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Archive for October, 2009

Steelers Continue Dominance Of Browns

by Ross Everett

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been playing the Cleveland Browns for longer than any other team in the National Football League, dating back to 1950. And while it hasn’t been quite that long since the Cleveland Browns won a game against the Steelers it may be starting to feel like it. On Sunday, Pittsburgh won for the twelfth straight time dating back to 2003 as they topped Cleveland by a final score of 27-13. The defending Superbowl champions improved to 4-2 while the Browns fell to 1-5.

The good news for NFL betting enthusiasts who took the +13′ with the Browns as a road underdog is that they managed to cover the pointspread by the slimmest of possible margins. Betting against the defending Superbowl champion is a long standing handicapping concept, and this season at least its worked like a charm-the Steelers have only covered one of their first six games. Cleveland, meanwhile, evened their NFL pointspread record at 3-3 on the season. The Browns have covered three straight after dropping their first three both straight up and against the spread. The 40 combined points went OVER the posted total of 37′. Pittsburgh has now gone OVER in four straight after starting the season with two UNDERs while the Browns evened their NFL totals mark at 3-3.

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by Anthony McCoy

You need to guarantee that you win more of your bets than you lose? There are too many approaches to gambling and only a small handful of them will show any results. Only try new systems on practice tables before you attempt to make any money with casino strategy online gambling.

The first and most common mistake is relying on personal luck and hoping for the best. Even thought you may believe that you know everything about casino games or even a sport you have chosen and the teams that you have picked, you most likely don’t have a proven system to success, and you will lose in this situation.

You need a gambling system that provides a statistical approach to allow you to win more than you lose, equaling a profit. What’s the point of risk without reward?

Gambling should be looked at like a business, meaning you need to go where the money is and have system to profit from it.

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Ways Of Selecting A Good Online Casino

by Simon M Skinner

Finding an online casino is one of the easiest things you could do. Just type in the word “casino” into the search engine of your choice and you’ll find hundreds of different online casinos, all vying for your business. While it’s tempting to just dive right in, you should stop and think about some things beforehand so you can make the right choice of online casino.

Degenerate gamblers that we are, we also have to protect ourselves by playing in online casinos that are reputable and trustworthy. Aside from that, you also need to ask yourself the following questions:

Which games would I like to play and what do I expect to gain? Which online casinos offer the games I want? Does the quality of graphics matter to me? Will I be frustrated with slow game play? Are there any particular deposit bonuses I’d like?

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Mobile Phone Roulette

by Daniel Sanderson

Today I’m going to be speaking about various forms of roulette that casinos offer and in particular mobile phone roulette. Online roulette seems to be so popular these days and the casinos keep giving people more variety.

A few years ago you just wouldn’t have been able to believe that you could play roulette for real money on your mobile phone. But it is now offered by all the largest online gaming brands.

Now before you start getting too excited I need to point out that not all mobile phones will be compatible for this service. The most important thing that your phone will need is a strong internet connection. A high pixel quality will also help.

To access the game you will need to download the roulette game to your phone just like you would download any other game or a ringtone. The casinos will inform you of everything that your phone will need.

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Texans Even Record With Win Over Bengals

by Ross Everett

Behind a career day for quarterback Matt Schaub, the Houston Texans erased a 17-14 halftime deficit to score 14 points in the second half and defeat the host Cincinnati Bengals 28-17. Schaub threw for 342 yards and 4 touchdowns against one interception in the solid road victory. Against a team that had won three straight games in the final seconds, Houston never gave Cincinnati the chance to create any late drama. Cincinnati dropped to 4-2 with the loss while Houston evened their record at 3-3.

Houston took the money as +3′ road underdogs with the outright win, and both teams are now 3-3 on the season against the NFL pointspread. The 45 points just managed to stay UNDER the posted total of 46. The Texans have gone UNDER in 4 of 6 this season while the Bengals evened their NFL totals record at 3-3.

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Future Book Betting Traps And How To Avoid Them

by Ross Everett

Betting on sports ‘futures’ is an enjoyable and potentially profitable way to wager, but there are several potential risks that can lead to losses. Here’s a rundown of things to avoid:

Search for the best price: A common mistake is to assume that the price on a specific futures wager position will be the same at every sportsbook. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, you’ll often see a greater degree of difference between futures prices from book to book than any other form of bet. This is because that books aren’t as worried about what price other outfits are offering as they are about keeping their own financial position balanced.

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About RTG Online Casino Special Offers

by Simon M Skinner

Before you decide to start using RTG casinos, perhaps you should know something about RTG bonuses before hand. Yes, it take some time to fully get the hang of, but if you do it right you will be able to get money for nothing, as the money you used to get it, was money you got for free. You’ll just need to learn how to use this to your advantage!

Such bonus codes will normally be given to you as the result of winning some sort of prize at the RTG casinos. For being a regular player, you will likely be given these bonuses as well. Try finding this at a standard casino!

The Different Bonuses

When availing of the services of RTG casinos, you should know that there are lots of bonuses you can use. By taking advantage of them you will have more reason to play. Through this you will earn more money. Who doesn’t want to earn more money?

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by Ross Everett

The Federal ban on sports betting has been blasted by anyone who knows anything about the subject for a number of different reasons. Though the US professional leagues suggest that sports betting threatens the integrity of their games, the opposite is the case. The professional bookmaking industry is usually where any type of compromised or fixed game is discovered. Ultimately, the best case for legal sports betting is Constitutional.

Unfortunately, the Congress of the United States has shown very little respect for the Constitution in recent years. Were it to abide strictly by the role outlined for it by the founding fathers, the Legislative Branch of our government would have to relinquish any number of its powers in a variety of areas. The primary problem with our Congress is that it has increasingly become a collection of career politicians rather than a body representative of its constituency. As a result, the overriding concern of the average Senator or Congressman is increasing the power that he is able to wield, and as a result the power that his body is able to bring to bear. Most problematic for you and I, every increase in power at the Federal level must be brought about by a usurpation of state and local sovereignty and, more alarmingly, personal liberty.

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