Online Gambling

A reader recently sent in their review of PitBull Poker, and I wanted to share that with you. In case you didn’t know, PitBull Poker offers new players $10 FREE + 200% up to $200 on First Deposit, and accepts players from all US States.

1. Easier graphical user interface than most poker sites (flash)
2. there appears to be fewer bad beats than at other cardrooms
3. obvious when you win a pot uncontested (everyone folds) big congratulations banner and round of applause
4. cool sound bytes
5. great first deposit bonuses and promotions
6. compatible with older operating systems (I have Windows 2000)
7. automatically shows bet amounts and total amount in the pots
8. easy to use (i.e. pick a table, leave table, make deposits)
9. free money for first time users
10. beeping alert when it is your turn to act
11. silver arrow to show whose turn it is
12. sliding scale to adjust bets and raises
13. lots of “fish”- players who do not play odds
14. $50 dollars for referrals, and your friends gets $10
15. wide selection of poker games
16. good mix of sit and gos, tournament, or cash
17. play for as little as ten cents per blind
18. either 6 or 10 at a cash table
19. play in your pajamas, no gas, cheap beer, etc.
20. big tournaments every 15 minutes

(Please note: PitBull Poker accepts players from all US states. Wherever you live, please check your local, state and provincial laws before you gamble online.)

Some games have a pretty easy-to-remember rule of thumb for playing a nearly-optimal strategy. In this blog post, and in posts to come, I’ll be highlighting some of those games.

Caribbean Stud poker online is one of the most popular online casino games. The rules are similar to regular poker, but in Caribbean Stud you play against the casino, not other players. Like in regular poker, you try to make the best possible poker hand, and get paid when you beat the dealer’s qualifying (AK or better) hand.

• A simple strategy is to Call when you have a pair or better, regardless of the dealer’s up card.
• The house edge is about 5.5% with this strategy. This is better than the so-called ‘dealer’ strategy — Calling when you have an Ace-King or better, regardless of the dealer’s up card — which has a house edge of about 5.7%.

You can play caribbean stud poker online (also called Cyberstud Poker) at many online casinos, many of which allow you to meet bonus playthrough requirents by playing this interesting game.

(Wherever you live, please check your local, state and provincial laws before you gamble online.)

Nothing’s more frustrating than hunting for an online poker freeroll, finding it, and then arriving at the online poker room only to find it filled. If my experience yesterday at Full Tilt Poker is any indication, it appears that freerolls fill at a rate of 2000 people / minute — their 2700 maximum freerolls fill in less than two minutes!

Not to fear, freerollers! Full Tilt Poker runs 10 freerolls daily, all of which start at 40 minutes past the hour. In addition, each of the 10 freerolls opens for registration at the top of the hour. So, all you need to do to get in on one of their freerolls is to:

1. Arrive at Full Tilt Poker five minutes before the hour.
2. Log in.
3. Find the freeroll under the Tournaments tab and select it with your mouse.
4. Now, keep an eye on the master clock that you’ll see at the center right of the lobby, and when the minutes strike :00, double click the freeroll to open the freeroll lobby.
5. Click the Register Now button at the top right of the freeroll lobby and you’re all set!
6. Now, go do something productive for 40 minutes until the freeroll starts — like tell a friend about my site!

Full Tilt Poker freerolls are held at 40 minutes past the following hours(all times EST (GMT-5)): 1, 5, 9 AM, and 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 PM. You can always find an updated list of the Full Tilt Poker freerolls by clicking this link: Full Tilt Poker freerolls.

(Please note: Full Tilt Poker accepts players from all US states. Wherever you live, please check your local, state and provincial laws before you gamble online.)

For all you Microgaming Casino fans — Rich Reels Casino is new on the block, and are offering a 100% match bonus on deposits up to $100. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a new Microgaming Casino, so this is a good opportunity to check out this new online casino.

(Please note: Microgaming casinos do not accept players from the following US states: IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NV, NY, OR, SD, WA, WI. Wherever you live, please check your local, state and provincial laws before you gamble online.)

OK poker players… here is your shot to prove that you are as good as you think that you are. PokerTime has one of the best initial deposit bonus offers that I have ever seen. You can earn up to $1000 on your initial deposit — all you need to do is keep winning.

PokerTime offers $10 to new players, followed by a Turbo Bonus promotion that allows any depositing player to earn up to a $1000 bonus. The Turbo Bonus is unique in the industry in that the maximum amount of the bonus is not limited to the amount of your deposit! Regardless of your deposit amount, you earn $5 for every 50 poker points that you earn in the first 30 days after your initial deposit.

PokerTime is on the Microgaming Poker Network (also known as the Prima Poker Network). As such, if you already have an account at another Micrograming Poker Network site and you would like to open an account wth PokerTime, you are welcome to do so but you need to use your existing alias.

(Please note: PokerTime does not accept players from the following US states: IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NV, NY, OR, SD, WA, WI. Wherever you live, please check your local, state and provincial laws before you gamble online.)

To celebrate Grand Mondial’s 2nd Anniversary, all new real players at the casino will receive 22 Free Spins on one of our newest and most exciting slots, Cashapillar – no deposit required! This offer is valid for new players that register in July 2008 only.As with all free spins offers, important terms and conditions apply to the offer. Read all about them by going to the Grand Mondial website and click Promotions.

(Please note: Microgaming casinos do not accept players from the following US states: IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NV, NY, OR, SD, WA, WI. Wherever you live, please check your local, state and provincial laws before you gamble online.)

New players at Vegas Palms will receive $10, $25, or $50 FREE when downloading and registering the Vegas Palms online casino. New players select from the Mystery Vault and win a $10, $25, or $50 no-deposit bonus to get them started playing at the casino.

Vegas Palms is a member of the highly-rated Fortune Group of Microgaming casinos — in fact, Vegas Palms is one of the few online casinos that have been given a 5-star rating at The Online Casino Gambling Directory.

Give them a try — and let me know what you win!

(Please note: Microgaming casinos do not accept players from the following US states: IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NV, NY, OR, SD, WA, WI. Wherever you live, please check your local, state and provincial laws before you gamble online.)

Rival-Powered online casinos such as This is Vegas and Cocoa Casino have added a new i-slot called Cosmic Quest to their already exciting i-slot lineup. Click the Cosmic Quest link for a full review of this new i-slot.

Best part is that all Rival-Powered online casinos offer free cash to try out their online casino. So you can play this new i-slot for free and have a chance to win real cash! Also, you’ll get a deposit bonus on your initial deposit if you decide to make a deposit.

(Note: All Rival-Powered online casinos accept players from all US states. Please check your local, state and provincial laws before you gamble online. If your local laws prohibit online gambling then we recommend you consider an alternative form of entertainment. )

If you can’t make it to the World Series of Poker*, then check out this offer at Full Tilt Poker.

The Mini Series of Poker gives players the chance to enjoy all the excitement of Las Vegas and compete for some custom jewelry of their own. Each day through July 5th we’ll be hosting the same tournaments as they’re running at the World Series, but at 1/100th of the price.    There’s more than $700,000 guaranteed across the Mini Series of Poker and all of the winners will receive first-place prize money and a custom Full Tilt Poker watch as a memento of their achievement. Buy-ins range from $10 to $500 and there are satellites from just $2+$.25 or 50 Full Tilt Points, so it’s a great chance to reach players with bankrolls both big and small.

Check out the full Mini Series of Poker schedule at Full Tilt Poker.

*World Series of Poker and WSOP are trademarks of Harrah’s License Company, LLC (”Harrah’s”). Harrah’s does not sponsor or endorse, and is not associated or affiliated with Full Tilt Poker, or its products, services, promotions or tournaments.

Well, this is a first! No good MLB totals wagers today. I am leaning toward MIN @ CHW u9.5 and MIL @ COL u10.5, but the terms would have to move 5 points in my favor before this bet would have a positive expected value (EV). If the MIN @ CHW game moves from u9.5 -110 to -115, then I’d take that bet. Also, if the MIL @ COL game moves from u10.5 -115 to -110, I’d take that bet as well.

One of the reasons that my model did not generate any totals bets is due to the weather. As a rule of thumb, add 1/2 run when the game time temperature approaches 90F, and subtract 1/2 run when the game time temperature approaches 55F. There are six games today that are being played where it is pretty hot today, and adding the 1/2 run to these games’ totals resulted in a “no bet” for several of these games.

I read this rule of thumb regarding game time temperature in an excellent book Betting Baseball 2008 by Michael Murray. I also get MLB weather from VegasInsider.com.