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Play by the book

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:25:31 +0000

The expression takes on a totally different meaning when you think of it in terms of gambling. Be it sports betting or casino-type gambling, there’s no substitute for a book full of good betting tips to nudge you in the right direction. It can even work as entertaining in-flight reading or an ice breaker, but the influence it will have on your game needs to be curbed by your own feelings and your views on gambling.

Even the most elaborate guide to gambling would have people swearing it doesn’t work for them. That’s not necessarily because it’s bad, it’s just because it doesn’t fit with their playing style. No matter how well you teach a typically aggressive poker player how to play defensively, he won’t get as good results as he would with a good aggressive or offensive strategy. That’s simply because he wouldn’t be able to see himself winning as much at first, wouldn’t see the results coming in as quick as he’s used to and the strategy would eventually falter and fail. The same way a sports better that usually relies on deep research to decide who to bet on will never have a lot of success trying to shoot from the hip and bet on feeling alone.

So finding a book that’ll help you succeed in the gambling or betting world is a matter of letting it come to you. The right book for you is out there, it’s just a matter of finding it – even if it takes a little trial and error.

Big Bet, Big Payout

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:56:51 +0000

When you think of big payouts, or high minimum bets, you may first think of poker, or another card game. Many casino games have a reputation of being prestigious, and only for the wealthy. One of the last casino games you may think of being on the larger scale is the slots machines. But the truth is, slots machines have some of the best payouts in the house.

Relating slots machines to pennies, and lose coins is common, but today it is an outdated judgment. Some slots have payouts of a brand new sports car, which is much more appealing than anything you could make off a Roulette table. Online casino games are known for having great payouts as well, and one of the leaders is also the slots machines. You would think that the game that accounted for seventy percent of a casino’s income would be a card game, but the slots machines have that honor.

Besides having attractive jackpots, slots machines have also evolved past pennies and into bills. From tens, twenties, and all the way up to one hundred in one single bet. Slots have raised their minimum bet throughout the years, although you can of course always find some penny slots. If you’re looking for the big payouts, then check out the slots that accept one hundred per play. Online slot games are just as diverse in their cost, with even more appealing jackpots. More people play online than in brick and mortar casinos, so you can guess where the big jackpots are.

Problem Gambling

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:26:42 +0000

Despite harmful, negative consequences or the desire to stop, problem gambling is an urge to gamble. As few people describe and experience by the term true compulsion in the clinical sense, compulsive gambling is used by many professionals. Rather than by the gambler’s behavior, problem gambling can be defined by what is experience by the gamble or others. Pathological gambling is considered to be an impulse control disorder because the term gambling addiction is generally used in the recovery movement. Gambling which leads to adverse consequences for the gambler, others or for the community, problem gambling is characterized by many difficulties. Crossing over into the realm of mental disorders are extreme cases of problem gambling. To be diagnosed, a person must show at least five or more of the symptoms in the following list: preoccupation, tolerance, withdrawal, escape, chasing, lying, loss of control, illegal acts, risked significant relationship and bailout. Used as a basis for research and clinical practice internationally, the DSM-IV definition of pathological gambling is widely accepted, as with many disorders. Evidence indicates that pathological gambling is an addiction similar to chemical addiction, according to the Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery.

Quotes about Gambling

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:20:14 +0000

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something. ~Wilson Mizner. The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice is so pleasurable, that I assume it must be evil. ~Heywood Broun. If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb. There is a very easy way to return from a casino with a small fortune: go there with a large one. ~Jack Yelton. In the case of an earthquake hitting Las Vegas, be sure to go straight to the Keno Lounge. Nothing ever gets hit there. ~Author Unknown. A race track is a place where windows clean people. ~Danny Thomas. You know horses are smarter than people. You never heard of a horse going broke betting on people. ~Will Rogers. No dog can go as fast as the money you bet on him. ~Bud Flanagan. Money won is twice as sweet as money earned. ~From the movie The Color of Money. If you ain’t just a little scared when you enter a casino, you are either very rich or you haven’t studied the games enough. ~VP Pappy.

Do You Have a Poker Face

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:25:16 +0000

Picture this, you have been dealt a fantastic hand, you happen to reveal this by smiling or grinning to yourself. The other players will immediately guess the kind of cards you’ve got, and will probably fold. But, if you’re dealt a bad hand and you look upset, others may know that you’ve been dealt bad cards and start raising the bets accordingly. Here are some examples that show why a good poker face is so important to learn. By keeping a neutral expression on your face throughout the whole game of poker will involves a long and hard internal struggle. If you let your true feelings slip, even for a split second, be sure that others will notice. When you can be successful at hiding your true emotions, you can begin to have fun and misguide the other players into parting with their cash. You can chose to make expressions that are actually the opposite of how you are really feeling. For example, if you are dealt a spectacular hand, and you want to convince the other players otherwise and so get them to carry on playing, you can present an angry, frustrated or sad expression to misinform them.

Reading That Poker Face

admin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:22:35 +0000

You try not to let your opponents know exactly what you’re about to do, but many beginners consider it a skill, and that is to keep you opponents confused. Confusion is a passive approach but you do need to go out there and actively plant the seeds of deception, so that he/she will know what he/she wants to do. They call this counter-intelligence in the military and it has been considered an important part of warfare since the beginning of time. You cannot afford the luxury of just leaving your opponent be and not letting yourself be read. Reading the opposition is one of the most important things in poker. Successful play is about learning all the time and constantly being on the lookout for those little tid-bits of information released by opponents and constantly keeping several channels of communication open at all times. You watch opponents, you pick up certain tells, you draw your conclusions and then you double check your results come showdown-time. This way you’ll catch on to the process of reading your opponent, collecting precious clues regarding the strength of his hand and and watching whether your opponent uses the check/fold button.

Relation to other Problems

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:29:30 +0000

Kleptomania, pyromania, and trichotillomania, are other disorders that are similar to pathological gambling. Mental disorders as antisocial personality disorder, or schizophrenia are other mental diseases that exhibit impulse control disorder also. People who are pathological gamblers are highly likely to exhibit other psychiatric problems at the same time, according to evidence from both community- and clinic-based studies. Substance use disorders, personality disorders, mood and anxiety disorders are just a few to mention. Drugs and theft are other source of money that gamblers turn to as the debt builds. Loan sharks and bookies can create a lot of this pressure and any gambler who does not get treatment for pathological gambling can become depressed and desperate and can then contemplate suicide. Personal relationships can easily suffer from compulsive gambling. It has been found that 10% of compulsive gamblers had been married at least three times, according to a study done of American men in 1991. Just 2% of those men who were not gamblers were married more than twice. In homes where pathological gambling is present, another common occurrence is abuse. Improper emotional development is caused by growing up in a situation like that, not to mention the risk of following in the behavior of problem gambling.