Dogcrap Green - Bet

Was paid by the El Cortez Casino

2006-11-14T20:10:00.000-05:00

They paid me last week for my winning baseball ticket.

Experts: Ban Won't Stop Online Gambling

2006-10-24T19:03:00.000-04:00

NEW YORK (AP) -- Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a new Internet gambling ban won't keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them on to overseas payment services out of the law's reach.

click on the blog headline for the rest of the story.

I'm no expert, but I am a little concern about the money the El Cortez of Las Vegas owes me. It was legal for them to mail my money back to me when they received my winning gambling ticket. But as of now it is illegal to mail the winning money back to me. Have not seen the money yet. Under the circumstances I suppose I should let them have more time to figure this one out. Won't be surprise if I receive a letter from them stating the money will be held at their casino for up to one year and that I must collect it in person.

Intertops remains open

2006-10-18T19:41:00.000-04:00

Intertops.com says "U.S. come to US!" to its affiliates.
Pioneer online gambling portal still open for customers and affiliates from the U.S.
With most online gambling sites no longer accepting U.S. customers since last week, our message is clear and simple: "U.S. come to US!". After a change in U.S. legislation, competitors such as 888.com and Partypoker.com have decided to shut down their U.S. services.

Intertops considers online gambling to be legal in most U.S. states and sanctioned by the WTO (World Trade Organization). We are licensed and regulated in both Canada and Antigua and comply with every law within the jurisdictions in which we operate. We are dedicated to offering our worldwide customers a perfect service in our online sportsbook, casino and poker room.

We have made advance arrangements to fully accept and disperse payments for US-based gamblers.

Founded in 1983, Intertops offered the first online bets in the world in 1996. After 23 years in the business, we are looking forward to proving our responsibility to both our customers and affiliates.

We have made provisions for our customers to be able to continue to play and you will continue to earn lifetime commission for the customers you have referred to us.

We will, of course, also reward you for all the new players you send to us in the future.

Our affiliate team is currently setting up new promotions and will inform you in the near future.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at affiliate@intertops.com.

TRUST THE FIRST and continue to work with US: US stands for Intertops.com and the U.S.!

Regards
Your Intertops.com Affiliate Team

Intertops still up and running

2006-10-14T11:52:00.000-04:00

Dear Customer,

Following FirePay’s announcement that it will cease offering its services to gambling operators, we are happy to offer you great alternatives.

FirePay’s decision to withdraw is a direct result of new legislation in the United States restricting some payment providers from offering their services.

Intertops.com operates from outside the US and is licensed in both Antigua and Canada to conduct online betting and gaming all over the world. As a result it is perfectly safe for you to continue enjoying your gambling experience with us.

Intertops.com will continue to operate its business as usual.

We would like to encourage you to use our range of alternative payment options for your deposits and withdrawals. We recommend Neteller, but you can also use Bank Wire Transfer and Click2Pay.

Bank Wire Transfer

See you at the home plate
Your Intertops.com Team

The Nail in the Coffin

2006-10-13T19:43:00.000-04:00

SUBJECT: New FirePay policy for US account holders - Follow-up

On September 30, 2006, the United States Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.

President Bush has signed the act, effective October 13, 2006.

As he has approved the act, and in accordance with our previous communication, FirePay (www.firepay.com) will no longer allow US consumer payments for online gambling merchants.

* Effective immediately FirePay will decline any purchase transactions from US FirePay account holders at any gambling merchant site.
* Effective October 23, 2006, FirePay will decline any transfer attempt made by any online gambling merchant to a US FirePay account.

All US FirePay accounts holders will continue to be able to make purchases and receive payments from non-gambling, online merchants, as well as "Deposit From" and "Withdraw To" their US bank account.

Click here for the latest news and opportunities for FirePay account holders.

** Please note:

1. This policy will be enforced for all forms of online gambling.
2. This new policy will not affect FirePay account holders from outside of the United States
3. For any questions regarding these deadlines or policy, please email info@firepay.com

Sincerely,

FirePay
info@firepay.com

And the Fat Lady Sings

2006-10-13T19:41:00.000-04:00

Dear Valued Affiliate,

As a current member of the Microgaming poker network, VIP.com Poker regrets to inform you, effective immediately, that players that reside in the eleven U.S. States listed below will no longer be able to gain access to VIP.com Poker:

Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana, Oregon, Wisconsin, Washington, Indiana, Nevada, New York, New Jersey and South Dakota

The blocking of players from these select U.S. States is a result of Microgaming's response to the recent Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Bill in the U.S. Affected States are those that have specific legislation banning online gambling or States that have represented that their conventional anti-gambling laws would cover online gambling.

VIP.com Poker sends its sincere apologizes to all affiliates and players affected by this recent development and confirms that they are busy working to find a long-term solution that will allow players from around the globe access to their poker room. VIP.com continues to provide all of their other services to all customers, including the quickest payouts in the industry, sports, casino and horse wagering, as well as 24/7 access for customers to their funds.

Players from these States that have a balance in their poker account and wish to make a withdrawal are being asked to contact VIP.com Poker Support at poker@vip.com or 1.800.300.BETS (2387).

Thank you for your patience and continued loyalty as we carry forward working through the recent obstacles. We will continue to keep you informed with regards to the availability of VIP.com's poker product to US players.

As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments or concerns and I will do my best to address them.

Regards,
Mario Marques
VIP Profits
www.vipprofits.com
support@vipprofits.com
International: +599-9-737-4777
US: 1-800-990-4847

States where the all the folks in congress have balls of steel and need your support this election

2006-10-11T01:37:00.000-04:00

Alaska
Nevada

States in which ever mother fucker in Congress needs to be voted out of office

2006-10-11T01:26:00.000-04:00

Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

Republicans that Voted against the Internet Gambling Enforcement Act

2006-10-11T01:24:00.000-04:00

David Dreier, Jeff Flake, Mark Foley, Vito Fossella, Jim Gibbons, Doc Hastings, Jim Kolbe, Frank LoBiondo, Connie Mack, Robert Ney, Ron Paul, Ted Poe, Richard Pombo, Jon Porter, Dana Rohrabacher, Pat Tiberi, Don Young

Republicans that voted on the strengthening of a police state

2006-10-11T01:22:00.000-04:00

Robert Aderholt, Todd Akin, Rodney Alexander, Spencer Bachus, Richard Baker, J. Barrett, Roscoe Bartlett, Joe Barton, Charles Bass, Bob Beauprez, Judith Biggert, Brian Bilbray, Michael Bilirakis, Rob Bishop, Marsha Blackburn, Roy Blunt, Sherwood Boehlert, John Boehner, Henry Bonilla, Jo Bonner, Mary Bono, John Boozman, Charles Boustany, Jeb Bradley, Kevin Brady, Henry Brown, Ginny Brown-Waite, Michael Burgess, Dan Burton, Steve Buyer, Ken Calvert, Dave Camp, John Campbell, Chris Cannon, Eric Cantor, Shelley Moore Capito, John Carter, Michael Castle, Steve Chabot, Chris Chocola, Howard Coble, Tom Cole, Michael Conaway, Ander Crenshaw, Barbara Cubin, John Culberson, Geoff Davis, Tom Davis, Nathan Deal, Charles Dent, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, John Doolittle, Thelma Drake, John 'Jimmy' Duncan, Vernon Ehlers, Jo Ann Emerson, Philip English, Terry Everett, Tom Feeney, Mike Ferguson, Michael Fitzpatrick, Jeff Fortenberry, Virginia Foxx, Trent Franks, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Elton Gallegly, Scott Garrett, Jim Gerlach, Wayne Gilchrest, Paul Gillmor, Phil Gingrey, Louie Gohmert, Virgil Goode, Bob Goodlatte, Kay Granger, Sam Graves, Gilbert Gutknecht, Ralph Hall, Katherine Harris, Melissa Hart, Robin Hayes, J.D. Hayworth, Joel Hefley, Jeb Hensarling, Wally Herger, David Hobson, Peter Hoekstra, John Hostettler, Kenny Hulshof, Duncan Hunter, Henry Hyde, Bob Inglis, Darrell Issa, Bobby Jindal, Nancy Johnson, Sam Johnson, Tim Johnson, Walter Jones, Ric Keller, Sue Kelly, Mark Kennedy, Peter King, Steve King, Jack Kingston, Mark Kirk, John Kline, Joe Knollenberg, Randy Kuhl, Ray LaHood, Steven LaTourette, Tom Latham, James Leach, Jerry Lewis, Ron Lewis, John Linder, Frank Lucas, Daniel Lungren, Donald Manzullo, Kenny Marchant, Michael McCaul, Thad McCotter, Jim McCrery, John McHugh, Buck McKeon, Cathy McMorris, John Mica, Gary Miller, Candice Miller, Jeff Miller, Jerry Moran, Tim Murphy, Marilyn Musgrave, Sue Myrick, Randy Neugebauer, Anne Northup, Charles Norwood, Devin Nunes, Tom Osborne, Butch Otter, Michael Oxley, Stevan Pearce, Mike Pence, John Peterson, Thomas Petri, Chip Pickering, Joe Pitts, Todd Platts, Tom Price, Deborah Pryce, Adam Putnam, George Radanovich, Jim Ramstad, Ralph Regula, Dennis Rehberg, David Reichert, Rick Renzi, Thomas Reynolds, Mike Rogers, Mike Rogers, Hal Rogers, Edward Royce, Jim Ryun, Jim Saxton, Jean Schmidt, Joe Schwarz, Jim Sensenbrenner, John Shadegg, Clay Shaw, Christopher Shays, Don Sherwood, John Shimkus, Bill Shuster, Rob Simmons, Michael Simpson, Lamar Smith, Michael Sodrel, Mark Souder, Cliff Stearns, John Sullivan, John Sweeney, Tom Tancredo, Charles Taylor, Lee Terry, Bill Thomas, Mac Thornberry, Michael Turner, Fred Upton, Greg Walden, James Walsh, Zachary Wamp, Curt Weldon, Dave Weldon, Jerry Weller, Lynn Westmoreland, Ed Whitfield, Roger Wicker, Heather Wilson, Joe Wilson, Frank Wolf, Bill Young

Democrats that voted for personal rights and freedom

2006-10-11T01:20:00.000-04:00

Neil Abercrombie, Gary Ackerman, Robert Andrews, Joe Baca, Tammy Baldwin, Xavier Becerra, Shelley Berkley, Howard Berman, Corrine Brown, Lois Capps, Michael Capuano, Russ Carnahan, Julia Carson, William Clay, John Conyers, Elijah Cummings, Danny Davis, William Delahunt, John Dingell, Eliot Engel, Anna Eshoo, Sam Farr, Bob Filner, Barney Frank, Charles Gonzalez, Raúl Grijalva, Alcee Hastings, Tim Holden, Mike Honda, Steny Hoyer, Jay Inslee, Steve Israel, Jesse Jackson, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Eddie Johnson, Patrick Kennedy, Dale Kildee, Carolyn Kilpatrick, Ron Kind, Dennis Kucinich, Barbara Lee, Zoe Lofgren, Edward Markey, Doris Matsui, Jim McDermott, James McGovern, Cynthia McKinney, George Miller, Jerrold Nadler, Grace Napolitano, Richard Neal, John Olver, Major Owens, Ed Pastor, Charles Rangel, Silvestre Reyes, Steven Rothman, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Bobby Rush, Loretta Sanchez, Jan Schakowsky, Adam Schiff, Robert Scott, José Serrano, Hilda Solis, Pete Stark, Linda Sánchez, Ellen Tauscher, John Tierney, Edolphus Towns, Tom Udall, Nydia Velázquez, Diane Watson, Melvin Watt, Anthony Weiner, Lynn Woolsey

Democrats that Voted to kill wagering

2006-10-11T01:18:00.000-04:00

Thomas Allen, Brian Baird, John Barrow, Melissa Bean, Marion Berry, Sanford Bishop, Timothy Bishop, Earl Blumenauer, Dan Boren, Leonard Boswell, Rick Boucher, Allen Boyd, Robert Brady, Sherrod Brown, G.K. Butterfield, Ben Cardin, Dennis Cardoza, Ed Case, Ben Chandler, Emanuel Cleaver, James Clyburn, Jim Cooper, Jim Costa, Jerry Costello, Bud Cramer, Joseph Crowley, Henry Cuellar, Lincoln Davis, Artur Davis, Susan Davis, Peter DeFazio, Diana DeGette, Rosa DeLauro, Norman Dicks, Lloyd Doggett, Chet Edwards, Rahm Emanuel, Bob Etheridge, Chaka Fattah, Harold Ford, Bart Gordon, Al Green, Gene Green, Jane Harman, Stephanie Herseth, Brian Higgins, Chris Van Hollen, Rush Holt, Darlene Hooley, William Jefferson, Stephanie Jones, Paul Kanjorski, Marcy Kaptur, James Langevin, Tom Lantos, Rick Larsen, John Larson, Sander Levin, John Lewis, Daniel Lipinski, Nita Lowey, Stephen Lynch, Carolyn Maloney, Jim Marshall, Jim Matheson, Carolyn McCarthy, Betty McCollum, Mike McIntyre, Martin Meehan, Kendrick Meek, Gregory Meeks, Charles Melancon, Michael Michaud, Juanita Millender-McDonald, Brad Miller, Alan Mollohan, Dennis Moore, Gwen Moore, James Moran, John Murtha, James Oberstar, David Obey, Solomon Ortiz, Frank Pallone, Bill Pascrell, Donald Payne, Nancy Pelosi, Collin Peterson, Earl Pomeroy, David Price, Nick Rahall, Mike Ross, Dutch Ruppersberger, Tim Ryan, Martin Sabo, John Salazar, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Allyson Schwartz, David Scott, Brad Sherman, Ike Skelton, Adam Smith, Vic Snyder, John Spratt, Bart Stupak, John Tanner, Gene Taylor, Mike Thompson, Bennie Thompson, Mark Udall, Peter Visclosky, Maxine Waters, Henry Waxman, David Wu, Al Wynn

Time to say good-bye

2006-10-11T00:57:00.000-04:00

An email I just recieved from firepay...

SUBJECT: New FirePay policy for US account holders

On September 30, 2006, the United States Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.

Once President Bush approves the Act. FirePay (www.firepay.com) will no longer allow US consumer payments for online gambling merchants.

Beginning the day President Bush signs the Act, FirePay will decline any purchase transactions from US FirePay account holders at any gambling merchant site.
Ten days after President Bush signs the Act, FirePay will decline any transfer attempt made by any online gambling merchant to a US FirePay account.
All US FirePay accounts holders will continue to be able to make purchases and receive payments from non-gambling, online merchants, as well as “Deposit From” and “Withdraw To” their US bank account.

Click here for the latest news and opportunities for FirePay account holders.

** Please note:

This new policy will not affect FirePay account holders from outside of the United States

For any questions regarding these deadlines or policy, please email info@firepay.com

Sincerely,
FirePay
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say your prayers for the LA Dodgers

2006-10-04T06:43:00.000-04:00

I don't recall losing a single wager placed on them this year.

Back to the old school methods?

2006-10-03T21:16:00.000-04:00

Won the bet I place on the Washington Nationals to win less than 74 1/2 games during regular season.

Mailed my winning ticket back to the El Cortez hotel and Casinio in Downtown Las Vegas.

I have no doubts I'll be hearing back from them.

Why is everyone picking on me?

2006-10-02T19:08:00.000-04:00

"Gambling is a serious addiction that undermines the family, dashes dreams, and frays the fabric of society," said Frist in a statement after the bill passed in the Senate. "Congress has grappled with this issue for 10 years, and during that time we've watched this shadow industry explode. For me as majority leader, the bottom line is simple: Internet gambling is illegal. Although we can't monitor every online gambler or regulate offshore gambling, we can police the financial institutions that disregard our laws."

For the complete story click on the blog headline.

Also included in the bill is language that indicates that Internet service providers could be required to block access and remove links to Internet gambling Web sites.

And so the American Empire has ended. Yesterday were were the OLDEST democracy and the longest one to ever survive. I guess all good things must end.

I won I won - Let Ride

2006-09-30T15:30:00.000-04:00

Ticket #
Sep-30 3:30:00 PM
Sep-30 3:20:39 PM
CFB STRAIGHT BET
[330] ARMY u44½-107
Risk 535 to Win 500

Ticket #
Sep-30 3:35:21
Sep-30 3:24:14 PM
CFB STRAIGHT BET
[362] TEXAS A&M u56-107
Risk 535 to win 500

Trickling in the losses

2006-09-30T07:26:00.000-04:00

It has not ben good since i won the 5 game parlay. Could of, should have won on the Cubs. But I got greedy and gave up 1/2 for an extra $150 in profits.

Here is my pick for better or worse, not until I cash in some money will I go back to parlays.

Ticket #
Date of Event
Sep-30 12:00:00
PM INTERNET/-1
Date of Event
Sep-29 8:32:09 PM
CFB STRAIGHT BET
[313] WISCONSIN o41½-107
Risk 535 to Win 500

I know this is messed up

2006-09-27T19:29:00.000-04:00

Maybe I should re-instate my emailings, so you folks know when I decide to shake off the dust.

Not that I think I will win, but I like the value of this bet.

Ticket #
Event Time
Sep-27 8:05:00 PM
Wager Placed
Sep-27 7:23:15 PM

MLB STRAIGHT BET
CHICAGO CUB -1½+170 ( D BUSH -R / R HILL -L )
Risk 400 to Win 680

Taking the Weekend off

2006-09-23T14:42:00.000-04:00

Did a little hunting this morning.

Tested out the flower add I posted - Order some flowers that were received less than 12 hours later, been told they were nice.

Will be buying a security system from another of my ads and a muzzle loader from yet another.

I test all my sponsors and make sure they are in your best interest. Hope you consider buying what you need here. After all it will be a cold day in hell before I ever get a commission check from a sport books - WE ARE UP BIG ON THEM - AND YES THEY ALL PAY!!!! Congratulations to all of you that have been beating up the bookie.

Time to turn this minnie losing streak around

2006-09-18T18:33:00.000-04:00

It's been a slow march down. Missing the parlays which is more or less expected with the occasional surprise and push after push on my bets.

Baltimore came through. Was diapointed withe the Raiders - pushed on the over.

So is anyone listening?

Without fail after i get a huge surge of folks creturning back after a winning streak - I LOSE.

Without fail with the folks all disappear - I WIN.

I should be betting a ten game parlay. Instead I will try to bust my confidense some.

Pittsburgh at Jacksonville
Pittsburgh -145
Bet Type: Straight bet on above selections Bet Price: -145
Bet Amount: $290.00
Bet Payout: $ 490.00
Time Placed: September 18, 2006 6:12 PM

Here is a kicker - If Pittsburg wins and the total points is 26 or less - I win the company football pool. I should have bet the field instead of hand picking games :(

I ain't Delusional

2006-09-17T08:50:00.000-04:00

I know after yesterday I'm talking to myself.

Have a 4 game parlay and a straight bet. My gut says to bet on Oakland, but that would spoil the fun of watching that game - took the over instead since Oakland will keep up with Baltimore.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Tampa Bay +5.5 -110
NY Giants at Philadelphia (Over/Under)
Over +42.00 -110
Cleveland at Cincinnati (Over/Under)
Under +41.5 -110
Houston at Indianapolis (Over/Under)
Over +47.00 -110

bet type Combination of above 4 selections (all selections must be correct to win)
bet price+1228
bet amount$100.00
bet payout$1328.33
September 17, 2006 8:39 AM

Oakland at Baltimore (Over/Under)
Over +34.00 -110

Bet Type: Straight bet on above selections Bet Price: -110
Bet Amount: $440.00
Bet Payout: $ 840.00
September 17, 2006 8:35 AM

had to bet this one

2006-09-16T23:03:00.000-04:00

Statistics can be the kiss of death.

EVERY GAMBLER KNOWS HAWAII HAS A BIG TIME HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE. You can bet on every gambler from Las Vegas knowing this. So if the fair spread were +8 what would they bet on? If the fair spread were plus 21, what would they bet on? If the spread were 145 what would they bet on?

Personally I don't think it makes a difference. Every "professional" gambler inside the El Cortez Sport books has their money on the statistic they know. BUT THE SPORTBOOK KNEW THEY WOULD.

SelectionPrice
UNLV at Hawaii
UNLV +14.00 -110
bet type Straight bet on above selection
bet price-110bet
amount$330.00 bet payout$630.00
time placed September 16, 2006 10:55 PM

I really took it on the Chin Yesterday

2006-09-11T19:02:00.000-04:00

Cashing out. Came so close to being up over $10,000. Instead I'm collecting chump change.

Today I'm a Chief's fan

2006-09-10T09:10:00.000-04:00

9/10/2006 1:34 AM Spread 2,200.00 2,000.00 Football - 212 Kansas City Chiefs -1½ -110 for Game

9/10/2006 1:36 AM Team Total 550.00 500.00 Football - 212 Kansas City Chiefs team total over 25 -110 for Game

9/10/2006 1:37 AM Money Line 640.00 500.00 Football - 212 Kansas City Chiefs -128 for Game

9/10/2006 9:02 AM Total 550.00 500.00 Football - 211 Cincinnati Bengals/Kansas City Chiefs over 48 -110 for Game

9/10/2006 9:03 AM Team Total 462.96 500.00 Football - 211 Cincinnati Bengals team total under 23 +108 for Game

Lost $700 yesterday

2006-09-10T08:56:00.000-04:00

Washington - The 16 1/2 under dog was always tied or lead during the first half. And what can I say Northern Illinios disappointed me. The frustrating part of Washington is their line became 17 1/2 after I wager at 16 1/2. would have won if I waited. That's a $2,200 swing!!!

Northern Illinois 9/9/2006 3:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -17 -110 for Game
Amount : Risking 2,200.00 To Win 2,000.00 USD

LOST $2,200.00

Duke 9/9/2006 12:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +20 -110 for Game
Amount : Risking 1,100.00 To Win 1,000.00 USD

Won $1,000.00

Wyoming/Virginia 9/9/2006 3:30:01 PM - (EST)
Total Points UNDER 46 -110 for Game
Amount : Risking 1,100.00 To Win 1,000.00 USD

Won $1,000.00

California 9/9/2006 7:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -8 -110 for Game
Amount : Risking 660.00 To Win 600.00 USD

Won $600.00

Washington U 9/9/2006 3:30:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +16½ +100 for Game
Amount : Risking 1,100.00 To Win 1,100.00 USD

Lost $1,100.00

Get Them While I'm Hot

2006-09-09T07:44:00.000-04:00

Won yesterday, watch me win today

NCAA Football

Northern Illinois 9/9/2006 3:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -17 -110 for Game
Amount : Risking 2,200.00 To Win 2,000.00 USD

Duke 9/9/2006 12:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +20 -110 for Game
Amount : Risking 1,100.00 To Win 1,000.00 USD

Wyoming/Virginia 9/9/2006 3:30:01 PM - (EST)
Total Points UNDER 46 -110 for Game
Amount : Risking 1,100.00 To Win 1,000.00 USD

California 9/9/2006 7:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -8 -110 for Game
Amount : Risking 660.00 To Win 600.00 USD

Washington U 9/9/2006 3:30:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +16½ +100 for Game
Amount : Risking 1,100.00 To Win 1,100.00 USD

Have I Done you Wrong Yet?

2006-09-08T16:51:00.000-04:00

Wager type : Straight Bet

Sport : NCAA Football
Selection : Pittsburgh U 9/8/2006 8:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -7½ -110 for Game
Amount : Risking 2,200.00 To Win 2,000.00 USD

I do believe I kicked some ass

2006-09-08T05:59:00.000-04:00

My God though. What is it with all the crap they use to hype football. Those folks that had to sit their at the stadium listening to a bunch of third rate shit heads sign, must be pissed off.

This is why college football should be the only football you ever waste your money on.

Is everybody ready to make some money?

2006-09-07T18:25:00.000-04:00

9/7/2006 6:47 AM Spread 990.00 900.00 Football Pittsburgh Steelers pk -110 for Game
9/7/2006 6:18 PM Money Line 400.00 440.00 Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers +110 for Game
9/7/2006 6:18 PM Total 1,210.00 1,100.00 Football Miami Dolphins/Pittsburgh Steelers over 34 -110 for Game

Not Bad

2006-09-05T18:31:00.000-04:00

Had over $3,000 in winnings and $1,750 in losers for the weekend.

My final bet was a bit on the high side. Need to toake a break before I inflict some damages onto myself.

A great weekend so far

2006-09-04T11:43:00.000-04:00

We are up some good money

We are about to be up some more.

I like this bet and I like it alot

Wager type : Straight Bet

Sport : NCAA Football
Selection : Miami Florida 9/4/2006 8:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -3½ -110 for Game
Amount : Risking 1,100.00 To Win 1,000.00 USD

Sportbook sign-up bonuses

2006-09-04T10:53:00.000-04:00

Thinking of capturing the sign on bonus at a book? Good-luck. They won't cheat you, but the odds are in their favor. Many books require you to roll your money over 5 times. Deposit $100. Place $500 in bets, and then you get to keep $10 to $20. The rules can impair your betting strategy, which in turn can lead you to beating up yourself.

Deposit $100 into 16 books (You veterans are pushing your luck trying to find 16 new accounts from stable books)

You now have 16 $110 to $120 accounts.

Place the full balance on one game with each book wager on a different event.

Assuming the law of averages are on your side. You will have 8 books which you lost to and no longer have a thing to worry about. With your other 8 books you now have a balance of upto to $229 per book.

Let the money roll again with on bet per book on a different event per book. Assuming the law of averages are playing fair again. You now have four books you don't have to worry about collecting from. The other four books now owe you $437 per book.

Lets repeat the process. Again with the law of averages being fair. You now have two books that you need no longer worry about, but will be very kind to you in one to two weeks. And two books that owe you $835.

Repeat the process again. You now have one book that owes you $1,595 and they will gladly pay you your $20 as part of that pay-off for you have rolled your money over enough to collect. Too bad you started with $1,600.00.

All the bonus money in the world won't save you if you have a losing record.

Does your book offer 1/2 point discounts on the line? Does your book offer reduced juice? Does your book increase payouts on horse races above and beyond that track's official payout? Does your book kick back loses once a month? Does book offer free bets on a regular basis? Does you book present enough betting option to where you can bet those odd events you have an edge on?

Bottom line is you need to win to collect. The book that gives you the greatest freedom to win may very well be better than the book that gives you $20.00

Parlay Pay-off calulations

2006-09-03T10:01:00.000-04:00

click on the image to ENLARGE

The number one search that is bringing gamblers to my blog is "parlays" and "parley" obvious some of you have questions on how they are calculate. In lame mans terms it is simply a series of bets. If the games are played one after the other you can accomplish the same results by letting your money ride onto the next game. The parlay will allow you to do this when all the games are played during the same time slot.

I just recently placed a 2 game parlay on a baseball game. The odds on the Diamond Backs to win were minus 142 and the under was minus 120. My $400 wager would return $1,249.77 or a 2.12 to 1 if it were possible to place to wager the money by letting the winnings ride. (On the multiple odd games like this don't worry about the order they are in on the spreadsheet, 2 times 3 is the same as 3 times 2).

Using the same wager on normal dime lines a two game parlay would pay $1,457.85 on a $400 wager, or 2.64 to 1.

The formual I have in the spread sheet for calulating the win column is:

+IF(D41<1,+ABS(C41/D41)*100,(D41/100)*C41)

with -
"D" being the Odds column
"ABS" stands for absolute (always positive, you can multiply by negative 1 for the same results).
"C" being the Bet column

Return of course is just your win plus your bet

Fair value is equal to

(Curent Return minus the first original Bet) divided by the first original Bet.

These calcualtions are for the fair value of a parlay based on the odds of the game. It is not necassarly what the book pays. Every book has it's own rules. Often the books are gernerious on the lower paying parlays and start getting nervious and cheap on the higher paying parlays.

If you can get by parlaying 5 games and letting the money ride on your 6th game. you might come out further ahead than parlaying all 6 tohgether at once. Of course the timing of the games will play a key roll in this. Another trick to get a higher pay off on a large number parlay, is to throw a money line or odds play into the mix among the normal lines with dime juice games. Some books will then revert back to the normal formual to calulate pay-off.

Baseball Parlay

2006-09-03T08:25:00.000-04:00

Nine wouldn't let me bet the run line parlayed with the same game over under. Most books won't (to increase my pay-off I wanted Arizona minus 1 1/2 +110). Many don't even let you parlay over unders with the same game money line. But Nine was kind enough to give me that oppertunity to take more of their money.

Because baseball is not your normal 10 cent juice (odds to win or lose) the parlays pay differently than what you normally see in football. Bet the under dog and they pay quit a bit more. Bet the favors and they pay less.

Wager type : Parlay
Select #1 : MLB Baseball
Arizona Diamondbacks 9/3/2006 1:05:01 PM - (EST)
Money Line -142 for Game
B Webb -R must Start T Armas -R must Start
Select #2 : MLB Baseball
Arizona Diamondbacks/Wash Nationals 9/3/2006 1:05:01 PM - (EST)
Total Points UNDER 9 -120 for Game
B Webb -R must Start T Armas -R must Start
Amount : Risking 400.00 To Win 849.77 USD

WON a 5 game parlay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-09-03T03:25:00.000-04:00

So far I won the Oregon Duck bet and my 5 Game Parlay for favorits

plus $300 on the Ducks
plus $2,709.00 on the Parlay

Losing bets are:

$50 on the Hail Mary Parlay
$100 on the under dog parlay

Outstanding bets:

$100 to win $135 on Memphis to win outright.

Kicking ass so far. How are you doing with your lottery number?

Up so far, but not by much

2006-09-02T19:39:00.000-04:00

Still have one parlay tat could sweep me deep into the black.

In the mean time I am going with Memphis money line - risking $100 to win $135.

Oregon ducks

2006-09-02T10:14:00.000-04:00

Nine.com

Wager type : Straight Bet

Sport : NCAA Football
Selection : Oregon 9/2/2006 3:30:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -12 -110 for Game
Amount : Risking 330.00 To Win 300.00 USD

A Dog Day Afternoon

2006-09-02T10:02:00.000-04:00

Nine.com

Wager type : Parlay 5 Game
Select #1 : NCAA Football
Vanderbilt 9/2/2006 12:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +26 -110 for Game
Select #2 : NCAA Football
Akron 9/2/2006 3:30:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +17½ -110 for Game
Select #3 : NCAA Football
Idaho 9/2/2006 12:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +29½ -110 for Game
Select #4 : NCAA Football
Western Michigan 9/2/2006 6:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +7 -110 for Game
Select #5 : NCAA Football
Florida Atlantic 9/2/2006 3:30:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +31 -110 for Game

Amount : Risking 100.00 To Win 2,709.00 USD

Saturday Favorites

2006-09-02T09:51:00.000-04:00

Nine.com

Wager type : Parlay 5 Game
Select #1 : NCAA Football
Wisconsin 9/2/2006 7:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -10½ -110 for Game
Select #2 : NCAA Football
Oregon 9/2/2006 3:30:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -12 -110 for Game
Select #3 : NCAA Football
UCLA 9/2/2006 7:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -3 -110 for Game
Select #4 : NCAA Football
Pittsburgh U 9/2/2006 7:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -3½ -110 for Game
Select #5 : NCAA Football
USC 9/2/2006 8:45:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -8 -110 for Game

Amount : Risking 100.00 To Win 2,709.00 USD

A Hail Mary Pass

2006-09-02T09:39:00.000-04:00

Some of the lines changed So I didn't placed the full 10 games - Nine is the better book for up to 8 teams

Nine.com

Wager type : Parlay 7 Game
Select #1 : NCAA Football
Vanderbilt 9/2/2006 12:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +26 -110 for Game
Select #2 : NCAA Football
Marshall 9/2/2006 3:30:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +22 -110 for Game
Select #3 : NCAA Football
Oregon 9/2/2006 3:30:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -12 -110 for Game
Select #4 : NCAA Football
SO Mississippi 9/2/2006 6:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +20½ -110 for Game
Select #5 : NCAA Football
North Texas 9/2/2006 12:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +41 -110 for Game
Select #6 : NCAA Football
UL Lafayette 9/2/2006 8:00:01 PM - (EST)
Spread +30½ -110 for Game
Select #7 : NCAA Football
TCU 9/3/2006 5:30:01 PM - (EST)
Spread -6½ -110 for Game

Amount : Risking 50.00 To Win 5,045.00 USD

SERENITY NOW SERENITY NOW

2006-09-01T20:08:00.000-04:00

Serenity NOW

My flight was cancel to Vegas. This is like waking up to find out Santa Claus skipped your house.

Now I have to move my money back through the channels to the online sport books.

SERENITY NOW SERENITY NOW SERENITY NOW

Give a man a fish, feed him for a Day

2006-08-25T19:08:00.000-04:00

Teach him how to fish, feed him for life.

I picked off 14 out of 14 baseball games to kick off my MLB gambling bing.
I nailed the weekend in which every team from Ohio would lose against the spread.
I hit parlay after parlay here.
I pounded the NFL last season.
I squashed the NBA.
I kicked ass on college basketball.

What do I know about sports. Damn near nothing.

We aint playing baseball, we aint play football here., and I aint no basketball player. I am a gambler, just like you.

Why so many gamblers fail to understand that they are going up against a free thinking machine - The Las Vegas Sports book is beyond me. Be we are. We all are.

Las Vegas's goal is not to call the game. It's their goall to call the line that puts money into their pockets.

Human nature is a powerful thing.

Stick 500 hundred people in a room that want to bet on a sporting event they now nothing about (Olympic betting) and if the spread on the game is 2½. 400 of these people will bet the favor. (That's right I kicked ass on the Olympics too!!!)

If their home town team wins against the spread 2 times in a row. These folks will bet with a predictability that can be bet on.

If a man loses once, does he up his bet to get his money back. Or cut his bet because he is on a losing streak?

If a man wins once, does he protect his winnings. Or does he let it roll?

If a man loses 10 times in a row. Does he have any money to bet with?

Who is in Vegas today?

Who will be there next week?

What is the buzz on the local radio stations?

Human nature is a powerful thing. When you learn how to second guess how human nature is manipulating the betting pools. You will be able to second guess who Vegas wants to win and who they want to lose. It is myth that the line splits the betting pool down the center. Open your mind on how this cat and mouse game between the gambler and the bookie is played. Because Vegas sure knows.

Despite my record. I got just 6 hard core followers. 3 of you work for the government - Including the Department of Treasury (amazing what an IP address can tell you). I am done placing actual wagers on the web. But before I go let me say this. If I were a gambler I would place the following bets next weekend

Next weeks College Football

North Texas at Texas North Texas +41
Vanderbelt at Michigan Vanderbelt +26
Akron at Penn State Akron +17
Marshall at West Virginia Marshall +22
California at Tennessee California +1 1/2
Northern Illinois at Ohio State Northern Illinois +18 1/2
Stanford at Oregon Oregon -12
Southern Miss at Florida Southern Miss +20
LA Lafayette at LSU LA Lafayette +30 1/2
TCU at Baylor TCU -7 Â½

Parlay Odds at Nine (check side bar for banner)
2 Teams Pay 13/5
3 Teams Pay 6/1
4 Teams Pay 11/1
5 Teams Pay 27/1
6 Teams Pay 48/1
7 Teams Pay 100/1
8 Teams Pay 200/1
9 Teams Pay 300/1
10 Teams Pay 500/1

Or 5 Dimes pay-offs (checkout banner)

2 13/5
3 6/1
4 12.28/1
5 24.35/1
6 47.41/1
7 91.42/1
8 175.44/1

Or try Intertops (checkout banner on the right)

2 Teams Pay 13/5
3 Teams Pay 6/1
4 Teams Pay 12/1
5 Teams Pay 24/1
6 Teams Pay 48/1
7 Teams Pay 91/1
8 Teams Pay 175/1
9 Teams Pay 335/1
10 Teams Pay 641/1

Don't forget Oasis

2 Teams Pay 13/5
3 Teams Pay 6/1
4 Teams Pay 13/1
5 Teams Pay 20/1
6 Teams Pay 40/1
7 Teams Pay 75/1
8 Teams Pay 100/1
9 Teams Pay 150/1
10 Teams Pay 300/1

In order to win big you may have to spread your money around. But it is possible to win over a year's pay by wagering one days pay. You folks that have followed me know I have a knack for knowing when to go for the kill.

Collecting a years pay can be a serious problem. Not becaue the books won't pay - THEY WILL. Your bank by law must report any deposit over $10,000 to th IRS. Many banks keep records of $5,000 deposit. Play it safe and keep the deposits under $3,000? I trick I like to do is wire the money into the bank account in intervels that are the exact same as my weekly pay check. Keeping all that money in far off foreing countries might be a bit nerve racking. I suggest you open a Firepay account (A Canadian Company) make your deposit from Firepay into the sportbooks. Then you can withdrawal the money from the books back into Firepay. From Firepay you can then make a direct deposit into your bank account. A nice feature of Firepay is the sportbooks can pay you on a Sunday.

Now all this may be a bit much. You might just want to join me in Las Vegas for the weekend.

p.s. Despite having an awsome record. Sometime I out think myself and lose every bet I place. There is a reason why i like parlays. Protection from the slaughter is reason number one.

I Quit

2006-08-24T16:58:00.000-04:00

I'm just not up for posting my bets on the web anymore.

Good-luck

Arrest, bill won't deter online gambling

2006-08-20T22:44:00.000-04:00

The Wire Act of 1961 makes it illegal to bet online. But the law is nearly impossible to enforce, and nearly 80 countries allow wagers online. The $12 billion industry is expected to soar to $24.5 billion by 2010, says researcher Christiansen Capital Advisors.

Because BetOnSports is a regulated UK firm, the U.S. government can do little, says Ken Dreifach, an Internet lawyer who once worked for New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.

Click on the Headline to read the complete article

Stupid stupid stupid stupid

2006-08-19T06:26:00.000-04:00

I thought I was betting on a ERA of 4.5 against an ERA of 4.2 with the 4.5 against tougher teams.

I bet the wrong game. No wonder the odds were so fucked up.

Taking the day off to re-group.

Pushing it to the edge

2006-08-18T16:41:00.000-04:00

I really want to collect from the new book to see how they are so I can name them here.

If I lose this I am even with them even though I did win my baseball bets yesterday. Cubs looks like they are letting me down.

1) BET ID=
Straight Wager 08/18/06 16:29 ET
400.00/540.00 Result: Pending
Mariners(Seattle) (Hernandez)
Angels(Anaheim) (JerWeaver) 08/18/06 (22:05 ET)
Mariners(Seattle) +135

A liitle bonus for your Friday

2006-08-18T06:11:00.000-04:00

At the end of the work day. Two things will happen. I will collect an easy $364 thanks to the Cubs and also collect a fucking $250 for a days worth of abuse att he office

1) BET ID=
Straight Wager 08/18/06 06:04 ET
350.00/364.00 Result: Pending

Cardinals(StLouis) (Marquis)
Cubs(Chicago) (Marmol) 08/18/06 (14:20 ET)

Cubs(Chicago) +104

One more bet

2006-08-17T21:49:00.000-04:00

I know I'm up for the day despite the fact that the parlay won't come through. I can be like any other site and close down with the gain so i can pound the tables tomorrow with my proclamation of my greatness.

BUT THERE IS MORE MONEY OUT THERE!!!!!!

The Angles are going to slaughter Seattle
Don't let the ERAs fool you. Look at who each of these pitchers has pitched against.

1) BET ID=*********
Straight Wager 08/17/06 21:42 ET
352.50/405.38 Result: Pending
Mariners(Seattle) (Moyer)
Angels(Anaheim) (Escobar) 08/17/06 (22:05 ET)
Angels(Anaheim) -1.5 (+115)

Going for the KILL, again...

2006-08-17T17:25:00.000-04:00

Picked up some wagering money during lunch with the Atlanta victory for $200

Betting half those winnings on a four game parlay that pays 21.3051 to 1

To boost pay-offs I went with money lines on the teams (bet them to win out right versus the spread)

1) BET ID=*********
Parlay (4 Teams) 08/17/06 17:19 ET
100.00/2130.51 Result: Pending

Chiefs(KansasCity)
Giants(NewYork) 08/17/06 (20:05 ET)
Over 35

Chiefs(KansasCity)
Giants(NewYork) 08/17/06 (20:05 ET)
Chiefs(KansasCity) +140

Eagles(Philadelphia)
Ravens(Baltimore) 08/17/06 (20:00 ET)
Over 34

Eagles(Philadelphia)
Ravens(Baltimore) 08/17/06 (20:00 ET)
Eagles(Philadelphia) +155

Something to pay for lunch

2006-08-17T06:31:00.000-04:00

Straight Wager 08/17/06 03:13 ET
226.00/200.00 Result: Pending

Braves(Atlanta) (Villarreal)
Nationals(Washington) (Bergmann) 08/17/06 (13:10 ET)

Braves(Atlanta) -113

Four Game Parlay

2006-08-16T04:39:00.000-04:00

Going with a four game parlay

Risking $100 to win 928.64 (return 1,028.64)

1) BET ID=***********
Parlay (4 Teams) 08/16/06 04:32 ET
100.00/928.64 Result: Pending

Angels(Anaheim) (Saunders)
Rangers(Texas) (Eaton) 08/16/06 (20:05 ET)
Angels(Anaheim) +106

Braves(Atlanta) (Smoltz)
Nationals(Washington) (Traber) 08/16/06 (19:05 ET)
Braves(Atlanta) -155

Mariners(Seattle) (Meche)
Athletics(Oakland) (Haren) 08/16/06 (22:05 ET)
Athletics(Oakland) -178

Tigers(Detroit) (Verlander)
RedSox(Boston) (Wells) 08/16/06 (19:10 ET)
Tigers(Detroit) -106

NINE POKER PLAYER MAKES HISTORY!

2006-08-15T18:54:00.000-04:00

Nikhil Patel became the first Nine.com player to earn money at the World Series of Poker last week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Patel clawed his way to finish 551st out of 8000 entrants. This respectable finish earned the freshman player a cool $22, 266. Not a bad haul for the on-line poker player who won his chance to compete in the WSOP while playing at NinePoker.com. Not satisfied with the all expenses paid trip to Las Vegas, Patel played strong throughout the tournament and it paid off.

Patel surpassed his goal of finishing in the top 10 percent of the field earning a nice sum of cash in the process. Patel’s achievement is a historical one for NinePoker.com. Since being established on-line in September 2005, Patel is the first player to represent NinePoker.com at the prestigious WSOP. Lorenzo Ringwald, Manager of Poker operations, remarked “To have our first player represent us in such a manner is beyond our expectations. We knew we were sending a sharp player, but Nikhil played with a style that represents the NinePoker image; classy, sharp, and confident!” Over the next few months, Patel and NinePoker will be working on future promotions. “We would love to send Patel to the WPT. I can just imagine what havoc his playing style will cause in Atlantic City.” says Ringwald. On-line Poker is not an easy market to compete in. Many rooms exist and the competition is fierce. Some on-line rooms sent more than a hundred player’s to the WSOP this year, sacrificing quality for quantity. NinePoker sent their player in style, this resulted in excellent play reflecting a quality room, and there are 22, 266 reasons not to argue with that.

On-line poker can certainly help prepare the novice, Patel explains: “Going into day one was like walking into a jungle. After surviving the first 24 hours, I settled down and just approached the game like I do on my home PC.” Stories like this inspire on-line poker players everywhere. Patel turned $72.00 into an all expense paid trip to the WSOP and in turn netted over $22,000!
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Lost the over

2006-08-15T05:54:00.000-04:00

really needed a field goal instead of the interception

2 Game football parlay

2006-08-14T19:17:00.001-04:00

I am testing another book for you folks, so the ticket looks abit different than the Intertops ticket you saw before.

Risking 400 to win 1,000 (not return 1,000) return will be 1,400

To help insure I make the over I bought two points driving the over under down to 32.5. To help keep the pay-off reasonable I gave up two points on the straight bet and and went with the money line. (Oakland is a two point under dog, I bet them to win out right.

One advantage to this new book is that I am allow to parlay over/under with money lines on the same game (Couldn't with Intertops)

BET ID=********
Parlay (2 Teams) 08/14/06 19:11 ET
400.00/1000.00 Result: Pending
Raiders(Oakland)
Vikings(Minnesota) 08/14/06 (20:00 ET)
Over 32.5 (-150)
Bought 2.0 point(s)

Raiders(Oakland)
Vikings(Minnesota) 08/14/06 (20:00 ET)
Raiders(Oakland) +110

The Dodgers earned me $200 last night

2006-08-14T05:36:00.000-04:00

LA Dodgers over San Francisco

2006-08-13T13:37:00.000-04:00

-108 risking 216 to win 200

Trying a new book for you folks.

I am nervious. This new book seems extradionarly similar to a book I had a blow out with on this blog.

Ahh but that is what I am here for. If you want to play it safe - go with Dogcrap's favorite books

2 hours ago I received my money for Intertops

2006-08-13T13:07:00.000-04:00

Not a bad turn around. Especially for a Sunday.

Cashed out

2006-08-12T07:52:00.000-04:00

Getting ready for Vegas

Withdrew 5,000 from Intertops. Lets see how long it takes them to pay.

Going for the Kill NFL pre-season

2006-08-11T17:02:00.000-04:00

Straight Wager Jets +3 1/2
New York Jets v Tampa Bay Buccaneers Spread Winner New York Jets +3½ -110
USD660.00 USD1260.01

Four Game Parlay
Betting Slip
Denver Broncos v Detroit Lions Straight Up Winner Detroit Lions +115
New York Giants v Baltimore Ravens Spread Winner Baltimore Ravens -3 -115
New England Patriots v Atlanta Falcons Straight Up Winner New England Patriots +150
New York Jets v Tampa Bay Buccaneers Spread Winner New York Jets +3½ -110
Parlay Odds 19.1847
USD500.00 USD9592.35 (includes 500 original wager as part of payoff)

Won again

2006-08-11T05:56:00.000-04:00

How about that picking the Rams to win straight up instead of the spread in my parlay.

Won both the parlay and my eagles pick.

The day before I broke even. Won the Dodgers point total under and was right on 3 out of the 4 parlay selection - Cubs disappointed me.

Got to go with the eagles tonight

2006-08-10T18:27:00.000-04:00

Cleveland Browns v Philadelphia Eagles Spread Winner Odds Stake *Win
Philadelphia Eagles -3½ -115 USD1035.00 USD1935.04

Don't ask me why odds of 115 doesn't pay an even 900 with a 1035 bet. Intertops needs to tune their computer

Preseason Football Parlay

2006-08-10T05:57:00.000-04:00

Betting Slip
Cleveland Browns v Philadelphia Eagles Spread Winner Philadelphia Eagles -3½ -115
Indianapolis Colts v St Louis Rams Straight Up Winner St Louis Rams -240
Parlay Odds 2.6487 USD275.00 USD728.39

Four Game Baseball Parlay

2006-08-09T18:32:00.000-04:00

The book I'm using has the parlay odds with the stake inclusive (subtract out the bet from the pay-off to get the winnings)

Last night I won $2,431.68 on my parlay and $520 my Dogers single play for a total of $2,951.68!!!!

Time for a four game parlay

Betting Slip Odds Stake *Win
FLA (D Willis) v WAS (RM Ortiz) Spread Winner WAS (RM Ortiz) +1½ -150
CHC (C Zambrano) v MIL (D Bush) Spread Winner CHC (C Zambrano) -1½ +135
PIT (S Chacon) v HOU (R Oswalt) Straight Up Winner HOU (R Oswalt) -210
COL (J Francis) v LOS (D Lowe) Game Totals Game Total UNDER 8 -110

Parlay Odds 11.0382 USD500.00 USD5519.10

And for another signle play bet

COL (J Francis) v LOS (D Lowe) Game Totals UNDER 8 -110

USD550.00 USD1050.01

HOLY S@*%

2006-08-09T01:11:00.000-04:00

I won the Parlay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No way am I gonna win the parlay

2006-08-08T20:40:00.000-04:00

Dropping back with 400 on the Dogers minus 1 1/2 to win 520

Kicked ass yesterday

2006-08-08T18:12:00.000-04:00

Now i'm going for th big bucks

3 game baseball parlay

Seatle minus the 1 1/2 points at +105
Baltimore point total over 10 at -105
LA Dodgers minus 1 1/2 points at +130

Total odds for the parlay 9.2056 to 1

Betting Slip Odds Stake *Win
TAM (J Seo) v SEA (F Hernandez) Spread Winner SEA (F Hernandez) -1½ +105
BAL (D Cabrera) v TOR (S Marcum) Game Totals Game Total OVER 10 -105
COL (BH Kim) v LOS ( G Maddux) Spread Winner LOS ( G Maddux) -1½ +130
Parlay Odds 9.2056
USD300.00 USD2761.68

LA Dogers minus 1 1/2 poins for plus 120

2006-08-07T20:31:00.000-04:00

Last time I got greedy at tried bumping the payoff by giving up a point it cost me $500.

Apparently I learned nothing

Dogers minus 1 1/2 400 to return 880

Catherine why didn't you save me?

2006-08-07T18:51:00.000-04:00

Won my bet on Oakland to win risked $550 to return $1320
Pushed on my 1st quarter point total bet risked $500 returned $500
Lost on my Yankees would beat the Oriols by over 1 1/2 points. Lost $450
Lost on the second half of the Raiders point total - lost $500

Started the weekend out with $1,500.00 and ended it with $1,320.00

So where did I go wrong? One rule I broke was never bet for or against your home town team. Keep yourself objective by looking at games you don't care about and people you could give a rat's ass about.

Pushed on the point total 1st quarter

2006-08-06T21:45:00.000-04:00

Point total is 17 for the second O+110 U-130

Betting 500 to win 550 on the over

Run Jesse Run - Catherine is coming to get you

2006-08-06T12:08:00.000-04:00

Click on the blog title to see what the Minnestoa Governor has to say

Oakland Raiders vs Philadelphia Eagles

2006-08-05T23:19:00.000-04:00

Earlier I placed a wager on Oakland to win the game.

Just placed another wager on the game.

The first quarter point total is 7 U-125 O105

I wagered 500 to win 400 on the first quarter total points being under 7.

Here is hoping to both the Eagles and the Raiders kick off the NFL preseason football by first trying to take control of the game through conservative tatics.

Fat Ass Bitch

2006-08-05T12:10:00.000-04:00

CATHERINE L. HANAWAY, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, was sworn-in on December 23, 2005, as the Presidentially-appointed United States Attorney.

Prior to being nominated by President Bush to become the 46th United States Attorney, Ms. Hanaway was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1998, representing the 87th District, which encompasses part of St. Louis County. In 2003, she was elected as the first woman Speaker of the Missouri House.

Ms. Hanaway was named as one of the Missouri Lawyers of the Year by Missouri Lawyers Weekly and was recognized as one of the St. Louis Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” in addition to being named by the Journal as a “Leader to Watch.” Ms. Hanaway’s service to the bench and bar has been recognized by the Judicial Conference of Missouri and with the Missouri Bar Legislative Award. Her service to the community has been recognized in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 with the Lewis & Clark Statesman Award from St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association.

Ms. Hanaway earned her law degree from the Catholic University of America, where she graduated in the top 10% of her law school class, and worked in the law firm of Peper, Martin, Jensen, Maichel & Hetlage. She currently resides in St. Louis with her husband Christopher, daughter Lucy and son Jack.

It's Gambling Time!!! Place your wagers

2006-08-04T18:44:00.000-04:00

I got my Football pick in today and a baseball game

Forgive me for betting on the Yankees., I even gave up points for better odds.

Singles Bet Summary
Date Aug 04,2006
Time 17:30
Bet Type Straight Up Winner
Selection Oakland Raiders To Win
Odds +140
Stake $550.00

Singles Bet Summary
Date Aug 04,2006
Time 17:32
Bet Type Spread Winner
Selection NYY (R Johnson) -1½
Odds -125
Stake 450.00

Going After Web Gambling a Challenge

2006-08-04T05:51:00.000-04:00

From AP
for the complete article:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060804/online_gambling_prosecution.html?.v=2

Going After Web Gambling a Challenge
Friday August 4, 4:45 am ET
By Christopher Leonard, AP Business Writer
BetOnSports Case Illustrates Challenges of Going After Web Gambling

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- When federal prosecutor Marty Woelfle went before a judge this week to lay out her case against an online gambling firm, she faced a daunting legal challenge from the company. No one bothered to show up.

There would seem to be good reason for BetOnSports PLC to send attorneys to Missouri. The firm is facing a 22-count indictment on fraud and racketeering charges filed in St. Louis. The chief executive is in jail, and the company faces a restraining order barring it from operating in the United States.

But with headquarters in Costa Rica and other offices in Antigua, BetOnSports was advised it didn't have to respond to charges filed in a U.S. court, Woelfle told U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson.

Industry executives and legal experts are closely watching the prosecution in St. Louis as a key test case in the U.S. government's effort to crack down on Internet gambling, which collects roughly $6 billion domestically every year -- about half of the worldwide take.

"This may very well signal that the (U.S.) Justice Department is going to allow the U.S. attorneys to take this issue much more seriously than they have in the past," said William Eadington, director of the Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at the University of Nevada, Reno.

If the BetOnSports prosecution is successful, it could change the industry landscape, he said.

"You basically have a very chilling effect on the entire U.S. segment of the market," Eadington said.

But the BetOnSports case also reflects the difficulties prosecutors face in going after a business that shuttles money from private computers to offshore bank accounts. If the prosecution stumbles, it could encourage online gambling firms based in countries like England, where the industry is legal.

"What has made it difficult is that these businesses have been structured to avoid prosecution," said U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway, who is leading the case against BetOnSports.

Taking the company to court is no simple matter. Executives live in countries like Costa Rica that make it difficult to extradite defendants to the United States. Even serving routine court papers is a headache involving international treaties.

Hanaway said she is pursuing the case against BetOnSports and other companies associated with online gambling because all those billions of dollars flowing out of United States escape excise taxes. Not only does that rob the U.S. Treasury, but it could foster other illegal activity.

Money is flowing

2006-08-02T21:30:00.000-04:00

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2006-08-01T20:06:00.000-04:00

We maybe seeing more wire services bowing out like this one. But where there is a will there is a way.

This Sunday has our first football game of the year.

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clamp down on Internet casinos

2006-07-30T10:40:00.000-04:00

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The Gambling Is Virtual; the Money Is Real
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By MATT RICHTEL and HEATHER TIMMONS
Published: July 25, 2006
Can the United States handcuff online wagering?

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Glen Walker, a professional sports bettor in North Carolina who places up to 70 bets a week of $2,000 to $5,000 each during football season, does not think so. “They’re not going to stop the offshore sports books,” Mr. Walker said. A crackdown will “just force it back to the black market.”

Last week, one such wagering site, BetOnSports.com, a publicly traded company in Britain, became the focal point of an American crackdown on offshore casinos, where gamblers anywhere in the world can use the highly profitable sites to place wagers on sporting events. They can also play casino games like blackjack and poker from their personal computers.

Federal agents arrested the British chief executive of BetOnSports, David Carruthers, who was in the United States on a flight layover. He is in custody in Fort Worth; the betting site has temporarily suspended operations to satisfy a temporary restraining order that prohibits the company from taking bets from United States residents. Mr. Carruthers is awaiting a hearing on his detention.

In Washington, the House overwhelmingly approved legislation recently that would clamp down on Internet casinos in part by restricting the ability of American financial institutions to process wagers.

The legislative-prosecutorial one-two punch appears to be the most concerted effort yet by the federal government to undermine Internet gambling in an era of well-organized, publicly owned offshore casinos. For the first time, Washington has succeeded in temporarily shutting down a publicly owned site and its effort has gained the attention of the operators, whose share prices plummeted last week.

Still, few experts expect the crackdown to do anything more than dent the industry. Sebastian Sinclair, an analyst with Christiansen Capital Advisors, which tracks online gambling trends, said offshore gambling could be “curtailed but it cannot be stopped.”

Other experts see the recent moves as little more than an elaborate cat-and-mouse game serving only to benefit Las Vegas and Atlantic City casinos, along with Indian gambling operations, rather than seriously protecting Americans from falling prey to excessive gambling.

Some eight million Americans like Mr. Walker wager $6 billion annually through the Internet, many making bets on their favorite sports team or the N.C.A.A. basketball pool. About half of all online wagers come from the United States.

Critics say that online gambling is the equivalent of putting a slot machine in every home, providing an easy chance to lose money with a few mouse clicks, all without the social controls at a bricks-and-mortar casino.

Mr. Walker disagrees. “We’re not doing anything immoral or illegal,’’ he insisted. “I just don’t see that I’m harming anyone.”

While prosecutors argue that Internet casinos violate the law, there is no federal prohibition against actually placing a bet. So how much success the federal push can have “is a very profound question,” said Representative Jim Leach, Republican of Iowa, the co-author of the legislation, who says the gambling is detrimental to families and the economy.

But even he concedes that Washington’s best efforts will lead only “to a reduction but not necessarily to an ending” of online gambling.

The question of further curbing Internet gambling has been a perennial issue in Congress in recent years. But people involved with the legislation say the reason for its success, at least in the House, is mainly explained by lawmakers wanting to distance themselves from the corruption scandal involving the convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his association with Indian casinos. Mr. Abramoff had lobbied vigorously against versions of the bill in the past. Still, some politicians in the House came out strongly against the bill, including Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts, who called it “cultural authoritarianism.”

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2006-07-25T06:14:00.000-04:00

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Jailed BetonSports chief fired
Evening Standard
25 July 2006

DAVID CARRUTHERS, chief executive of online gambling site BetonSports, was today fired following his arrest in the US last week as the company sought to distance itself from reports of sleazy corporate parties.

DAVID CARRUTHERS: Arrested in the US last week

Carruthers, held in a prison cell outside Dallas on fraud charges, was the last BetonSports director pre-dating the July 2004 flotation of the company still working there.

But weekend reports claimed he welcomed high-rolling guests to parties at the company's Costa Rica spa and health club with American prostitutes flown in for the occasion.

BetonSports said today: 'All these allegations relate to the time prior to...its July 2004 float.'

It said it had been unable to gain access to Carruthers, only having talked to his legal team. However, today's action added to speculation that he could be preparing a plea bargain to testify against company founder Gary Kaplan, who was the subject of most charges in the Department of Justice indictment.

President George Bush seeks advise from China on building a fire wall

2006-07-20T05:56:00.000-04:00

US seeks to curb online gambling

Rob Lever | Washington, United States

20 July 2006 09:54

United States authorities are raising the stakes against internet gambling with their biggest prosecution effort to date, but backers of online wagering are not yet ready to fold.

An indictment unsealed on Monday charges the operators, British-incorporated BetOnSports, with illegally taking bets from US residents and failing to pay US taxes on $3,3-billion in wagers from the United States.

Some named in the indictment, including British national David Carruthers, chief executive of the group, who could face years in prison if convicted.

Analysts who follow the industry say the indictment marks the most ambitious effort to prosecute operators of offshore gaming websites.

However, they noted that authorities were taking advantage of a quirk in US law that clearly makes sports betting on the internet illegal but is much more ambiguous about other forms of online gambling, such as casino-style games and lotteries.

"Confusing and sometimes conflicting state and federal laws have left room for a range of legal interpretation," said Ben Macklin, a senior analyst at the research firm eMarketer.

"However, there has been a renewed push from the government to curb online gambling activity."

"The Justice Department has said [all] internet gambling is prohibited, but most legal experts would say they are wrong, that this only applies to sports betting," said Joseph Kelly, a legal scholar at the State University of New York College at Buffalo, who has consulted the government of Antigua and others on US law.

Kelly said it was an unusual coincidence that the indictment -- which was handed down in June but unsealed this week -- came after the House of Representatives passed a new bill banning most forms of web gambling in the US.

"Why would Congress try to make something illegal if it is already illegal?" he said.

Some estimates show that online gambling globally is a $12-billion business, with nearly half of the revenues coming from US residents.

Are gambling website operators quaking over the prospect of US crackdown, with the long arm of the law stretching abroad? Kelly and others say this is not happening yet.

"If they've got good legal counsel, they would be told there is a risk, but the risk is minimal," he said.

"None of the other countries that license internet gambling is going to allow the US to extradite their licensees."

However, Kelly said that following the latest indictments and arrest of a British national during a plane change in the United States, "My advice to anyone in the business is, 'Don't come into the United States, even to change planes.'"

"Meanwhile panic is also spreading amongst operators," said the Online Wire, a website that follows sports betting.

"The vast majority of online gaming operators are on a cautious wait-and-see mode."

Some who follow the industry say the US may try to up the ante further by seeking charges against other high-profile operators, including Calvin Ayre, a Canadian-born billionaire who founded the gaming website Bodog.com and is ranked by Forbes magazine as 746th richest person in the world.

But Ayre was quoted by the website Eye on Gambling (eog.com) that he planned to attend a Las Vegas conference for the site next week.

"Why stop now?" he told the website.

Some watchers of the industry expressed disdain for the latest US crackdown.

"The best way to provide consumer protection is licensing and regulating," said Keith Furlong, vice-president of the Interactive Gaming Council, a Canadian-based group representing the industry.

The US ban "is are hurting the most responsible gaming companies."

"The US will never catch Osama Bin Laden, but they got their big fish, David Carruthers, CEO of previously unknown terrorist group BetOnSports," wrote eog.com's Joe Duffy.

"Thank you, Department of Justice, for making the world safer for democracy." - AFP

Damn Bible Thumpers

2006-07-19T12:44:00.000-04:00

Online Casino Markets React To Arrest.
ONLINE CASINO MARKETS REACT TO CARRUTHERS ARREST (update)

London and Canadian online gambling stocks take the hit from DoJ action

Online gambling executives and investors alike will be anxiously watching the stock market scene today (Wednesday) in the wake of stock declines that have hammered the industry following the arrest and continued detention of Bet on Sports CEO David Carruthers over the weekend.

Late Tuesday, London gambling stocks and to a lesser extent Canadian gambling shares had declined sharply, presumably as a result of nervous investors dumping their holdings.

BetonSports shares fell by as much as 25 percent before trading was halted at the company's request, but the biggest fallout hit Sportingbet, where shares fell by 100p to 282p, almost half their level before BetOnSports announced on Monday that Carruthers, had been detained. The stock fell 36 percent Tuesday after falling 13 percent on Monday.

Although it does not offer sport betting, PartyGaming, the internet poker company, fell 17¾p to 85¼p, down from a flotation price last year of 116p. Almost GBP 1 billion has been wiped from its market value in two days. Shares dropped 17 percent on Tuesday on the London Stock Exchange and played a role in dragging the FTSE index lower.

888 Holdings, fell 24½p to 168½p.

Leisure and Gaming shares fell 21p to 71½p.

In Vienna, BetandWin.com Interactive Entertainment AG (newly branded Bwin) tumbled 24 percent

Playtech lost almost a third of its price, as confusion reigned about the scope of the DoJ's planned actions

BetOnSports asked for trading in its shares to be suspended because of uncertainty over its future. The company also temporarily closed its main website to business, and said that its lawyers were reviewing implications of a federal temporary restraining order to stop it taking bets from Americans and require it to return punters’ money held in accounts.

A federal court issued the temporary restraining order to prevent BetOnSports from accepting bets in the United States, which is reported to be the company's biggest market. In terms of the order, it is understood the company is required to stop accepting bets from the US; to place notices on its US-based websites saying it does not accept bets on sporting events and to place full-page newspaper adverts saying telephone betting services are "a violation of US law".

Canadian stocks also took a few dents, although to a lesser extent than the London companies.

Cryptologic shares dropped $3.66 to $21.22 or 14.7 percent on the Toronto Stock Exchange, while Fun Technologies saw less of a drop but still lost 3.7 percent as their shares dropped 20¢ to $5.20.

Chartwell Technology, Inc., a Vancouver-based company, was also down 2¢ to end up at $2.35, and shares in LasVegasFromHome.com Entertainment Inc. were down 15 percent, dropping to 17¢.

CryptoLogic said Tuesday it did not expect a serious impact. "While there's no question this news has created volatility in the broader Internet gaming market, we anticipate little or no long-term impact on our customers, who have no involvement in sports betting in the U.S," a spokesman for the Toronto-based company said.

"For the Internet casino market, little has changed - the uncertainty in the U.S. continues, and this validates CryptoLogic's long-standing focus on the UK and Europe, and on blue-chip customers that operate in markets that embrace Internet gaming."

Before trading in London started on Wednesday, the dismal picture looked like this:

Playtech down 28 percent (down 33 percent at one stage)
Neteller down 15 percent
Fireone down about 20 percent
Empire Online down 8 percent
SportingBet down 44 percent
888.com down 16 percent
Partygaming down by over 17 percent, a drop of over 22 percent in 2 days
Betonsport down 16 percent
Fairgound down 5 percent

UK FALLOUT OVER THE TWO DAYS

PartyGaming
Market value: GBP 3.41billion: –22 percent
Sportingbet
Market value: GBP 768 million: –44 percent
888 Holdings
Market value: GBP 568 million: –16 percent

City analysts were divided over implications for other internet gambling companies that have American customers. Some felt that the language of the US indictment amounted to a warning to the wider industry, but others said it appeared to be a company-specific issue relating mainly to BetOnSports’ American founder and former owner, Gary Kaplan.

The indictment claims that Kaplan, who was first arrested in 1993 over illegal gambling, failed to pay excise taxes on more than $3.3 billion of wagers from the US. The Department of Justice is claiming $4.5 billion forfeiture from Kaplan, who still has a 15 per cent stake in BetOnSports. Kaplan who remains free is believed to reside in Costa Rica, and has declined to comment on the affair.

Online gambling companies said that they were analysing implications with their lawyers. Unsurprisingly, no executives had any immediate plans to travel to America.

Carruthers, a British citizen was detained Sunday by FBI and IRS officials as he transited the USA at Dallas airport on his way home to Costa Rica from the UK. After several hours held incommunicado and in detention in Tarrant County jail, the businessman appeared briefly in a local court on a 27 page grand jury indictment against himself and 11 other people believed to be associated with the company in the past.

The 22 charges included racketeering, tax evasion and wire fraud accusations, running an illegal gambling operation and money-laundering. The high-profile case is being prosecuted by a newly appointed U.S. Attorney in St. Louis, Catherine Hanaway, and accuses Kaplan of taking bets from undercover federal agents.

Tim Evans, an attorney for Carruthers, said a detention hearing would be held Friday in Fort Worth to determine if Carruthers must remain in jail. Carruthers will be arraigned in St. Louis on the racketeering charges at a future date, he said.

"The view of the Department of Justice is and has been that Internet gambling is illegal," said Brian Sierra, a spokesperson for the DoJ. According to Sierra, the new laws and Congress' interest in online gambling have nothing to do with the latest round of charges lodged by the Department of Justice.

"We're not trying to send a grand scale message here," he said. "We've been saying it for years: Internet gambling is illegal."

Sierra says the department's position is and has always been that anyone either in or outside of the U.S. who operates illegal online gambling operations to take bets from U.S. residents is committing a crime. Period.

The CATO Institute, an organisation that scrutinizes public policy has a different view. "It's a moral crusade," claimed Radley Balko, a policy analyst. "These guys have a personal opposition to gambling and they want to impose that on the rest of the country."

American anti-online gaming legislators such as Sen. Jon Kyl and Rep. Bob Goodlatte were quick to seize on the action to publicise their attempts to ban Internet gambling.

"This recent indictment of online gambling executives strengthens the need for legislation to ban Internet gambling," Kyl said in a statement. "I am hopeful that legislation I intend on moving through the Senate this year will provide the Justice Department with the tools necessary to continue aggressively pursuing those that wish to circumvent the rules and engage in this sort of illegal activity," he said.

Goodlatte praised the prosecution. "We're very pleased that the Justice Department is taking action here with the laws they have available," he told Reuters. "We join with them in trying to make it clear that the law covers all forms of gambling. It is quite clear that the Wire Act covers sports betting," Goodlatte said. "But the Wire Act because it was written in 1961 is not at all clear as to whether it covers other forms of gambling."

The existing law does not clearly ban such things as a virtual roulette wheel, poker and other kinds of online gaming, Goodlatte said, also drawing attention to the fact that executives with other overseas gambling companies should take note of the prosecution.

"They should be wary of the United States exercising its treaty rights to seek extradition," he said. "Knowingly taking bets from U.S. citizens is against the laws of many states, and they should be prosecuted."

However, the Costa Rican based CEO of the Bodog group, Calvin Ayre, who had reportedly travelled through the US only days before Carruthers, said in a media statement that although the arrest could appear "ominous" to other businesses, this was not the case at all. "The charges are specific to the person and company at issue, and has nothing to do with Bodog.com's current or previous business practices," he claimed.

In his statement, he defended Bodog.com, saying that it has "...an innovative and different business model that allows us to run our entertainment enterprise within the laws set out in each of the jurisdictions where we conduct our business.

"Bodog.com will continue to carry on its business as usual and our organisation is confident the U.S. government's actions will have no impact on our operations," he added.

Antiguan Finance Minister Errol Cort said he would closely monitor the legal action against BetOnSports plc following the arrest. "This is of major concern to us," Cort told reporters Tuesday during a break in a government economic forum. "This could have implications on individuals who are doing business in Antigua."

Antigua and Barbuda has licensed 30 online gambling firms, including BetOnSports, and has welcomed the industry as a way to diversify its economy. The island government has filed a challenge against U.S. restrictions on online gambling with the World Trade organisation.

Leading online gambling legal expert Lawrence Walters told the Guardian newspaper: "This case is going to be watched very carefully. It is going to set a precedent for an entire multibillion-dollar industry."

The main prosecutor in the BetonSports case, U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway claimed on a CNBC report that aired Tuesday that her government went after BetonSports because they "wrongfully" claimed to be the "Biggest licensed and regulated" gambling company in the world, amongst other things. Hanaway took issue with the "licensed and regulated" claim.

Several sector observers and analysts in London opined Tuesday that investors were overreacting by selling off online gambling holdings: “The indictment seems to be very BetOnSports-specific, and the market seems to be treating all online gaming companies in the same manner,” said Wayne Brown, an analyst with Altium Securities in London.

Others were puzzled by the inclusion of tax evasion charges relating to allegedly ill-gotten gains specified in the indictment, clearly unaware that US law makes provision for this sort of questionable income to be taxed.

Some companies have steered clear of the US because of doubts about legality, while others avoid operating sports books and only take bets from the US on casino and poker games. But the DoJ indictment refers to BetonSports taking bets from the US on casino-type games as well as sports and sporting events.

Jim Halpert, partner at the DLA Pipe law firm in Washington, DC, said: "The record of enforcement in this area is one of periodic high-profile enforcement actions, designed to deter what the Department of Justice views as ongoing systematic violations of US law."

A US crackdown on online gambling could lead to extraditions from Britain even though British laws in this area are much less tough, leading lawyers said on Tuesday.

River City CEO Sue Schneider said that even if BetOnSports were shut down, there were many other offshore sites that would take its place. Some online sports books might stop taking bets from U.S. residents, but only if the United States is a small part of their business, Schneider predicted. The indictment is likely to have even less effect on online casinos — those that take bets on poker or other games, but not on sporting events.

US legal expert Anthony Cabot said that over the past decade, federal officials have prosecuted many operators of online sports books with U.S. ownership or operations because federal law prohibits using phone wires to place those bets.

In a celebrated case from 2000, prosecutors won a conviction against Jay Cohen, a U.S. citizen who ran an operation in Antigua that took sports bets from Americans over the Internet. He was sentenced to 21 months in prison. But the wire law doesn't cover other types of casino betting, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled. That has left some doubt about whether prosecutors can shut down poker and other casino games that target American players, Cabot said.

And unless the operators set foot in the United States — as Carruthers and Cohen did — it's difficult to extradite them, Cabot said.

BetonSports

2006-07-18T06:44:00.000-04:00

Reuters
BETonSPORTS faces U.S. charges
Tuesday July 18, 6:33 am ET
By Pete Harrison

LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in online gaming company BETonSPORTS were suspended on Tuesday after its chief executive was detained in the United States and the FBI ordered four telephone companies to cut off its operations.
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BETonSPORTS (London:BSS.L - News) said it had been unable to contact Chief Executive David Carruthers, who is being held in Fort Worth, Texas, but had seen a U.S. indictment "alleging various criminal acts against multiple defendants."

The detention of Carruthers is a blow to the $12 billion a year Internet gambling industry. He had spearheaded a campaign against a Republican-written bill to crack down on online gambling.

BETonSPORTS said it was urgently trying to clarify the situation and assess the impact of a temporary restraining order on its business in the United States, its biggest market.

Shares in companies across the sector fell by as much as 19 percent, while some British gaming executives said they were reviewing whether to travel to the United States.

"This comes a week after the extradition of the NatWest Three, and a lot of companies will be looking at their travel plans," said leisure analyst Wayne Brown at Altium Securities, referring to three former British bankers extradited to the United States last week.

The three pleaded not guilty in federal court to fraud charges linked to a deal with defunct energy giant Enron Corp.

The U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday that BETonSPORTS was among 11 individuals and four corporations facing various charges of racketeering, conspiracy and fraud.

The founder of BETonSPORTS.com, Gary Kaplan, 47, was also charged with 20 felony violations, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest, it added.

"BETonSPORTS.COM and other gambling Web sites operated by Gary Kaplan and his co-defendants offered gamblers in the United States illegal wagering on professional and college football and basketball," said a copy of the indictment seen by Reuters.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has instructed four telephone companies to stop providing services to BETonSPORTS, the company said, citing the U.S. Department of Justice.

The United States has also filed a civil case ordering BETonSPORTS to stop taking sports bets there and to return money held by U.S. customers in their gaming accounts. A hearing in the case could be held within 10 days.

Shares in the company fell 15 percent on Monday after U.S. authorities detained Carruthers while he was changing planes in Dallas on Sunday on his way home from Britain to Costa Rica.

The rest of the sector also fell on Tuesday, with Sportingbet (London:SBT.L - News) down 19 percent at 0927 GMT, 888 Plc (London:888.L - News) down 14 percent and PartyGaming (London:PRTY.L - News) down 11 percent. BETandWIN (Vienna:BWIN.VI - News) also fell around 11 percent.

Our Senators have decided

2006-07-10T21:06:00.000-04:00

what laws are best for other countries to follow. ROFLMAO

Firepay.com is a Canadian company that is not a gambling site. Wire them your money and then from them you can transfer it to anyone of the sportbooks on Dogcrap's list of favorites.

When someone seizes power over another country we call them Dictators and wage war to remove their power over the people.

What is a US Senator that decides he knows what laws are right for a forienge country to follow? A Country that did not elect him?

Looks like it is time to drop the bombs on Virginia to free the Caribbean.

Those Bastards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-07-10T17:03:00.000-04:00

Online wagering under attack in Congress
By NANCY ZUCKERBROD, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 2 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Gamblers who prefer their laptops to blackjack tables won't like what Congress is doing. On Tuesday, the House plans to vote on a bill that would ban credit cards for paying online bets and could padlock gambling Web sites.

The legislation would clarify existing law to spell out that it is illegal to gamble online.

To enforce that ban, the bill would prohibit credit cards and other payment forms, such as electronic transfers, from being used to settle online wagers. It also would give law enforcement officials the authority to work with Internet providers to block access to gambling Web sites.

Some opponents of the legislation say policing the Internet is impossible, that it would be better to regulate the $12 billion industry and collect taxes from it. The online gambling industry is based almost entirely outside the United States, though about half its customers live in the U.S.

Other critics complain that the bill doesn't cover all forms of gambling. They point to exemptions they say would allow online lotteries and Internet betting on horse racing to flourish.

"If you're going to support legislation that is supposed to 'prohibit gambling,' you should not have carve-outs," said Andrea Lafferty, executive director of the conservative Traditional Values Coalition.

Other conservative and antigambling groups are supporting the legislation, sponsored by Reps. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Jim Leach, R-Iowa.

John Kindt, a business professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who has studied the issue, calls the Internet "the crack cocaine" of gambling.

"There are no needle marks. There's no alcohol on the breath. You just click the mouse and lose your house," he said.

Congress has considered similar bills several times before. In 2000, disgraced lobbyist Jack Ambramoff led a fierce campaign against it on behalf of an online lottery company.

Online lotteries are allowed in the latest bill, largely at the behest of states that increasingly rely on lotteries to augment tax revenues.

Pro-sports leagues also like the bill, arguing that Web wagering could hurt the integrity of their sports.

The horse racing industry also supports the bill because of the exemption it would get. Betting operators would not be prohibited from any activity allowed under the Internet Horseracing Act. That law written in the 1970s set up rules for interstate betting on racing. It was updated a few years ago to clarify that betting on horse racing over the Internet is allowed.

Greg Avioli, chief executive officer of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, said the mention of horse racing in the bill is "a recognition of existing federal law," not a new carve-out.

He said the racing industry has a strong future in the digital age and acknowledged the bill would send Internet gamblers to racing sites. "They'd return to the one place they can bet legally," Avioli said.

That's what some critics say is unfair.

"Somehow we find ourselves in a situation where Congress has gotten in the business of cherry-picking types of gambling," complained Rep. Robert Wexler (news, bio, voting record), D-Fla. Wexler had tried unsuccessfully to include exemptions for dog racing and jai alai, both popular in Florida.

The Justice Department has taken a different view on the legality of Internet betting on horse races. In a World Trade Organization case involving Antigua, the department said online betting on horse racing remains illegal under the 1961 Wire Act despite the existence of the more recently passed Interstate Horseracing Act.

The department hasn't actively enforced its stance, but observers say it is possible the agency and the racing industry could face off in court in the future.

Sen. Jon Kyl (news, bio, voting record), R-Ariz., is leading support for the ban in the Senate. The issue has so far not been debated in that chamber this year.

Las Vegas

2006-07-07T20:24:00.000-04:00

Back from Vegas.

The Golden Gate was a great place to stay. It's the oldest hotel in Vegas. The Casino is absolutely beautiful. But sadly it is the first of the 6 deck tables to show up in downtown Vegas. We can only pray this is not for shadowing the things to come. And even sadder. My ole home - the Gold Spike no longer evens deals black jack. Just what the world needs - more slots :(

But there are still plenty of single and double deck tables left downtown. Turned $3,000 into $6,000 and then watched as it crashed to $3,300. But I figure to be paid $300 to eat steak and shrimp every day ain't bad.

I did checkout the strip. Was pleasantly surprise t see me favorite casino on the strip - the Sahara had double deck blackjack. But I still say Fremont Street is the only way to go.

Going back over Labor day weekend. Will be trying out the 4 Queens Casino.

Vegassssssssss

2006-06-28T21:34:00.000-04:00

When I am back with all my loot. I will start betting again.

See you in July

The Belmont Stakes - My Wager at Nine

2006-06-10T13:25:00.000-04:00

Now I know you are looking for an indepth analysis of the Belmont from the guy that is two for two on the Triple Crown.

Got news for you folks. I'm making money because I go for the easy money.

$89.50 is ALOT TO PAY ON an Exacata in a horse race. i don't give a rat's ass what the history of the Belmont Stake is on Exacata pay-offs. I suspect it must be high to bring up such a high number. But if you throw 1,000 pennies into a room. Somewhere in that room is a location where 10 of 10 pennies came up heads. That does not mean there is something magical about that spot and if another penny is thrown it is likely to be heads if it lands there. There are statistical oddities in sports that do not lend towards the prediction of future occurances. $89.50 is a lot on a horse race that has 4 favors running. It is a lot of freaking money.

If one favor comes in and a mid favor comes in - I win
If two favors come in - I win
If two mid favors come in - I might win
If a long shot and a favor comes in - I might win
If two long shots come in - I will lose

Wager type : Proposition/Future
Description : Horse Racing - Belmont Stakes Odds to Win & Props
Belmont Stakes Exacta Payout
Minimum of 10 horses must start
What will the exact pay based on a $2 wager
238 Under 89½ $ +100
Amount : Risking 150.00 To Win 150.00 USD

Lopezzzzzzzzzzzz

2006-06-04T19:19:00.000-04:00

Great job!!!!

It's a good day in Baltimore.

Have a problem with one of my sponsers? Email me.

2006-06-04T07:24:00.000-04:00

you won't find these guys here... Thanks for the e-mail,. Just so you know. Lodging.com and Hotel.com are not the same company.

Hotels.com Customer Info May Be at Risk
Sunday June 4, 7:02 am ET
By Donna Gordon Blankinship, Associated Press Writer
About 243,000 May Be at Risk After Laptop Containing Hotels.com Customer Info Stolen From Auditor

SEATTLE (AP) -- Thousands of Hotels.com customers may be at risk for credit card fraud after a laptop computer containing their personal information was stolen from an auditor, a company spokesman said Saturday.

The password-protected laptop belonging to an Ernst & Young auditor was taken in late February from a locked car, said Paul Kranhold, spokesman for Hotels.com, a subsidiary of Expedia.com based in Bellevue, Wash.

"As a result of our ongoing communication with law enforcement, we don't have any indication that any credit card numbers have been used for fraudulent activity," Kranhold said. "It appears the laptop was not the target of the break-in."

Both Hotels.com and Ernst & Young mailed letters to Hotels.com customers this past week encouraging them to take appropriate action to protect their personal information.

The transactions recorded on the laptop were mostly from 2004, although some were from 2003 or 2002, the companies said. The computer contained personal information including names, addresses and credit card information of about 243,000 Hotels.com customers. It did not include their Social Security numbers.

Ernst & Young, which has been the outside auditor for Hotels.com for several years, notified the company of the security breach on May 3.

"We deeply regret this incident has occurred and want to apologize to you and Hotels.com for any inconvenience or concern this may cause," said the unsigned memo from Ernst & Young dated May 2006.

Ernst & Young invites those affected by the incident to enroll in a free credit monitoring service arranged by the auditor.

"We sincerely regret that this incident occurred and we are taking it very seriously," said the letter signed by Hotels.com general manager Sean Kell.

The letter from Hotels.com said "Ernst & Young was taking additional steps to protect the confidentiality of its data, including encrypting the sensitive information we provide to them as part of the audit process."

Just collected my money from 5Dimes

2006-05-29T22:05:00.000-04:00

With out a doubt. The easiest and fastest collection I have ever had from a bookie

5Dimes now being put to the test

2006-05-29T18:39:00.000-04:00

Just requested a few thousand from them. Lets see how long it takes.

I wont be betting until my Vegas money is all set up.

The bar tab was $12

2006-05-28T23:30:00.000-04:00

My winnings were $22

Lucky for me the kitchen was close

So am I up a thousand for the weekend yet?

Now it's time for money management.

2006-05-28T16:15:00.000-04:00

Coasting in for the victory

May-28 8:05 PM Oakland K SAARLOOS -R +149 risk $100.00 to win $149.00
May-28 8:05 PM Texas/Oakland Point total u10½ +122 risk $100.00 to win $122.00

Sorry to the folks waiting for an email of my picks - not at home

Won both bets saturday

2006-05-28T03:32:00.000-04:00

With $400 in the bank. Now is the time most would wager $100 to $300 so they can say they had a winning weekend. I think it's called "money management". Won't be hearing that nonsense here.

I feel comfortable about Sunday's Mets/Marlin Game.

Got $650 to win $500 on the game going over 9 points for the total.

Swinging for the Fences

2006-05-27T22:18:00.000-04:00

should have booked this bet earlier.

Tomorrow's Mets/Marlins over is at 9 -130

wagering $650 to win $500

Win by Luck - Lose by Skill

2006-05-27T16:32:00.000-04:00

My roots lie in dog racing. Want to learn how to handicap horses - learn how to bet on dogs. Want to learn how to bet on baseball - learn how to bet on horses.

My days at the dog track has taught me to always ask myself when I'm winning - is it luck? When I'm losing the question is - is it because of my skill. You can be right and lose. You can be wrong and win. But luck evens out. If the dogs are hitting the first turn the way you predicted - you keep betting whether you are up or down. If you are off in your prediction - you go home by race 4 whether you are up or down. For today is not your day and luck will surely bite you on the ass if you give it time.

What the hell does dog racing have to do with baseball? I would never hire someone for a position that required algebra, if they didn't master calculus. I would never higher someone for a position that required calculus if they didn't master differential equations. Dog racing is the utilmit in handicapping. It's one level above differential equations.

Today was a good day so far. The possiblilty of losing the Mets/Marlin game were there. But those hitters were soooo close to the sweet spot. Tomorrow less skill pitchers will be going up against them. Tomorrow the hitters are going to be able to go to bed at a respectable time and get their rest. Today there was some amazing fielding and pitching by both teams. A defense that can't be repeated twice in a row.

Today we won by skill despite luck trying to beat us down.

You may be recieving a bunch of crap in your emails from other folks that have 30 years of baseball experience, they might hvae played in the minors, or possibly have relatives on one of the teams. Me. I survived the dog track and I think you know what my pick of the month will be for tomorrow.

Are you a Degenerate Gambler

2006-05-27T08:52:00.000-04:00

Here are the results of my test. click on image to enlarge

Checkout the side bar for the link to this test

Saturday's baseball wagers

2006-05-27T07:47:00.000-04:00

Lately I swich from focusing on the pitchers to looking at the batters. Most peeople at pitching and this has a tendacy to set the odds.

On that note a wager on the batters and the pichters both says bet Oakland over Texas today.

Risking $216 to win $200

Taking the over with the Mets/Florida game
- over 7 1/2 $220 to win $200

Over confidence

2006-05-27T03:44:00.000-04:00

There are about 255 trading days in the market per year. This article claims shear luck should give you six 5 hand winning streaks for every 255 hands played.

The strangest winnings streak can happen in gambling. Many of you here signed on when I won 21 baseball games in a row. I had my reasons for my picks. It seemed sound to me. BUT I KNEW 21 IN A ROW MADE NO SENSE. THE NUMBER WAS TOO LARGE. IT WAS A FLUKE and I WARNED YOU. In horse racing I've been considering a new technique to put on my handicapping program. Trying to identify the money wagered with insider knowledge. I figure if I wasn't into gambling, but had some knowledge about a horse I work with at the stables and wanted to make some real money. I wouldn't bet show because it doesn't pay enough, I wouldn't bet the exacta because not being a gambler/just being a person with inside information I'm not interested in handicapping the other horses, and I wouldn't bet win because even with knowledge there is risk. The non-gambler with the inside knowledge would bet PLACE, at least the way I see it. The day of, before, and after the Derby I put this idea to test. I divided the percent of money place on place by the percent of money place on show for each horse in a race. Looking for the large imbalances. I won 44 races out of 46. Thank God for skeptatism, because I have never been able to repeat winning streak.

Whenever someone bets a half dozen or so games. Thy always have some methidology of makig their picks. If you win. Good for you, but one brick doesn't make a wall. Use caution when betting the next time.

TradingMarkets.com
The Greatest Emotional Problem Facing Traders
Friday May 26, 9:23 am ET
By TradingMarkets Research

Recently, in my TraderFeed blog, I suggested that traders faced a greater emotional hurdle than either fear or greed: overconfidence. Overconfidence is what leads us to take on too much risk for too little reward. It is what allows us to wager our hard-earned money on untested and unproven market signals. Indeed, almost by definition, beginning traders start their trading careers in an overconfident state. After all, in what other performance field--sports, music, or chess--would a newcomer enter a competition with experienced professionals and truly hope to compete?

Research reviewed by Scott Plous in his book "The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making" suggests that overconfidence is greatest in situations where individuals have no better than chance odds of being correct in their judgments. One of the reasons for this is called the Gambler's Fallacy. A person who guesses market direction once a day and has a 50/50 chance of being correct will encounter, on average, about six occasions per year in which he or she is correct five times in a row. Some of these random traders will, by sheer good fortune, hit this streak early on in their career. According to researcher Ellen Langer, early (but random) experiences of success lead individuals to be highly confident in their ability--even when the task is guessing the outcome of coin tosses! This is because they are more likely to attribute success to internal factors--skill--than to situational reasons or chance. The gambler who experiences a (random) streak of wins becomes convinced that he has a hot hand and raises his bets accordingly. The result is predictably disastrous.

Do traders behave differently from gamblers? Research suggests not. Terence Odean found that traders who were most confident in their decision-making traded the most frequently--and lost more money than other traders because of the increased transaction costs. A provocative study from the London Business School presented traders with price data and asked the traders to make trading decisions based on the data. Traders were not informed that the data were generated randomly. The traders who expressed the greatest confidence in their decisions, not surprisingly, were also the ones who, on average, lost the most money. The "illusions of control" demonstrated by these traders can reach extremes bordering on the absurd. In Langer's studies in which coin tosses were presented as tests of "social cues", for instance, 40% of all subjects insisted that their ability to guess the outcome of the coin tosses could be improved with practice--and 15% believed that enhanced concentration and an absence of distractions would improve their results.

A different kind of overconfidence can be seen in surveys of traders and investors, asking them for their expectations for the market. Traders feel better about their ability to call market direction than is warranted. For example, in such surveys as those conducted by Investors Intelligence, over 70% of respondents pronounce themselves either bulls or bears--despite the fact that the majority of time the market is range bound. Research cited by Hersh Shefrin, in his review of behavioral finance studies entitled Beyond Greed and Fear, finds that traders are most bullish after extended rises--with inexperienced traders most bullish of all. That is paradoxical, because market returns historically have been greatest following years of decline, not years of strength. Similarly, it is not uncommon to see put-call ratios elevated after a five-day period of decline, despite the fact that returns, on average, are superior following five days of weakness than after five strong days. Quite simply, traders extrapolate from the past to the future--and confidently act upon these (false) expectations.

Is it possible to immunize oneself from overconfidence? My personal therapy for treating overconfidence has been to test out my trading ideas and calculate: a) precisely how often the pattern would have been successful if used in the past; and b) how much of a P/L edge was present over that time. Those statistics, which I report on my blog, ground me in the inherent uncertainty of markets and prepare me for the very real possibility, with any trade idea, that I will be wrong. This, in turn, has helped me greatly with risk management, as I am unlikely to wager a large proportion of my trading stake on any uncertain proposition--even when the odds are in my favor. The past is hardly a guarantor of the future, but by assuming that the future won't be better than the past, we can soberly assess the downside and avoid overconfidence.

The best trades, I find, have enough of a historical edge to make me feel confident about the idea, but also enough potential downside to prevent me from feeling overconfident. Planning for each trade being a potential loser may seem counterintuitive, but it keeps risk management sharp and overconfidence at bay. And that makes a world of difference to the bottom line.

Brett N. Steenbarger, Ph.D.

blogger was down yesterday

2006-05-27T03:39:00.000-04:00

But if you were on my e-mailing list you would be up $82.00 right now.