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Fancy Playing on a Slot Machine?

The slot machine has come a long way since the introduction of the Liberty Bell in the late 1800s. These days, there are enough themes, colours, and sounds to keep everyone interested. But given the fact that the games are designed to profit the house, is there a specific strategy that could be deployed when [...]

Panthers edge out Canucks

Goaltender Scott Clemmensen was the hero for the Florida Panthers as they beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 at the BankAtlantic Center on Monday night. Clemmensen, deputising for the injured Jose Theodore, made 25 saves as the Panthers defied pre-game NHL betting tips to win for only the third time in nine games. Dmitry Kulikov and [...]

Marchand latest to come into concussion spotlight

With the NHL coming under massive amounts of criticism already this season for the increase in dangerous concussions being suffered by high-profile players, the last thing the league needed was one of the high-profile NHL picks to pick up a lengthy suspension for inflicting a nasty concussion from an illegal hit on an opposition player.

Prospect goes to the well once too often

It is, of course, easy to say in retrospect, but champion trainer Paul Nicholls must regret having asked his smart novice hurdler Prospect Wells to turn out again at Sandown in the Grade 1 Tolworth Hurdle on January 7 only three weeks after having had a very hard race when a close fourth to Raya [...]

Master progressing well after surgery

Master Minded, dual former winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase and who had been as short as 12/1 to win a third title at the Cheltenham Festival in March, has reportedly come through major tendon surgery in good style but now faces a long road to recovery before returning to the racetrack, writes Elliot [...]

The bookmakers have weaknesses too

There is an old saying about bookmaking and it is that it is a “licence to print money”. This is true but yet not true. The reason why it is true is because of the fact that large volumes of punters persevere in betting without any knowledge or any meaningful knowledge of the sport or [...]

Jewell criticises female official

Ipswich Town manager Paul Jewell singled out a female official for criticism last night, following his team’s 2-1 defeat at Birmingham City.

The mental game fish strategy

Jared Tendler and Barry Carter have written a book that could change your perspective on playing poker. ‘The Mental Game of Poker’, written by Tendler – a psychologist who coaches some of the top poker players in the world –and Carter – a successful poker player and writer – seeks to deconstruct the mental game [...]

Lewis eyes more glory after successive PDC triumphs

Adrian Lewis believes he can go on to win the world title “at least 10 times” after he retained his Ladbrokes PDC World Darts crown with a comfortable victory over Andy Hamilton at Alexandra Palace on Monday evening. The 26-year-old secured a 7-3 win over his fellow Stoke-born opponent in a fairly one-sided contest in [...]

Trump: Snooker doesn’t need Rocket

Rising star Judd Trump has declared that snooker is no longer reliant on Ronnie O’Sullivan. The sport is enjoying a renaissance not seen since the 1980s thanks to chief Barry Hearn introducing new sponsorship and tournaments, yet some critics still believe three-time world champion O’Sullivan is vital for its continued growth. Those looking to place [...]

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