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Sweeping law changes that will control the growth of gambling venues and restrict internet gambling come into effect tomorrow.

It will harder to get gambling licences and easier to lose them, the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs said in a statement today.

The NZ Gambling Act which was passed last year and comes into effect tomorrow, does not allow for any more casinos and stops the six existing ones expanding their operations.

♠ In other changes, the department must now refuse to grant gambling licences unless applicants show they are suitable.

♠ Currently, the department must show applicants are unsuitable or grant them a licence.

♠ From tomorrow, licences will also be refused unless applicants can show they will minimise the risks of problem gambling

Read More From New Zealand Online Gambling Restrictions

Gamblog comment :: About bloody time cobber - monitoring of those who receive gambling licenses should have been in place from year dot otherwise problem gambling is bound to rear it's ugly head. Doh.

Source :: New Zealand Herald

Denial Of Service Attacks are not a new phenomenon but it seems the big betting firms still have not worked out how to put a stop to it.

Netcraft have been studying the Euro 2004 Championships level of DOS attacks on online bookmakers and have recorded the information in a piece originally named Euro 2004 Gambling Sites Hit By Denial Of Service Attacks

♠ Apparently Capital Sports have been the worst hit with 88.98 failed requests, ie punters not being able to access the online bookie. Blue Square had a 64.91 attack percentage, Ladbrokes Bookmakers 15.78, William Hills 11.94, Total Bet 6.88 with various other bookies in the low percentages though still quite costly.

♠ Blue Square ignored a demand of $30k and took some hefty denial of service attacks for their troubles.

Gamblog comment :: Apparently the gambling piranha gangs make money from this stuff because they just keep on swimming and nipping little chunks from the bookies satchel.

Steve Jones, off on a months sabatical soon, (to be replaced by Mike Mendoza)is begging the question of whether Bullfighting Should Be Banned?

The proprietor of bull fights.org has an Allow Barcelona Bullfighting Petition going on the website. How well the pro bullfighting petition is going I have no idea.

Want bullfighting banned? Then sign the Ban Bullfighting Petition

Steve Jones argues that bullfighting is pretty much worse than Foxhunting because atleast the fox can run away and has some kind of chance of escape. Also the bulls are humiliated and broked down first - ie pretty much tortured and killed slowly. I think he has a strong point somwhere in there.

I reckon the Support Foxhunting Group have a little more than a petition going by the looks of their very well put together website.

Euro 2004 Gambling | Semi Final Betting with Sporting Bet

♠ Semi Final 1 Betting :: Portugal 8/5 :: Holland 17/10 :: Draw 2-1
♠ Semi Final 2 Betting :: Greece 5/1 :: Czech 8/13 :: Draw 9/4

30/6/2004___7:45pm___Portugal v Holland___(2-1) BBC | Team News | Match Report

1/7/2004___7.45pm___Greece v Czech Rep___(- -) BBC | Team News | Match Report

Mike Mendoza who I have heard a few times on LBC Talk Radio Station is to replace Steve Jones on the graveyard shift late in the week.

Mike Mendoza usually does the graveyard shift (nights) on LBC Radio 97.3 FM so I guess talkSport boss Kelvin Mackenzie must have gone on a mission.. Who knows?

Will see how Mike Mendoza does on talkSPORT Radio but if my memory serves he is a pretty good radio broadcaster/presenter.

Mike Mendoza
♠ ♠ Mendoza and The Gadget Detective
♠ Mike Mendoza Official
♠ Mike Mendoza At Talksport Radio
♠ Mike Mendoza Official On Myspace
♠ Mike Mandoza Wiki Page
♠ Mike Mendoza Interview On Smoking and Health
♠ Mendoza's Friend - Fevzi Turkalp - Gadget Detective
♠ Phil on Myspace - Mike Mendoza Show Producer
♠ Al Rantel - Mendoza's American Friend
♠ Mike Mendoza On The Travel Show
♠ Unofficial Talksport Forum
♠ Mini Mike Russell - Mendoza Show Producer
♠ Mini Mike On Myspace
♠ Mini Mike's Journey Blog - Mendoza's Ex Producer
♠ Film Detail Blog - Mike Herron From Mike's Show

SINGAPORE :: As reported by the Agence Presse-France "As underground bookies in Asia increasingly look outside the region for online gambling licenses, big gaming companies are urging Asian governments to fully legalize Internet betting".

♠ The Asian betting industry rakes in about US$100 billion annually, 80 percent of which comes from illegal transactions, according to the managing director of UK-based online betting company BetFair Asia, Tim Levene.

♠ The president of gaming consultancy firm Playtech's Asia Pacific division, Tom Hall, said that underground bookies in Asia are voluntarily seeking government regulation by trying to acquire licenses to set up gaming Web sites.

♠ But because independent gambling operations have not been legalized across most of Asia, these bookies are instead looking towards countries such as Antigua, Costa Rica and Curacao for their licenses, Hall said.

♠ Online gaming is still a legal grey area in most Asian countries except Hong Kong, where legislation forbids punters to bet with anyone except the Hong Kong Jockey Club

More Asian Governments Urged to Legalize Online Gambling :: Source Casino City Times

HANOI - A Vietnamese man has killed his wife after she complained of his gambling on Euro 2004 matches, police said.

♠ Vo Van Nghe, 44, stabbed his wife from behind at the nape of her neck when she was brushing her teeth, said a policeman in Nghe An province.

♠ Pham Thi Tuyet Vinh, a 42-year-old secondary school teacher, died immediately.

♠ Nghe, a truck driver, told police he attacked his wife because she nagged at him all the time after he lost nearly $10,000 in football betting. More Of Wife Killed Over Football Betting

Source :: Euro 2004 dead lines :: UK Gambling Blog ::

Spoon Bender Man Uri Geller has been reported to have said he was trying to give off positive mental attitude vibes or whatever to David Beckham when he was taking that ill fated penalty, but alas instead of helping David Beckham to Bend It Like Beckham, instead he confused the poor boy and made Beckham Bend It Like Uri

Gamblog Comment :: Uri Geller and David Beckham are NOT Spoons, how dare you say that? Concentrate.

Stephen Gerrard has announced he will staying at Liverpool FC and Abramovich's Chelsea are out of the picture.

? With reports of 120k a week on offer thats a rise of double his wages, not many people turn down 100% wage rises for doing a similar job.

? Mike Parry has picked up on the possibilty of a hate campaign and death threats to Stephen Gerrard's family and friends by angered Liverpool supporters.

? Rightfully so Mike Parry or Alan Brazil are not amused by the thought of Liverpool fans behaving in such a way.

Gamblog Comment :: If Stephen Gerrard or relatives have received death threats I would not be surprised.

Related :: This Is Anfield

Should Chav_Scum Be Banned?

♠ The Whacky Dinosaur Talk Radio Presenter Duncan Barkes who says "Critics have called me rude, bland, biased, predictable, arrogant, eccentric, loud mouthed and odd. Like, I care" is asking questions about the notorious Chav Scum | Guide To Britains Burgeoning Underclass UK based website.

♠ Our Duncan Asks :: Should Chav Scum be banned because it picks out a group of people for ridicule - ie, Chavs, Neds, Townies, Kevs, Charvers, Steeks, Spides, Bazzas, Yarcos, Ratboys, Kappa Slappers, Skangers, Janners, Stigs and Scallies?

Gamblog Comment :: I notice the chav scum site does'nt highlight Gypsies very much although I believe the gypsies do get a mention. I gather gypsies are considered an ethnic minority so pulling the gypsies out for particular attention may breach a racial equality law or two, maybe they already have?. Maybe Duncan has a point? Thank gawd for the openness of the world wide web. To try to ban chav scum would be futile and silly PC bollocks..

Related :: Are you a Ned or a Slapper? :: Charver Central :: Make You Own Spide :: Scally Central :: Glasgow Neds :: Banbury Massive :: Hayes Squad ::

♥ Westway Horse Riding Stables (located just about inside the Westway gypsy camp)

Should ChavScum Be Banned? - NO.

Lou Macari and Steve Bower are taking calls on whether Liverpool captain Stephen Gerrard is off to Chelsea for 30 million or whatever.

Liverpool fans are ringing talkSPORT Radio in their droves it seems and are questioning how come Gerrard has just signed a new long term contract 6 months ago and is now apparently off to Chelsea.

♠ Lou Macari reckons 120 grand a week has something to do with it.

♠ David Prentice of IC Liverpool seems to not entirely agree judging by his Gerrard driven by more than money reported opinion.

Related Post :: Stephen Gerrard off to Chelsea for 31 million pounds

Tony Cascarino and Patrick Kinghorn usually do the Drivetime show on talkSPORT Radio and tosay the subject is England losing to Portugal. (surprise surprise)

Anyway, Patrick reckons Sven Goran Eriksson should resign as he's had enough time and is on stupid wages to effectively do what many other England Managers have done before.

Gamblog Coment :: I don't like managers being sacked but to be honest Sven Goran is supposed to be top boy and was apparently able to bring something new to the table.

I personally prefer to get beat in the style of a Kevin Keegan team, ie attacking and really going all out to win without fear of losing rather than go out after spending 1/2 of the tournament defending 1-0 leads.

We are England.

No one likes us.

But We Don't Care.

After watching England lose to Portugal on Penalties 6-5 - (1-1 Full Time) (2-2 AET) - I feel like a Millwall Football Fan after watching the Sol Campbell disallowed goal a few more times.

Not one to slag off referees I just want to say the referees decision is final and Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell showed their nuts today alright.

Chin Up, Come On The England!

Mike Parry - Readhead of the Year 2002 and fellow talkSPORT breakfast show presenter Alan Brazil are running through all the football pundit opinions and predictions from around Europe.

Parry is the patriotic England fan and Brazil the not bothered Scottish bloke.

Maybe if England win the 442 Talksport Come on England Song will reach number 1 in the pop charts.

All I can say is Come On England!

For Euro 2004 Betting Try Sporting Bet :: Betting - Portugal 8/5 :: England 13/8 :: Draw 2-1

If you are looking for a casino that is pretty much a solely UK based and run firm, (which UK gamblers will have actually heard of) then have a wander around Casinos In The UK.com and you'll feel like you are looking at your TV Teletext while pawing over the Greyhound Race Betting.

This gaming webmaster also untrigues me slightly because he/she posts on the gambling forums but I am not clear on exactly who they are although I am sure he/she has been around the online casino gambling scene for a good fair while.

Anyways - it's bedtime in UK Casino Land.. I'm off for a kip.

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The Glastonbury Festival has kicked off and there are a few bloggers who have stopped updating while they visit the Festival.

:: Anyways, for those stuck at home out of the mud at Worthy Farm there are Official Live Glastonbury Webcasts and an Interview with Noel Gallagher from Oasis | The Noel Gallagher Interview was done by Glynn Pegler from The Culture Magazine

Appearing At The Glastonbury Festival :: Franz Ferdinand :: Elbow :: Goldfrapp :: P J Harvey :: Lost Prophets :: Star Sailor :: Keane :: Basement Jaxx :: BRMC | Black Rebel Motorcycle Club :: Muse :: Orbital ::

Official Glastonbury 2004 Information :: Somerset Police Service Glastonbury 2004 Advice

Euro 2004 Gambling | 1/4 Finals Betting with Sporting Bet

Euro Champs Quarter Finals Fixtures and Kick Off Times
24/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Portugal v England (1-1 Full Time)(2-2 AET)(6-5 Pens) BBC | Team News | Match Report
25/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ France v Greece (0-1) BBC | Team News | Match Report
26/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Sweden v Holland (0-0 Full Time)(0-0 AET) (4-5 Pens)BBC | Team News | Match Report
27/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Czech v Denmark (3-0) BBC | Team News | Match Report

1st Round Groups
Euro Champs Group A
12/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Portugal v Greece (1-2)
12/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Spain v Russia (1-0)
16/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Greece v Spain (1-1)
16/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Russia v Portugal (0-2)
20/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Russia v Greece (2-1)
20/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Spain v Portugal (0-1) :: Portugal and Greece qualify for 1/4 Finals

Euro Champs Group B
13/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Switzerland v Croatia (0-0)
13/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ France v England (2-1)
17/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ England v Switzerland (2-0)
17/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Croatia v France (2-2)
21/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Croatia v England (2-4)
21/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Switzerland v France (1-3) :: France and England Qualify for 1/4 Finals

Euro Champs Group C
14/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Sweden v Bulgaria (5-0)
14/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Denmark v Italy (0-0)
18/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Bulgaria v Denmark (0-2)
18/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Italy v Sweden (1-1)
22/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Italy v Bulgaria (2-1)
22/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Denmark v Sweden (2-2) :: Sweden and Denmark Qualify For 1/4 Finals

Euro Champs Group D
15/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Germany v Holland (1-1)
15/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Czech Republic v Latvia (2-1)
19/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Latvia v Germany (1-1)
19/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Holland v Czech Republic (2-3)
23/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Holland v Latvia (3-0)
23/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Germany v Czech Rep (1-2) :: Czech and Holland Qualify for 1/4 Finals

To search around the net or "surf" as it was once known one can find many goodies when it comes to putting together a Profile of Wonderkid Wayne Rooney aka The Roonster

♠ Well I've found a bunch of Rooney Links and stuck them all in a pile and you can profile The Roonster from every angle and have as much fun as I did. ZZZzzzz.

Wayne Rooney Picture Gallery
Wayne Rooney Statistics
Rooney Message Boards
Wayne Rooney Profile
Wayne Rooney Photos
Wayne Rooney News

Gambler and Blogger Paul Robson has been doing very well indeed on his 2004 Euro Championship Betting utilising a mixture of Fixed Odds Gambling and Spread Betting.

♣ I will be keeping an eye on his football tips for the remainder of the Euro 2004 Competition.

According to Talk Sports's Old Mike Parry the whole world has gone mad for Wayne Rooney ::

♠ One thing is for sure the Americans won't have heard about Rooney, they have just about clocked on to Beckham.

♠ I am not so sure people from countries outside of those in the Euro 2004 Championship Finals will be very much bothered about Rooney if indeed they have even heard of him.

Gamblog Comment :: Mike Parry Is Just A Wayne Rooney Looney Groupie.

Sweden 2, Denmark 2, the exact result the Italians and the Bookies did not want to see.

♠ Reports of the 2-2 draw being dropped in price from 14-1 to 5-1 after a torrent of punters followed the thought that the Scandinavian neighbours Sweden and Denmark will rig the game by playing out a 2-2 correct scoreline, thereby assuring a safe passage through to the quarter finals of the Euro 2004 for both nations.

♠ Ladbrokes are reporting a loss of a six figure sum after the 2-2 Denmark, Sweden draw.

Ladbrokes, otherwise known as "The Magic Sign" are brave with their football pricing and often take a view, backed by their mega millions granted but still brave in gambling terms nonetheless.

Gamblog Comment :: This is supposed to be International Level Football, not The Eurovision Song Contest.

Tonight England play against the Croatian Football Team and while you may have heard of some of their players I bet there are a few of the Croatian Football Players that have slipped your gaze.

For Euro 2004 Betting Join Sporting Bet where England are 4/5 favourites :: Croatia 10/3 :: 11/5 the draw.

Sporting Bet go 4/1 each of the two England strikers (Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen)but I prefer to take the 33-1 on offer for John Terry and Sol Campbell to get forward and maybe nick the firstgoal from a corner.

Come on England!

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4-4-2 COME ON ENGLAND LYRICS

Come on England
Come on England

Come on England
:: Hands up high with a glint in your eye
And give your all for England

:: It can?t be long now
Like 66 we'll get our kicks yeah

:: Bend it (like Beckham) Strike it (like Owen)
Win it all and live forever

:: One-nil, two-nil, three-nil, four-nil, FIVE!
Keep this country's dream alive

Come on England, Come on England,
:: At this moment this means everything
We are the best so forget all the rest
Cos we're singing, Come on England

Come on England
:: Listen can you hear?

:: Score one more you'll hear us roar
And give our all for England.

:: Cross it (like Gerrard, lob it (like Lampard)
Win it all and live forever

:: One-nil, two-nil, three-nil, four-nil, FIVE!
Keep this country's dream alive

Come on England, Come on England,
:: At this moment this means everything
We are the best so forget all the rest
Cos? we're singing, Come on England

Come on, England To Loo Ray Aye
Come on, England To Loo Ray Aye
Come on, England To Loo Ray Aye
England!

:: Now we must try hard together to reach our goal

:: To Ray Loo Ray To Ray Loo Ray Aye

Come on England Come on England
:: It?s your moment this means everything
We are the best so forget all the rest
We're all singing Come On England

ENGLAND!

Adrian Durham and Tony Cascarino are on talk_SPORT Radio at the moment musing over the Croatian Footballer Ivica Olic who has apparently failed a drug test and WILL be playing against England tomorrow, with the blessing of UEFA.

♣ A physio or whatever (called Boris Nemec) for the player gave him a banned substance and then duly forgot to put through the correct paperwork which was highlighted by the player failing an after match drug test.

♣ Punishment is a reprimand for the people concerned and a £4533 fine.

Quote :: HNS doctor Zoran Bahtijarevic - responsible for anti-doping matters - has received an official warning from Uefa and Boris Nemec, who treated Olic, a reprimand.

Uefa ruled that the two doctors failed to complete and submit the necessary Therapeutic Use Exemption form (TUE) which would have been deemed acceptable.

"Methylpresnisolone is a pain blocker - this is simply a case of the correct people not being informed," said a Uefa spokesman :: End Quote

Gamblog Comment :: A clearcut case of forgetfulness it seems which landed Rio Ferdinand an eight month ban and Rio even tested negative the day after whereas Ivica Olic atleast tested positive for something.

Can you say Heads You Win, Tails I lose? Well the English Football Association can and so can the Welsh FA. The Russians say nothing.

BBC | Ivica Olic Fails Drug Test

Lou Macari and Man UTD freak Steve Bower are yapping on about Steven Gerrard leaving Anfield and Liverpool FC to go to Chelsea with a protracted transfer fee of around £31 million.

According to the editor of The Chelsea Blog Gerrard has been lured by Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard of all people.

Gamblog comment :: How that works out should be interesting because Stephen Gerrard will probably end up taking Frank Lampard's place in the team 1 day.

Lampard wants Gerrard at Chelsea

442 - Come On England Lyrics

Talk Sport Radio Fishermans Blues Presenter Keith Arthur who is also a Hounslow Junior Angling Club Director alongside keen angler and Angling Club President Chris Tarrant is away on some shark catching competition in the USA somewhere.

Standing in for fishing's cod father Keith Arthur is ace fish catcher Nigel Botherway who also loves a bit of the rugby talk too. If you want to see a Nigel Botherway Photo then look no further.

Most times I listen to the Fishermans Blues Show I am ready for bed. Keith and Nigel always go on about a fishing site called Moonstrike that apparently uses the moon to judge how well the fish will bite on any given day.

♠ I've had a look and am not a budding fisherman atall because I don't understand all that moonstrike fish stuff.

A few more fishing sites :: Barbel Fish Catchers Club :: Coarse Fishing Resource :: Best UK Fishing :: Barbel Fishing :: Fishing Bait Information :: Where To Fish

Talk Sport Radio Presenter Ian Collins usually talks about "film detail" and whatnot, tonight though he's actually talking a bit about sport.

On the menu is England's next game at the Euro 2004 and some football hooliganism thrown in to boot, if you'll pardon the pun. Also the UK Heavyweight Boxer Audley Harrison gets a few lines of verbal wordage from the Collins himself.

Oh, nearly forgot to mention the Progressive Hypnotism stuff. This example is about the use of progressive relaxation and hypnosis to increase tennis skill learning apparently. I gather the fastest hypnotiser in the world is a bloke called Peter Powell.

Gamblog comment :: Learn something new every day no?

Mike Parry and Alan Brazil are exploring the Deported 'hooligan ringleader' in court story.

A firefighter dubbed a "hooligan ringleader" has appeared before a UK court just hours after being deported to England from Portugal.

Gary Mann, 46, of Faversham, Kent, was granted bail to return to Uxbridge Magistrates Court at a brief hearing

Mann, who has been sentenced to two years in prison by a Portuguese judge, is among 11 England fans accused of rioting who flew into London's Heathrow airport after being deported

Gamblog comment :: What's the point in arresting football hooligans and letting them go after they've been convicted? All seems a bit silly to me.

Mike Parry and Alan Brazil are at it again on Talk Sport Radio

Wayne Rooney scored his second goal against the Swiss by hitting the post square on and then it rebounded off the goalkeepers head - straight into the goal.

I have checked The FA - Football Association Rules and to be honest am struggling to even navigate the Football Association website, maybe you will have more luck if you feel like it.

Gamblog Comment :: In my opinion the boy Rooney hit the ball with intent at the goal and got a wicked deflection, albeit the ball was going outwards rather than in after hitting the post but a deflection it was nonetheless.

Blog Verdict :: Wayne Rooney Goal!

UK Football Association

On Talksport Radio at the moment Ian Collins is doing his "UNBRANDED" thing.

:. Anyway, the guys that threw a condom full of pink powder at Tony Blair are in the news and Ian Collins is discussing Fathers For Justice again.

Fathers For Justice Campaign Objectives Quote :: Fathers 4 Justice is an evolutionary, dynamic movement with specific objectives and targets that we desperately need to achieve for children and their families :: End Quote.

Gamblog comment :: Adults fighting over kids is ridiculous and grown adults should not need the courts or laws to teach then how to behave. Who really trusts the judges, politicians and lords etc to make these decisions for us?

£ 270m is staked by 'bored housewives' every year in cyberspace's burgeoning fun palaces

Jamie Doward, social affairs editor
Sunday June 13, 2004
The Observer

Women raise the stakes for online casinos
Open any men's magazine and you cannot miss the adverts for internet casinos. Many of the adverts feature scantily clad women and promise membership of an exclusive club offering instant gratification.
But the firms selling the glamorous James Bond lifestyle might now want to think about radically changing their advertising, as new research shows that more middle-aged women now engage in an online flutter than any other group.

♠ Although men still represent a hardcore group who play regularly for big stakes, women now make up a vast chunk of what aficionados term 'casual' punters.

♠ According to the media consultancy firm Screen Digest, 'bored housewives' have become hooked on online games and competitions which promise cash rewards and prizes, a burgeoning industry which is now worth more than £270m a year in Europe and north America alone.

♠ The firm found that the typical net gambling addict is a married woman aged over 40, surfing the net when her husband is out of the house.

♠ Gambling experts say new technology has transformed the demographics of punters. 'Women hate going into smoky betting shops - it's an intimidating environment. But a game of Texas Hold'Em in the comfort of their own bedroom is a lot more attractive,' said James Hipwell, editor of the gambling magazine Inside Edge.

♠ Screen Digest quotes figures produced by internet tracking agency Nielsen, which found that 64 per cent of online punters are women and 60 per cent of them are married. Around half of those who participate online are aged between 35 and 54.

♠ The report's author, Nick Gibson, said a rise in the number of people with internet access, coupled with an increasingly elderly population with time on its hands, had created a huge demand for online gaming.

♠ 'This demographic is not only avidly playing online games but, over the past 24 months in particular, also appears increasingly comfortable doing so for money,' said Gibson, author of Online Gaming Markets to 2007.

♠ Unsurprisingly given the statistics, it is a woman who holds the UK record for an online payout. Michelle Black, 36, from Manchester, scooped two windfalls of £74,652 and £201,000 playing online fruit machines at ladbrokes casino.com.

♠ The dramatic demographic shift has been so acute that some sites are now reporting that 70 per cent of their players are female. They favour card games such as solitaire, which promise cash prizes for the best player. Also popular are bingo, pub quizzes and casino games, chiefly one-armed bandits, roulette and poker. 'Every casual online gaming sub-sector is now dominated by female gamers,' Gibson said.

♠ Sites such as pogo.com now feature a vast range of free games that offer players the chance to win virtual tokens which can be exchanged for cash or prizes. By doing so, sites such as pogo.com avoid the stringent regulations applied to gambling sites.

♠ 'We see women as a fantastically important target. We're trying to make the games as much fun as possible, for instance by allowing people to play for a long time without losing any money,' said a spokesman for Virgin Games, which is due to launch its own gambling site.

♠ The lure of increasingly big bucks is a response to cutthroat competition within the gaming industry which means sites need to find ways of attracting new customers. It is estimated that there are now 300 software developers who design gaming sites. A typical game will cost an operator anything up to £30,000, plus a share in future revenues.

♠ Many sites offer casual punters the chance to play for free to help them understand the rules. 'The most popular gaming sites for women are the ones that are the easiest to get into,' Gibson said.

♠ An increasing number of sites now link to hardcore gambling operations, and Gibson said he believed professional betting firms would soon target new female punters.

♠ 'It has the potential to provide an extremely lucrative extra revenue stream,' Gibson said. Online poker has become big business in recent years. There are now more than 140 online poker sites on which £40m is staked daily.

♠ Ladbrokes says women are embracing online gambling at a phenomenal rate. About 16 per cent of women have tried poker in some form or other, although this is still only around a third of the percentage of men who have played.

♠ 'Women's poker is growing steadily. They are undoubtedly more successful and have some natural characteristics that help them,' said Albert Tapper of Ladbrokes.

The Observer | UK News | Women raise the stakes for online casinos

Gamblog comment :: Womens Poker Clubs have been popping up online lately and one of them is funnily enough run by a gambling portal friend of mine - The Womens Poker Club - which reportedly has over 600 members and counting - obviously all are female gamblers.

Also posted by Mary on the Casino Meister's Forum - Most online gamblers are women in the Industry discussion section of the Casino Meister's

Talk Sport Radio director of programming, or whatever Mike Parry's title is, 1 thing is not up for question is his love for Wayne Rooney.

:: After Rooney scored a brace of goals to help beat the Swiss it is no surprise Mr Parry is hailing the Roonster as the next best thing since sliced bread.

:. One need not be an Everton fan to agree the boy Wayne Rooney is a phenomenon in the making.

:: I must urge caution though because if anyone saw Michael Owen make his debut (or maybe his second appearance, am not sure now) off of the bench for Liverpool when losing to Wimbledon FC, one might have thought like I did that Owen was going to be a genuine world class operator.

:. In my humble opinion Michael has not reached those giddy heights and has indeed become less effective than when he was a raw youth.

:: Hopefully the same fate will not become of the boy wonder Wayne Rooney

♣ Also I gather the England team were playing the Talk Sport and 442 Come On England Song - heheh - Come On England!

Steve Jones is currently presenting the graveyard shift 3 nights a week on Talk Sport Radio.

:: Steve Jones in my opinion comes across as the consumate professional radio presenter when I listen to him and he has been on the Television presenting the once old time quiz game favourite - The Pyramid Game

:: Steve worked with Lonny Donegan from 1967 - 1969 and worked as a stand in for the likes of Tony Blackburn and Kenny Everett amongst many other things including being a disc jockey, failed pop star and is now a talk show host with a somewhat laid back unconfrontational style.

:: Here is some more bits and bobs about Steve Jones :.

:. Steve Jones - The Pyramid Game Trailer

:. Steve Jones Talk/Profile

:. Steve Jones Makes His Mark At Radio One

I have noticed that half of what I write about is gambling related, the other half talksport radio related.

Maybe I should have made gamblog an unofficial talksport radio related weblog.

Too late now.

England play against the Swiss tonight and need atleast a draw otherwise it's good night boys and girls.

Come On England!

442 and the Talksport Crew Come on England Lyrics

♣ I have found an online bingo hall and a casino (owned by the same firm who I can't find any bad reports about on the gambling forums) that offers a $500 bonus in each one and will be checking the bonus terms and conditions thoroughly to see if the bingo bonus and the casino bonus are allowed to both be taken by the same player.

:: Bonus hunters won't be too pleased with the 30 times rollover but gamblers who like to play a lot will take up the offer.

:. I hope they do and then i'll put some of their links.

- $1000 - Top Gambling bonus News - Bingo Hall and an Online Casino -

:: Bye.

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France 2 _ England 1

Gamblog comment :; Wayne Rooney is a beast of a player.

Can you say sick as a pig?

About 1 hour to the Euro 2004 England versus France kick off and I am pleased to announce the Talk Sport Come On England Song has been officially recorded as number 2 in the UK pop charts.

I am not pleased it never got to number 1 but hell, 2 is good and there is always next week.

Come on England!

Football Gamblers :: Get your bets on early :: Euro 2004 Betting with Sporting Bet

:: Senior eCOGRA personalities met with software providers yesterday in an open session in Toronto, Canada designed to explain the regulatory requirements of the player protection body.

:: Most online gambling executives are currently in the city attending the Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo which ends Wednesday.

:: The chairman of eCOGRA, Michael Hirst OBE, independent director and respected online gambling consultant Frank Catania, CEO Andrew Beveridge and Fair Gaming Advocate Tex Rees met delegates and gave a presentation covering the progress made by eCOGRA, highlighting the announcement that day that major casino operator Casino On Net had been awarded the Seal.

:: C.O.N. CEO John Anderson was in the audience.

:: In a plea to more online gaming system software suppliers to join, Beveridge said that the unwillingness of certain providers to submit their organizations for rigorous assessement was impeding the industry?s fight for recognition in offering reputable and accountable operating standards.

♠ More from eCOGRA CEO calls for software providers to join in giving greater player assurance

Source :: eCogra : e-Commerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance

Some bloke called Peter who's software won't let me post on his site is doing a Love you long time experiment (as I call it)

If he tries to send me 3 quid for sticking this post here it'll cost him another 5 dollar in stamps. Just about the worst bonus i've never had, gambling or non gambling. Thanks for nowt.

Sources :: Peter - PC 4 Media Blog

linking experiment Why Not? -- from Wayne Hurlbert's -- Blog Business World

The Euro Championships have kicked off this evening starting with the hosts Portugal taking on Greece. (which is gonna be a tough game for the hosts)

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Come on England Song /Anthem (for those that missed the first entry)
The Euro 2004 finals are upon us and Talk Sport Radio and some of the presenters in association with 442 and Steve Fox have come up with a tune - based upon the old classic Come on Eileen - originally named Come On England

Lyrics? ? Come On England Lyrics ?
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4-4-2 COME ON ENGLAND THE LYRICS

Come on England
Come on England

Come on England
:: Hands up high with a glint in your eye
And give your all for England

:: It can?t be long now
Like 66 we'll get our kicks yeah

:: Bend it (like Beckham) Strike it (like Owen)
Win it all and live forever

:: One-nil, two-nil, three-nil, four-nil, FIVE!
Keep this country's dream alive

Come on England, Come on England,
:: At this moment this means everything
We are the best so forget all the rest
Cos we're singing, Come on England

Come on England
:: Listen can you hear?

:: Score one more you'll hear us roar
And give our all for England.

:: Cross it (like Gerrard, lob it (like Lampard)
Win it all and live forever

:: One-nil, two-nil, three-nil, four-nil, FIVE!
Keep this country's dream alive

Come on England, Come on England,
:: At this moment this means everything
We are the best so forget all the rest
Cos? we're singing, Come on England

Come on, England To Loo Ray Aye
Come on, England To Loo Ray Aye
Come on, England To Loo Ray Aye
England!

:: Now we must try hard together to reach our goal

:: To Ray Loo Ray To Ray Loo Ray Aye

Come on England Come on England
:: It?s your moment this means everything
We are the best so forget all the rest
We're all singing Come On England

ENGLAND!

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Euro Championships 2004 Fixture List

Date _____ Kick Off Time (GMT) __________ Match Result

Euro Champs Group A
12/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Portugal v Greece (1-2)
12/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Spain v Russia (1-0)
16/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Greece v Spain (1-1)
16/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Russia v Portugal (0-2)
20/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Russia v Greece (2-1)
20/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Spain v Portugal (0-1) :: Portugal and Greece qualify for 1/4 Finals

Euro Champs Group B
13/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Switzerland v Croatia (0-0)
13/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ France v England (2-1)
17/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ England v Switzerland (2-0)
17/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Croatia v France (2-2)
21/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Croatia v England (2-4)
21/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Switzerland v France (1-3) :: France and England Qualify for 1/4 Finals

Euro Champs Group C
14/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Sweden v Bulgaria (5-0)
14/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Denmark v Italy (0-0)
18/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Bulgaria v Denmark (0-2)
18/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Italy v Sweden (1-1)
22/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Italy v Bulgaria (2-1)
22/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Denmark v Sweden (2-2) :: Sweden and Denmark Qualify For 1/4 Finals

Euro Champs Group D
15/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Germany v Holland (1-1)
15/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Czech Republic v Latvia (2-1)
19/6/2004 ___ 5:00pm ___ Latvia v Germany (1-1)
19/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Holland v Czech Republic (2-3)
23/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Holland v Latvia (3-0)
23/6/2004 ___ 7:45pm ___ Germany v Czech Rep (1-2) :: Czech and Holland Qualify for 1/4 Finals

Euro Championships 2004 Fixtures

Official Euro 2004 Fixtures
BBC Euro 2004 Fixtures Page
Sporting Life - Euro 2004 Fixtures

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♠ Big Brother UK Gambling - 2nd Eviction Odds (NO EW gambling)

Current 2nd Eviction Odds/Prices
Ahmed 13/8
Michelle 2/1
Marco 5/1
Nadia 9/1
Vanessa 16/1
Emma 20/1
Victor 20/1
Daniel 33/1
Stuart 33/1
Jason 40/1
Shell 40/1
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Current Odds/Prices To Win Outright
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Shell 4/1
Jason 9/2
Stuart 6/1
Emma 15/2
Vanessa 10/1
Marco 12/1
Victor 16/1
Michelle 20/1
Nadia 40/1
Ahmed 66/1
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Online Casino Gamblers for too long have been treated badly by online casinos of varying repute. From the downright rigged and crooked casinos all the way through to the big boys, player payment issues have arisen.

As online gambling is unregulated, it's up to the players/gamblers to know how to play the game of getting paid when some fruitcake wants to capture your winnings by ignoring you.

I like games but only enjoy playing to win. If you're going to play the game(s) and gamble with online casino's specifically - make sure when you play the game you play it well.

That entails knowing who will or who is able to help.

So - Take Note ::

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For help with a casino problem, pitch a bitch via the casino help box on the casino problem page and see if he can help. No promises mind - some firms won't budge.

Ecogra - PLAYER DISPUTES PAGE
♠ We have a firm called Ecogra (Ecommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance) who actually give casinos a stamp of approval, so if you have a legitimate casino complaint about one of the Ecogra casinos, then you should have no worries.

Gambling Players Association - COLLECTIONS
♠ Run by a bloke called Nick or CPA of the Gambling Players Association who runs a bunch of online casino gambling related websites and will I can assure you do his level best to help you with your casino problems if he can.

Gambling Portal Webmasters Association - PLAYER HELP FORUM
♠ A NEW casino players help forum run by the GPWA (Gambling Portal Webmasters Association)

:. Post your casino complaint in the players help forum and someone who has good connections with the particular casino you have a problem with will be along to help you out if possible.

:: Remember, post once, have some details at hand and try not to slurr or rant about the casino as this is a portal for gambling webmasters who don't really want the casinos they are advertising for trashed by some idiot who tried to deposit money into the casino by sticking his mastercard into their PC's floppy disk tray.
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♣ Gamblog comment :: Try to pull the wool over these peoples eyes and put in a casino complaint that is fraudulent or whatever and you might find yourself listed on an Evil Players List - you have been warned.

Legitimate casino complaint? There is HELP at hand.

The Gambling Portal Webmasters Association have decided to open a Players Help Forum for the general public to seek resolution of gripes with online gambling establishments that the player/gambler cannot resolve on their own to thier satisfaction via gambling support staff.

♣ GPWA Manager Casino Glen Anouncement ♣

First of all, let me say that GPWA Management reserves the right to alter, add to or take away from these basic guidelines at any time. Other than that, there are a few basic guidelines we ask that everyone please follow. This will help us to make this forum productive.

1. Conduct yourself in a professional and courteous manner, please.

2. If you make an accusation against a program here, have something to back up your claims. If you don't have any proof of these claims, the post will be deleted. Please don't come here and say "they owe me money" with nothing to back it up. Enough said.

3. This is not a spam forum. This includes affiliates, casinos, and other other type of spam.

4. This is an effort to help those who need a hand. It is not intended to slam, flame, or otherwise try to hurt the reputation of any person or program. Please don't try to use it for that. (Those posts will get deleted).

5. As already mentioned, we reserve the right to change these guidelines in anyway, at anytime.

6. This is a voluntary forum. Please post once, and be patient. Someone will come along and answer your post to try to help.

eCOGRA - eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance - has announced that the Cassava group of casino's is the latest to be awarded its coveted Seal of Approval.

Cassava's Casino On Net and Reef Club Casino will join forty-one successful operations after meeting eCOGRA's rigorous standards of fairness, customer commitment and general good practice.

Andrew Beveridge, eCOGRA CEO, said :. We're delighted to welcome these new Seal bearers that have passed the rigorous third party inspection process carried out by Price-Waterhouse-Coopers

♠ More about Ecogra - Cassava

♠ Source Got2Bet Online Gambling Guide

Gamblog comment : Cassava and Microgaming funded the Ecogra startup - no surprises they got the seal of approval then is it?

Sporting-Bet Big Brother Betting

Current Big Brother Outright Prices

♠ Daniel 4/1
Shell 9/2
Jason 11/2
Stuart 11/2
Emma 8/1
Marco 8/1
Vanessa 10/1
Michelle 16/1
Victor 16/1
Nadia 33/1
♠ Ahmed 66/1

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Kitten came, she saw but she didn't exactly conquer... and after ""just one week"" in the Big Brother House, the feisty Brighton Pier lass became the first housemate to be evicted ....

More :: Kitten Pinder Evicted

Gamblog comment :: Looks to me like Kitten Pinder has been evicted for not abiding by the Big Brother rules which is a total nonsense because quite clearly the woman was'nt going to stick to the rules before she even got in there. Oh Well - thats showbiz I guess.

Current Big Brother Betting/Gambling and Prices as they come in.

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Current UK Big Brother Betting/Gambling Prices (as of the time stamp on this post)

:: Daniel Bryan 4/1
:: Shell Jubin 5/1
:: Stuart Wilson 11/2
:: Jason Cowan 6/1
:: Emma Greenwood 8/1
:: Marco Sabba 8/1
:: Vanessa Nimmo 9/1
:: Michelle Bass 16/1
:: Victor Ebuwa 16/1
:: Kitten Pinder 33/1
:: Nadia Almada 33/1 (winner)
:: Ahmed Aghil 66/1

Current and up to date Big Brother prices as they come in

Note :: Betting/gambling suspended when a contestant is evicted.

A 32-year-old school cleaner is cracking open the champagne after scooping more than
£101,000 at bingo.

It is the largest single win at the Rialto bingo club, in Moseley Avenue, Coundon,
Coventry, UK.

The lucky bingo winner plans to share her good fortune with her parents and sister.

Uk Woman Hits Huge Bingo Win

Source :. Bingo Player

Duncan Barkes is currently on the radio presenting the graveyard shift on Talk Sport Radio and is commenting that Gordon Ramsay/Ramsey of Hells Kitchen is a bully and could get SUED for bullying in the workplace - according to workplace specialist lawyers that is.

Gamblog comment ♣ I am not convinced - Ramsay/Ramsey is rude though, no question. ♣ Duncan Barkes is a dinosaur, old school.