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Sports Betting – Total or over/under bets

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A total wager is a bet on the combined number of points scored in the game by both teams. You can bet on whether the actual number of total points scored is over or under the line posted. The total points scored includes points scored in overtime.

 

You can also bet whether the combined number of points or goals scored in the game will be over or under the total set by the oddsmaker. For example, if the total is 32 and you believe that the combined points scored will exceed that number, you would bet over 32.

 

This is really another form of straight bet and the payoff is also $10 for every $11 bet. Again, if the total is exactly on the line, it is a push or tie and your original bet is refunded.

 

Sports Betting – The Moneyline

Baseball games and some other sports events are handled a little differently than football, basketball and hockey. Oddsmakers don’t set a point spread for baseball games. Instead, they set a moneyline. The moneyline gives the odds that one team will beat another.

 

There is a different moneyline total for either side on a moneyline bet, a negative side (the favorite) and a positive side (the underdog). For example, Seattle -170 LA +150 means that Dallas is the favorite and for every $170 you bet on Dallas, you win $100 if they win.

 

For every $100 you bet on Washington – the underdog – you win $150 if they win. By offering different odds for each team, the sportsbook is able to balance action on both teams.

 

Here’s another example. The Atlanta Braves may be favored over the Chicago Cubs by 150. The customer must lay $150 in order to win $100; …

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Brian Cullingworth Interview about about Casino

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CHUCK – What’s your role in the internet gambling business, Brian?

BRIAN – I have several roles in the industry. My primary role is as head of a company which monitors competition, interprets news, technology and trends in the business and keeps clients ahead of the pack in terms of strategic knowledge. Another division of the company carries out more “traditional” internet marketing consulting on such issues as cost-effective creation of marketing plans, techniques, campaigns, sites, banners and the like. Then I am a part-owner and marketing director of an online casino called Casino Jetset. I am currently getting involved in a voluntary capacity with the Online Players Association, in which I have a strong belief and I have just started a new webcast project with Mike Craig over at CasinoGazette.

Tell us a bit about Casino Jetset.

I have been involved with this casino from its earliest days. I was a founder member of the team which planned, built and launched Jetset almost two and a half years ago – that’s a lifetime in the nascent and fast-moving world of internet gambling! I was commissioned by a Canadian public company which wanted to get involved in the burgeoning online gambling business but did not have the expertise, so myself and a colleague did some very intensive research and put 12 quality casinos online over a space of six months immediately following the R & D program. I then stayed on for a further year to get the marketing in place and before returning to my consultancy I was offered a share in Jetset by the licencees.

I’m clearly biased but right from the concept layouts I preferred Jetset to the other casinos we put up. For me it has a well executed mod jetstream theme with lots of information …

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Waitress Wins Big Situs Judi Slot Online Terpercaya at WillHill 

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 (Strovolos, Cyprus) — A cash-strapped waitress hit a record US$193,012.00 payout from William Hill Casino on March 14. 2002 – less than twenty-four hours after opening an account.

The William Hill Internet Casino player with the online handle ‘ilkirby’ is a mother of three who opened an account on her 33rd birthday, and soon became the biggest ever winner in William Hill Casino’s history. William Hill Casino offers wagering in both pounds sterling and in American dollars.

“The win by ‘ilkirby’ is the biggest we’ve had since the site opened – years ago,” said William Hill’s Serena Momberg. “If anyone has ever landed a bigger and better birthday present, we’ve yet to hear about it”.

‘ilkirby’ won on Rags to Riches, a $1.00 slot that contains a progressive jackpot offered by Jackpot Mania, bringing land-based progressive slots action worth a minimum US$100,000 to the Internet.

The win by ‘ilkirby’ brings the 2002 US$100K+ progressive jackpot win count to four – already set to eclipse last year’s mark. Ten US$100K+ jackpots were claimed in 2001. In total, more than US$5.5 million was awarded on over 17,000 Jackpot Mania wins – averaging over 47 winners daily.

Jackpot Mania also is home to the world record for largest progressive jackpot ever won at an online casino. On September 3, 2001, ‘BOBO’ claimed US$414,119.00 at The Sands of the Caribbean Online Casino, also on Rags to Riches.

Jackpot Mania links progressive jackpots from Internet casinos around the globe and is the world-leading provider of high-paying online Situs Judi Slot Online Terpercaya games. Jackpot Mania runs real-time tallies displaying each growing jackpot as games are played simultaneously across these online casinos. It features six games, including Spice Island Poker, Triple Olives US$0.25/$1.00 slots, Rags to Riches US$1.00 slot and Super Jackpot US$0.25/$1.00 video poker. Both …

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Two Suite Stories

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A prominent Irish player took a suite in the Ritz during the Barcelona tournament of the European Poker Tour. He was watching the final of the EPT and got very unlucky, because he’d had a few drinks and then Tall Ed from Amsterdam won a huge pot in the Omaha cash game and very generously started sending around free drinks for everybody who was watching the tournament. And then Tall Ed very generously did it again; and again; and again. So, the Irish player finally made his way back to the Ritz and made it to his suite, but woke up the next morning about a yard away from the king-size bed, hung over and cold on the floor, and about to face a large bill for the privilege of sleeping in the room, to boot. Well, he’s been claiming it was a bad beat, because had he taken a regular room, he would have made it to the bed, as the bed in a standard room is ever so much closer to the door.

 

That leads straight into another suite story, and this one happened during the EPT event in Dublin. Kevin O’Connell uncharacteristically took a huge suite at the Conrad Hotel, and lots of people were very impressed because he had a grand piano in the middle of his suite. So, we were having a few pints in the cellar bar of the Merrion Hotel and it was mentioned to Kevin that this might be a little extravagant, because neither he nor his suitemate could play the piano. But Kevin replied that he couldn’t play Omaha, either, and that had never stopped him from sitting down in an Omaha game.

 

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Terror Bill Limits Judi Slot Online Gambling, Too

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WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden is not, according to news reports, a terribly big fan of Western vices.

Nor has there been any reliable confirmation that last month’s suicide-hijackers, who completed the bloodiest terrorist attack in American history, were habitual gamblers.

But that didn’t stop the House Financial Services committee from voting 62-1 on Thursday for an “anti-terrorism” bill that limits Internet gambling.

In the words of Rep. Marge Roukema (R-New Jersey): “We’ve heard testimony from the FBI, the Department of Justice, and law enforcement that there is a clean nexus, a connection, between Internet gambling and money laundering of terrorism activities.”

The measure has been dubbed the “Financial Anti-Terrorism Act” (PDF), and it prohibits financial institutions from accepting credit cards, electronic transfers and checks used in online gambling. Another part of the 121-page bill gives the Customs Service more power to inspect packages sent through the mail.

While all but one of the committee voted for the bill with the gambling prohibitions included, legislators did spend some time arguing about it first.

Rep. Michael Castle (R-Delaware), who unsuccessfully tried to remove the language through an amendment, said: “My concern is we’re imposing an obligation on financial companies to check virtually all of their statements, especially customers who deal with websites.”

Castle’s amendment, which would have deleted almost all of the gambling-related sections, failed by a vote of 25-37.

The vote wasn’t a partisan one: Some Republicans applauded Castle’s proposal, saying that otherwise the bill would slap an undue burden on banks and credit card firms, while others were eager to hand more power to police.

Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa) lauded additional restrictions on online gambling, saying: “What we’re talking about is an illegal act today, and we want the enforcement of current laws today.”

Democrats were similarly split, with …

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Morata makes his Dominoqq Online Terbaik mark for Spain

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The linesman signalled an infraction by Cristiano Ronaldo who was in an offside position as the ball sailed over him to Bale.

 

Luis Suarez’s poacher finish decided the game and came from a route one launch from Dani Alves, an apparent confirmation that tiki-taka is a thing of the past.

 

That system of course hinged upon the magic triangle of Andres Iniesta, Messi & Xavi, which has been supplanted by the ‘MSN’ of Messi, Suarez and Neymar.

 

Suarez played as a traditional No.9 against Real and it paid off, but it came at the expense of isolating Neymar, who but for one Dominoqq Online Terbaik exciting dribble, was comparatively peripheral.

 

Yet the Catalan fans had little to gripe about and have been on a victory lap, reveling in their four-point lead. El Mundo Deportivo hailed Gerard Pique’s imperious defensive shift, christening him ‘Piquenbauer’!

 

The title is now definitively in Barça’s own hands, but if there is a silver lining for Real, it is that they have a slightly easier run-in.

 

Six out of their last eleven games are at home, compared to five for Barça, who also have to travel to Atletico Madrid, while Real’s hardest trip is to Sevilla. Both have to play Valencia at home.

 

Nou Camp legend Johan Cruyff was as barbed as ever, opining without a hint of irony, “It is fantastic to win a game when you are playing badly.”

 

* The Camp Nou will host the Copa del Rey final on the 30th of May despite the fact Barcelona will effectively be playing a home game against Athletic Bilbao.

 

Real Madrid declined to offer the Bernabeu for the final, which seemed rather churlish but in character for owner Florentino Perez.

 

Two hours of negotiations …

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Handicappers like Purdue in finals of Leroy’s Togel contest

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As if he needs another reason to scowl, coach Gene Keady has his worst team in his 25th and final season at Purdue.

 

The Boilermakers are 7-17 going into today’s home game against Big Ten opponent Minnesota. Betting on a bad team is a risky proposition, but the two contestants in the finals of the Leroy’s Challenge agree Purdue as a Pick is a good bet.

 

Alan Boston, a professional sports bettor who specializes in college basketball, and Golden Nugget sports book manager Nick Bogdanovich both made the Boilermakers one of their top five plays mainly because Keady is coaching his last home game and his team should be on an emotional high.

 

The handicapping contest, staged Friday nights at the Riviera, was started by Jimmy Vaccaro, public relations director for Leroy’s sports books.

 

Beginning with a field of nine handicappers, two went head-to-head each week. The contestants picked five games against the spread from the Saturday college schedule.

One selection was designated the best bet for tiebreaking purposes, and Bogdanovich picked Purdue as his best bet.

 

Boston played Auburn as a 4-point home underdog to Louisiana State as his best bet.

 

Boston’s other three plays: Kentucky (+3) over Alabama, Rhode Island (+8) over St. Joseph’s, and Northern Arizona (-7) over Sacramento State.

 

Bogdanovich’s other four Togel plays: Providence (+9) over Syracuse, Texas A&M; (-2) over Texas Tech, UNLV (-2) over Air Force, and Weber State (-9) over Idaho State.

 

Leroy’s is awarding $5,000 to the winner, plus $5,000 to the winner’s selected charity.

 

Vaccaro said the contest has been a success despite the combined record of the handicappers — 29-40-1, including 2-12 on best bets.

 

“At least we’ve got people talking about it,” he said. “Not one person has …

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There’s a New Bola88 Game in Town

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I just checked my ranking on CardPlayer.com and noticed that my overall ranking was 126th in 2004. I feel privileged to be among the top-ranked players and hope to improve in 2005. My first tournament in 2005 was the Aussie Millions in Melbourne, Australia. There were 263 participants, an increase from 133 last year because more than 100 players won their seats through PartyPoker.com. First-place prize money was a guaranteed AUD $1 million, a first for Australian poker. I placed second in this event last year when my K-K lost to Tony Bloom’s K-3 when he flopped 9-3-3. I was looking forward to another chance to place in this event, but it was not to be.

 

We started with $5,000 in chips with a free rebuy of another $5,000 anytime during the first three levels. I never really got started with anything that took me anywhere. You know it’s going to be a tough day when you go all in with A-K and the other guy has A-K, too; or, when you get no action when you have A-A! Those were my two best Bola88 hands of the day.

 

I made it to the sixth level when I was in the big blind with K-7 and had $1,700 left in chips after posting the $500 big blind. Everyone passed to Billy “The Croc” Argyros on the button, who raised enough to put me all in. If I passed, I’d have to post $250 in the small blind the next hand, and if I passed on that, I would be left with $1,450, which was only three times the big blind. Billy could have been raising with anything here, and a king is a good overcard to have. I decided to take my stand here and …

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Japan’s never-ending Nabisco Togel Hongkong Cup nonsense

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The sight of Gamba Osaka running out at Expo ’70 Stadium tonight is unlikely to fill their fans with hope. It’s more likely to fill those in attendance with a sense of trepidation as the team currently leading the J. League standings does battle with defending Nabisco Cup champions Jubilo Iwata for a trophy no one genuinely wants to win.

 

Last weekend, Gamba celebrated twenty years at their Banpaku home with a well deserved 1-0 win over bitter rivals Urawa Reds which kept them Togel Hongkong top of the league. Tonight, however, Gamba run out at their crumbling home ground to take part in one of the most chaotically organised League Cup competitions in recent history.

 

March’s devastating Tōhoku earthquake not only saw the J. League put on hold, it also prompted the complete reorganisation of the League Cup – known to all and sundry as the Nabisco Cup after its biscuit-producing sponsor. Two rounds of hastily arranged home-and-away fixtures were organised but as in previous seasons, Japan’s four AFC Champions League representatives parachuted in at the quarter-final stage.

 

That means Gamba Osaka, their crosstown rivals Cerezo, defending league champions Nagoya Grampus and 2010 Emperor’s Cup champions Kashima Antlers now run out for the first time this season in a competition supposed to represent the best knock-out football Japan has to offer. That is palpably not the case – the JFA-administered Emperor’s Cup is a far superior tournament – but so redundant is this year’s League Cup, the J. League must finally address the issue.

 

The first step is to permanently do away with the pointless group stage in favour of a straight knock-out format. The second is to reintroduce J2 teams, giving fans the opportunity to see new teams in action and encouraging …

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Goal-line technology Togel Singapore inches closer

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Blatter.Sepp Blatter has confirmed that adopting goal-line technology will formally be discussed at FIFA’s International Board meeting in October.

 

However, the FIFA President, speaking at the Youth Olympics in Singapore, sounded a note of caution that cameras or microchips are anywhere close to introduction.

 

“It would be a nonsense if we did not reopen the file of technology,” said Blatter. “If we have an accurate and simple system then we will implement, but so far we have not had a simple nor an accurate system.”

 

This claim flies in the face of Hawkeye’s use in tennis for years, documentation backing Cairos, a micro-chip inserted into balls made by Adidas, FIFA’s favourite manufacturer, and television replays, as used in ruGoal!gby. Blatter once more Togel Singapore dismissed video replay as a disruptive intrusion into football, insisting goal-line technology was the only possibility on the agenda.

 

Pressure on the the President to budge is not letting up. Blatter made reference to refereeing mistakes in the tournament he is currently attending, while later that evening Hungary were awarded a goal against England at Wembley that replays showed had not crossed the line.

 

FIFA International Date results

 

The World Cup is over; tonight’s international friendlies began a new era and prepared teams and fans for the first slew of new tournament qualifiers in early September.

 

International Friendlies – selected scores; 2010 World Cup qualifiers in bold

 

Tues 10th Aug 2010

Italy 0:1 Ivory Coast (London)

 

Weds 11th Aug 2010Mexico 1:1 Spain

USA 0:2 Brazil

South Korea 2:1 Nigeria

Russia 1:0 Bulgaria

Finland 1:0 Belgium

England 2:1 Hungary

Armenia 1:3 Iran

Ukraine 1:1 Netherlands

Sweden 3:0 Scotland

Czech Rep 4:1 Latvia

Slovakia 1:1 Croatia

Turkey 2:0 Romania

Serbia 0:1 Greece

Denmark 2:2 Germany

Austria 0:1 …

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