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Taiwan mustn’t gamble on casinos

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“Don Corleone said quietly, `It is true I have many, many friends in politics, but they would not be so friendly if my business were narcotics instead of gambling. They think gambling is something like liquor, a harmless vice.'”

 

That comment by Mario Puzo’s fictional godfather should serve to remind Taiwan’s government of the always present and close ties between legalized gambling and organized crime. It should also serve to remind the general public that gambling is not “a harmless vice.”

 

The idea of allowing legalized gambling in Taiwan has recently been in the news. Minister of Transportation and Communications Yeh Chu-lan (¸µâÄõ) has been on a tax payer-supported junket to Las Vegas ostensibly to study “tourism” (“Minister jets off to Las Vegas to study tourism,” Aug. 10, page 1). Obviously, tourism in Vegas means gambling.

 

This is not the first time that the government has considered gambling. Several years ago the Ministry of Justice looked into what impact legalized gambling would have on the criminal justice system. At that time the consensus was that the cost of legalization outweighed the benefits.

 

The situation has changed since then — for the worse. Taiwan’s economy is clearly in a downturn and the government is becoming increasingly desperate for a quick fix. One solution that is being considered is gambling. The best metaphor I can use to describe that solution is that it is like drinking seawater to assuage one’s thirst. It looks tempting when one is very thirsty but it merely hastens your death. Legalized gambling will only speed up the death of an economy already in trouble.

 

The reasons for this are several, and they have been clearly shown by studies done on legalized gambling in different parts of the US. The US-basedTogel Hongkong …

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Bluffing tokyoslot88

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This is the first of a four-part series on bluffing. Not only will we show you how, when, and why to bluff, we’ll also tell you about some of the most famous bluffs in poker history.

Bluffing is poker’s magic elixir. It’s the sleight-of-hand where high art and drama reside. It’s the place where myths are made. After all, what’s a western movie without a poker scene with one player trying to bluff another out of a big pot?

To those who do not play poker, or who have only a nodding acquaintance with it, bluffing is where they focus most of their attention when they think about the game.

 

Does this conversation ring a bell?

 

Non-Player: “You’re a professional poker tokyoslot88 player? Wow; you must have a real poker face.”

 

Professional Poker Player: “Why do you say that?”

 

NP: “Don’t you need a poker face because you have to bluff all the time?”

 

PPP: “Actually, bluffing is only a small part of the game, and good players don’t really bluff that often.”

 

NP: “Hmmmmmmm, It’s not like that in the movies.”

 

PPP: [shrugging his shoulders with the resigned weariness of one who’s had similar conversations far too many times] “Well, few things really are…”

 

What Is Bluffing, Anyway?

 

Ask most poker players to define bluffing and they’ll tell you about betting a weak hand with the hope of driving other players out of the pot. After all, without bluffing, poker would be a boring game. Bets would be made, and the best hand would win. Always.

 

Since the cards figure to break even in the long run, without the possibility that someone is bluffing each player would have the same expectation, and when all was said and done, no …

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Male Enhancement products. How to avoid fakes? Which ones to buy?

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Decided to go for penis enlargement? As you probably already noticed there are plenty of methods and products available. Even on television, the companies are widely advertising penis enlargement devices claiming that a woman does need a man with a bigger penis. Their price range can start from a very modest $30 and goes up to above $1000. Are they really worth such large amount of money?

The most popular method is the probably using penis enlargement pills. This is the all-natural herbal method to enlarge your penis. Usually you are required to take one or two pills every day and it is claimed that in almost all cases after a couple of weeks your penis will start to grow. After approximately eight weeks, thickness will be much more visible in erect state. However, pills alone can only improve erection size temporarily and for permanent results, you must combine them with exercises or extender devices.

The ingredients used in penis enlargement pills are safe and natural, and almost all of them are FDA approved and tested in many clinical trials and most of them are proven to improve sexual performance. Some of the ingredients are Ginseng, Cayenne, Zinc, Pumpkin Seed, Nettle Leaf, Licorice Root, Muira Puama, Tribulus, Oyster Meat and Owt Straw.

The major problem we face today is that there are lots of fake products available among the real offers. You have to do some work to avoid being scammed by unfair or even fraudulent enlargement products makers. MEMBER XXL UK is the best product to use.

Just follow these simple rules for best results –

 

  1. nly choose products that have been on the market for many years.
  2. Make sure that makers offer money back guarantee, a real money back guarantee.
  3. Before you buy check that you can
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ARTY’S POKER Q & A ABOUT SBOBET88

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We all get excited about a trip to a convention in Vegas. I’m no different. I looked forward to my trip to Las Vegas for the BARGE Convention and Tournaments for many months. I wanted to be sure that I had plenty of time in town so I booked to arrive a few days before the tournament started. I figured that this would give me time to settle in, and get used to the climate and playing conditions.

Finally the day arrived that I was going to leave. To say that I was excited and looking forward to this trip would be an understatement. The following story was posted to rec.gambling.poker on my return. It made a big hit and many found it humorous. I for one, did not. The airline in this story shall remain anonymous.

Ok gang; here’s my trip report…

I left three days in advance of BARGE (Thank Heavens). The limo fights Sunday evening traffic for two and a half hours to get to LGA in NYC (normally a 50-minute trip). I can hear the driver mumbling under his breath something to the effect that he could have had the night off, if it wasn’t for me. I arrive two hours early for takeoff. I am hyper and climbing the airport terminal walls like a fly, waiting for the flight to be called. Finally, I board the plane, and we are airborne. Hurray!

We are in the air for about 5 minutes (not at altitude, but higher than I would like to fall), when the pilot comes on and tells us that we have to land at https://www.simplylearnt.com/  Newark International Airport, due to mechanical problems. I reach into my pocket and cannot find any Rosary beads to use. I search my carry-on for a bible, no …

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A Closer Look at RealTime UFABET Gaming

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RealTime Gaming has grown steadily since it entered the casino software business in 1998, but 2002 has been the company’s busiest year ever. One look at everything that’s coming out of the RealTime Gaming studios will tell you that. RealTime has carried on its tradition of delivering a top-quality, realistic gaming experience with the release of its Version 2.0 casino software package. This is its ninth casino release in less than two years, and the added features in each new version are attracting more and more players. The highlight of this latest package is the choice of five different Blackjack games.

 

Blackjack has always been a casino standard, but Version 2.0 takes the UFABET game to the next level with the introduction of Caribbean 21, Super 21, Face-Up 21, Pontoon, and Match Play 21. Each game has its own unique bonus opportunities and new rules that allow you to double down more often, split any two cards in some games, win with special card combinations, and play with both dealer cards face-up.

 

Multi-player Texas Hold ’Em and bingo will also make an appearance in the RealTime stable of games. Players told RealTime they were tired of needing multiple casino accounts to play all their favorite games, and the new software addresses that concern. “We want to give the players as many choices as they want when it comes to games, but we also want to make their account management as simple as possible,” says Michael Staw, president of RealTime Gaming.

 

The new releases are backed up by an excellent selection of table games, which include both single-zero and double-zero roulette, four types of poker (Caribbean Stud, Let ’Em Ride, Tri-Card and Pai Gow, and Texas Hold ’Em), War, and Red Dog. Graphics in the games are sharp …

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ป๊อกเด้ง ไฮโล Review of Gambling Theory and Other Topics

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Since he began writing gambling books, Mason Malmuth has always been one of the most thought provoking writers on gambling related topics. This book, Gambling Theory and Other Topics contains many of his most wide ranging and provocative essays. Insightful and controversial, it would be difficult for someone to read this book with an engaged mind and not both learn something and find some topic worthy of debate.

The book is divided into six sections, each of which contains from six to more than twenty essays. The topic of the first part is Gambling Theory, where Mason introduces us to self-weighting strategies. Right off the bat, Malmuth is controversial, essentially telling us that investment diversification is a bad bet. I believe his analysis to be correct, but he omits some important information that makes it apparent why this is so, and why someone would still want to diversify their investment portfolio. If I have one criticism of Malmuth’s writing, it’s that he occasionally states a quality opinion in more controversial language than it needs to be. I believe fewer people would disagree with him, and some disagree most strongly, if he selected different words with which to express some of his most difficult ideas.

Part two discusses examples of the theories mentioned in part one. This includes Malmuth’s view on Money Management, the extremely important topic of fluctuations, game theory, and other interesting issues. This book was one of the very first to discuss these topics in any depth, and the coverage here is still very good.

Part three covers fallacies in various betting schemes. Part four covers strategies for poker tournaments. This is one of the better sections in the book, in my opinion. Some very important ideas are discussed here, and this chapter by itself is better than …

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Home Game Honey

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Laura Prepon has an addiction. It’s not enough that she’s one of the main characters (Donna Pinciotti) on FOX’s hugely successful That ’70s Show. It’s not enough that she recently completed work on a movie (The Perfect Couple) in which she had a leading role. It’s not enough that she’s hot enough to be a Maxim cover girl — she did just that in November of 2004. Where does this woman find the time to play poker nearly every night? Does she ever sleep? And now she has a new poker show on the E! network. Not only was she on the first episode, she’s the creator and executive producer of the show. She’s making the rest of Hollywood, with all of their free time to buy groceries or go to movie premieres or get their hair cut, look like hopeless slackers.

 

On any given night at the home of Prepon and her boyfriend, Chris Masterson (Francis on Malcolm in the Middle), there’s a colorful cast of characters around the poker table. There’s Bobbo, who has been affectionately nicknamed Huck, as in Huckleberry Finn or the Riverboat Captain. He tends to suck out on the river, according to Prepon and the other regulars. There’s also Josh, who goes by the name “Flashdance.” He sometimes wins a hand with absolute rags just because he had a feeling, which prompts the entire table to sing “What a feeling!” Six Feet Under’s Eric Balfour is named “Bluffour” for obvious reasons. John is called the General because he likes to run the table, and his wife Val goes by “Running Man” for her tendency to chase. Laura’s boyfriend, Chris, answers to Lord Christopher, and his brother Danny, who is Laura’s fellow cast member on That ’70s Show, is called Phil Hellmuth. “No matter …

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Eating Smart and Playing Situs Judi Online to Win

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It stands to reason that a healthy diet keeps the mind sharp. But recent studies show that foods rich in antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids are your best Situs Judi Online bet against memory loss associated with the aging process.

 

And that means choosing the right mix of foods and supplements may help you to stay in the game a little longer when you’re gambling online.

 

Your brain shows signs of wear and tear and your memory starts to fade as early as age 25. This is what happens when you don’t feed your brain the antioxidants it needs to defend itself against damage and disease caused by free radicals.

 

Free radicals are in the air, cigarette smoke, and fried foods; they’re also brought on by stress. To fight these free radicals, the body uses an army of antioxidant-rich nutrients (including vitamin C, E and beta carotene).

 

You can also help by eating foods that are rich in antioxidants, like green peppers, fresh-squeezed orange juice, blueberries, Brussels sprouts, strawberries, prunes, broccoli, collard greens, carrots, and spinach.

 

With fifty percent of the brain made up of highly unsaturated fat, it needs fatty acids like omega-3s to maintain healthy functioning. Unfortunately, alcohol and smoke deplete the levels of omega-3 fatty acids in your brain, so try not to drink alcohol or smoke when you’re playing a little 5 Card Stud.

 

To make matters worse, you can only get Docasahexaenoic acid (DHA), one of the main omega-3s, from food. The best way to get your omega-3s is to eat foods rich in them, such as salmon, tuna, mackerel, flaxseed, almonds, and walnuts.

 

There are lots of other ways to boost your brainpower and get the most out of your game, even if you …

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J-League Domino99 Talent Production Line

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It’s becoming somewhat of a ritual, as a new transfer window opens the latest young talent to come off the J.League production line make the now inevitable move to Europe.

 

The list is almost endless, but with the growing stature of Japanese players in Europe, and the growing desire for players to move abroad, it does create its own issues.

 

When to go? Where to go? For what price? They are questions fans in Australia have been asking for many years and now, increasingly, are the Japanese.

 

For every Shinji Kagawa, Keisuke Honda or Yuto Nagatomo there is a Kisho Yano, Genki Omae or Tomoaki Makino. That’s not to say they’re bad players, they’re not, but they have all found themselves back in Japan after short, ill-fated moves abroad. Did they go too soon? Were they not prepared for the cultural shock, both on and off the training pitch?

 

That is what each player has to factor in when making the decision to Domino99 move. The latest to make the move is young Kashima Antlers starlet Yuya Osaka, who has moved to 2.Bundesliga side 1860 Munchen.

 

Keisuke Honda.

 

Has he moved to the right club? Will he be assured of playing time? Do they play the right football to suit his game and allow him to develop? Is moving to a second division club with little chance of promotion this season the best move?

 

They are questions that will be answered in time. With a possible World Cup berth on the horizon, he is obviously confident it is the right move at this stage of his career, and hopefully it is for his and Japan’s sake.

 

Not only will he have to adjust to a new country and lifestyle, he has to …

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Reading Judi Bola Aston Villa

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Though Reading and Villa fans may disagree, it is games like this that proves the strength of the relegation system. In leagues such as the United States’ Major League Soccer (MLS), which feature no relegation, matches between teams at the lower end of the league table are meaningless.

 

Today’s match could well decide who stays up in the Judi Bola Premier League and who drops to the treacle of the ridiculously named Championship. A win for either team will take it out of the bottom three.

 

Villa have the worst goal differential in the Premiership at minus 27.

 

Reading have been in the bottom four since September 2012.

 

Villa have dropped 18 points from winning positions this season, but Reading have dropped 20.

 

One of the players in the spotlight today at Reading’s Madjeski Stadium will be Brad Guzan in the Villa goal, as US men’s national team goalie Tim Howard may be kept out of upcoming World Cup qualifying games due to a back injury. Guzan has been playing well this season, despite his team’s lowly position.

 

The game starts and it appears Villa are going with a 4-3-3 formation against Reading’s 4-4-2 and straight away Guzan has to make a smart save from Le Fondre’s header. Worryingly for Villa supporters Le Fondre was completely unmarked at the far post. The poor defending continues as Villa seem unwilling or unable to defend crosses. Yet suddenly at the other end of the field Benteke hits the bar with a header as he outjumps Reading’s ex-Leeds United star Ian Harte.

 

Within seconds of that, there’s a very good save by Guzan on the half volley in what promises to be an end-to-end encounter.

 

14′ Guzan comes a long way …

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