Hong Kong Visa Run
I made the mistake of going out to have "a few pints" after my Thai class last Monday evening and ended up closing out the evening at an after-hours bar my friend owns. By "after-hours"…
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eGaming Review - August Rakeback Edition
I think I mentioned previously that I had done a telephone interview with Stephen Carter from eGaming Review on a special feature they were doing on rakeback. If not, SURPRISE! Anyway,…
Read the articleA Taste of Thailand 08.11.2009
Many people might be aware that by living in Bangkok I'm 12 hours ahead of EST/EDT but what many people might not grasp is that I'm living far more in the future than you could ever…
Read the articleBest Segue EVAR
As a blogger it's often difficult to find things to write about or to relate what you want to write about into a poker theme. Fortunately for me, my writing sucks and I make no attempt…
Read the articleCasino Gambling Web News Story Deceiving For Online Casino Gamblers
I know it may be hard for some of you to imagine but I've made a few mistakes. I'll pause for a moment to allow some of you to come to grips with that or phone your therapist and work…
Read the articlePlayTech Wants Players to Fund New Player Acquisition
Well, it looks like eGaming Review has yet another online poker room saying that rakeback is bad for the business. The only problem is, I really don't think his argument makes a whole…
Read the articleBiting Your Tongue
WARNING: I BEGAN THIS POST SEVERAL MONTHS BACK AND COULD NEVER REALLY FIND A DIRECTION I LIKED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE CONTENT. SO PLEASE FORGIVE ANY CHRONOLOGICAL REFERENCES THAT MIGHT…
Read the articleWhen is Journalism Not Journalism
Now, it might seem like I'm being harsh on poker journalism these days but I'm really not trying to pick on anyone. However, sometimes you see something and you're like WTF!?!? Case in…
Read the articleIs Facebook Poker Gambling?
TechCrunch has a very interesting article that seems to indicate that the maker of the popular Facebook poker game, Zynga, could become a target of state attorneys general. According to…
Read the articleEven Play Money Poker Is Rigged!
I'm not even sure how I ran across this but somehow I found this posting on Facebook . Claire Frampton (Portsmouth) wrote53 minutes ago my son was new to playing so i watched and helped…
Read the articleMoney Making Tip: Don't Play Poker at the Grand Diamond Casino in Poipet
Here's a scary tale from a poker player here in Thailand who thought he might scratch his poker itch by getting in on some action at a poker room on the Thai / Cambodian border. Hi guys;…
Read the articleA Taste of Thailand July 25, 2009
It's Saturday night here in Thailand. I'm sitting in my apartment watching the elevators go up and down Bayoke Tower and the rainbow of colors swirling around the bar at the top of…
Read the articleHow Poker Promotions Work
Poker promotions are the lifeblood of retention marketing (e.g. keeping existing players playing). It seems like a complicated task but in reality it's really straightforward if you…
Read the articleBetter WSOP Coverage, Please!
Recently Pokerati Dan posted the following on Twitter: @Pokerati: the (temporary) lack of inspiration and passion in poker media's coverage of late (guilty) makes me giggle. His Tweet…
Read the articleWill bwin Buy The World Poker Tour?
According to this seemingly little followed story, bwin may be making a play to purchase the World Poker Tour. Although the company which WPT were holding discussions with has not been…
Read the articleOngame's New P5 Engine Not Well Received
I didn't want to be unfair and just single out Full Tilt for problems with their last update so it should be noted that Ongame which is launching their new P5 Engine hasn't had things…
Read the articlePain for Full Tilt Players Caused by Software Update
I haven't been playing much recently but I went to login to the Full Tilt software on my Mac and I received the normal "Yo, we need to upgrade your software, dude" (I might be…
Read the articleDrawing to a Pair
Well, I haven't had much time for writing but I thought I would give a small update before I had back to Bangkok. Thursday evening I did my first Thai class. Pretty basic stuff.…
Read the articleLearning Thai and Doing What I Was Hoping Never to Do
Later on today I start my first actual Thai lessons. I get the informal lessons from Thais who introduce certain words to me or try to explain to me why Ratchadamri spelled in Thai has a…
Read the article888 and Party Gaming Agree With Me on Legalized Gaming in the US
Last month I posted an article about what would really happen if online gaming was legalized in the US . I'll spare you reading the entire boring post and just pluck out the most…
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