Poker 101 Added to Harvard Curriculum
Mentions: Poker Rooms
It consistently amazes me how the mainstream media can report a story, but clearly not understand what makes it newsworthy.
If you scan through the first five pages of most newspapers today, you will see an article about the "groundbreaking ideas" of Harvard Law professor, Charles Nesson, who announced that "Poker should be seen as an educational tool that can build strategic thinking skills" at an Internet conference in Singapore yesterday.
And I quote: "It teaches life skills, it teaches numeracy, risk assessment, resource management, and it teaches a lot about psychology... [Poker] teaches you to rely on yourself, assess the situation yourself and make the play," Nesson said.
Nesson is building a "global poker strategic thinking society" that will offer poker workshops to schools and sponsor inter-collegiate poker tournaments. Read More...
If you scan through the first five pages of most newspapers today, you will see an article about the "groundbreaking ideas" of Harvard Law professor, Charles Nesson, who announced that "Poker should be seen as an educational tool that can build strategic thinking skills" at an Internet conference in Singapore yesterday.
And I quote: "It teaches life skills, it teaches numeracy, risk assessment, resource management, and it teaches a lot about psychology... [Poker] teaches you to rely on yourself, assess the situation yourself and make the play," Nesson said.
Nesson is building a "global poker strategic thinking society" that will offer poker workshops to schools and sponsor inter-collegiate poker tournaments. Read More...
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Poker.de Rakes in a $957,937 Pot
Mentions: Poker Rooms
PartyPoker purchased Poker.de (.de is the German country code) for $957,937 at DOMAINfest in Amsterdam.
While the price tag may seem steep, PartyPoker regularly pays out between $75-$150 CPA to affiliates per registered sign-up, and it says that Poker.de already generates more than 1,000 uniques per month. Assuming relatively conservative conversion rates, it should recoup its investment over the next five to six years, in terms of dodged affiliate commissions per registered sign-up. Read More...
While the price tag may seem steep, PartyPoker regularly pays out between $75-$150 CPA to affiliates per registered sign-up, and it says that Poker.de already generates more than 1,000 uniques per month. Assuming relatively conservative conversion rates, it should recoup its investment over the next five to six years, in terms of dodged affiliate commissions per registered sign-up. Read More...
Cuban Cigars by FedEx
Our staff visited Argentina this past week. For anyone who is into duck or dove hunting, Cordoba, Argentina cannot be beaten.
After a long day of shooting (two of us shot over a thousand shells in an afternoon!), we smoked some fine Cuban cigars with an American hunter. I asked him where he purchased the cigars, noting that they were of very fine quality for an airport duty-free shop, and he told me that he bought them from StrictlyCuban.com, a Kiwi firm that ships Cubans to Americans. Read More...
After a long day of shooting (two of us shot over a thousand shells in an afternoon!), we smoked some fine Cuban cigars with an American hunter. I asked him where he purchased the cigars, noting that they were of very fine quality for an airport duty-free shop, and he told me that he bought them from StrictlyCuban.com, a Kiwi firm that ships Cubans to Americans. Read More...
The Legality of Cash Skill Gaming
Mentions: Skill Gaming Sites , Legal Issues
Skill gaming, namely the staking of cash on a game of skill, is an issue of hot contention in state legislatures across the US. Following the passage of last Fall's Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 2007, skill gaming was recognized to be exempt from federal prohibition. However, gambling is an issue that is regulated at a state level, so states too can outlaw skill gaming, as many have done. According to WorldWinner, the largest provider of skill gaming services, its services are, currently, illegal in fourteen states: Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Vermont.
According to our research, WorldWinner (and many other skill gaming companies) take an extremely liberal view of state laws barring online gambling. If there is any ambiguity with respect to the legality of their services in any particular state, then they operate freely there. Two years ago, WorldWinner operated in 44 states; today, it operates in 36 states, reflecting the increasingly restrictive state, legal environment for skill gaming operators. Read More...
According to our research, WorldWinner (and many other skill gaming companies) take an extremely liberal view of state laws barring online gambling. If there is any ambiguity with respect to the legality of their services in any particular state, then they operate freely there. Two years ago, WorldWinner operated in 44 states; today, it operates in 36 states, reflecting the increasingly restrictive state, legal environment for skill gaming operators. Read More...
SuperBowl Squares
Mentions: Office Pools
Super Bowl Squares is a great variation on the typical Super Bowl office pool, which we recommend that you and your coworkers try this season.
The pool is structured as follows. Participants fill out their names on a 10 x 10 grid and win based on the score at the end of each quarter. The grid has 100 empty squares, and a player buys an empty square by placing their name in it. Generally, participants pick a number out of a hat to decide who picks first. Each empty square costs an amount determined by the participants prior to the beginning of the game. When all the squares are filled, a number between 0 and 9 are assigned to the top and on the side of the grid. The top of the grid represents one team, and the side of the grid represents the other team. Read More...
The pool is structured as follows. Participants fill out their names on a 10 x 10 grid and win based on the score at the end of each quarter. The grid has 100 empty squares, and a player buys an empty square by placing their name in it. Generally, participants pick a number out of a hat to decide who picks first. Each empty square costs an amount determined by the participants prior to the beginning of the game. When all the squares are filled, a number between 0 and 9 are assigned to the top and on the side of the grid. The top of the grid represents one team, and the side of the grid represents the other team. Read More...
Tips to Win Your March Madness Pool
Mentions: Office Pools
Are you sick of having a coworker becoming known as the resident sports expert, after taking down the annual March Madness office pool? It's time to take matters into your own hands. The following tips will help to give you an edge...
In order to win your office pool, the most important thing that you need to do is to understand the tournament rules. Some pools require picking the winners in every bracket; others go by the point spread, and some require you to find that elusive cinderella story. Read More...
In order to win your office pool, the most important thing that you need to do is to understand the tournament rules. Some pools require picking the winners in every bracket; others go by the point spread, and some require you to find that elusive cinderella story. Read More...
How to Create a March Madness Pool
Mentions: Office Pools
Starting a March Madness Pool is a great way to stir things up at the office and to better network with your coworkers. Whether you are a college basketball fan or not, as soon as a little bit of money or simply bragging rights are on the line, everyone seems to become interested in the tournament.
First things first, decide whether or not you want to be responsible for managing the pool manually (downloading the bracket, distributing it to your friends, as well as calculating results and payouts) or having the pool managed online (e.g., Yahoo! Sports, AOL Sports, and CBS Sportsline all offer great tournament software that will take the hassle out of managing your pool). Read More...
First things first, decide whether or not you want to be responsible for managing the pool manually (downloading the bracket, distributing it to your friends, as well as calculating results and payouts) or having the pool managed online (e.g., Yahoo! Sports, AOL Sports, and CBS Sportsline all offer great tournament software that will take the hassle out of managing your pool). Read More...