July 8, 2008
In a normal Blackjack Tournament, a player plays on a table consisting 6 to 9 players. The tournament consists of several rounds and at the end of each round one or two players from each table advances to the next round. At the start of each round every player is given a set number of chips, and at the end of that round the player with the highest number of chips will advance to the next round and so on. In a normal round, there are 15 to 30 passes. In some games, there is no dealer and a button, like in poker, represents the new dealer. The format of most tournaments, either at an online casino or land casino, is that they have three or five elimination rounds. In the first three rounds the 2 players with the highest stack of chips from each table, which consists of 6 players, advances to the next round. In the second round only 1 player from a table of 8 advances to the next round and then comes the final round.
When blackjack tournaments first started it was believed by players that the bigger the bet someone placed, the further they would advance in the tournament. There was success with this strategy but most people lost out early. To eliminate or reduce the risks during the elimination rounds, one must bet small; therefore, the greater the chance one could advance within the tournament. Sound advice but remember that the object of any tourney, let alone a blackjack tournament, is to advance as much as possible into the next rounds. No one wins or advances by playing conservatively so be prepared to push to succeed or bust in trying.
Now people are advised to play cautiously at the start of any round and watch how other players are playing. Start with smaller bets and then place higher bets when needed. Always be careful of your position before betting since any table could consist of a mix of aggressive and submissive players, then place your bet accordingly.
A player should always bet enough to emerge as the leader. Once a player is in the leader position, it is recommended not to play the minimum bet as it will allow the other players to overtake you. An exception would be when a player is ahead, go with the flow. Relax and play more conservatively so you don’t bet big then lose and allow other players to catch up. If a player is trailing in a round and finds that the leader has made a small bet, they should take the risk and lay the maximum bet to overcome the leader. It’s one of the riskier blackjack tournament moves but the payoff can be substantial let alone becoming the blackjack tournament table leader.
Remember, when starting out, that it’s always best to start practicing at the local casino and move on up to bigger blackjack tournaments once you have the experience 
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July 4, 2008
Casino world is different than the outer world. When you enter a casino, you will find players speaking a different language - its own Casino Language. You have to be familiar with some common terms to start-off into gambling world. Here is a short casino, poker or gambling glossary :
Action - Amount of $$$ placed in the pot on entering casino
Active Player - one who is still in the game.
Banker - same as dealer in card games who take charge of a particular play.
Bankroll - Amount of money he/she is willing to spend in casino
Bet - to put a wager
Betting limits - max/min you can allowed to bet
Blackjack - 2 cards containing an ace and a ten
Blacks - 100$ chips
Boat - often used for full house
Buck - $100 bet
Bug - joker
Check - single chip
Chips - tokens which are bought by exchanging cash of same value
Deal - to distribute or deal out the cards in players hand
Dealer - person who deals the game - mostly a person of casino
Dime - $1000 bet 
Eye in the sky - spy cameras in the casino walls for security
Face cards - any king, queen or jack
Four of a kind - four similar cards of same denomination , mostly in poker
Full house - hand with a pair and a three of a kind
Gambling - taking a voluntary risk of spending money on the outcome of a game
Hand - cards holded by the players.
Hard hand - any hand without an ace
Hole card - un-exposed downside card of dealer
Jackpot - a pair that pays only when the pair is of jacks, queens, kings or aces
Nickels or reds - 5$ red chips
Norsk casinospill - Norwegian casino and poker guide
Quarters or greens - 20$ green chips
Pit boss - a staff member who acts as a boss of sub-area of casino
Push - a tie game
Rake - fee taken by the casino for organizing the game , around 5-10%
Royal Flush - five consecutive cards of same suit from 10 to ace ie. a 10, jack, queen, king and ace of same suit.
Slots - a slot machine
Straight - five consecutive denomation cards of different suit
Straight flush - a straight with same suit
Suit - Clubs, diamonds, spades, diamonds are 4 suites in a deck
Three of a kind or Trip - three cards of same denomaination - suit can be same/different
Table game - e.g. blackjack, roulette, which is played against a dealer.
Vigorish or vig - same as Rake
Wager - to make bet
White - $1 chip usually
Wild Card - a joker which can replace any card.
Hope this will help starting your gambling knowledge. The list can go very long, so might be posting more soon. 
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June 29, 2008
I was searching for the 2007 business results of 888 holdings plc and found the following data :
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888, one of the world’s most popular online gaming companies, provided the following cumulative results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2007.
Highlights:
• Net Gaming Revenue for the 12 months ended 31 December 2007 - Up 36% at US$213 million (2006: US$157 million)
• Net Gaming Revenue from Casino for the 12 months ended 31 December 2007 - Up 33% to US$118 million (2006: US$89 million)
• Net Gaming Revenue from Poker for the 12 months ended 31 December 2007 - Up 18% to US$81 million (2006: US$68 million)
• Net Gaming Revenue in Q4 2007 from Casino up 60% to US$35 million (Q4 2006: US$22 million)
• Net Gaming Revenue in Q4 2007 from Poker up 17% to US$21 million (Q4 2006: US$18 million)
• Strong Q4 2007 trading with 22% Casino NGR growth and 15% Poker NGR growth above Q3 2007
• 30% increase in real money registered accounts to 4.7 million as at 31 December 2007 from 31 December 2006
• “888ladies”, a new Bingo offering launched and already showing hundreds of new customers recruited daily
• Launch of the World Poker Crown - the largest** online guaranteed prize poker tournament of its kind with $3 million guaranteed prizes
• 888 returned to the FTSE250 index
Gigi Levy, Chief Executive Officer, said at the time press release:
“We are delighted with our results released today, our first full year of trading without any business in the US. Our NGR in 2007 grew strongly by 36 percent compared to 2006 with very strong fourth quarter showing 22% NGR growth in Casino and 15% in Poker compared to Q3 2007. In addition our bingo business performed extremely well with US$14 million revenue since we acquired the business in May 2007. We have continued last year’s positive momentum into Q1 with the launch of our own new Bingo brand 888Ladies which is already showing hundreds of new customers recruited daily since launch in early February and the World Poker Crown, a US$3 million guaranteed poker tournament.”
12 months ended 31 December 2007
• Net Gaming Revenue up 36% to US$213 million (12 months to 31 December 2006: US$157 million)
• Net Gaming Revenue from Casino and Poker up 27% to US$199 million (12 months to 31 December 2006: US$157 million)
• Net Gaming Revenue from Casino up 33% to US$118 million (12 months to 31 December 2006: US$89 million)
• Net Gaming Revenue from Poker up 18% to US$81 million (12 months to 31 December 2006: US$68 million)
• Net Gaming Revenue from Emerging Offering was US$14 million (12 months to 31 December 2006: Nil)
Trading Update and Current Trading
888’s excellence was further acknowledged by being recently awarded “Best Betting and Gaming Company” at the Leisure Report Awards 2007, “Casino of the Year” and “Best Land - Links Partnership” at the eGaming Awards 2007 as well as “Casino of the Year” at the Gambling Online Awards 2007.
“888ladies”, a new Bingo offering launched with new community and chat tools, best-in-class bingo tutorials and soft games coupled with a new TV advertising campaign in the UK already showing hundreds of new customers recruited daily since launch.
Recent launches include Live Casino offering and handicapped sport betting for certain Asian markets, white Label “Lucky Ace” for poker and casino in English, Italian and Spanish and a new third party Bingo Network - “winkbingo”.
Adventure in Orbit - our 15th Video Slot launched with the highest number of payout lines ever (25 lines) in addition to Rough Rugby Video Slot and our first branded Video Slot: Blond Legend (Marilyn Monroe by Shaw).
New Poker version 4.5 (2D and 3D) launched with an option for users to choose a classic “race track” 2D view, or 3D view with or without Avatars.
Launched first prototype of a new Games Integration Platform with several third party companies testing their games with 888’s soon-to-be-published standard API.
Trading in Q1 2008 has started strongly. During the first 37 days of the quarter average daily Casino and Poker First Time Depositors was 17% higher than for Q4 2007, Casino and Poker deposits up 6%, Casino bets up 8%, Poker rake plus fees
up 5% and Casino and Poker NGR up 3%.
* All Figures refer to the group’s business excluding the US. Rounded figures.
** The largest ever guaranteed prize pool from a non-US facing online operator
*** Emerging Offering refers primarily to Bingo and Backgammon
This information is provided by RNS : The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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I think those are some fascinating data even after the ban of gambling in US.. Congrats.
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June 14, 2008
Tired of Browsing each and every poker/gambling site to find the best promotional offers ? Still not able to play like a PRO player and search for guides? Then today I am going to show you a nice resource for gamblers. Its OnlineCasinoReports.com - By the Gamblers, For the gamblers.
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June 12, 2008
The game of bingo is being played since ancient time and is still one of the favorite game of a large number of population. It is played by every age group and all cultures. The game is full of fun and excitement and this is the reason why bingo is so popular. And after the advent of internet, the popularity of online bingo keeps on rising.
Internet, of course, gave a boost to the gambling industry because of the ease it provides. This holds true for the bingo games too. Online Bingo is popular worldwide and more so in UK. And because of high popularity of Bingo in UK, you will find hundreds of sites offering online bingo games with various lucrative offers . This creates difficulty in selecting the best bingo site.
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