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There was a little of everything in this week’s round of 16 games, the first knockout round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The USA loss was agonizing to watch (at least for USA fans), England and Mexico got screwed (at least they got an apology, so that’ll help — NOT!), and the Paraguay v Japan game was boring as hell until the shootout.

Here is the schedule for the teams that moved onto the round of 8:

Friday July 2

10:00 AM EST: Netherlands v Brazil

02:30 PM EST: Uruguay v Ghana

Saturday July 3

10:00 AM EST: Argentina v Germany

02:30 PM EST: Paraguay v Spain

Of these four matches, the bookmakers have Spain as the largest favorite, while the odds on the Argentina v Germany game suggest that this will be the most even of the matchups. Also look for the Argentina v Germany game to be the highest scoring of the games, and the Uruguay v Ghana game to be the lowest scoring.

Intertops Sportsbook has complete coverage of all manner of 2010 FIFA World Cup bets.

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The US-friendly Rival Gaming online casino, Ruby Royal, has a new player promotion this month. While “timed free play” offers are popular for Microgaming online casinos (all of which bar US players, in case you are wondering), this is the first “timed free play” offer that I have seen for a Rival Gaming online casino.

Here is a short summary of the new player offer at Ruby Royal; see their Promotions page for complete details.

“Simply register a real casino account, log into the software and visit the cashier. Claim the bonus ’30 minutes and 888 free bets’. Once you claim the bonus, you have 30 minutes and 888 free bonus cash to go for the jackpot and win as much as you can. Anything over and above the 888 is considered winnings and is yours to keep up to a maximum of 100 credits. Regardless of whether you win or lose on this risk free offer, you will still be eligible to claim our massive 100% matching bonus up to 888 free on your first deposit.”

Here’s a great promotion from the folks at Slots of Fortune online casino.

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Slots of Fortune online casino runs Rival Gaming software, and you can take the World Cup theme even further with their Global Cup Soccer slot machine. This exciting game comes with a $12,500 Jackpot and special features to multiply your winnings by getting different combinations of the gold, silver and bronze trophy symbols.

The NBA Finals start on Thursday in Los Angeles. The Lakers are nearly 2-1 favorites to win the series (-190), while the bookmakers are offering a decent price on the Celts (+155). Of course, if you are like me and picked the Celts to win it all prior to the finals being set, you would have gotten a much better price than they are being offered at today… like +210.

Here is a set of NBA coverage links that you might find useful to research the series:

• Boston Globe
• ESPN.com
• LA Times
• NBA.com
• Yahoo! Sports

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Rival Gaming online casinos are set apart by their I-Slots online slot machines — story-driven, interactive slot machines that are a whole lot of fun to play.

While US players from most states are welcome at Sahara Sands, they do not allow players from the following states: New York, Utah, Michigan, Oregon, Illinois, Louisiana, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Washington, South Dakota.

Through December 2009, new players that sign up at Slot’o'Cash Casino will get $10 FREE to try out their games. This exclusive free cash has a 17x wagering requirement, a $150 maximum cashout, and excludes progressives, card games, and video poker.

Slot’o'Cash Casino is Rival-powered, and has some of the most exciting slots in the industry. Their i-Slots are quite different from the normal slots found at other online casinos.

US-Blackjack.com is one of my favorite online casinos. They are rated as a 5 star online casino at The Online Casino Gambling Directory, and have made three recent announcements.

1. US-Blackjack.com runs Top Game software, and Top Game has now received the fair gaming certification from Technical Systems Testing (TST). This is great news, and provides players with an additional level of confidence in their online casino.
2. They recently launched a fun new 20-reel video slot called Reel Gangsters boasting a top payout of 10K coins.
3. They’ve increased the top amount of their 100% initial deposit bonus for new players from $100 to $500.

US-Blackjack.com accepts players from all US states, as well as from most other countries in the world. Give US-Blackjack.com a try and let me know what you think!

(Note: The information present on this blog is intended for entertainment purposes only. 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.)

You heard this right. Doyle Brunson will be playing at the $5/$10 and $10/$20 No-limit Texas Hold’em tables at his poker room, Doyle’s Room. Now, you have a chance to play against Tex_Dolly each weeknight at 7PM ET.If you’re a rank amateur like me, you may want to keep your cash in your pockets and just watch. You can do that, too. Just go to the poker lobby and click on Texas Hold’em > Real Money to observe these tables. Of course, if you want to take your shot against Brunson and some other top-ranked pros, open a new account for as little as $50 and get a 1o0% bonus.Doyle’s Room accepts real-money players from 48 US States, excluding MD and WA.