April 2009 Archives

Today Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts, announced that next week he plas to introduce legislation aimed at overturning the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.

Speaking at the Reuters Global Financial Regulation Summit in Washington DC, Mr. Frank said the bill was being drafted this week and that his committee has been busy with other measures addressing reform of financial regulation in the wake of the credit crisis. Regarding the new Internet Gaming legislation Mr. Frank said:

"We'll be introducing it next week and I plan to move on it"

HHR Media Group and RxSN present "Blogs with Balls," a regional social sports blogger and new media gathering featuring speakers and panelists specifically focused on sports fans, writers, sites, teams, athletes and companies. The event will take place on June 13, 2009 in New York City and will be the first in a series of regional gatherings centered on the ability of these groups to maximize new media outlets for promotion and advancement.

"This event will explore the ways in which sports bloggers and writers can utilize new media to forge stronger relationships with teams, athletes and consumer brands," said Don Povia, the event co-creator and owner of HuggingHaroldReynolds.com, a popular sports blog. "All of the stakeholders recognize the potential for meaningful collaboration, but we need to better understand how to do so while still providing value to our respective audiences."

The 135th Kentucky Derby is set for May 2nd and fans have already caught the fever. The field is set and looks to offer the usual showdown at Churchill Downs amidst the usual pomp and circumstance as well. Fans have already begun looking for an edge as the largest most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com has seen a ton of interest in the odds its experts posted regarding the Derby and Triple Crown.

What is it that makes the Reefer Poker Community so much fun? Is it that it's just different? or perhaps it's because of the "cannabis culture" shared by it's members? But many of it's members don't partake in reefer, some straight laced poker enthusiasts think it's a cinch knocking out "stoned fishes" for the bounty. Whatever it is that makes Reefer Poker so popular they sure know how to keep me coming back with the great poker tournament incentives, freeroll bonuses and reload offers:

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The Bruins, who are poised to win their first playoff series in 10 years, will get their first chance to finish off the Canadiens in Game 4 on Wednesday night.

Coming into the series, the seventh-seeded Rangers were the decided underdogs against the Washington Capitals, but New York owned a clear advantage in goal with three-time Vezina Trophy finalist Henrik Lundqvist. Tonights game could level the series?

The Calgary Flames will try to even their series with Chicago Blackhawks at two games apiece Wednesday night but they're also aware that tempers are going to be very short - as this series has been full of trash talk.

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Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance a Harvard Medical School affiliate conducted a study of 3,445 online Poker players over 2 years, ninety-five per cent of the people in the study were male, the average age of the group was 27.9 years old and the research concluded that online gaming has no greater problem potential than offline gaming, and that responsible gaming measures were effective.

As well as indicating that online gaming is no more addictive than offline forms of gaming, another important finding of the study scientifically establishes that skill is a distinct factor in poker play, compared to chance, as the Cambridge Health Alliance study showed that a consistent percentage of poker players who play more often, statistically win more often.

The study sponsor Bwin, co-CEO Manfred Bodner said:

"In our intention to replace speculation with scientific evidence, this study takes us a big step closer towards understanding the behaviour of online poker players. Ultimately we are interested in developing algorithms capable of identifying behavioural patterns or identifying risk patterns associated with disordered gaming"

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The research report was published by eGaming Review: Online gaming not more addictive, study says

I just couldn't stay away from online gaming and now that I'm free and clear of any conflict of interest issues and since there have been new offers for the winning streak Internet marketing services, I decided to upgrade the Movable Type software, add some of my Social Networking profiles to this new kick-ass MT publishing system and to begin blogging again, on a steady basis.

The focus of Winning Streak remains the on-line gambling sector with a specific focus on affiliate marketing of casino, poker and sports betting. Winning Streak will feature articles about Poker Tournaments, new casino products, sports picks and Sportsbook bonuses, plus Las Vegas information, gaming industry updates and any breaking news related to the global laws for Internet gambling.