What will you be doing in the early evening on June 7th? I hope its watching the Belmont Stakes so that you can witness the first Triple Crown winner in 30 years. If you watched Big Brown in the Preakness, and granted it was a weak field, you saw a horse that not only won going away with an extra gear to pull away from the pack, but by all accounts, a "freak", a "monster", that will certainly be the odds on favorite to be the newest Triple Crown winner. The first since Affirmed in 1978 which followed Triple Crown winners Seattle Slew in '77 and Secretariat in '73, so it was almost ho-hum back in the 70s. But we know now how difficult a challenge it truly is after watching nine other winners of the first two legs of the Triple Crown lose the Belmont since then. Great horses like Spectacular Bid, Pleasant Colony, Alyesheba, Sunday Silence, Silver Charm, Real Quiet, Charismatic, Funny Cide and Smarty Jones in '04. But were any of these Derby-Preakness winners called a freak or a monster as has Big Brown? Is it too much praise, too soon? As a sports fan, I know I'll be watching because Big Brown is an awesome athlete that is worthy of the praise in my book. I relish the opportunity to witness history and the fun that it will be picking the winning exacta and trifecta. After all, winning is fun!
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Bet on the second-leg of the Triple Crown and Sportsbook.com will top up your account with a 10% Reload Bonus* on all your deposits for this weekend. Use your bonus money to bet on the race, or on your favorite sports.
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Ok, its not football season, but do you want to make easy money? This is the time of year when you can bang your head against the wall, betting basketball and/or hockey and/or baseball, if you don't have the right information. I know you could use more useful information, and that's why I'm here. Are you ready? Well, you'll need to let me know!!! You can use all the help you can get, right? I'm not talking about the obvious pointers given out on ESPN, like what Stehpen A. Smith has to say about the NBA, or Barry Melrose about the NHL or Steve Phillips about MLB, or what Skip Bayless says about anything! I'm talking about real trends and inside information. Stuff you NEED to Beat The Book!

Here's your first tip, and its an easy one. The only way to make money in baseball is to be on the underdog consistently. Now, THAT takes guts, and it also takes time.... I'm talking over the long haul. Take a peak into the past few years history... (or the past few decades for that matter)! Are you experienced with this trend already? Let me know one way or the other. Tell me who you like to ride or who you think you should be on next, and I'll keep you straight. Until next time! Stay in touch. College football and the NFL will be here before you know it, and you need the confidence to step up and Beat The Book! Got it!?

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First let me say a big "thank you" to all the people who attended my presentation in Amsterdam at the Casino Affiliate Conference and also to all those that have written to me since. Evidently some of my comments from the final panel session created allot of interest, as several people wrote to continue those discussions related to niche marketing of poker and the future of online poker in the USA.

Speaking of niche marketing; Reeferpoker.com has found a groove and continues to grow at a steady pace. I'm told by the poker room manager that this burgeoning start-up has surpassed 6,000 registered players in it's first 60 days and that the 420 Cup was well received and attended. Congratulations goes to BLAZINGFELTS for winning the Caribbean Cruise for 2 with $1,000 in spending money, plus the 420 Cup Trophy.  
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CASINO AFFILIATE CONVENTION & GAMING MARKETING CONFERENCE

TOPIC: Affiliate Marketing of a Poker Site to Europe

A presentation given today in Amsterdam by Aaron A Day (CEO - WinningStreak.com) is about the essence of strategy for a poker affiliate in Europe. An Internet marketing primer with a focus on how to identify and reach your target market, plus the importance of marketing metrics and the significance of competitive intelligence to conquer your On-line Poker sub-niche.

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Make your first time deposit with Reefer Poker and enter coupon code FREEREEFER, and they will match your deposit 100% up to a maximum of $500!  In addition to the FREE cash*, you will receive a FREE entry into a $1,000 special freeroll, PLUS free entries for the first 14 days into a daily $500 New Depositors Freeroll.

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Thanks to Brean and the good folks at Betastic.co.uk
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Drove out of Rio de Janeiro yesterday, before the big crowds arrived for the New Years Eve celebration. What a crazy place Rio is, the "Marvelous City" as they call it, but it just gets too busy for both New Years Eve and the Carnival unless you like that kind of thing? Me, I'd rather watch those celebrations on TV from the comfort of my home in Sao Paulo, however tonight I'll be taking the red-eye to Miami to begin 2008 by working on a new and exciting on-line Poker project - to be announced soon.

Best wishes for a happy and prosperous 2008.

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The heat is on to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which came into force in 2006. Las Vegas gaming companies are watching and preparing for their entry into this sector of their industry, as they can't afford to lose much more time and money while watching British and Global gaming companies buy-up a bigger and bigger piece of the pie. What will undoubtedly be the major factor in the mitigation of this this poorly written and difficult to enforce piece of legislation, is the loss of much needed tax dollars to Uncle Sam.

Today the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative released a statement which spells it out more clearly.

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