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My preseason pick for the third-place team in the Pac-10 is Arizona State. The Sun Devils came into things looking as if they would have two strong quarterbacks this season, and coach Dirk Koetter named Sam Keller as his starter. But, in a somewhat unprecedented move, Koetter got into a meeting with fifteen of his players, who convinced him that Rudy Carpenter would be a better pick at QB. As a result, Koetter changed his mind, and named Carpenter the starter.

Sam Keller, a little bit upset at the development (can’t imagine why), announced he was transferring to Nebraska. Keller walks into a situation at Nebraska where he will have his share of a quarterback battle, but that’s a story for another day. Koetter apparently thought that it would make sense to have one happy quarterback and a happy team than two kids who couldn’t split time with each other, and couldn’t have a healthy environment. I can see that, I guess. It’s a gutsy move, but more often than not, a two-quarterback rotation doesn’t really work, and a quarterback controversy can divide a team. After all, there’s only one football.

Arizona State has a wealth of weapons on offense. They have six capable running backs, one of whom is a redshirt this season. The RBs are defining their roles right now, just getting ready for the Pac-10 season. Don’t think that everyone doesn’t have a job, though. There are rock-toters on special teams who take the opportunity to lay the lumber here and there (Keegan Herring). The Sun Devils also have an excellent WR in Rudy Burgess, who has battled injuries so far this season.

The Sun Devils have surprised me a little bit already this season. First, they let Northern Arizona stick around a lot longer than they should have, but that can happen in the first week of the season. Then, they pounded a solid Nevada team into submission, winning by 31 points. Their offense is splashy (remember what they did in giving USC a scare last season) and their defense is solid, including a secondary with a lot of competition.

Originally, I picked the Sun Devils third in the Pac-10. That was back before Cal laid an egg against Tennessee. Now, with the weapons they have on offense, and the fact that Dirk Koetter looks as if he has come into his own as a coach, I’ve got to say that this team is the second-best unit in the Pac-10. To be honest, this is a team that, on its best day, could beat the Trojans of USC. Of course, when you are locking it up with a team that just knows how to win, you need luck on your side. But the Trojans had better watch out on October 14 at the Coliseum.

New online casinos are popping up like “mushrooms after the rain”. A clear sign of the growth of the online casino industry is the large amount of new casinos that are added almost on a monthly basis to the ranks of the older more established ones.

The online casino industry has grown so big that its revenue is almost a time and a half of the whole las vegas strip. industry specialists that have been following this industrys growth predict it to reach over 15 billion dollars in revenues over the next few years.

Another clear sign of this industrys growth is the number of comapnies going public over the worlds stock trade markets with stocks selling for much more than most initial offers predicted.

Relatively recent new additions to the industry include about 3 new casinos that opened in the last 3 months, and the growth is expected to continue at the rate of one new release per month. These new establishments are allready attracting large amounts of new players and are predicted to aid in the online casinos industrys growth as they supply a “new flavor” to the game attracting new online gamblers.

Some of the main contributors to the growth of this online industry are: the fact that it supplies many avid gaming fans the ability to play from the comfort of their own homes, the availability of these casinos compared to the “brick and mortar” or land based casinos which are restricted by many countries from opening. and the media coverages they have recieved in the few instances they have turned regular people into multi millioners through winnings of the famous progressive jackpots games.

In this article, you will learn on of the most carefully hidden secrets about beating online roulette using Superbets. It’s something many of the top experts know- and every beginner would love to know. And it has the power to skyrocket your online winnings-guaranteed. Read it carefully.

Many roulette systems have been created over the years, most roulette system failing miserably. One classic example would be the ‘Martingale’ system. This roulette system expects you to continue ‘doubling up’ on losing bets. This roulette system works if you have a significant amount of initial capital and the roulette game does not impose any maximum bet. You will lose money if it hits the maximum bet allowed in the game or you are running out of money.

The ‘Superbets’ system depends on 2 factors for its success.

1. the appearance of online casinos, where there are no staff to see what you are playing and dish you out, and 2. the fact that the standard roulette table with an in built flaw that is easy to exploit.

Basis - aside from the 0 or 00, each roulette number is either black or red, and if you bet on black or red, you win evens. The house edge in this case is the green 0 or 00. So far so good. The roulette table, however, is split into 3 columns, each of which holds 12 numbers (i.e. a third of all numbers, ignoring the 0 and 00).

Now this is where it gets exciting - the first column has 6 red and 6 black numbers, while the second column has only 4 red and 8 black. The third column, of course, has 4 black and 8 red numbers.

You can probably already see where this is going, can’t you! If we ignore the zeros, then red and black have a roughly equal chance of turning up. It’s like the toss of a coin, half the time it will be heads, half the time tails.

To use the ‘Superbets’ ™ system, choose red or black as your target in this session. If you choose to bet on red, you bet $X on the color red, and THE SAME AMOUNT on the second ‘column’. If you bet black, bet $X on the color black and an equal amount on ‘column 3′.

Whatever color you chose, you are now covering 26 numbers out of a possible 38, for only 2 x $X. If your chosen color comes up, you get back even money - i.e. the spin didn’t cost you anything. If you only win on your column selection, you will make half of what you bet in pure profit. If both the color and the column come up you will win 1.5 times your initial bet.

Of course, in a real world casino, the pit staff will spot this pretty quick, and ask you to leave, because they aren’t charities! Online, it’s not a problem, and you can bet away to your hearts content.

To summarise - bet equally on (a) red and the 2nd column or (b) black and the 3rd column. Make sure that you set a limit for the day beyond which you won’t go, and stick to it.

NEVER get tempted to ‘double up’ or try to recoup losses - remember that losses are your ‘business expenses’, and should be expected from time to time. When you get ahead, either take your money off the table, or raise your bets (because you are now effectively playing with someone else money!). That’s all there is to it - good luck!

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The NBA is in its final countdown, as just 10 days remain in the regular season (ends April 19). The Pistons split two games over the weekend and at 62-15 now lead the Spurs (59- by three games for the league’s best overall record with just five games remaining. The Spurs lost a huge game at home to Dallas on Friday night (92-86) but rebounded to edge the Grizzlies last night 83-81, even without Ginobili.

My free play for Monday is the Orl Magic over the Atl Hawks in the NBA at 7:05 ET. Speaking of the NBA, I cashed with my 22* last night on the Lakers (100-83 ov the Clippers), upping my 22* record to 3-0 since the break. Tonight, I’m looking to continue my recent 11-4 73.3% NBA run (since Mar with a rare Las Vegas Insider Play in tonight’s action. In MLB, it’s my 1st “Technical Insider” of the young season, featuring a 70% five-year pitching trend plus my latest 15* “Best of the Best.”

Going into these final 10 days of the regular season, the Spurs lead the Mavs (58-19) by just one game for the best record in the Southwest Division, as well as the best record in the West. However, there is a lot more at stake for these two teams than just the Southwest Division crown and the best mark in the West. The ‘loser’ of this all-important race will not get the West’s No. 2 seed.

Instead, the team that comes up short, will fall to the West’s No. 4 seed as the conference’s No. 2 and No. 3 seeds will go to the winners of the Pacific (Suns) and Northwest (Nuggets) divisions. What this means is, that if Dallas can’t catch San Antonio, the Mavs will be forced to play the Spurs in the second round of the playoffs, with San Antonio owning the home court advantage!

The Clippers (44-32) lost twice over the weekend to the Kings (for the 13th straight time!) and to the Lakers but still hold a half-game edge over the Grizzlies (44-33), who beat the Bucks on Friday before losing to the Spurs last night. This ‘race’ is very interesting, as the ‘winner’ (meaning the team which finishes in the fifth spot) gets either Dallas or San Antonio in the first round, while the ‘loser’ (meaning the sixth-seed) gets the Nuggets. Which team would you rather face?

The Kings went 2-0 over the weekend, while the Lakers split two games, leaving those teams tied at 41-37 for the last two playoff positions. Time is running out quickly on both the Hornets and Jazz (both are 37-39), as they are three game out of that final playoff spot with just six games remaining.

Getting back to the East, the Nets saw their 14-game winning streak (longest in the NBA this year) end on Saturday, as the Cavs (winners of 10 of 11) beat them in the Meadowlands, 108-102. LeBron scored 37 points in the win, giving him at least 35 points (he’s averaged 38.6 PPG while shooting 52.9 percent) in nine straight games. Since 1970, only MJ (in 1986-87) and Kobe (in 2002-03) have accomplished that feat. Not bad company!

The Heat won at Washington on Saturday (16th straight win over the Wizards) and then lost at home to Orlando on Sunday. Miami, at 50-26, leads the Nets by 2 1/2 games for the East’s second-best record with five games left (Nets have six left). The Cavs have secured the fourth-seed, while Washington (39-37), Milwaukee (37-40) and Indiana (36-40) follow. The Bulls and 76ers are tied for the final spot at 35-41, after Philadelphia won in Chicago on Saturday, 89-75.

The Magic, winners of eight of their last nine (including wins over the Pistons and Heat this weekend), are three games out of the East’s final playoff spot, while the Celtics are 3 1/2 games back. Tonight’s NBA schedule features seven games, with each game containing some playoff significance.

The 2006 MLB season begins its second week with no team escaping the first week without a blemish nor any team going winless. However, four teams gave it a run!

The Tigers, a team that’s averaged 100.4 losses per season over the last five years, won their first five games before losing to the Rangers on Sunday, 5-3. The Brewers, whose last winning season was 1992 (they went 81-81 last year, close but no cigar!), also opened ‘06 by winning their first five but lost on Sunday as well, 7-0 to the Diamondbacks.

Getting out of the gate slowly in the NL were both the Phillies and the Pirates. Philadelphia opened with four straight losses to begin the year but won the first game of yesterday’s doubleheader with the Dodgers, 6-3. On cue the Phils dropped the second game, 6-2. The Pirates opened with the longest losing streak of the young season, dropping their first six games. However, the Pirates won on Sunday in Cincinnati, 5-3. Pittsburgh, like Milwaukee, last had a winning season in 1992!

It’s a light seven-game schedule in MLB for Monday, with four of the games starting in the afternoon. Tonight on ESPN at 7:05 ET, the Phillies visit Atlanta to take on the Braves.

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Blogs have enjoyed increased popularity over the past few years and if you are a poker affiliate and aren’t using blogs as a tool to build your business, now is the time to start. Blogs can be a tremendously effective way to promote poker rooms through affiliate programs.

As you you’re setting up your blog, there are some important things to keep in mind in terms of design. Here are a few tips that will help make your blog stand out from the millions of others on the internet.

1. Choose a new font

Changing the font on your blog can help to make it unique, especially if you’re using a popular blog template that hundreds or thousands of other bloggers are using as well.

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3. Add a favicon

Give your blog that extra little bit of flare by adding a favicon. Favicons are the small icons that appear next to URL’s in your browser address bar.

4. Look for cool blog templates and layouts

There are many sites on the internet that provide a wide variety of free blog templates. Using a ready made blog template to customize your blog is a quick and easy way to improve your overall design.

5. Add audio to your blog

Adding audio to your blog will not only make it unique, it will also keep your blog visitors coming back. This is a great way to stand apart from the pack.

6. Add poker room banners

As a poker affiliate, this is a given. However, don’t overdue things and clutter your blog design with 500 different banners. Keep things neat and place your banners strategically in the best locations.

I hope that you’ll begin using these tips to build your poker affiliate business by blogging. Wishing you much success in your poker affiliate efforts!

While it’s tough to read a whole lot into the results of two meaningless preseason games, in my 25 years in the sports information business, I can’t remember two more dominating performances than the Dallas Cowboy’s dismemberment of Seattle and New Orleans. The numbers more than bear this out.

In the Cowboys 13-3 win at Seattle, each team ran 58 plays. Dallas won the yardage battle 336-225 and held the ball for almost 35 minutes. Backup QB Tony Romo was nearly flawless in going 19-25 with a touchdown, no picks, and a gaudy 117.00 quarterback rating.

The Cowboys out rushed the Seahawks 101-63 and averaged a full 1.69 yards per play more. The Poke’s scoring drives were 15 plays for 89 yards, 12 plays for 81 yards and 12 plays for 80 yards. Seattle managed just 2.7 yards per rush and their quarterbacks were sacked six times.

Monday the Cowboys rolled into Independence Stadium in Shreveport and manhandled a jacked up Saints team reportedly on the rise. Dallas ran up 403 seemingly effortless yards compared to New Orleans’ 263 and scored on drives of 14-77, 9-86, 9-56, 12-75, 5-73 and 8-38 while running up 36:20 in time of possession.

Defensively Dallas swarmed and flew to the ball. The Saints ran 19 times for 59 yards (3.1 ypc) with much of that success coming on their scoring drive against third stringers after a Romo fumble gave New Orleans the ball on the Cowboy 28. The Saints made their initial first down with just 2:50 left in the half.

After two games the Cowboys have outscored their opponents 43-10, out-yarded them 739-478, out-rushed them 228-102 and have won the war in time of possession 71:11 to 48:49. Dallas quarterbacks have completed 75.6% of their passes and have just one turnover off a Romo sack.

The defense has been equally dominant allowing just 2.9 yards per rush, a 41% third-down conversion rate and basically allowing just a field goal in eight quarters. Nit-picking for weakness, one could bring up the Cowboys 3.1 ypc average on the ground or perhaps their 10 penalties for 80 yards in game one that was reduced to 2-10 in game two.

In the grand scheme of things, the games don’t count, but consider this: Both games were on the road, both games were against teams that are solid or expected to be greatly improved and both games were without Terrell Owens and sparing play by the starting offensive line.

In the course of just three years Bill Parcells has once again turned a miserably failing franchise and turned them into a contender. The Cowboys are big, fast, talented, deep, and two games into the preseason – very sharp. Maybe even SUPER.

Roulette is a game of chance, but that doesn’t mean you can’t win at roulette you can.

All you need to do is to be able to play the correct table and know the best bets, it’s that easy!

The wrong way to win at roulette

Many players go about trying to win at roulette the wrong way by using a system, to help get the odds in their favour. Problem is they don’t work.

If it’s a game of chance (and roulette is) every spin is independent of every other and systems cannot by definition work.

If the ball falls on red 55 times in a row or 155 times the odds still remain 50 - 50 for the next spin. Past data is of no use to predict the future, so forget systems.

Getting the odds in your favour

Many players believe in luck and their time is due, but to win at roulette you need to simply do two things, the odds are as good as their going to be and for a game of chance at 1.35% in favour of the house there pretty good.

Two ways to win at roulette

There are only two things you need to know to win at roulette:

Play the table with the best odds and place the bets with the best odds, that’s it. You then have as much chance to win at roulette as any other player and will have reduced the house edge as low as you can.

Here are the two factors to keep in mind to win at roulette

Play the European wheel

The European wheel has 37 slots with a single 0; the American wheel has an extra slot, a 00 to making 38 slots, the upshot of this is that the house advantage is bigger on the American table.

The house edge is 5.26% for the American wheel but only 2.7% for the European wheel, so you need to play this table to cut the

house advantage.

Best odds

Use bets whose odds are similar to their payouts, betting on Even, Odd, Low, (numbers 1 to 18), High, (numbers 19 to 36), Red, or Black.

These bets pay out odds of 1: 1. Your odds of winning are just under half, making it a good way to bet, that maximizes your bankroll

The best of all!

On many European wheels you will find a bet which takes advantage of a rule called ‘en prison.’

Players can place an even money bet and the ball lands on zero, however you don’t lose your bet.

Your bet is carried forward to the next spin or ‘imprisoned’. If your bet wins, you take it back.

The house edge is just 1.35%, making it the bet with the best odds of all to win at roulette.

Stay away from all other bets as the odds are to long and you will lose over time.

The above bets will get the odds in your favor as much as possible and help you win at roulette.

Roulette is a great fun game and cannot be beaten for excitement and glamour.

It’s a nice break from more intense games of skill like blackjack or poker and the fact you can play with a small house edge against you is an added bonus and maximizes your chances of winning at roulette.

There are literally hundreds of theories and strategies associated with playing roulette whether you play online roulette or play in one of the major casinos in Las Vegas. Developing a winning roulette strategy takes some time and some research to ensure that you have the one that works for you. Many players will try different forms of roulette and play different strategies before they settle on one basic one.

Before we discuss a winning roulette strategy further it is important to understand the game of roulette. Generally the rules are the same regardless of where you play, whether it is online roulette or at a real casino. However we urge you to check the local rules before you start playing to ensure that you fully understand how to play. For example, some online casinos as well as real world casinos will request that you make a minimum bet in certain areas of the table.

Next as part of your winning roulette strategy, you need to understand whether you are playing American roulette or European roulette. The games operate the same way, with one major difference. American Roulette will have a “0″ and a “00″ at the head of the table, while European Roulette only has the “0″ at the head of the table. This changes the odds considerably in favor of the house, and is one of the major differences you need to understand.

Betting in roulette can be any or all of the following: single number bets, multiple number bets, black or red, even or odd, betting with the house on “0″ or “00″ and on rows or columns of numbers. The odds and payouts will change depending on the type of bet you make. Betting on a single number pays 35:1 odds while betting on even or odd, black or red pays 2:1 odds.

Now that we know the basics of the game of roulette, you can begin developing your winning roulette strategy. Some players will bet only single numbers while others will be odd or even, black or red, and so on. Players will watch the history board, which shows past numbers and bet accordingly. One of the basic winning roulette strategies is to ensure that you never bet more than you can win. Some players cover the roulette table with chips and win less than what they put on the table. Do the math to ensure that you can at least make back what you wagered when you win. Enjoy the game and investigate your winning roulette strategy to maximize your winnings.

Adding to a long list of unusual eBay listings, actor William Shatner (best known as Captain James T. Kirk on television’s Star Trek) sold the kidney stone he passed back in August 2005 to Golden Palace Casino Online Casino. Golden Palace Casino paid $25,000 for the iconic former Captain of the Starship Enterprise’s organ, the funds promptly rerouted to the charity Habitat For Humanity, which helps build houses for low income families.

Golden Palace Casino has, in the internet gambling world at least, become synonymous with the publicity stunt. This is the same online casino that, in August 2005, paid $1,775 for a pierogi (a polish dumpling) bearing the image of Jesus Christ. Upon winning the item, they proudly added it to their growing (and increasingly notorious) collection of modern oddities.

Other cherished artifacts include:

– A Grilled Cheese Sandwich bearing the image of the Virgin Mary ($28,000)

– A 1999 Volkswagen Golf that formerly belonged to Pope Benedict XVI

– Britney Spears’ pregnancy test (yes, used — yuck)

– A metal walking cane that an elderly woman sold in the hopes of convincing her young grandson that his grandfather’s ghost would once and for all leave their house along with it ($65,000).

In early December 2005, the online casino purchased Babe Ruth’s allegedly corked baseball bat from Lelands.com for $103,631. Now, according to Golden Palace Casino CEO Richard Rowe, they intend to saw the bat in half and resolve the long batted-around controversy once and for all.

Golden Palace Casino is even proud holder of the only known property deed to the White House — yes, the actual home of the President of the United States. Won in an auction on eBid.tv in September 2005, this Quitclaim deed to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C was also one of the least expensive items the Golden Palace Casino “museum” managed to get its hands on, costing only $43.45.

Golden Palace Casino has even paid to have its name appear in upcoming releases by famous novelists such as Hugo and Nebula award-winning science fiction writer David Brin (The Postman, the River of Time Anthology) to whom they paid $2,250 for the honor. Dave Eggers, bestselling author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, got $5,471.78 from them for a cameo appearance in his forthcoming novel, The Journey of the Fishes Overland. As with most all of Golden Palace Casino Online Casino’s unique advertising expenditures, all proceeds from this exchange will be donated to charity; in these two cases, it’s the First Amendment Project, a free speech charity.

Amassing an increasingly bizarre collection of modern oddities isn’t the only publicity stunt this online casino is engaged in. Golden Palace Casino:

– Continues to pay out thousands of dollars to individuals to tattoo the Golden Palace Casino logo on various parts of their subjects’ bodies.

– Employs a growing pool of brave and shameless souls to interrupt public sporting events by running naked across the arena with the online casino’s logo and URL emblazoned on their flesh. Folks like Mark Roberts (whose rear end is now more famous than his face could ever have been) have streaked the French and British and US Opens, the World Swimming Championships, the UEFA Cup finals, Ladies’ Day at the Royal Ascot, the World Figure Skating Championship, the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece, Super Bowl XXXVIII, and run with the Bulls in Spain — all in the name of good, wholesome, online casino gambling.

– Sponsored Dennis Rodman’s car in the Bullrun USA 2005, a race that matches the exact route of the Cannonball Run in the 1981 Burt Reynolds movie of the same name.

– Sponsored a rowboat team that attempted a 3,000-mile crossing of the Atlantic.

The crew at Golden Palace Casino certainly knows how to draw attention to themselves. And there’s no argument, they know how to raise money for charity!

More and more amateurs and previously unknown gamblers are finding their way onto the highly competitive and exciting professional poker circuit. As the popularity (and television coverage) of Texas Hold ‘Em action soars, more and more are trying to get involved in this highly fascinating and exciting game of chance.

Do you know how to Texas Hold ‘Em? Doesn’t the life of a professional gambler seem a little too fabulous to be real? Fortunately, TV audiences see mostly the ups of being a pro gambler and few of the downs. Sometimes, fortunes are not just made – but also are horribly, irretrievably lost. And all on the turn of a single, little card. To those of us who live relatively “normal” lives, placing a thirty-five thousand dollar bet on the Super Bowl seems utterly insane. To famous professional gamblers Doyle Brunson and Daniel Negreanu, however, it’s just another day at the office. Matter of fact, Doyle Brunson (arguably the most famous pro gambler on the circuit and the grandfather of Texas Hold ‘Em itself) forgot for a little while that friend and poker adversary Negreanu owed him that much money.

I know – it’s totally unbelievable. But then, most people don’t have a cool three million in the bank and carry a Texas Hold ‘Em bankroll of four hundred thousand with them when they go to the casino.

Professional gamblers are now associated with a very glamorous lifestyle that includes casino hopping and television appearances. Why wouldn’t us mere mortals what to cash in on the action? It’s compelling, it’s fascinating. It’s Texas Hold ‘Em.

When you know how to play Texas Hold ‘Em, you can start sharpening your skills in real-life situation. These days, there are a bevy of online casinos that you can virtually visit to play Texas Hold ‘Em with people a lot like you…in another city. That you can’t see. Whom you’ll never, ever meet. But you get the drift. Online casino and Texas Hold ‘Em sites are a great way to perfect your Hold ‘Em skills and learn how to play nicely with others.

But this is by far not the only Texas Hold ‘Em experience you ought to have if you plan on really making a go at being a professional gambler. The thing about the pro is, they play you face to face. They look you in the eye, talk back and forth, learn everything about tells and reading their opponents. If you want to compete at that level, you have to know how to do the same.

Something that can only be learned by playing with others in a casino environment. The only way to learn it is to do it, so get out there and go to the actual casino. Hold games at your place and play casually among friends. But play in a real-life situation that is not virtual, if you’re serious about playing Texas Hold ‘Em for real money.

And when you know how to Texas Hold ‘Em, there’s no telling where your skills might take you.