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June 20, 2005

Internet Gambling-- Catch the Fever!

Dave just wrote on this site that he was against internet gambling. For a while, I was too. I was very anti-gambling, owing to the fact that Atlantic City casinos had always beaten me during college.

But I've succumbed to the trend that is (perhaps sadly) sweeping the nation, and I'm now playing poker on-line, for money.

Had a great run last night. I'd built $200 to $450, and then lost all of my winnings (and then some) over a period of three or four bad days.

Last night I tried something new, and went from around $160 to $701 (yeahp, seven-oh-one; I wouldn't stop until I'd cleared the seven hundred dollar mark) in the best tear of my life.

I'll try not to let it get out of control. Hey, it was just a good run; everyone has them, I guess. But man, was it fun.

If you want to do this... I'd probably suggest that you don't (I've taken enough of your money in donations and, to a far lesser extent, t-shirt sales), but if you want to, make sure you at least read Miller & Sklanksy's Small Stakes Hold'em before committing any money to one of these sites.

So That's Why You Weren't Blogging Update: Well, no. I was out at Father's Day stuff yesterday. A barbecue. When I say I made money "last night," meant late last night. Yes, I could have put up a couple of posts, I guess, and I guess I should have. I'll try to not take whole days off anymore.

Karol suggests I give out a code in case anyone wants to sign up (then I get a little money for recommending a friend). I don't want to do that, because I don't want to encourage it-- 90% of gamblers lose.

But, if you do have the jones and wouldn't mind letting me "sign you up," you can shoot me an email.

But I really don't recommend it. I'd recommend it, maybe, if any of these dirty sonsabitches took out ads on my site rather than just filling up my comments with ONLINE SLOT MACHINES spamvertisements.

Well, I still wouldn't recommend it. It's a vice and a costly and time-consuming one.

Unless you're on a tear.


posted by Ace at 12:58 PM
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This? THIS is what you're doing all night while I sit here and hit refresh every 30 seconds?!?

Posted by: Jason on June 20, 2005 01:04 PM

Like playing Roulette or dice over the phone! Can anyone be so stupid? What the fuck do they expect, to break the bank?

Can anyone be so stupid? Apparently so, they must be Liberals.

Posted by: 72 Card Monte on June 20, 2005 01:06 PM

Yealhp. It's common knowledge that "bandwidth costs" is bloggerese for Vinnie the Muscle kindly insists I pay my bookie.

Posted by: Nicholas Kronos on June 20, 2005 01:17 PM

I'm anti-g@mbling as well, but No Hold'em p0ker is hardly gamb-ling ;)

The comment section won't let me say gam-ble or p0ker :(

Posted by: on June 20, 2005 01:36 PM

Huh. See-Dubya and I really *can* see the future. . . and it is Ace.

Or, should I say, Aces over Kings.

Be careful out there, pal.

Good luck,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on June 20, 2005 01:43 PM

And here I thought your MIA was due to you passing yourself off as a democrat at some college bar and getting lucky.

Posted by: on June 20, 2005 01:59 PM

This isn't going to improve your blog revenue stream.

Posted by: someone on June 20, 2005 02:12 PM

You should give out a code so that you get money if any of your readers sign up. Since you're already encouraging gamb-ling and everything....

:-)

Posted by: Karol on June 20, 2005 02:12 PM

Ace, this was popular 2 or 3 years ago. It's all Internet prostitution these days.

Posted by: brak on June 20, 2005 02:14 PM

It's all Internet prostitution these days.

Yeah, but I was in the middle of "phone sex" when they hung up on me! And despite my tendency toward premature ejaculation, I had to keep redialing!

Posted by: wretched refuse on June 20, 2005 03:34 PM

Yeah me too! I can come faster than a hot rabbit but they "beat me" to it every time!

Posted by: 27 pooters on June 20, 2005 03:37 PM

Damn our T shirt girl has nice shorts! Wonder if I can beat her to it?

Posted by: 27 pooters on June 20, 2005 03:40 PM
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