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5 countries from which the most online fraud attempts are made - The internet anti-fraud protection company Iovation has claimed that transactions originating from the country of Ghana are most likely to correlate to fraud.

IS MOBILE SPORTS BETTING DOMINATING THE INDUSTRY? - The publication Business Insider carried an interesting article on mobile sports betting thjis week, claiming that the channel now dominates the sector with 50 percent of the global market.IS

2011 Top Online Poker Winners - Hansen completed the year $3,941,703 up, well ahead of nine other internet experts and much of it on Full Tilt before disaster overtook that company. He was chased by:

Will Legal Online Poker Hurt State Lotteries - One of the more serious concerns of states contemplating the legalisation of online poker is whether it will have an adverse impact on the revenues of state lotteries, and this was addressed this week by the legalisation advocacy group Fair Play USA.

Why Online Gambling PrePlay Id Checks Are Unpopular - The global information services company Experian has answered a question frequently asked by online punters: why can't operators conduct their ID verification checks before the action starts...and the reason is player impatience.

How to handle very aggressive players in no limit hold’em - Very aggressive players are a nuisance to solid poker players and especially solid players who wait for good values before they commit a decent number of big blinds. If you raise to steal the blinds with a speculative hand then they often three bet you.

Exploiting pot control in no limit hold em - The concept of pot control is a very important one in no limit hold’em as it allows the player to dovetail the strength of their hand with the size of the pot.

Planning your moves ahead in SNG's - There is really one deciding factor between top SNG players and mediocre SNG players if we take into account the effect of ICM for a minute. This is in the appraisal and awareness that strong players have of the situations in which they can pick up chips that other players may miss.

Top 3 Ways To Find Fish In Poker - When it comes to playing online poker one of the most important aspects to making money is the ability to seek out weaker opponents.

History Of Roulette - Roulette, which means little wheel in French, was first introduced in a primitive version by Blaise Pascal in the 17th century, when he was trying to devise a perpetual motion machine.

Some Basic Slot Tips - Just remember the golden rule: There is no way to beat video slots, but you can improve your chances by playing smart and doing your homework.

Slot Betting Explained - Slots are providing players with more betting options than ever before. At one time a gambler had only to bet a number of dollars and pull the arm on the Slot but todays one Armed bandits have many betting options to consider before you press the spin button.

Combatting Card Counting - Generally speaking, a standard Blackjack game will offer players a return of 99.5% on their investment. However, a good card counter can push that figure up past the 100% mark

The Art of Heads-Up Poker - Well, the poker world conducts a similar tournament that will hit the airwaves in April, NBC's 2011 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, a $25,000 buy-in event that features one-on-one match-ups between the world's best poker players.

World Poker Tour A-10 vs. 10-10 - The poker tour swung into the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles in late January for the annual LA Poker Classic, climaxing with the $10,000 buy-in World Poker Tour event which started on February 25.

Phil Hellmuth on Dealing in the Bad Boys of Poker - And you would too if you'd lost a $230,000 pot and a $350,000 pot to identical Qc-10c hands earlier that same night. It happened to me at the 2006 World Poker Tour

Poker : The Problem with Playing Too Aggressively - Back in 2005, at the World Poker Tour's World Poker Open Championship Event held in Tunica, Mississippi, 100 players remained from the starting field of 540 players when I witnessed this showdown hand between 2004 Player of the Year and perennial fan favorite, Daniel Negreanu, and 2003 Player of the Year, Chip Jett.

Stu Ungar's Final Hand in 1997 WSOP - It was a stacked table on Day Two of the 1997 WSOP Main Event. Playing with me were world champions Doyle Brunson, Bobby Baldwin, and Stu Ungar.

Poker After Dark - Phil Galfond vs. Tom Durrrr Dwan - This week's hand was played during the first week of the 2011 season of NBC's Poker After Dark. The format was a $100,000 buy-in winner-take-all Sit-and-Go tournament.

Introduction to Playing Instant Win Games Online - Instant win games in themselves are usually found in a separate section to most casinos and sportsbooks online. None the less many of the internet top instant win games, specifically table games such as Roulette, 3 Card Poker and Blackjack still fall under the category of casino games.

Phil Hellmuth : Slot Machine Hand at the Aria - I'd just won a nice-sized limit Hold'em hand but felt like the pot was a little bit lighter in weight than it could have been. No, I wasn't being cheated.

Phil Hellmuth On Matusow Exploits an Opponent's Tell - ESPN had to make a difficult decision when they aired the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event. Shoul they televise the table featuring well-known pro Mike The Mouth" Matusow and nine other unknowns or the one with Hall of Famers Phil Ivey and John Juanda, along with two other respected pros

Deep Stack Bluff in Holiday Game - I get together with my friends back home in Madison, Wisconsin every year for our annual Holiday Poker Game. Here's a story about a very entertaining hand that came up during this year's eighteen-hour long marathon session.

Noel Furlong vs. Huck Seed at the 1999 WSOP Main Event Final Table - Poker Hand Analysis : A truly spectacular hand was played between respected pro player Huck Seed and amateur businessman Noel Furlong at the 1999 WSOP Main Event final table. At the time, Huck was arguably the best no-limit hold'em player in the world.

Phil Hellmuth : Kid, I Bet You Were There! - At the $10,000 buy-in WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic at the Bellagio in December, I arrived on Day Two ready to rock and roll as I'd be facing some real tough pros, including Eric Baldwin, Sorel Mizzi, and Shawn Buchanan.