The numbers don t lie when betting on baseball

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This is a great time of year for betting on sports as you have the major league baseball season in full swing, the NBA playoffs have been spectacular and who would have thought that the final four in the NHL would be Carolina, Buffalo, Anaheim and Edmonton.

Throw in the PGA Tour, NASCAR and the Triple Crown in horse racing and this is quite the betting smorgasbord! Today we will focus on baseball as interleague play has arrived and that means the Yankees and Mets, Cubs and White Sox and a plethora of other enticing matchups!

Several players this season are living large in the penthouse, while some big name guys are struggling:

Both Boston and New York are battling it out for first as usual but their sluggers David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez are sleepwalking through May.

Ortiz, who got off to a strong April start, is hitting .250 with two home runs and 12 RBI in May through Tuesday. He's played in every game this year but has battled the flu for most of May.

Last year's MVP award — and 16 of 28 first-place votes — went to Rodriguez. For many voters, the tiebreaker between the two was Rodriguez's defense. He played 161 games at third last year, compared with Ortiz's 10 at first base.

But this season Rodriguez already has six errors, half of last year's total. Two came in the same game against Boston.

Rodriguez, who finished second in the batting race last year, is hitting .273, down from last season's .321.

Los Angeles Angels right-hander and reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Bartola Colon is 0-2 with a 7.07 ERA and has been on the disabled list since April 19 with shoulder woes.

In addition, Oakland Athletics closer Huston Street has a 5.73 ERA after winning the AL Rookie of the Year Award.

Detroit's 7-4 win over Minnesota on Tuesday night, combined with Chicago's loss to Tampa Bay, lifted the Tigers into a first-place tie with the White Sox in the American League Central. The Tigers, who have won five straight, have not been in first place this late in the season since 1993.

Minnesota Twins starters are 13-21 with a 6.64 ERA this season and manager Gardenhire is going to get bounced on the pavement.

Danny Graves had been designated for assignment Friday night after going 2-1 with a 5.79 ERA in 13 relief appearances for Cleveland.
The 32-year-old had compiled a Cincinnati team-record 182 saves after being dealt to the Reds by the Indians in 1997 until being released last June. He then pitched in 20 games for the New York Mets and signed with Cleveland as a free agent in December.

The Boston Red Sox have committed just 12 errors, leading to the best fielding percentage (.991) in the majors. The team has been on a particularly impressive roll of late, having committed just one error in its last 13 games. A year ago, by contrast, the team's defensive efficiency was just 69.2 percent, ranked 11th among the 14 American League squads.

RHP Mike Timlin is showing no evidence of decline at 40. He is 3-0 with a 1.08 ERA in 18 appearances. Dating to the start of last season, Timlin owns a 2.04 ERA, ranked fourth among all pitchers who have thrown 95 or more innings, behind only LHP Billy Wagner (1.58), RHP Mariano Rivera (1.68) and RHP Roger Clemens (1.87).

Chicago White Sox Scott Podsednik was not in the starting lineup Thursday, but after a slow start to the season, he was hitting .416 this month with 11 stolen bases in May. Over his last 27 games, he's raised his average from .059 to .297.

Cleveland Indians Casey Blake had two more hits, raising his batting average to .370, which leads the major leagues. Blake hit just .241 last year, and he struggled mightily with runners in scoring position.
Last year Blake hit .171 with runners in scoring position, and .085 with two outs and runners in scoring position. This year Blake is hitting .412 with runners in scoring position and .529 with two outs and runners in scoring position.

C Victor Martinez, hitting .145 in the month of May after hitting .398 in April, was given a day off Thursday. Martinez had started 36 of the Indians' first 40 games.
DH Travis Hafner leads the American League in runs with 38, which puts him on a pace to score 149, which would break Earl Averill's club record of 140, set in 1931.

Use these numbers when placing a wager and success will follow!

Bob Acton

Online Sports Betting

Casino games online poker. part two

Choice of the poker room for the poker game is very significant. It is prudent to pay attention to the following factors: convenience of depositing and withdrawal options, availability of the required games and consequently - total amount of players, level of opponents, software, support, bonuses, etc...

If you intend to use only credit for depositing and withdrawal funds and bank transfer, then it will immediately limit the list of the available poker rooms. If you can use several methods of depositing and withdrawal funds, for example, you have an account with e-wallets such as moneybookers or neteller then this issue will not restrict your choice.

The next question is: what poker game and at what limits are going to play? Texas hold'em limit and no limit, also single and multi-table hold'em tournaments are popular at any online room, but those who prefer Omaha poker, and stud poker have to choose the most attended rooms (Party, Stars, Full Tilt) to find the opponents. The same refers to those who love high stakes, not all online poker rooms even in holdem have players who stake $50/$100 or higher.

Most poker players want to win money, so they look for weaker poker opponents. Lately the trend of leveling the poker opponents in different poker rooms is becoming more and more obvious, nonetheless Party and casino poker rooms are considered to have less professional poker players (Prima networks, Boss Media, Playtech, Pacific Poker).

Poker player may have specific requirements to the poker room software, for example, non-downloaded software is offered by poker rooms of Ongame, В2В, Prima and Party Poker. Many poker rooms allow to reduce the size of tables, and the computer screen without overlay holds four table with the resolution 1024х768. For somebody the facility of Poker Tracker can be a criteria. One can buy Tracker and use it, other poker players prefer poker rooms that are not allowed the Poker Tracker.

In general, it is not about WHERE you play but HOW you play. So, choose the poker room with sufficient number of opponents at your selected limit, convenient depositing and withdrawal funds options, maybe good bonus and go ahead!

The game.

After registration, log-in and enter the lobby of the online poker room. Here, as a rule, a poker player will find out the number of players, latest news, choose options, enter the cash desk to make deposit. But the main thing is the choice of the poker games. A poker player may choose the necessary game (holdem, Omaha, stud, etc.), its type (limit, unlimited, pot-limit), cash or tournaments (sit&go or multi table), limits. The number of poker players and anticipants is shown for each poker table and also average jackpot, number of poker players at the flop and number of hands per hour. The poker player can view information about all the players of the selected poker table in anew window. The player may join the vacant table, or wait list (the player can wait for the first vacated table at the particular limit or particular table).

To make the first deposit, enter the cash desk and deposit the required sum, choosing the payment method.

When the table opens, the poker player may take any vacant seat. Appearance of the players and the table differ from one poker room to another, but the principle is the same everywhere - oval table with seats around it. Chat option is usually at the bottom of the poker room site, as well as options and buttons for decision-making. While it is no your turn to lead, you may use the buttons of preliminary choice of action. Tick one of the proposed flags and when it is your turn, it will be done automatically. If you have not performed preliminary choice, then you have to select one of three buttons: Fold, Call, Raise. You can use mouse to operate, but some poker rooms allow to play with keyboard using "hot buttons". You pocket cards are displayed next to your name, general cards are put in the centre of the table. The poker player usually can view the statistics of his game, communicate with other players in the chat, make notes about other poker players which will be available at every poker game with this opponent.

Enjoy experience with online poker.

Analiza gamebookers

Site oficial : gamebookers. com

Interfata websitului

Primul lucru pe care il vedeti cand accesati pagina oficiala a agentiilor este interfata lor grafica. Aceasta interfata a websitului nu este insa cruciala cand vine vorba de agentiile de pariuri online, dar totusi spune multe despre posibilitatile si potentialul agentiei. Designul este de asemenea un lucru relativ, si este doar o chestiune de opinie subiectiva, dar in orice caz vei gasi rar un client care s anu fie multumit de interfata grafica a websitului Gamebookers. Cel mai important este ca situl se incarca foarte rapid, cu continut bogat si multe linkuri utile, deci nu veti avea nici o problema in a gasi ceea ce cautati. Au o combinatie reusita de culori, desi nu sunt efecte spectaculoase de grafica. Situl se vede clar ca a fost astfel proiectat incat sa vina in ajutorul pariorilor, este chiar foarte usor de navigat.

Deschiderea unui cont la Gamebookers

Deschiderea contului este destul de importanta dar uneori dificila, se pare ca Gamebookers a rezolvat aceasta problema intr-un mod destul de placut. Deschiderea unui cont la Gamebookers nu dureaza mai mult de 3 minute. Vei gasi usor linkul care duce spre formularul de inregistrare, iar dupa cativa pasi simpli vei reusi sa finalizezi deschiderea de cont. Toti pasi sunt usor de urmat si va puteti alege chiar propriul username si parola, lucru destul de placut deoarece este intalnit mai rar la agentiile de pariuri. Au chiar si un sistem de verificare a userului si a parolei, si nu va vor lasa sa va alegeti aceasi parola ca si userul deoarece ar fi usor de ghicit. Un alt lucru placut este ca se poate deschide contul fara a fi nevoiti sa depuneti bani, acest lucru il puteti face mai tarziu. Au un serviciu mai special pe care nu-l vei mai gasi la nici o agentie, acesta poate fi selectat la inregistrare, acest serviciu este unul de sms prin care puteti afla rezultatele la pariuri. Acest serviciu este gratuit cu conditia ca miza pariului sa dapaseasca 5 euro. De asemenea aveti posibilitatea sa alegeti moneda in care va fi contul. Dupa inregistrare vei primi un email cu datele de inregistrare, iar daca pierzi sau uiti parola o poti recupera oricand, fara nici o problema. Nu avem nimic de obiectat la procedura lor de inregistrare decat poate faptul ca nu ne aduc si doua lazi de bere sa le savuram in timp ce jucap apoi la pariuri.

Depuneri si retrageri la Gamebookers

Dupa ce va deschideti cont la Gamebookers, va trebui sa depuneti niste bani in cont daca doriti sa pariati. Puteti depune banii folosind carduri de credit sau de debit, depositul minim va fi de 10 euro, si nu va exista nici o taxa. Daca nu doriti sa folositi cardul pentru a depune bani in cont, puteti folosi Western Union, Quickpay, PayPal, Paybox, Paysafecard, Netteler, WebMoney, E-gold sau MoneyBookers (MoneyBookers este detinuta de catre aceasi companie ca si Gamebookers). De asemenea puteti folosi transferul bankar de la aproape orice banca din lume. Va recomandam totusi sa folositi cardul pentru depuneri deoarece este cea mai rapida metoda. Gamebookers foloseste o conexiune SSL de 128 bits, care este mai mult decat sufiecienta pentru a efectua tranzactii in deplina siguranta. Transferul bancar dureaza intre 2 si 7 zile. Depozitul minim prin transfer bancar este de 10 Euro.

Retragere banilor de la Gamebookers se poate face oricand, aveti la dispozitie cateva metode de retragere. Puteti retrage banii pe card doar daca ati depus banii prin aceasta metoda. Cea mai buna metoda este transferul bancar, vei avea bani in cont intre 2 si 7 zile. De asemenea puteti retrage banii prin Cec, dar dureaza foarte mulet. O alta solutie de retragere a banilor este Moneybookers. Este important de stiut ca atunci cand veti face prima retragere de bani vi se va cere o copie dupa actul de identitate. Aceasta regula este prezenta de asemenea si la alte agentii de pariuri, si s epare ca este foarte imporntata din punct de vedere legal, pentru a putea dovedi ca aveti peste 18 ani, si conform regulilor puteti paria. Un mic sfat ar fi sa va scanati copia de la actul de identitate sa-l aveti pe calculator ca mai tarziu cand veti avea nevoie sa o aveti la indemana.

Oferta de pariuri Gamebookers

Oferta oferita de Gamebookers aproape ca nu are rival pe piata pariurilor. Gamebookers ve ofera foarte multe evenimente care includ foarte multe sporturi cum ar fi fotbal, tenis, baschet, hanbal, snooker, cricket, sporturi de iarna, golf etc. Pe langa evenimentele din liga principala va sunt oferite si evenimente din ligile secundare sau chiar mai slabe decat acestea, multe dintre aceste evenimente le veti gasi cu greu la alte agentii de pariuri sau mai sigur nu le veti gasi deloc. Optiunile de pariere sunt extensibile, puteti paria atat pe cote fixe cat si pe alte tipuri de pariuri cum ar fi scor corect, primul gol, primul corner, sansa dubla, handicap asiatic, handicap european, sub/peste, prima repriza etc., multe dintre aceste optiuni depinzand de tipul sportului. Daca pariati pe mai multe evenimente deodata, puteti profita de oferta Combo Refund sau daca sunteti parior inrait veti putea profita de 1% din suma pariata pentru fiecare pariu. Au si un sistem P2P unde puteti vinde sau cumpara cote. Oferta lor cuprinde aproape toate evenimentele sportive la acre v-ati putea gandi, doar ganditiva si aruncati o privire in oferta lor si probabil va fi deja acolo. Spre deosebire de alte agentii care va ofera pariuri extinse cu diferite tipuri de pariere doar pentru anumite evenimente, Gamebookers va ofera acest avantaj pentru aproape toate pariurile din oferta lor. Pur si simplu oferta lor este minunata. De asemenea oferta lor de pariuri live este foarte buna. Nu am gasit o alta agentie care sa aiba o oferta mai buna decat Gamebookers.

Cotele oferite de Gamebookers

Se pare ca la acest capitol Gamebookers nu prea exceleaza deoarece cotele nu sunt unele foarte mari, am putea spune ca sunt unele normale, ceea ce face ca la acest capitol sa nu fie tocmai in fruntea clasamentului. Totusi sunt si evenimente exceptii unde veti gasi cote mai bune decat la restul agentiilor. Ideea este ca nu au cote slabe in comparatie cu restul agentiilor, exceptie facand putinele agentii care au reusit sa intreaca Gamebookers la cote.

Modalitatea de pariere

Bun probabil aveti deja contul deschis la moneybookers si ati depus bani in el, acum nu va ramane de facut decat sa pariati la aceasta agentie minunata. Gamebookers este una dintre agentiile care au stabilit niste standarde legate de modul de pariere pe care l-au preluat si alte agentii datorita impactului pozitiv pe care l-au avut, asadar nu ar trebui sa va faceti probleme cu pariatul la Gamebookers, este extrem de simplu.

In stanga va alegeti sportul din care doriti sa aflati evenimentele disponibile, acestea va vor fi afisate dupa un click pe acel sport. Evenimentele sportului vor fi apoi grupate dupa liga din care face parte si vei putea vedea lista cu meciurile disponibile. Cu un singur click pe tipul de pariu corespunzator evenimentului sportiv, va fi adaugat pe bilet, puteti adauga mai multe evenimente in acelasi mod. Dupa ce ati ales toate evenimentele ce le doriti pe bilet va trebui sa introduceti suma pe care doriti sa o pariati, veti putea alege sa pariati pe fiecare eveniment separat sau mai multe deodata, chiar toate. Dupa ce ati introdus suma dorita veti avea posibilitatea sa vizualizati biletul sau biletele puse in joc, le puteti confirma sau anula in acel moment depinde doar de voi.

Modalitatea de a pune un pariu este minunata si functioneaza de minune. Aveti o istorie foarte buna a actiunilor pe care le faceti si o evidenta a biletelor foarte bine pusa la punct. Va puteti crea propria lista de evenimente care urmeaza sa aiba loc astfel veti fi instiintati pe email de cotele oferite de agentia Gamebookers. Pentru cei care pun multe pariuri au chiar si un sistem de premiere. De asemenea dupa efectuarea pariurilor aveti posibilitatea sa le vindeti uneori la un pret mult peste suma pariata, alteori pe sume mult mai mici.

De asemenea pentru a va ajuta la a va decide pe ce evenimente sa pariati , Gamebookers va pune la dispozitie un sistem de statistica foarte evoluat si de calitate superioara, bineinteles totul gratuit. Se mai intmpla ca pana sa va hotarati asupra unui eveniment sa va expire sesiunea, este un lucru perfect normal, se datoreaza unor motive de siguranta, siguranta vostra.

Foarte frumos din partea lor ca ne ofera posibilitatea de a paria si de pe telefonul mobil, prin WAP. Majoritatea dintre noi nu suntem fani WAP dar daca suntem intr-un loc fara acces la internet se va dovedi foarte util pariorilor inraiti si nu numai. Sa pariezi la Gamebookers este usor intradevar incercati si va veti convinge.

Serviciul de relatii cu clientii

Serviciul de relatii cu clientii este crucial pentru agentiile de pariuri online. Este foarte important pentru toti cei care pariaza sa stie ca dincolo de toata tehnologia web se afla persoane reale la care pot apela in cazul in care intampina o problema. In primul rand ne indoim ca vei intampina probleme la Gamebookers, dar daca totusi se intampla, vei avea raspuns de la ei in cel mai scurt timp posibil. Serviciul lor cu clientii este foarte folositor si usor de inteles, noi nu am intampinat nici o problema de 2 ani de cand folosim serviciile lor. De asemenea au un serviciu de Intrebai puse frecvent (FAQ), care va va raspunde la orice intrebare va vine in minte in legatura cu Gamebookers. Managerii lor frecventeaza foarte des forumurile si raspund la intrebari foarte rapid si concis. Gamebookers are de asemenea propriul forum unde puteti discuta. Serviciul lor de relatii cu clientii functioneaza non stop 24 de ore pe zi, 7 zile pe saptamana.

Credibilitate si Siguranta la Gamebookers

Gamebookers este una dintre cele mai de incredere si sigure agentii de pe piata. Sunt in domeniu inca de prin 1998 si nu au avut nici o plangere mai serioasa legata de serviciile pe care le presteaza, iar reputatia lor nu a fost pusa niciodata la indoiala. Foarte multi clienti din intreaga lume ar fi gata oricand sa confirme acest lucru. De asemenea au licenta eTrust si Verisign, licente ce intaresc credibilitatea agentiei foarte mult. Suntem convinsi c anu veti avea nici o problema cu Gamebookers.

Avantaje si dezavantaje la Gamebookers

Avantajele la Gamebookers sunt multiple, suntem pur si simplu incantati de oferta acestei agentii. Nu sunt dezavantaje mari la Gamebookers, dupa cum o sa vedeti avantajele fac ca dezavantajele sa treaca neobservate. Deoarece sunt foarte multe agentii de pariuri pe piata este greu sa faceti deosebirile intre ele, dar daca ati aflat de Gamebookers ati rezolvat aceasta problema. Sunt pur si simplu mai buni decat alti.

Avantaje

- Design foarte bun

- Interfata in limba romana

- Se pariaza foarte usor

- Posibilitate de pariuri combo

- Serviviu P2P

- Notificare gratuita prin SMS pentru pariuri mai mari de 5 euro

- Serviciu de statistici foarte bun

- Stiri din sport

- Serviciu relatii cu clienti foarte rapid si prietenos

- Oferta foarte bogata pentru diferite evenimente (unul dintre cele mai mari avantaje)

Dezavantaje

- Cotele nu sunt atat de mari cat ne-am dori

- Nu ne trimit 2 blonde acasa sa ajute cu inregistrarea (glumeam si noi)

Concluzii

Gamebookers este pur si simplu numarul 1 pentru noi si va recomandam aceasta agentie cu tot respectul, este o agentie la care trebuie neaparat sa va inscrieti daca va place sa jucati la pariuri.

Florida state players must check their guns out

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July 25, 2006 (Dublin, Ohio)- Training camps are opening up all over America and two of the most celebrated ones in college football are the University of Miami and Florida State.

Disturbing reports out of the Sunshine State indicate that two of their players were involved in a dangerous shooting incident over the weekend. This is definitely something you should know about if you’re into sports betting.

Reserve safety Willie Cooper was shot in the buttocks when confronted in his yard Friday morning by an unknown person who fled after another player returned gunfire. Police said Cooper was able to walk after being shot and the injury wasn’t believed to be serious, but he was taken to a hospital for treatment.

After Cooper was shot, teammate and roommate Brandon Meriweather pulled a pistol from his pants pocket and fired three times at the person who jumped a fence and fled with another person in a car, police said. It was unclear if the assailant was hit.

Cooper and Meriweather told police that they noticed a suspicious car parked outside their home near campus shortly after 6:30 a. m. When they went outside to investigate, a person crouched next to the house jumped up and shot Cooper.

The house is owned by Hurricanes defensive backs coach Tim Walton and was rented to players with approval from the school’s compliance office. Cooper, a junior, has played mostly on special teams for three years. He is listed as a second-team safety on the spring depth chart.

Meriweather is a standout safety for the Hurricanes.

Please, would somebody tell me that I am not the only one that finds this story just a bit disturbing? I have a 17 year old son who has not been even close to being out of bed at 6:30 am on a summer day, so that in itself raises the flag. Isn’t it convenient that an assistant coach happens to own a house and rents it to two of the players? Miami coach Larry Coker was quite calm over the whole affair and suggested that he was not even sure how many players owned guns on the team.

Over in Tallahassee, Bobby Bowden has suggested that all of his players’ guns are under lock and key and when they go hunting they are required to sign out their weapons of choice.

When asked if the sign out policy was enforced, Bowden suggested that he hasn’t given it a second thought. Knowledge is power in online gambling.

Are you ready for some football?

Bob Acton

Online Sports Betting

Winning lottery systems

Now doesn't everyone want to win the lottery? Last year we had so many requests for this one, that we were forced to do it this year. We had to comb through hundreds of scams and BS products to uncover a few lottery systems that seemed plausable and had some validity to them. After tons of research and talking to many publishers, we found 3 out of literally hundreds of lotto systems that actually seemed bonafied, plausable, and somewhat guaranteed?

Now we all want to win the big one but sometimes its easier to win the smaller prizes and lesser played games. By playing these its possible to win over time and actually exceed the one time grand prizes. There are many strategies and methods and we found the ones who are successful are using at least one and in most cases, two or more lottery systems.

Real lottery systems can help you move the odds in your favor and by playing over time with the right games and knowing the required strategies to use, you will win more often and also better your odds for winning the big one as well.

We reviewed each one and the following is what we found:

Product 1- Winning The Lottery

This lotto system is unique in the fact that this guy has actually won the big money and lots of smaller lottery games. We tried this one for about a month and found that it consistantly won our test subject more money than the others. The drawback on this was that we had to play a lot more. By following this lottery system, we did increase our odds and won more often.

This one may very well help you win the big one. Out of all the systems, methods and plans to winning more at the lottery we have seen, this one may have the best chance of getting the payday of a life time. This is the one we will continue to play into the future after the review is done.

We really liked this one the best and gave this system a 9 out of 10 score for their product. If you would like to sign up and take advantage of the lifetime membership, please visit our website by clicking one of our links in the author or resource box with this article.

Product 2 - Silver Lotto System

Ken Silver's Silver Lotto System really should be a tie for first place because this guy is great. He not only has a winning lottery system but, he backs up the whole thing with a money-back guarantee! That alone should make him a leader in this pack. We played the lotto system according to Ken's system and we actually did quite good.

If you have good discipline and can follow diections and want to win consistently, this is your system. They each seemed to have their own benefits and drawbacks and you need to try to fit the system to your own personality and spending habits. We will keep using this lottery system well into the future.

We thought Ken was great and his system is a winner, we gave Silver Lotto System a 8 out of 10 score for their product. If you would like to sign up and take advantage of the lifetime membership, please click one of our links with this article.

Product 3 - Beat The Lotto

This system is pretty interesting and has some strategies that are different from the others we have mentioned. This lottery system has a bit longer cycle but, has higher payouts though. We found it to have a good angle that we had not yet seen yet. We examined the logic and the odds and we liked this one enough to include it in the three lotto systems mentioned here.

Beat The Lotto got a 7 out of 10 score for their product. If you would like to sign up and take advantage of the lifetime membership, please visit our site by clicking our links with this article or visit skeptic-reviews dot com.

Play some card games

Are you looking for a way to spend a rainy afternoon with friends? Or are you trying to plan some fun activities for your next big party? If so, the answer to your questions is simple: card games. It seems so obvious, but perhaps that is exactly the reason you forgot about it.

Card games are great for a lot of reasons. One of the best reasons that card games are great for almost any social gathering or party is because they allow people to be social and enjoy time together. There is nothing worse than planning a party for friends that includes nothing other than watching movies. Who wants to gather at a social event and then do a totally non-social activity? Card games are great because they offer more focus and entertainment than simply allowing people to mingle and yet they maintain the social atmosphere. People can share in great conversations while spending hours playing card games.

Another great reason to include card games at your next event is because they are fun. I cannot think of many people that do not enjoy good card games. Card games are tried and true fun for almost everyone. It can be hard to keep people entertained with the variety of new games that are on the market simply because people do not know how to play them. It can be easier and just as much fun to entertain people with card games that they are familiar with. Something about a great hand of rummy or euchre never gets old.

If you have invited people to your party that are not familiar with the classic card games, don't worry because it is easy and fun to teach card games to people. That is another great benefit of card games. You will not have to waste half of your time teaching the card games. Most people pick them up easily. So allow yourself to invite people who are masters at your favorite card games and who are novices at the games. Everyone can be having fun together in no time.

Card games are great because there is such a variety to choose from. Don't like euchre? Don't worry, you can try poker or rummy instead. Card games provide literally endless hours of fun. If your guests have been playing poker for hours, change it up and teach them canasta or bid euchre instead. There are enough good card games to keep any party nothing but fun. Look no further than card games to make your next party or social gathering the one people will not want to miss.

Catchalotto a new approach to win the uk national lottery jackpot

It’s amazing how many people play the UK National Lottery without realising their odds of winning. And when some do find out (odds are 1 in 13,983,816), they do not really comprehend how incredibly miniscule the odds of winning are.

So in my experience, it’s better to relate those odds to some real-life situations. For instance, if you were told that the chances of having a SUCCESSFUL forthcoming surgery is 0.000072% (not even 1%!!!), would you go ahead with it? Probably not. So why play the lottery if your chances of winning are 0.0000072%?!

How about going to the bookies and asking to place a bet on a horse with odds of 1 to 13,983,816?! I did and I don’t think the bookie ever laughed so much in his entire life as he laughed then. But what’s so funny? Millions of people play the lottery each week at exactly the same odds!

Some people play the same combination week in week out. Statistically, they could wait 134,460 years for their combination to come up (assuming they enter their combination for both draws). If turtles could play, even they would stand little chances of witnessing their big win.

So why do people play? Well, first of all, it’s the financial freedom that can be attained if they win that jackpot. After all, they only have to spend ?1 to “be in it to win it”. Secondly, this feeling is intensified by watching other lottery winners opening their bottle of champagne, be it on TV, or newspaper, or the Internet. In psychology, it’s called the Availability Heuristic, i. e. most people assess the likelihood of an event based on how often they hear about it happening. “If they can win it, why can’t I, right?” and based on that, we go and buy a lottery ticket.

Don’t get me wrong, I play the lottery myself. I do not want to discourage you, in any way, in playing. My aim is to let you know of a better way to play the lottery. It’s an old concept of syndication or pooling, as Americans call it, with a new sparkle, called Lottorino, added to it.

Before you read any further, ask yourself this question “What would you rather – win 100% of nothing or small % of a substantial amount?” If it’s the latter, than you’re suited for CATCHALOTTO.

Catchalotto approaches lottery at a slightly different angle. The aim is to increase the odds of winning via

a) playing more unique combinations (removing duplications) AND

b) not playing combinations that appear to have some bias within them (like 1-2-3-4-5-6)

You all heard of a concept “syndicate”. Quite a few lottery tickets purchased today belong to some sort of syndicate. Whether it is a syndicate formed amongst friends, or work collegues, or family, or a mix of all, or a syndicate formed online with similar minded individuals. According to Camelot, 25% of jackpot wins belong to syndicates. So there you have it, syndicates do work. If you have been playing lottery for sometime now and not won much, then maybe it’s about time for you to try and join a syndicate and test the ground for yourself?

With Catchalotto you can join any available syndicate. You can see all the information online, it’s all interactive. You know exactly who played within your chosen syndicate, what combinations have been played, what syndicates won, how much it won and much more.

As per a) above, each combination submitted to a Catchalotto syndicate is verified in that it has not already been played within that syndicate. In the older days when Camelot used to release certain information about combinations played, apparently there were around 10,000 tickets purchased with the same combination - 1-2-3-4-5-6! Catchalotto’s thinking is why bet on the same horse twice? Instead of playing the same combination, you will be asked to play a different combination thereby improving syndicate’s chances of winning! If 10,000 different combinations played, the odds of winning become 1 to 1,398!

As per b) above, Lottorino Scoring Engine has been developed in order to sieve out combinations that appear to have some pattern within them. Combinations like 1-2-3-4-5-6 or 7-14-21-28-35-42 (all divisible by 7) are played by many, as combinations with all numbers below 31 (people tend to choose their and their relatives birthdays). If such combinations do come up, the jackpot will be split into so many parts, that you probably regret that you’d won this time round. Lottorino has been programmed so as to recognise patterns like that. When you submit your combination into a syndicate, Lottorino will quickly access your combination and let you know how random your combination appears to be.

Lottorino also includes certain filters that help improve the odds further. There has been written a lot of literature about lottery analysis. It is believed that certain combinations are less probable to be drawn. Now then, I know some people would say at this point that any combination stands the same chances of being drawn. Yes, it’s true - it’s possible for any combination to be drawn at any future lottery draw. However, certain combinations are less probable to come up. Notice the different words here – possibility versus probability.

Did you know that the same combination has never been drawn again in the UK National Lottery? Why play such combinations then? Why bet on the horse that is more likely to lose? If you look at Lottorino’s scores of all officially drawn combinations in the past, you would see that some do appear to have a low Lottorino score (i. e. Lottorino would have advised not to play it), but 95% of time, Lottorino score is 50% or above (i. e. a recommended advisable limit). So 95% of time, the odds would have been indeed improved by Lottorino.

If you want to build a clearer picture of Lottorino, please visit Catchalotto site and view Tutorial 1 (duration: under 2 minutes). You can see Lottorino at work there.

To sum up, it’s difficult to say by how much the odds of winning the jackpot improve. My personal guesstimate, backed by lottery analysts/mathematicians is with Catchalotto the odds of winning are 1 to 2,000,000, i. e. 7 times better! 7 is a magic number, wouldn’t you agree? Let’s just hope Catchalotto will perform its magic soon and prove itself for what it believes in.

The site is located at: catchalotto. co. uk

For more information about Lottorino please visit: catchalotto. co. uk/lottorino. html.

World cup 2006 review - last 16

The World Cup has been reduced from 32 to 16 participating nations as the knockout stages begin. This is how the last 16 faired as they battled for a place in the quarter finals.

Argentina were firm favourites to see off Mexico but Ricardo La Volpe’s side were not there to simply make up the numbers. Captain Rafael Marquez gave Mexico a shock lead after four minutes but Argentina hit back five minutes later through Hernan Crespo, although it is questionable whether the Chelsea striker touched the ball. With the 90 minute draw secured at 7/2, the match looked to be heading for penalties until Maxi Rodriguez produced what could be goal of the tournament to send Argentina into the quarter finals.

Germany set up a mouth-watering quarter final encounter with Argentina after seeing off Sweden. Lukas Podolski showed his Golden Boot credentials with two goals after three and 11 minutes to win the match for the hosts at odds of 8/11.

England were predictably short odds at 1/2 to beat surprise second round qualifiers Ecuador but their 1-0 victory wasn’t convincing. Ecuador should have scored early on when Carlos Tenorio's latched onto an error by John Terry, but his shot was deflected off Ashley Cole and on to the bar. David Beckham curled in a decisive free kick after 59 minutes to secure victory.

Portugal beat fancied Holland at odds of 23/10 through a solitary Maniche goal after 22 minutes but it was four sendings off and plethora of yellow cards that was the game’s main talking point. Maniche, Costinha, Petit, Figo, Deco, Ricardo and Nuno Valente were all booked, with Costinha and Deco also receiving their marching orders for Portugal, while Van Bommel, Boulahrouz, Van Bronckhorst, Sneijder and Van der Vaart saw yellow with Boulahrouz and Van Bronckhorst also seeing red.

Italy were odds on jollies at 4/7 to see off Australia but extra time looked likely until the Italians won it with a controversial injury time penalty. Lucas Neill was adjudged to have fouled Fabio Grosso and Francesco Totti swept home the resulting spot kick to send 10-man Italy into the quarter finals.

Switzerland and Ukraine were involved in possibly the worst match of the tournament so far, with first-time qualifiers Ukraine securing their place in the last eight. Both sides played out a goalless, 90 minutes draw at 2/1 and with no goals in extra time, the first penalty shoot-out took place. Switzerland were equally poor from 12 yards out with the Ukraine triumphing 3-0.

Brazil were unconvincing against Ghana, but the 3-0 scoreline will have pleased big hitters who took them at 2/7. Ronaldo and Adriano gave Brazil a comfortable half-time lead with goals after four and 45 minutes and Ze Roberto rounded off the win with a third seven minutes before the end.

Spain were favourites to beat France, but it was the 1998 winners who pulled off the victory at 11/5. David Villa’s penalty gave Spain the lead after 27 minutes, but Franck Ribery on 40, Patrick Vieria on 82 and Zinedine Zidane on 90 turned the match around in favour of the French.

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