Lady Marmalade: Being truly understood, the world over...

Lady Marmalade: Being truly understood, the world over...: "Being truly understood, the world over... Blogging Mommies unite! Spent most of the day reading, chuckling, crying, and most of all - relating to a bunch of mommy blogs I found. I don't think I've ever felt quite so understood in my life. My problems, worries, fears, obsessions, paranoias and tears are by no means unique or special. I am not alone, and I am not doing too badly, either! Bless the man (or woman) who started the blogging phenomenan, allowing people from all over the world to feel like they are not alone. Like they belong. I put the blogging mommies links under My Favorite Parenting Blogs to share the joy and laughter only mommies will truly understand..."

Postcards From The Ledge: Internet gambling stocks: A good time to buy?

Postcards From The Ledge: Internet gambling stocks: A good time to buy?: "Internet gambling stocks: A good time to buy? Get 'em while their hot....or better yet, get 'em while their not. In the wake of a blood bath that witnessed internet gambling stocks come crumbling down Monday right through into Tuesday, one has to ask themselves: Can it really get any worse? Aside from PartyGaming and 888.com, most of the other internet gambling firms trading on the London Stock Exchange seem poised to stay put and continue catering to the US market. Following the passage of an internet gambling bill that sailed through Congress Friday night as an attachment to the popular ports security measure, the online gambling community including the nearly 100,000 member strong Poker Players Alliance, were left wondering if they still had an industry to call their own following Monday's stock carnage and the biggest online poker site, PartyPoker, announcing plans to leave the US. The banking sector and attorneys calmed nerves somewhat with some encouraging news that gamblers themselves would not be held liable and that banks could only enforce regulations with credit cards. If a bill passes Congress ordering all hospitals to ensure there is a cure for cancer within a nine month period to cut down on health care costs, that doesn't mean the hospitals would be able to"

Germans threaten to arrest British executives of online gambling

The Queen of Hearts: Germans threaten to arrest British executives of online gambling: "Germans threaten to arrest British executives of online gambling Not-so-veiled threats from the Germans First it was the Carruthers arrest by US authorities, followed by the detention of British businessman Peter Dicks in New York and more recently the apprehension of Austrian Bwin online gaming chiefs who were on a visit to France. Now German authorities are threatening to arrest British executives of online gambling companies if they set foot in the country. Officials from the interior ministries of the German states of Hesse and Bavaria told UK publication The Business that executives of foreign companies who let German residents place sports bets online are committing “criminal” acts that could lead to prosecution in Germany."

Casino Affiliate Program

Casino Affiliate Program: "nd an astonishing outburst from the organiser.... Affiliates bent on attending the Casino Affiliates Convention starting next week at the Stardust in Las Vegas are following developments with interest as several programs pulled out of the conference following legal advice. With the uncertain legal climate in the United States, several affiliate programs including Fortune Affiliates, Gaming Partners, Poker.com, Referback, Roxy Affiliates, WagerShare and Casino Partners have reportedly pulled out of this important affiliate marketing event and forfeited their deposits with the organisers. Despite this, most affiliates seemed determined to attend. The risk level in travelling to the States was discussed at some length on the popular affiliate-oriented site Casino Affiliate Programs this week, and prompted a surprising outburst from the CAC organiser, Marc Lesnick who clearly felt strongly about the last-minute pull-out of some programs. Posting under the handle 'Yorktown' but identifying himself by signature, Lesnick wrote: 'What I am seeing in the online gaming industry is a separation of the 'Men from the Boys.' Most of the delegates are still coming. We still have a lot of exhibitors at this event as well. The parties are still taking place. The dust is settling over the news."

Poker software 101 - A handy guide

Hi folks and welcome to this edition of Adrian's Corner. This week I don't really have much insights into actual poker playing as I haven't been playing as much as usual lately - you can blame my bosses for that, they keep dishing out the work :) What I'd like to focus on this week are some of the nifty little features and options that our poker software gives you in order to make your playing experience a better one and possibly helping you to win a little more. I'll start off with actual poker table options. 1. Showing Borders If you're lazy like me and don't want to have to actively watch the action at the table or are busy painting your nails or have one eye on the football game while playing poker, then this is really nifty to keep track of the action. This option puts a little red or green border around a players name plaque - a red color border means that the player still has to make a betting decision and green means they already have. When all borders are green, the next betting round ensues. 2. Game Markers For the mathematicians of the game. This is especially good for looking at pot odds and making decisions based on players in the game and money in the pot. This shows you how much money was in the pot and how many players were still in the game for each betting round. 3. Hand Description One of my personal favorites (me being lazy again) - if I'm not focusing all my attention on the cards this little feature will actually describe my current hand to me. It shows on the table in text and of course it's only visible to you in case you're worried. 4. Four Color Deck A marvel of modern poker. Having trouble spotting flushes? Well this makes for easier potential flush identification. Hearts and Spades stay in red and black respectively whilst Diamonds and Clubs turn blue and green. I really recommend using this option! 5. Changing Table Size If you're pressed for space on your desktop, then pick the one that suits you - Large, Small or Mini. 6. Seating Preference Another cool feature if you're picky about where you sit. This allows you to actually select a particular seat for certain table sizes - so if you like to sit bottom left at a table then this will put you in that seat every time you play. 7. Game History This is for those that really take their game seriously or if you just want to check back on a hand. Allows you to save the game commentary (which includes your cards, actions, bets - everything about the game) to your computer for review. What's awesome about this is that if you're using a third party program to track your statistics like Poker Tracker for example, it's quick and easy to take the histories and add them to the program for review. 8. Show Stats See the little show stats button at the bottom of the table when you've got it in Normal or Large view? Click on it and you'll be given some great stats on your number of games won, how often you perform certain actions etc. This can really help up your game if you make good use of them and adjust your play when you see that you're lacking in certain areas. 9. Player History Notice the little red "tick" next to a player's nameplate? Click on it and what you'll get is their actual play history for the round - telling you what they did and how much they bet - again a great way to be lazy and not have to actively watch the action or while attempting to multi task. There are some more options that can be helpful, but I think these are the nicest ones to highlight as I use pretty much all of them and find them very useful. Hope you do too. Note that options 1 through 5 are accessible by clicking MENU at an open poker table, then selecting OPTIONS ==> POKER TABLE OPTIONS from the fly-out menu. Option 6 is accessible by clicking MENU at an open table and then OPTIONS ==> SEATING PREFERENCE. Option 7 by clicking MENU at an open table then OPTIONS ==> GAME HISTORY. Options 8 and 9 are visible to you at the poker table. That's it for this week - have fun, give the features a try and may your opponents be plagued by 7-2 off suit. Adrian