free (well, technically, 100% rakeback [what is rakeback?]), is now only returning 75% to players. While…
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Considering all the people getting tossed in jail for running home games and such I found this story of the Polk County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with Crime Stoppers, handing out…
Read the articleNeteller Founder Pleads Guilty
The digital ink had barely dried from my last post about the good news for online poker overseas when news tickers started lighting up with word that Neteller founder Stephen Lawrence…
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Couple of cool things going on overseas. First the EU pimp slapped France and Sweden for protecting their own state run gaming monopolies. The government of Sweden runs its own poker…
Read the articleGambling Fears Overblown?
A few days ago I did a post which was a response to Focus on the Family's talking points against legalizing online gaming. Many of their points harp on sensationalistic claims about how…
Read the articleAA KK QQ
Man, what a hand. I actually had the lead in the betting on this hand! The funny part is that Aces never raised the entire hand.
Read the articleWhy Supporters of the UIGEA Are Full Of It
I recently posted an letter that Focus on the Family sent out to members. Unfortunately it was so full of complete crap that in an attempt to replay to each and every issue I was not…
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