In 1978, Resorts International opened in Atlantic City, the first legal East Coast casino in the twentieth century. Their four- and six-deck blackjack games offered a new form of surrender, dubbed by card counters as "early surrender," since the casino allowed players to surrender half a bet even when the dealer showed an ace or 10 up, and before the dealer checked for a blackjack. This rule gave basic strategy players a small edge over the house right off the top, without any card counting whatsoever! And the advantage to card counters was even greater.

From opening day, card counters had a field day at Resorts' tables. Ironically, as word spread through the gambling community that card counters found the Resorts' blackjack game to be the most lucrative game for players in the country, gamblers from all over the world - most of whom knew nothing about basic strategy or card counting - flocked to their tables. And, ironically, Resorts International was soon the most profitable casino in history, winning an average of $650,000 per day.

A team of professional blackjack players whose founders were from Czechoslovakia that had been playing in Las Vegas flew all of their members to Atlantic City to take advantage of this new surrender rule. This team, which later became known in the casino industry as simply the Czech Team, found the Resorts' game to their liking and stayed for months.

A New Jersey college student named Tommy Hyland, who had just turned twenty-one, started going to Atlantic City in 1978 when he heard about the favorable black-jack game at Resorts. Within a year, he had organized about twenty of his college and golfing buddies into a team of blackjack players. Hyland's team continues to this day as one of the most successful casino gambling operations in history.

It was also in 1978 that the first MIT blackjack team was started. This team actually consisted of students from MIT, Harvard, and other East Coast colleges. Johnny C.j now a legendary player who joined the team in 1981, plays high-stakes blackjack to this day and continues organizing teams of professional players. The Czechs, the Hyland teams, and the MIT teams would be the scourge of the casino industry for decades to come. Many believe these teams owe their existence to the Resorts' game with its early surrender rule that made the game so easy to beat. College kids found that they could pool their money, play blackjack with a modicum of intelligence, and get rich quick.

In fact, it was a combination of that easy-to-beat early surrender game and Ken Uston's The Big Player that had just been published in 1977 that worked together to create an environment where new teams of smart young kids could make millions playing blackjack.

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The recent survey of British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007 says that nowadays findings dont appear as dramatic as has been focused in the media. The information about Gambling Commissions website available in PDF format. It has been following statistics, which diverge greatly from the media assumption over the past weekend.

68% part of population of United Kingdom, that is about 32 million adults, had involved in some casino gambling activity within the last few years. This compares to 72% approximately 33 million adults involved in gambling activities in year 1999. The report of Gambling Activity in UK also says that one million people in the UK would be given for those who bet on money on internet, spending an annual average of $2,000 each.

The Independent also featured the report in an article over the weekend; consider that a statistic of approx one million people in the UK would be given for those who bet on internet casino game, spending an annual average of $2,500 to $3,000 each.

6% of the population about 2,800,000 used the internet to play and bet on money in the last year, but 32 to 35 million players that gamble do so online such as playing poker or casino games or stakes with a bookmaker using the internet.

The final result definitely be a release to providers of online casino gambling services, but also should give out as suggestion that the measures used by regulated gambling sites including responsible gaming measures and links to sites certified by online gambling authority of ECOGRA does have a valid and positive impact and effect on players.

The report should be increase to those who are highly indulge that regulation of the casino organizations for the benefit of online gamblers. The followers of the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (which is anti-UIGEA) may use the results to re-enforce their call for a similar US Gambling surveys.

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The recent survey of British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007 says that nowadays findings dont appear as dramatic as has been focused in the media. The information about Gambling Commissions website available in PDF format. It has been following statistics, which diverge greatly from the media assumption over the past weekend.

68% part of population of United Kingdom, that is about 32 million adults, had involved in some casino gambling activity within the last few years. This compares to 72% approximately 33 million adults involved in gambling activities in year 1999. The report of Gambling Activity in UK also says that one million people in the UK would be given for those who bet on money on internet, spending an annual average of $2,000 each.

The Independent also featured the report in an article over the weekend; consider that a statistic of approx one million people in the UK would be given for those who bet on internet casino game, spending an annual average of $2,500 to $3,000 each.

6% of the population about 2,800,000 used the internet to play and bet on money in the last year, but 32 to 35 million players that gamble do so online such as playing poker or casino games or stakes with a bookmaker using the internet.

The final result definitely be a release to providers of online casino gambling services, but also should give out as suggestion that the measures used by regulated gambling sites including responsible gaming measures and links to sites certified by online gambling authority of ECOGRA does have a valid and positive impact and effect on players.

The report should be increase to those who are highly indulge that regulation of the casino organizations for the benefit of online gamblers. The followers of the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (which is anti-UIGEA) may use the results to re-enforce their call for a similar US Gambling surveys.

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No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $154
Hero: $115.40
Button: $106.90
SB: $178
BB: $98.50

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is CO with J K
UTG folds, Hero raises to $4, Button calls, SB calls, BB folds.

(The player on the button was new to the table. The SB seemed to be a pretty solid player based on the last 40 minutes of play. I wasn't happy to be playing OOP in a multi-way pot with KJ, especially when I knew nothing about the button.)

Flop: 3 A K ($13, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

(I wanted to bet here but I chickened out.)

Turn: A ($13, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

(My hand was probably still good on the turn...but I chickened out again. I was tired and I probably should have ended my session earlier.)

River: 2 ($13, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, Button bets $8, SB folds, Hero calls.

(Ok, so I hit the seventh nuts on the river though I was pretty sure that I was good. I decided to check on the river and hope that the button would make a bet to steal the pot. I didn't think that I'd get called by anyone if I made the bet myself. Thankfully, the button took a stab at the pot.)

Results:
Final pot: $29
Hero showed Jc Ks
Button showed 4c 4h

(I played the hand terribly and got rewarded. I should have bet the flop and been done with it. I've got to remember that many players cold-call raises with pocket pairs. I need to give my opponents the chance to fold on the flop. And I've got to stop worrying about being raised or check-raised off of my hands. I hate everything about this hand.

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The Meskwaki Indian tribe in Iowa has made plans to offer poker to gamblers below the state's legal age limit of 21 at its Tama Casino. Patrons between the ages of 18 and 21 will be allowed to participate in poker games, which the casino will run without taking a rake.

Slots, blackjack and other casino games will still be prohibited to those under 21.

The tribe is using a clause of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to justify its action. According to the federal law, certain forms of gambling may be offered by tribes when not covered by a state compact.

Previously, the state faced a challenge from the Winnebago tribe in 1999 when the tribe rejected state age limitations and allowed gambling in all forms to those 18 and older. The tribe insisted its sovereign status prevented state law requiring gamblers to be 21 from affecting the Indian casino. The issue was solved in 2005 under a new compact between the Winnebago and the state.

Jack Ketterer, of the Iowa Gaming Association, said the state's 17 casinos would continue to allow only those 21 or older to play, noting the law did not give them the option to follow the Indian example.

The president of the Iowa Gaming Association, Wes Ehrecke, questioned the motive behind the move, and wondered what safety measures would be in play regarding the subject age group. "What will be the enforcement and regulating mechanism so they are not playing other games when they are not playing poker?" Ehrecke saw the decision as another attempt to cause a competitive disadvantage for state-licensed casinos.

It's hard to see what good allowing underage particpants does the TamaCasino, unless the limit is changed for all games, or a rake created for the underage poker games. This move may be the beginning of either serious renegotiation with the state, or a declaration of an overall policy change under the umbrella of sovereignity.

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SHIPPING
Shipping rates:
USA: $40.95 (except Alaska and Hawaii). The rate of the shipping is little high because of the weight and since we ship Fedex with tracking confirmation on every package. We also include free no hassle insurance.
CANADA: $69.95 - please note that we are not responsible for any taxes, customs or fees that might be assigned for our customers in Canada.
ALASKA, HAWAII PUERTO RICO: $69.95 We usually ship Priority mail. WE CAN SHIP ONLY IF YOU PAY THROUGH PAYPAL AND HAVE A VERIFIED ADDRESS.

APO/FPO: $69.95
COMBINED SHIPPING: For each additional poker set (NO combined shipping with other items such as shufflers, etc). you buy (before completing the checkout) you will receive $10 discount on shipping (for the second item and any additional item after).
SHIPPING INSURANCE: Shipping insurance is mandatory. The price for the shipping insurance is included in the shipping price. You do not need to pay any additional payment for insurance.
NO P.O. Boxes please. We cannot ship to P.O. Boxes.
WHEN DO WE SHIP and how did we get our shipping cost: We ship almost every day. 95% of the items are shipped within 24 hours of payment being cleared.. Please use paypal so we can ship next day. We ship using fedex, with confirmation. shipping rates are high because of the weight, the packing material, residential delivery and so on. We pay about $4 for packing cartons and bubble wrap (the packages are pretty big, and need quality packing), we include insurance (we cover you even where fedex does not) - value of about $2, there is also $5 handling and assembly fee. We do not ship using USPS. For instance shipping rates of 1000pcs poker set (33 lbs) from our zip code (33009) to washington (98247) is $30.99. so our cost is about $42.00. FEDEX rate for a 500 set (18lbs) to the same zip is $20.66, for a total cost of about $31, and for 12lbs package base rate is $14.00 for a total cost of about $25.

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USA: $40.95 (except Alaska and Hawaii). The rate of the shipping is little high because of the weight and since we ship Fedex with tracking confirmation on every package. We also include free no hassle insurance.
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ALASKA, HAWAII PUERTO RICO: $69.95 We usually ship Priority mail. WE CAN SHIP ONLY IF YOU PAY THROUGH PAYPAL AND HAVE A VERIFIED ADDRESS.

APO/FPO: $69.95
COMBINED SHIPPING: For each additional poker set (NO combined shipping with other items such as shufflers, etc). you buy (before completing the checkout) you will receive $10 discount on shipping (for the second item and any additional item after).
SHIPPING INSURANCE: Shipping insurance is mandatory. The price for the shipping insurance is included in the shipping price. You do not need to pay any additional payment for insurance.
NO P.O. Boxes please. We cannot ship to P.O. Boxes.
WHEN DO WE SHIP and how did we get our shipping cost: We ship almost every day. 95% of the items are shipped within 24 hours of payment being cleared.. Please use paypal so we can ship next day. We ship using fedex, with confirmation. shipping rates are high because of the weight, the packing material, residential delivery and so on. We pay about $4 for packing cartons and bubble wrap (the packages are pretty big, and need quality packing), we include insurance (we cover you even where fedex does not) - value of about $2, there is also $5 handling and assembly fee. We do not ship using USPS. For instance shipping rates of 1000pcs poker set (33 lbs) from our zip code (33009) to washington (98247) is $30.99. so our cost is about $42.00. FEDEX rate for a 500 set (18lbs) to the same zip is $20.66, for a total cost of about $31, and for 12lbs package base rate is $14.00 for a total cost of about $25.

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HAMPSTEAD Hampstead Lions Club will hold a casino and poker night tonight, Friday April 18, at The Granite Rose on Route 111 in Hampstead. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. for registration and pre-tournament play, with the first tournament starting at 6:30 p.m.
All profits raised go to the charity and not to pay a game of chance operator or dealers.
The following casino and poker games will be played all night: blackjack, roulette, money wheel, let-it-ride and poker games.
The first Texas hold'em tournament entrance fee is $60 with a $15 option and no re-buys or add-on to start at 6:30 p.m. The payout is 75 percent with the top eight places to finish in the money, based on 120 players, prizes may increase or decrease based on attendance.
The second tournament buy-in fee is $20 with $20 re-buys and add-on starting at 7:30 p.m.
Registration is at the door; make check payable to "Hampstead Lions" and include name, address, phone and e-mail. Please mail to Hampstead Lions, PO Box 171, Hampstead NH 03841.
For more information call Sam at 329-5603 or Bob at 329-8230.

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