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Minimum Wager by Tommy Angelo

Date: Mon, Aug 11, 2008

When I play no-limit hold’em, sometimes I’m a minimum wager wagerer. And I don’t mean minimum wager wagerer as in ‘one who tries to bet the smallest amount that will get them to fold if they have nothing,’ such as when the flop is A-A-6 rainbow and a bluffer bets half the pot or thereabouts. [...]

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Writers Wanted

Date: Mon, Aug 11, 2008

If anyone is interested in submitting articles to appear on Bill’s Blog, please ping me and let’s chat. I remember way back in the day some of us poker bloggers were having a discussion about how do new bloggers get any love. The common answer is that if you’re creating good content then people will [...]

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Gibraltar Update

Date: Sun, Aug 10, 2008

Since I get so many "How’s life in Gibraltar?" emails I thought I would do a rambling, stream of consciousness, post about how things have been going. Twilight Zone Last night I checked my mail and was surprised to find something other than my phone bill. See, I have almost all of my mail delivered to [...]

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Today’s “Doh!” Moment Brought To You By Betfair

Date: Thu, Aug 7, 2008

Betfair recently ran a promotion called Completely Nuts where Betfair would award $100K to the first person who won the Annette $20K Guarantee as well as either the $6k or $5k guaranteed tournament in the same month. Because you’re reading about it here you’ve probably already guessed that it took all of one day [...]

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Online Poker Industry Report Aug 05, 2008

Date: Wed, Aug 6, 2008

A very slow and boring week in poker. More of the summer doldrums. Stars’ 2x promotion was still in effect last week. Ladbrokes started running qualifiers for their Poker Million VII. Party started qualifiers for their Birthday $1 Million guarantee. Overall the market was off about 2.5%. Through the end of August this should [...]

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How Big Is Online Poker?

Date: Fri, Aug 1, 2008

Affiliate website Compatible Poker - which I always enjoy reading - ran a news piece that caught my eye: 3:41am - The US DOJ has confiscated $24 million from Bodog according to a Forbes article. Earlier this week I heard of casino affiliates losing many thousands do to a payment processor/chargeback issues but I’m not [...]

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Calvin Ayre Travel Guide

Date: Thu, Jul 31, 2008

According to Gambling911 it is probably a good idea if Calvin Ayre not visit any country with an extradition treaty with the US. The cite rumors that he is already under secret indictment and you can pretty much assume that even if he wasn’t the DOJ would love to "speak" to him should he ever [...]

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Smoke A Joint And Play Hold’em With Barney Frank

Date: Thu, Jul 31, 2008

Rep. Barney Frank, the man who has been sponsoring legislation to overturn the UIGEA, has introduced a bill to remove federal penalties for having up to 100 grams of marijuana for personal use. "The vast amount of human activity ought to be none of the government’s business," Frank said on Capitol Hill. "I don’t think [...]

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Bodog Gets Nicked For $24 Million By The DOJ

Date: Thu, Jul 31, 2008

Looks like the DOJ has taken up Calvin Ayre on the challenge he offered on the cover of Forbes "Catch me if you can." The DOJ has recently seized $24 million from bank accounts affiliated with Bodog. I can only assume that Bodog had assets in US banks for the purpose of paying marketing expenses [...]

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Online Poker Industry Report July 30, 2008

Date: Wed, Jul 30, 2008

Another stagnant week in online poker. The entire market was about break-even with last week. Rooms of note are Party who was up almost 22% on the back of several promotions all hitting at the same time. Everest retreated from last week’s big pop. More or less those that were down this week were up [...]

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When Bad Things Happen to Bad People

Date: Wed, Jul 30, 2008

Looks like Alaska Senator Ted Stevens has been charged with seven counts of perjury to a grand jury. This is the jackhole that has become infamous for describing the Internet as a series of tubes. Senator Steven’s description has also been used to explain why horse raising was excluded from the UIGEA. Not that Senator Steven’s [...]

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Tokwiro Releases UB Cheating Scandal Statement

Date: Tue, Jul 29, 2008

It looks as if Tokwiro, parent company of UB and Absolute, has issued a statement regarding their investigation into the cheating happening over at UB. I’ve included the statement below. TOKWIRO CONCLUDES ITS INVESTIGATION INTO UNFAIR PLAY ON ULTIMATEBET SITE Findings Turned Over to KGC Refunds to Affected Players Continue Company Will Pursue All Legal Remedies MONTREAL, CANADA - [...]

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Online Poker Is Not A Crime

Date: Tue, Jul 29, 2008

Hat tip to Nat for this one.

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Kanhawake Gaming Commission Reads Bill’s Poker Blog

Date: Mon, Jul 28, 2008

Either that or I have good timing. No sooner had I fired off my post expressing disappointment regarding KGC, UB, and Absolute’s failure to offer something of substance in regards to the cheating scandals KGC issued the following press release. KAHNAWA:KE GAMING COMMISSION APPOINTS INDEPENDENT MONITORING-INVESTIGATION TEAM Effective immediately, the Kahnawa:ke Gaming Commission (KGC) has [...]

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