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Poker legalization hearing in Greenville, SC (Playboy strip poker)

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:56:57 +0000

The video Poker Players Alliance has just sent out notice of a Mobile Casino legalization hearing in Charleston and Greenville, SC this month. From the e-mail: 21 nova Playing poker in the privacy of your own home is a crime in South Carolina thanks to a ridiculous outdated state law signed 209 years ago. Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell will be holding two public hearings to discuss S535 a bill that would legalize home poker games and also expand charity gaming (including charity poker tournaments) in the state. The first public hearing will be March 23rd in North Charleston City Hall and the second on March 30th in the Greenville County Council Chambers, both start at 5:30pm. I plan to attend the March 30 hearing in Greenville. The PPA is looking for a large turn-out of pro-poker folks. Details: Monday, March 30th 5:30-7:30 pm Greenville County Council Chambers 301 University Ridge Greenville, SC 29601 Ill likely have more on the subject in the coming days.

Motorola RAZR XT910 Review

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 00:45:05 +0000

Motorola RAZR XT910 Review
A very new handset carrying a legendary name, the Motorola RAZR XT910 is effectively Motorola’s flagship phone in most regions. But is it really any good?

MGM Makes Interest Known For Toronto Casino Resort

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:45:17 +0000

MGM Makes Interest Known For Toronto Casino Resort
MGM Resorts is much like the other major gaming companies that had to halt growth during the economic recession. MGM stopped several projects, and when the economy bounced back, MGM began building again. Now, the gaming company has their sights set on building a casino resort in Toronto.MGM announced this week that they are prepared to build a $6 billion resort in Toronto. The facility would be unlike any other that the province has ever seen, and the goal of MGM is to go big with everything associated with the casino resort.”If all somebody is talking about is a room full of slot machine, Toronto could do that on their own, they don’t need us,” said MGM Spokesman Alan Feldman, to CBC News. “But if the discussion is going to broaden and going to involve more of a tourism and entertainment focus, that’s where we might step in and there may be an opportunity for us to come to town and invest quite a bit of money.”Canadian provinces have always been open to casino gambling, and over the past year, several provinces have shown an interest in online casinos. The land-based gaming industry in Canada is thriving, and MGM sees Toronto as a place where a full-scale casino resort could become prosperous for both the province and the casino operator.Feldman stressed in his discussion with CBC that the gaming aspect of a casino resort is a very small portion of the overall experience related to a resort of this size. Restaurants, entertainment avenues, shopping, and nightclubs account for the majority of the space, and that is where Feldman believes MGM can make a difference.There is strong support within Toronto for a casino resort. Mayor Rob Ford has been on record supporting gambling expansion. Ford has been discussing the possibilities of expansion with business leaders over the past few months, although he believes that the final say on whether to add a major destination casino should ultimately fall on the voters.US gaming companies have spent the past few years expanding their global reach. Las Vegas Sands has been the leader in the global expansion, building casinos in Macau and Singapore, while also speaking with Spanish lawmakers about bringing the LVS brand to Spain. April 17, 2012Posted By April GardnerStaff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.comSubmit News!

GoldenCasino.com Free Casino Games

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 14:45:16 +0000

GoldenCasino.com Free Casino Games
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Former Betonsports co-owner Norman Steinberg sentenced to home probation

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 10:15:10 +0000

Former Betonsports co-owner Norman Steinberg sentenced to home probation
Norman Steinberg, described by the St. Louis press as a key player in the historic prosecution of the erstwhile BetonSports online gambling group some years ago came home to the U.S. briefly this week to plead guilty to conspiracy in the illegal online gambling affair. His appearance before U.S. District Judge Carol E. Jackson was brief and his sentence was a year on probation, with permission to serve it at his home in Costa Rica. The quid pro quo for this was that Steinberg agreed to drop a mysterious civil lawsuit naming the U.S. government and filed under seal in the federal court for the eastern district of Pennsylvania. No further information is available on the nature of the suit. Steinbergs legal representative Jason Kreiss declined to reveal more to reporters, saying only: The civil lawsuit was instrumental in our ability to resolve this matter in the fashion it was resolved in. Were prohibited by court order from saying more. The agreement with Steinberg entailed the federal prosecutors withdrawing multiple racketeering-related charges. Other high profile names in the rise and fall of BetonSports included founder Gary S. Kaplan, who in August 2009 was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to forfeit $43.65 million on multiple charges of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act. BetonSports chief executive David Carruthers, detained in Texas whilst in transit to Costa Rica from the UK, was sent to prison for 33 months and ordered to pay $75,000 for racketeering conspiracy. Described by his lawyers as No. 3 on the totem, Steinbergs original sentence of three years on probation and a $10,000 fine was significantly more low profile and mostly ignored by the media, although he was cited as co-owner with Kaplan of the BetOnSports subsidiary, Millenium Group, which operated telephone services and Internet gambling websites in Costa Rica. Eleven individuals were eventually indicted on 22 diverse charges by federal enforcement agencies back in 2006; local newspapers report that the only outstanding indictment is now one against Gregory James Haggard, who remains at large and has been classified as a fugitive from justice.

888 shares surge 24% as Ladbrokes takeover confirmed

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:15:09 +0000

888 shares surge 24% as Ladbrokes takeover confirmed
Posted by admin On December – 21 – 2010 The industry remained abuzz with speculation on the weekend news that Ladbrokes was making a 240 million bid for online gambling software developer 888. At 70p a share, the reported deal represents a premium of some 40%, Reuters reported. Both companies confirmed that they were in negotiations as the new week commenced, with 888s share price soaring by 24% on the news that it may be acquired by the major UK online and land gambling group. It provided 888 investors, who have seen their shares lose around two-thirds in value since January 2010, with some welcome and positive momentum, although the market quieted down to a rise of approximately 18% later Monday. Under the leadership of former CEO Chris Bell, Ladbrokes made an acquisition run on 888.com four years ago but the deal fell through over concerns regarding 888.coms vulnerability to US legal problems connected with its pre-UIGEA presence in that country. Unlike Party Gaming and Sportingbet, 888 has not negotiated a probably expensive settlement with US authorities. With a new CEO at the Ladbrokes helm in the form of Richard Glynn, analysts are predicting that the present negotiations could be the new incumbents first big deal. Collins Stewart analyst Simon Davies said: We believe a 70-pence offer should be a slam dunk for investors, but see significant regulatory risk to a successful transaction given that 888 has not procured a non-prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice, which represents a potential poison pill. Morgan Stanley analysts said the deal could be a strategic and financial winner, matching Ladbrokes strong sports betting book with 888s internet casino offering to create a combined online gambling business with annual revenue of around 350 million and earnings of 85 million. They opined that potential yearly savings for the companies could be as high aa 25 million in technology, marketing and overhead costs. Categories: Gambling News

Vodafone to launch next Samsung Galaxy phone

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:00:12 +0000

Vodafone to launch next Samsung Galaxy phone
Vodafone has confirmed that it will be stocking the next Samsung Galaxy, with a source telling TechRadar that it’s ‘highly anticipated’ to be named the Samsung Galaxy S3.A new page has appeared on Vodafone’s website which allows customers to register for updates on the next Galaxy device from Samsung.A TechRadar source close to the manufacturer has said that it’s “highly anticipate the current page on the Vodafone website will change over to a Samsung Galaxy S3 holding page in the near future”.Anticipation hotting upUnfortunately there are no other details on the page at this time, so we’re still left wondering if the Galaxy S3 will pack that quad-core processor, HD screen, 12MP camera and other specs people are suggesting.Sadly we’ve had no joy with the other networks with T-Mobile telling us “we have no comment to make” and Three replied with “we’ve got no information on that at the moment”, and we are waiting to hear back from O2 and Orange.Could this mean that Vodafone has got exclusive rights on the new Galaxy S3, a la O2 with the iPhone? We wait and see

Baseball Betting – America’s Favorite Past Time

admin — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:45:12 +0000

Baseball Betting – Americas Favorite Past Time
The founder of forensic sports handicapping, Stevie Vincent has been a professional gambler since 2002. His plays are now public and a must for totals bettors as mastering over/under is his specialty. By Shirley Durling Although there is some question as to whether or not the title has been passed on to football, baseball has long been known as Americas favorite past time. Whether it is still at the top of the mound or not, though, baseball still attracts more than enough fans to make a lot of profit. Some of the profit generated by the sport comes from people who like to engage in a little bit of baseball betting, to make the game itself a bit more fun or just to try and make some money at what they know best. In this article, we are going to take a look at some information about baseball betting. The Golden Rule of Sports Betting: Those who want to bet on baseball need to follow the same basic rule that applies to all sports betting. Namely, do not count on winning more than 50% of the time! The sports books know what they are doing, and it is hard even for professional sports gamblers to make a living strictly by placing bets. There are some who do, but even the best tend to have off years. Remember to watch your payroll! What makes betting on baseball so fun? In the wide world of sports betting, there is perhaps no sport more fun to wager on than baseball. The main reason for this are the sheer number of variables that come into play when predicting the outcome of any baseball game. Just what factors are we talking about? Well, the player roster is definitely one. Every game will see not only a new starting pitcher, but a new relief staff as well. The pitchers can make all the difference in a baseball game, and significantly alter a teams chance at victory. The professional baseball season in particular is a long one, and that means that changes are likely to occur throughout the lineup from game to game. Good sports betting on baseball means being aware of who is playing what for each game! Baseball betting is different from football betting, and other types of sports betting too, in that a team may find itself against another team many more games in a row. This means that those wagering on baseball games can bet series, if they wish, or calculate the odds of making a profit by wagering individual games in a steady manner. There are many ways to obtain the information you need in order to make informed wagers when baseball betting. Sports information lines are one of the most reliable; the big draw is live updates not only on odds but on roster changes as well. Having this information at your fingertips can certainly strengthen your chances of making a profit when betting baseball. The favorite baseball bet: Because baseball can often be a close game in terms of scores, the money line is the preferred sports bet for most gamblers. Money lines are straightforward picks of who will win or who will lose a given game. For those who enjoy the predictions and (sometimes) better payouts that come with a spread, sports books also offer run lines on baseball games. These work the same way as spreads in football or basketball. The favorite team has to win by over a specified amount of runs (the run line) in order for a bettor to successfully collect. Conversely, the underdog could lose but not by more than the run line, and those who bet the underdog will win their bets. Baseball betting, in the technical sense, is much more straightforward than football betting. Most of the time you are either betting on a team to win or to lose. However, the trick with baseball is in being able to do good research to win. There are many variables, so placing a wager on the outcome of a baseball game can be a lot of fun for the knowledgeable sports betting fan! Hi my name is Shirley Durling and I am a sport betting enthusiast. I write articles and review products and services related to Sports Betting Systems, Sports Books and tickets. Please see my blog at Sport Betting Store for more great information on sports betting. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Shirley_Durlinghttp://EzineArticles.com/?Baseball-BettingAmericas-Favorite-Past-Time&id=2244690 This entry was posted on Thursday, April 5th, 2012 at 2:52 am and is filed under Sports Betting. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Review: LG Chocolate BL20

admin — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:30:06 +0000

Review: LG Chocolate BL20
LG has introduced a more sweetly priced slider phone the Chocolate BL20 to try and tempt style-savvy phone buyers not interested in the more feature packed (but higher-priced) Chocolate BL40.Sporting a similarly sleek design, the LG Chocolate BL20 is the latest update of the original LG Chocolate phone (KG800) that first appeared in mid-2006. Central to the chic look is a smooth, glossy piano-black casing that features hidden touch-sensitive controls on the front panel that glow red through the casing only when the phone is activated.It’s a more refined look than earlier Chocolates, echoing the BL40’s design although the Chocolate BL20 has fewer high-end features than its touchscreen range-mate.The new Chocolate BL20 instead offers a more typically mid-priced mobile package including HSDPA high-speed 3G data connectivity, a 5MP camera, media player functionality and an FM radio. But the real headline on this new phone from LG is certainly style.DesignThe minimalist bodywork of the closed Chocolate BL20 is certainly attractive. Its black bodywork is offset with metallic red trim on top and bottom and on the slide-down number pad, plus some subtle chrome edging. Measuring 105.9(h) x 50.8(w) x 12.3(d) mm, it’s a slimline slider that weighs a reasonable 115g and is nicely balanced in the hand. However, all that glossy bodywork does mean it can be slippery in cold or damp conditions. Covered in a single plastic sheet, the front panel is also a finger-smudge magnet.The display is a 2.4-inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels), 262K-colour LCD, which is bright and zingy enough for most applications. It’s not as big as a smartphone-style screen, but is acceptable for this type of mid-range device, especially with no touch control.The original Chocolate phone was one of the first to introduce a touch sensitive navigation pad, and the BL20’s similar digit-stroke control panel takes up most of the space under the screen. A central select button surrounded by four direction arrows glows out from behind the black casing when the slider is opened or the phone activated, delightfully fading again when the phone goes into standby mode. These buttons work conventionally to navigate around menus, albeit requiring light touching rather than pressing. They each also do typical phone shortcuts for calling up features, including text messaging, contacts, ringer profiles and a quick menu grid (you can select up to nine apps or functions for fast-touch access).Other buttons include two regular softkeys, a button that shows active features as icons on a toolbar, and a widgets key. This key pulls up five mini apps you can scroll between on screen, wherever you are in the menus. Functions include an alarm clock, memo writer, calendar, favourite contacts list and an online-based weather forecast app you can define for your preferred location. A light finger glide is all you need to use the controls, like stroking a mobile phone version of a duckling. Dabbing around the menus is similarly effortless, although the sensitivity of the controls to even the merest of touches can cause accuracy issues if you’re not handling it carefully. A stray thumb or finger brushing the pad (generally your own) can accidentally activate a shortcut or the select button. It’s not particularly troublesome in most features but has potential for irritation in some, such as if you accidentally select send while composing a text.LG has included touch activated volume/zoom controls around the BL20’s side, plus a camera key and a screen lock button.A single microUSB socket on the side takes care of charging, PC data connections and earphones; there’s no standard 3.5mm headphone socket on the phone (boo), though an adaptor is provided in-box (slightly quieter boos).The sprung slider mechanism revealing the number pad feels sufficiently robust. The pad itself provides large keys with plenty of finger room, and despite being flush against the surface are very responsive for fast, accurate texting. The metallic red finish is arresting too.Despite the snazzy touch sensitive navigation controls, the LG Chocolate BL20’s user interface and menu structure is conventional stuff. New users should find few problems working around the features and functions.Pressing the central select key brings up the main menu in a colourful 12-icon grid, which can be changed to a list if you’re that way inclined. As you move through the menu grid, the icon you’re on enlarges to help the less mobile-phonic understand what’s going on. This partially obscures the label of the icon directly above, although it doesn’t cause any real navigation issues. Select an icon and, unless you’re opening the camera or browser options, you’re taken into further sub-menu lists, which are numbered in regular LG fashion for quick keypad selection. It’s all very familiar phone navigation, especially if you’ve grown up with any kind of Nokia phone. The graphics are functional and sensibly arranged, and you can tab sideways between most sub-menus.CallsThe LG Chocolate BL20 hits the mark for high-quality voice calling, delivering a first rate performance throughout our tests. There’s no forward-facing video camera on this model for video calling, though that’s unlikely to be an issue for most potential buyers seeing as the last person to (probably) perform such an action did so accidentally back in 2007.As mentioned, the keypad has a simple and effective layout, while the phonebook is easily accessible from a D-pad shortcut. Up to five favourite contacts can be assigned to one of the widgets for quick carousel-style access. The phonebook contact details are adequate and provide more than the basics, though they don’t offer as extensive a rundown of contact info input options as some higher grade phones although if that’s your bag, perhaps you should consider the higher end LG Chocolate BL40.MessagingThe LG Chocolate BL20 offers standard text and multimedia messaging options, plus email. An email wizard enables you to set up your regular web-based POP3 and IMAP4 email accounts on the phone simply by tapping in email address and password details, the phone automatically installing appropriate settings where available. If unavailable, account details can be chucked in manually. Viewing new emails is reasonably easy, though there’s no document viewer software to view downloaded attachments. Managing emails is average for this sort of phone, with only three email message headers viewable on the screen at one time but we’d be surprised if the hardcore email user opted for a mostly shiny phone like this.With the slider keyboard, typing out messages is a breeze it’s responsive and has a good springy action. It’s straightforward to operate too if you want to send an MMS you can simply insert an image or other item into the message from the menus found at the bottom of the screen.There’s no Wi-Fi capability on the LG Chocolate BL20, so high speed data comes courtesy of its HSDPA 3G network connectivity. The browser is swift at negotiating mobile-optimised sites, and can open full web pages, with flash support too. They look good on screen and are well rendered for the screen size, automatically re-sizing to give you an overall page view of the site. The text is small, but can be speedily zoomed in and out using numberpad shortcuts.However, some web pages can take time to fully load so you’ll probably end up hanging around the mobile web unless forced out into the big wide World Wide Web.Although navigation involves the usual type of mobile menu option lists, the keypad is configured for several useful browser shortcuts including zooming, switching to a full screen landscape view, viewing recently visited pages as selectable thumbnails, and so on. Two browser windows can be opened at one time and toggled between, and you can also do text searches in web pages, and even save a page to look at later, should you need to have dinner or wash your cat or something.It makes for more efficient operation than most mid-tier conventional phones, although inevitably it’s not as slick and intuitive as some touchscreen browser efforts we could mention (including LG’s own, such as on the LG Viewty Smart GC900).The Chocolate BL20 has a reasonable camera for this class of ultra-slim, mid-priced style-heavy device. A press of the side button has the 5MP shooter ready for action in just a couple of seconds.It has a two-step autofocus system and an LED flash. The autofocus system provides a bit of versatility in getting crisply focused shots on particular subjects in a composition, enabling you to get an item in focus and hold focus before taking the shot. However, the camera shooting button on the side isn’t the best for doing this, as it has an almost touch-like action, barely depressing when focusing and shooting. The lack of ‘feel’ when pressing means heavy-fingered users could snap before they’re ready, and it requires a delicate touch to get it right. It’s a bit too fiddly for our liking, with the shutter lagging when pressed, so you can easily miss that shot of your friend ‘hilariously’ falling out of a window.The user interface is mid-level LG, not offering the raft of neat features used on its higher grade camera phones. There’s the usual supply of effects, white balance tweaking, brightness and basic ISO settings plus night mode, timer and multi-shot options. In addition, a Text Scan option enables you to take snaps of handwritten memos or drawings by converting shots into bright, high contrast black-and-white images from close-up shots. Bright background: The 5-megapixel camera on the LG Chocolate BL20 is capable of achieving decent results. Here, shooting into a rising sun, colours are bright and subtle in placesThe LG Chocolate BL20 delivers decent image quality. Colours are bright and well balanced, and there’s sufficient detail in images for acceptable prints. Contrast and exposure are also handled capably by the auto-metering system. It’s not comparable to the best 5MP camera phones however, and would likely be slapped down in a techno-cage fight with standalone 5MP cameras. Decent detail: The camera does provide a decent amount of detail for this grade and longer range images are reasonably sharpLow light performance is not particularly impressive, and the flash offers only limited illumination over short distances although that’s perfect for capturing far off, blurry photos of possible UFOs late at night. Darker side: In lower lighting conditions, the camera doesn’t perform as well. The flash can deliver short range illumination brightly, but images aren’t as crispThe BL20’s video facility is limited to capturing MPEG4 video at QVGA resolution at maximum 15 frames per second, so self-recorded footage is mediocre on playback. You can watch sideloaded or downloaded video clips too, although the phone is limited here, too, supporting 30fps playback of just MPEG4 and H.263 files DivX fans, you’re sadly out of luck.The MP3 player fielded on the LG Chocolate BL20 is standard issue mid-tier fare. It doesn’t do anything particular whizzy, presenting music playing categories in a regular list format, while the player controls are operated by the touch navigation pad. There are a familiar set of options for equaliser sound tweaking, plus shuffle and repeat, and cover art is supported if available.The BL20’s software automatically identifies new music and files it accordingly, with the likes of MP3, AAC, AAC+ and WMA files supported. Music can be loaded onto the phone using the USB sync cable and supplied LG PC Suite software, via Bluetooth, or slipped quietly in through the optional MicroSD card (optional because you have to buy the thing damn you LG).The phone has a modest 60MB of internal storage, although it supports MicroSDs up to 16GB, slipped in under the back cover. Mass storage drag-and-dropping is another file transfer option.There’s no 3.5mm headphone socket on the BL20’s bodywork, although the supplied 2-piece headset does have an adaptor that allows you to plug in your own ear-gear via the awkward side-mounted multi-purpose microUSB socket. We say awkward, but what we mean is hair-tuggingly frustrating when you try to pull the phone out of your pocket when listening to tunes, only to find it caught on that pointless little coin pocket forcing you to wiggle and dance and realise you should probably lose some weight.Sound quality through the supplied earphones is decently acceptable, with a reasonably well balanced sound across the frequency range; it can be a touch toppy however, but has punchy bass underpinning it. Try better quality headphones, like our reference affordable Sennheiser CX300’s, and you’ll get a much richer audio experience something we’d definitely recommend trying. In addition to the music player, the Chocolate BL20 includes a serviceable FM radio with RDS that’s simple to tune either automatically or manually. This can be played through the loudspeaker, though earphones need to be plugged in. The loudspeaker isn’t particularly pleasing on the ears, in typically tinny mobile fashion so it’s a no-no on the bus or Tube.Battery life is acceptable on the LG Chocolate BL20 – with LG calculating that its 900mAh battery pack can keep the phone running for up to 450 hours on standby or provide up to 5 hours talktime. With fewer power-sapping features than big-hitting high-end touchscreen phones, we found it delivered a steady two to three days of power with our typical use, though heavier usage of features like the music player will take a greater toll on power consumption.OrganiserLG doesn’t spring too many surprises on the organiser and tools front. The memo and calendar widgets may be useful extras, but most of the organiser apps are standard functional stuff calendar, tasks, memo, plus there are alarm clock, voice recorder, stopwatch, calculator, unit convertor and world clock tools onboard.There’s also a photo memo option that works with the Text Scan camera tool, and a date finder, which enables you to look up a date a certain number of days ahead – which could be handy for some cool and happening hip-cats, we guess. ConnectivityThe LG Chocolate BL20 is equipped for dual-band UMTS 900/2100 3G and tri-GSM 900/1800/1900 network usage (meaning it will work in the US).It supports HSDPA high-speed 3G mobile data connectivity (up to 3.6Mbps) and GPRS/EDGE on GSM networks. As a mid-tier phone, it doesn’t have Wi-Fi onboard. Bluetooth 2.1, with A2DP, is supported, and synchronisation can be carried out over the air with a PC using Bluetooth and the supplied LG PC Suite software, or via the supplied USB data cable.OtherLG has kept the Chocolate BL20 minimalist in the extra apps department. There’s a Yahoo search facility pre-loaded, which when selected takes you online, but there were no other apps to speak of in our review sample. On the games front, there were just a couple of Java options Sudoku Caf and Mini Game Planet, which offers a selection of simple games but don’t go expecting the dizzy-making blowing games from the Chocolate BL40.While the LG Chocolate BL40 was a stunning-looking touchscreen headline-grabber, the Chocolate BL20 is more a mid-tier style phone. That’s not to say the BL20 hasn’t got plenty of design pizzazz to make people sit up and take notice, but its features rundown marks it as a steady mid-range 3G handset than anything more wow-worthy. Visually, it certainly has a glossy chic appeal about it, though the glow-through touch navigation pad maybe doesn’t have quite the shock of the new that the original Chocolate had. Style-conscious users who aren’t drawn to the obvious fashionable touchscreen contenders may find this sleek slider attractive, particularly at its mid-range price point. We likedThe bodywork design of the LG Chocolate BL20 is impressive minimalist chic that’s given a distinctive look by the glowing touch-sensitive controls.Its responsive slider number pad makes texting a breeze, and the menu system and interface will be intuitive for most mobile users.The 5MP camera, while not top of the camera-phone class, produced decent enough results too for a style-majoring handset. The music player performance through the supplied earphones was okay too, and the 3.5mm headphone adaptor enabled us to improve that significantly by adding our own headphones. HSDPA connectivity was welcome, and it presented pages reasonably well for a feature phone like this. We dislikedSome people love touch sensitive controls, others feel the opposite way. We found that they were generally fine for navigation, though they could get accidentally brushed in passing during everyday use, inadvertently selecting options or opening functions. Not a deal-breaker by any stretch, but a trait that’s not so common in more conventional slider phones.As an upgrade to LG’s Chocolate range, we’d have liked to have seen a few more high-end features such as Wi-Fi and GPS to make it stand out from other 3G mid-rangers for more than just its looks. We’d have preferred, too, a dedicated 3.5mm headphone socket on the bodywork rather than an awkward side-mounted multi-connector for earphones, but at least LG supplies an adaptor in-box.VerdictAs sweet-looking as the LG Chocolate BL20 is, it’s not as tempting as it might have been had LG stacked it up with more functionality to go with its fine design. Its feature rundown is decent enough for a mid-level 3G phone, but it’s not innovative or particularly exciting, and touch sensitive controls, while eye-catching, aren’t as in vogue as touchscreen operation. Nonetheless, the design is still distinctive and stylishly elegant, and this will no doubt draw many admirers looking for a minimalist chic alternative at a mid-range price.Related LinksMore mobile phone reviewsTechRadar’s Reviews GuaranteeSearch for the best LG Chocolate BL20 deals at OmioRelated StoriesReview: HTC LegendReview: Acer Liquid S100Review: Nokia E72Review: HTC HD MiniReview: Nokia 5230

10 Ways To Win A Slot Jackpot

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10 Ways To Win A Slot Jackpot
Written by on June 5, 2011 11:55 pm – Slot machines contain a random number generator (RNG) microcomputer that constantly spits out numbers. These random numbers correspond to positions on each of the reels in the machine. When a player pulls the handle or pushes the spin button he is not really initiating anything except the spinning of the reels, which is merely for show. He is simply telling the machine to display the reel positions that correspond to the last set of random numbers that were generated. Certain tips on how to win a jackpot The following are the tips of playing successfully in a slot machine. Only play the best paying machines Look for machines that payout between 95 and 99 percent. These are mostly $1 and higher machines. Play non-progressive machines This is because the random number generators are programmed to produce a higher number of reels and symbols on progressive jackpot machines. Bribe a casino employee Ask an employee in the slots area which machines are the best. Offer them a cut of your profits for helping you. Physical placement When picking a machine, location factor must be looked into. The physical placement of the machine is an indicator of how loose or tight the machine is. Loose slots are found near the change booths, on elevated carousels, near the coffee shop/cafe/snack bar, etc. You must avoid tight slots. They are generally placed near casino entrances, around or near the sports book/racing areas, near the ticket/show lines, etc. Do not play multiple-payline slots Although it seems like one can have better chances playing multiple-payline slot machine, you are increasing the odds against you drastically. Always use your slots card Do not forget to insert your players card in the reader before you begin playing and do not forget to take it with you when you leave. Play with coins rather than bills If you want to get the most play for your money, feed the machines coins rather than using bills. However, make sure that the payout percentage is worth your time. Know when to stop Discipline is necessary when gambling, regardless of what casino game it is. Its very easy to just keep playing because you think you are minutes away from the jackpot, but that can be dangerous. Pocket 25% or 50% or 75% and add the remainder to your bankroll for more playing, or keep it all. Try the machine next to you if yours is not paying off According to industry sources, the casinos hardly place two loose machines next to each other. If you are uncertain on whether your machine is loose, it may not hurt to try the machines on either side of you. Contrary to popular belief, the casinos do not hide or move their best machines simply because people find and play them. The casinos want them to be played. When slot machine players see and hear someone hitting a jackpot, it motivates them to pump more money into their own machine in hopes of hitting their own jackpot. Stephen Crawford is a successful publisher and webmaster of SlotFan.com. He provides more information on slot machines, online slots, slot winning strategies, loose slots at casinos, that you can research on his web site at http://www.slotfan.com/ Author: Stephen CrawfordArticle Source: EzineArticles.com Posted in Win Money | Comments Off