Zynga Live Poker and Facebook, a winning combination
The rise of Facebook to first place in social network ranking will probably be studied in the future in university communication courses. One of the secrets of this success must be due to the unique applications and services offered, among them social games. Zynga’s Live Poker, launched on Facebook in early 2008, is certainly one of the site’s strengths.
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Global Economy and Gambling
Technological progress, globalization, social trends and especially the recent and still ongoing economic crisis are at the source of both land based and online gambling rehabilitation. Originally a niche market of low economic importance, gambling has become a mainstay of the economies of several countries, while in many others it is seen as a possible lifeline and end to their current economic crises.
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When poker meets university students
The introduction of poker strategy as a subject of study in business and law departments, particularly in North American universities, has helped to change the views of the sometimes controversial game. Students have been literally captured by the game, becoming passionate online and live poker players and in turn influencing the internet poker market.
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Poker becomes a real science that attracts students
The rehabilitation of poker has led to the publication of numerous poker strategy, rule and tips handbooks. The approach to poker has become almost “scientific” and learning time has considerably shortened. These factors have made the game particularly popular among university students.
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New poker champions are often university students
The characteristics of today's poker champions are very different to those of yesterday. Today, a good percentage of them are university students or new graduates who were introduced to poker through online gaming, often playing during their studies to earn a living.
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The Future of Bingo is Online
Bingo is still a game of chance. But it is also a game that is evolving. The introduction of online bingo attracted a new kind of player, whose demands led to updated game features and the introduction of game novelties. The online bingo revolution also shattered the monopoly land-based bingo halls, once the only place to play, had over bingo fans.
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Will Obama Bet on America ?
President Barack Obama won the United States Presidential election in November with a platform built on change. Many online gamblers believe now is the opportune time for the new President to back up his promises. As the economy continues to flounder, new funding sources must be established to ease the trillion dollar debt incurred due to the financial collapse of institutions and markets world wide.
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Unknowns Online Poker Players Turned Champions
If you dream, you can be a Poker Champ. As in many other sports venues, the players are getting better and more competitive at a younger age. In professional basketball, LeBron James was just nineteen years old when he jumped from high school right into the professional ranks, and became an immediate star. Tennis players, particularly female players, are winning professional tournaments in their teens. The best ladies golfer in the world today is barely sixteen years old.
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Is Online Poker Cheating Possible?
As technology continues to improve, there is no doubt that it will be used by a few unscrupulous characters for no good end. There are myriad ways in which online poker rooms protect players from those trying to extrapolate personal information from player accounts. Better, however, than the many technological means of protection, has been the individual poker player’s willingness to protect his fellow players’ interests and personal identities.
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Online Gambling Thrives While Economy Tanks
As the economy worsens and industries world wide crumble and fail, people are becoming very conservative with their expenditures. Banks are failing; market investments are falling precipitously and many have lost all of their savings. Yet, despite the gloom and doom of the current financial crisis, some industries have not only survived, but have thrived. The online gambling industry is one such survivor.
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Online Casinos – Whom Do You Trust?
Trust is an integral part of any relationship – marriage, business, friendship and many others. Trust is defined by Webster’s New World Dictionary as “firm belief in the honesty, reliability of another.” Without trust, there is no relationship; with trust, a relationship offers you peace of mind. When the online casino gambling websites realized that they would have no future without establishing trust among their patrons, the industry skyrocketed in popularity around the world.
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How Do I Find Secure Sites?
The online casino industry has long supported the Internet business industry, and the casino gambling websites continue to flourish even in an economic state of turbulence around the world. Casino website advertising has kept many an Internet business afloat, since the revenues from these gambling advertisements have been too lucrative to refuse. However, with personal information piracy at an all-time high and trust in our business relationships at an all-rime low, how can you be sure ..........
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Behaviour Rules for UK Dealers
The traditional B&M casinos in the UK are experiencing an increase in business. Perhaps, with the economy in such a dither, people feel that they might as well gamble in the brick and mortar (B&M) casinos instead of putting their hard earned money into the stock market. These folks honestly believe that they have a better chance of maximizing their profit in the ..........
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The Poker/Business Correlation
Poker strategies in business are a hot topic in the academic world today, and there is a growing interest in the idea that there is a correlation between poker strategies and strategies of the business world. This correlation should not be taken with a grain of salt, because there is, indeed, a similarity between the strategies employed in poker games and the successful ..........
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Online Casinos Thwart Money Laundering
Online casino money laundering is very difficult to pull off because of the financial protocols involved. The vision of the days of the land casinos in the United States in the 1950’s is one of mob-run parlours where anything went. Fiction was not far from reality in those days as gangsters ruled the roost. Violence was prevalent, and the laundering of dirty money was easy and safe. It wasn’t until the United States government got involved that the criminal ..........
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Casino Del Rio – Goes Green for Environmental Awareness
When you talk about an online casino gambling website and associate the word “green” with it, the natural tendency is to assume that you’re talking about “green” as in MONEY. While Casino Del Rio is in the business of providing its customers with the best casino fun, excitement, entertainment, and payouts on the Internet, it has recently changed its mission. “Casino Del Rio Goes Green” is the new mantra of the world’s most ecologically-friendly ..........
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