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Did I hit the Jackpot? Maybe

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dollarsA 71-year old man at a Nevada casino, playing a slot machine game that he had no idea how to play and didn’t realise the cost of, didn’t realise that he’d won over £4million until somebody told him.

John Bromiley, a machine shop owner from Plumstead Township in Pennsylvania, had put around $100 (£51) into the machine before striking it lucky – because he thought he was playing at 75 cents a go, when in fact he was paying $3.75. ‘To be honest with you, I had no I idea how I was even playing the game,’ he noted.

It turned out that he’d won $7,874,435 (£4,000,217). Bromiley, a father of four, says he doesn’t have any plans for how to spend the money, other than paying off a few bills and his children’s mortgages. (metro.co.uk)

Jolie-Pitt: odds are they will adopt again

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jolieAngelina Jolie confirmed old rumors regarding her and Brad Pitt’s intentions of extending the family by adopting another kid. The couple already has five-year-old Maddox adopted from Cambodia, two-year-old Zahara adopted from Ethiopia, and their biological daughter, 7-month-old Shiloh.

The Oscar winning actress said she does not exclude the possibility of having another child with Brad, she insisted she is not pregnant, in fact she is “on the pill.”

Because Angelina has said she is on the pill, and because she did say her and Brad would like to expand their family, the odds casinogamblingweb is putting down are 2-1 that the new baby will be adopted.

“I’m very, very lucky,” she said last week at a press junket for her latest film, the birth-of-the-CIA drama The Good Shepherd. “I love the different elements of my life. I love working abroad, and I love being with my kids and I love being with Brad.

“I’d like to add many more children and many more obstacles and many more things to my life.” Lucky Angelina, she is trying to add more obstacles to her life while most of us try to overcome them.

Christmas Shopping? Boss is watching

boxWith the holiday shopping season in full swing, employers are increasingly turning to security companies to track workers’ online activities. Well, come on where is the festive spirit?

They do not really care, more than ever, companies are implementing monitoring technology to maximize employee productivity and minimize security risks to computer networks. I agree with security risk but if one wants to buy a dvd at lunch time, what’s wrong with that?

A company, has relaxed its policies since last year and allows employees to shop online as long it’s within a reasonable time period, typically one hour per day. That sounds better.

Generally, shopping sites are monitored and not blocked, unlike the “sinful six,” which includes gambling, pornography, and hate speech. We think that it’s better company policy not to apply very restrictive policies, prohibition never got anyone to quit drinking or the UIGEA never got anyone to stop gambling. :)

Farting Leads to Emergency Landing

fartinA farting lady caused an American Airlines flight on route to Texas to make an emergency landing in Nashville on Monday.

Authorities say the Dallas-bound flight was diverted to Nashville, after several passengers reported smelling burning sulfur from the matches when a woman lit some matches to cover up the smell of you-know-what. Lynne Lowrance, spokeswoman for Nashville International Airport, says the FBI questioned the woman, who admitted striking the matches. The flight took off again, but the woman was not allowed back on the plane

She was later released without charge though it’s not clear if she was allowed to stink up another flight. :) I think that sticker should be placed on every seat…

Snooping? Women can’t help themselves

snoopingSnooping is principally a feminine hobby. Don’t you believe me? Well, a market leader in U.S. women’s programming - says that 67 per cent of women admit to spying on their partners, with 58 per cent acknowledging that they’ve also spied on their children.

Recent research by security firm Symantec found that almost two-thirds of women regularly sneak a look at their partner’s text messages and emails, particularly when they suspect him of being unfaithful. Even at work many would peek confidential information about friends or colleagues on corporate networks.

Women do it mostly because information is power and knowing what’s going on in the partner’s life gives them a measure of control.

So why when we know that the chances are women will discover something we don’t want to know, do we still do it? Just tell your partner that you are addicted to poker before she finds out anway :)

Britney: sex lies and videotape

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sex lies videotapeKevin Federline is looking to reveal that Britney is bisexual and begged him for three-in-a-bed romps.

Fed-ex wants to write a book about his soon-to-be ex-wife’s “lesbian encounters, reported use of cocaine and marijuana and secret plastic surgeries.” He is said to be furious that his wife slammed him with divorce papers two weeks ago.

Regarding the stories about the possible existance of a Kevin Federline-Britney Spears sex tape Federline’s lawyer Mark Kaplan said: “There is not a sex video of Kevin and Britney in existence … stories of Kevin attempting to sell such a video are patently false and anyone who reports they have information of such attempts is either lying or reporting the lie of someone else.”

However two days after Britney filed for divorce porn mogul David Hans Schmidt was contacted by an individual who indicated he had a digital video of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline having sex. Such a tape was supposedly worth up to £120 million and be the best selling movie for adults of all times according to Schmidt. Will we ever find out the truth?

Rocky all for casino license

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rocky.jpgThe gambling world turns to the stars. Well we are not talking about astrology but celebrities.

Appearing in a recorded video message, Stallone, famous for his movie role as hard-luck boxer Rocky Balboa, was part of a parade of celebrities and gambling executives who asked Pennsylvania state regulators last week for a casino license in Rocky’s hometown, Philadelphia.

One of Stallone’s partners in Planet Hollywood International Inc., actor Bruce Willis, also recorded a video message to board members, promising that “you can expect to see me at the casino plenty.”

Five professional casino operators - politically connected or with celebrity investment partners — are in competition for two slot-machine gambling licenses in Philadelphia, which could become the United States’ biggest city with a casino. Let’s get this straight, on one hand “they” are telling us that online poker is bad for us on the other is fine using celebrities to advertise the opening of new casinos in US.

A TV show makes millions with a call-in quiz

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itvA new genre of interactive television has spread like wildfire through the world of late-night broadcasting. Telemedia’s founder and chairman, Jeno Torocsik, hopes to become the genre’s global baron with a new business model.

Some of the games are based on local tastes - soccer for Argentina and Britain, bullfighting for Spain - but most are simple puzzles of the sort played in barrooms around the world. The games or puzzles are easy to solve and therefore generate the maximum number of callers.

Depending on the response of callers, Torocsik and his team of producers adjust the kinds of games and the financial payoff to maximize the number of calls. For this reason, some critics call it a form of televised gambling.

The company has 19 studios, 12 of them in Budapest, three in Argentina, three in Lebanon and one in China, where it has formed a joint venture with a local television producer.

Show hostesses are almost all native speakers hired in their home countries during casting calls that are organized together with the television channel that has taken the show.

The company broadcasts more than 2,000 hours a month, generating hundreds of millions of calls a year.

We have come across this shows…late night, you are tired sitting on the sofa…very enticing especially with beautiful models as hosts. Your call will cost one or two dollars you give a simple answer and the whole process is quick so that the telephone companies can get the most number of calls. Not all calls go through though …Isn’t this a game of chance? Well definitely more than online poker..

How did you name your children?

Children, it appears, are in growing danger from their parents of name abuse in UK - this is what the timesonline reports.

Britain now numbers among its youth 6 Gandalfs, 39 Gazzas, 2 Supermen and 36 Arsenals of both sexes.

A survey of British birth certificates over the past 22 years indicates that the practice of naming children after pop, sporting or film stars, or even fictional characters, is alive and well.

Some names are more acceptable — and more common — than others. Since 1984 a total of 7,261 Kylies have been born in the UK, a tribute to the enduring appeal of Ms Minogue and one in the eye for her rival, Madonna, of whom there are only 288.

Sarah Malone, of findmypast.com, said yesterday: “It seems that many of us are happy to take hero worship to a whole new level, naming our children after the stars we admire. However, it would appear that the British sense of humour is alive and well with Gandalf, Harry Potter and Superman.”


Some names just do not catch on. There are only two girls registered as Apple, and one of them is the daughter of the actress Gwyneth Paltrow and the pop star Chris Martin.
Probably they are going to be pc geniuses…

Britney Spears Sex Tape soon out

Few days ago we wrote about Britney Spears being one of the most popular celebrity within the online gambling industry. She will be one of the most popular in the sexy video stores too we think… :)

Today it has been reported that BetUS.com is in talks with Kevin Federline’s manager to gain possession of the already infamous Britney Spears sex tape.
The tape is known to be four hours long and was supposedly shot during their honeymoon.

BetUS.com will offer the long video free of charge to their customers and will charge non-customers $29.95 to gain the rights.

Christopher Bennett of BetUS.com said:”Wasn’t this the same girl who not too long ago came out and said she was a virgin?” Bennett asked, “I wonder how many tapes she’s made? We could have a series.” Poor Britney…

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