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Movie Review – Casino Royale (2006), Part 1
May 28th
Evil genius Le Chiffre is trying to fund his international terror network by making a windfall profit through short trading the stocks of an important airliner. For him to profit, the airliner must experience a disaster.
But when Bond prevents that from taking place, Le Chiffre kicks his Plan B into action – skimming off $150 million at the poker table. Place: “Casino Royale,” Montenegro.
Despite an initial setback, Bond ends up spoiling that plot as well with the aid of the gorgeous Eva Green playing Vesper Lynd, the MI6’s chief accountant. That’s basically what the Plot A is all about.
Plot B, the sub-plot, is about the romance between Bond and Vesper. And yes, James Bond really falls heads over heels in love in this one! Sacrebleu! Do I need to say anything else to describe what kind of a “very different” Bond movie this is?
Daniel Craig as James Bond is good but very different in this latest addition to the long-standing string of Bond movies which depicts a young Bond earning his “00″ status. This is a prequel to everything that comes after it. We are watching Bond coming into his own by proving his metal to a skeptical M.
Partly, the times we are living through is responsible for the very different tone of this prequel. Daniel Craig spending a good part of the movie in shirts soaked in blood should give you an idea about the scale of realistic violence in this movie.
(To continue in Part 2.)
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Casino Cash Cow – A Review
May 22nd
The business of online casinos is hotting up, with more and more traditional casinos taking their gambling and betting online. This presents an opportunity for some easy money for any web surfer who can take the time to sign up to an Internet gambling site.
As an incentive to get us to gamble on their site, casinos are now offering welcome bonuses. As competition gets fiercer, these welcome bonuses are getting larger, and casinos are offering more incentives to encourage users to signup.
The art of scalping – of signing up, taking the bonus, and running – has risen alongside the size of the bonuses. Casinos have fought back by placing restrictions on new users. For example you cannot withdraw your bonus without placing a certain number of wagers, or you need to place at least one wager worth X dollars.
Scalpers retaliated by putting their bonus money into games with the lowest house edge, like Craps, Baccarat, Roulette, and Blackjack. Casinos again stepped up the ante by placing minimum wager restrictions on these games, or lengthening the time period between a new user signing up and being able to withdraw their funds.
So, there is a lot of bonus money available, but the casinos are making it as difficult as they can to get your hands on that cash. This is where a guide from an experienced online gambler comes in handy, and the best one currently available is Casino Cash Cow, by professional online gambler Dan Soulsby.
The Casino Cash Cow guide goes in to detail on how to beat the casinos in the signup bonus game. It comes with a list of casinos giving the best bonuses, and with the most lax restrictions. After covering the basics of signing up and claiming your bonus, Casino Cash Cow goes into the details on how to easily reclaim that money – with interest!
Starting with Blackjack, and then moving on to Roulette once the minimum wager requirements have been met, Casino Cash Cow is an excellent guide for anyone who can spare some time with their web browser and wants to pick up some easy money. For a limited time Dan is also offering his $99 gambling guide for free – just sign up to his newsletter. The newsletter is where Dan shares his tips and updates for his techniques, and is a very valuable and useful resource in it’s own right.
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200 13g Pro Clay Casino Chips With Clear Cover Aluminum Case Review
May 19th
The 200 13g Pro Clay Casino Chips with Clear cover aluminum case is an ultra smart looking set of chips with its own case. Named the Pro Clay chip because of their high quality look and makeup, that makes them look and feel like the chips used in some of the world’s most famous casinos, this set is the perfect choice for those of you who want to take your poker playing to the next level. Whether playing for quarters or large pots at your weekly poker game this poker chip case will make you feel like you are gambling in one of the world’s finest casinos.
The Chips
The 200 13g Pro Casino Chips With Clear Cover Aluminum Case chips weigh 13 grams and are 39 mm in diameter. They are made form solid clay with a metal insert that allows stamping. But you won’t feel the insert, these chips are just as soft as those casinos use and when used regularly will wear the same way as well.
You get 200 two toned chips in the set and these chips are divided 100 white, 50 blue, and 50 red, although you can get different colored chips upon request. These chips in the 200 13g Pro Casino Chips with Clear Cover Aluminum Case chips set, not only look and feel like casino quality chips but they sound like them as well.
The Case
The case that is included in the 200 13g Pro Casino Chips With Clear Cover Aluminum Case chips set looks ultra modern and very high tech. The bottom of the case is made from reinforced aircraft aluminum which makes this a extremely light weight and durable case. The inside of the case is lined with green felt and has room not only for the 200 chips but for 2 decks of cards and 5 dice as well. The cover is made from scratch resistant plexiglass which makes it easy to display this chip set to the envy of all your friends.
Extras
While the 200 13g Pro Casino Chip With Clear Cover Aluminum Case set would be well worth the $50.00 asking price as it is, the makers of this set have also included two decks of cards and 5 dice making this set perfect for all sorts of casino style games. Everything inside the case is attractively and artistically displayed.
The white chips are stored on one side of the case, the red and blue on the other and the two deck of cards and the dice fit in their own unique sections in the middle of the case. This is a well designed display making the entire set even more attractive for the price.
For those of you who are looking to take your poker playing to the next level this set of chips is the ideal way to do that. The perfection of these chips that gives you the feel of playing at a real casino combined with the ultra sturdy and modern display and carrying case will make you feel like a pro whether you have just begun playing or are a long time poker player.
Learn more about 200 Poker Chip Sets and 13g Pro Clay Poker Chip Sets from Brian Garvin & Jeff West at Poker Stars Direct.
A Review of Las Vegas Casino Poker Chips
May 14th
Las Vegas casino poker chips are the best chips around, but they are not all the same. Rumor says that there is an official weight limit on chips which is not true. When shopping for chips online, you will see them offering chips that weigh as much as 12 grams, at higher prices, but the simple fact is that a the average gram weight of a casino chip is less than ten.
The variation in the chip weight depends on the material it is made from, the design that is used, and the amount of ink needed for it. No two casinos use the exact same composition for molding chips, and the are produced only by a very small number of companies, all from the United States, that are bonded. The blend used is well protected, to prevent chip forgery.
Using their own composition formula, Las Vegas casino poker chips are injected into a mold that has a design which has been copywrited, in a manufacturing set up that is as secure as the mint. The formula uses a synthetic polymer acrylic material, with a center that is laminated. While weighing in at close to ten grams, the size is the same at all the casinos, measuring about one and a half inches in diameter, or thirty-nine millimeters.
The three manufacturers that are generally used by Las Vegas casinos are Paul-Son, Chipco, and Bud Jones. They all use different manufacturing processes. The technique used by Paul-son is a compression mold system, using extreme pressure to fuse the colors into a solid piece. with uneven stripes of color on the very edge of each chip (if you play poker in Vegas, you have, no doubt, seen players trying to stack their chips by evening out the stripes on the edges of each chip!).
Injection molding is used by Bud Jones. The patterns, pre-formed letter, and denominations are joined and solidified by injecting plastic material around them. They also sometimes use metal inlay chips.
Chipco is the newest of the three main manufacturers. They use ceramic material that is injection molded in one piece. You can recognize these chips by their full-color graphics, and designs on the rim. They are the only one of the three that prints numbers and letters on the actual rim of the chip.
Recently, the casinos started issuing commemorative chips for certain events. The MGM Grand put out a chip for the George Foreman fight, the Tropicana issued one for the Kentucky Derby, and Caesars Palace celebrated George Burns hundredth birthday with one. These chips have the same value, and play as any other Las Vegas casino poker chips at the tables, but most people that get hold of them take them home as collector’s items. If you see one, and you want it, grab it fast!
Since poker became the “big game” in Las Vegas, many people are buying chips for home play. An interesting way to do it is to literally buy them from the casino and take them home with you. Use them for your home games, and if you ever stop playing, or need the money, cash them back in at the casino you got them from for full value. Don’t worry about the changes a casino may make, or even the possibility of a casino being sold or closed down. This would only make your Las Vegas casino poker chips even more valuable!
Learn more about Las Vegas Poker Chips and Las Vegas Casino Poker Chips from Brian Garvin & Jeff West at Poker Stars Direct.
A Review of the Hottest Casino Poker Chips Set
Apr 30th
Additionally, these poker sets can be used in a variety of other games including blackjack and roulette. Therefore, when making an investment in the purchase of casino style poker chips set you’re getting chips with the versatility to be used in a number of different games.
What Poker Chips Should I Buy
Chips are available in many different designs using different materials. The type that suits you best is a personal determination. This choice may be based on the feel of the chip in your hand; pricing may also be a determining factor, but if you’re a lover of the game, the feel should be the first thing you evaluate.
What Makes for a Good Feel
You will find that the chips are made from a variety of different materials such as plastic, wood, ceramic, clay and composite. Many players prefer to use composite chips that are manufactured to high standards of quality while maintaining an attractive look. Some people believe there is little difference in the feel between a clay and a composite chip. Clay chips are the preferred material and the material of choice for nearly every casino in the world. Due to pricing, however, composite sets are more popular with people playing at home.
If it’s Clay, We Play
Although clay poker chips are considered a premium selection, they do have their advantages and disadvantages. Their lifespan when used in casinos is about six years. They can break down easily after extended use but when cared for properly might last longer. It takes a few months to typically break into a set of clay chips when they will round themselves out taking on a vintage look. The clay chips available for consumer purchase are exactly the same as casino chips without the built-in security features. Clay poker chips are usually lightweight.
Composite Clay is Popular
Clay composite poker chips are the most popular in use outside of casinos today. They may be a little pricy but they will last just as long as do clay chips. They are called clay composite because the molds are made from a mixture of clay and other materials. A piece of metal is inserted in the middle of the composite chip inlay increasing its overall weight. Composite chips typically weigh from 11.5 to 13.5 grams.
ABS Plastic
Also commonly referred to as can posit poker chips, you should not confuse these with clay composite chips. The chips are made from my hard compressed plastic and do not contain clay. However, they should last a lifetime when properly handled. Like composite clay chips, these also have a piece of metal inserted in the inlay to increase the chips weight. They do have a different feel than either all-clay or composite clay chips have.
Learn more about the Casino Poker Chip Set and the Casino Poker Chips Set from Brian Garvin & Jeff West at Poker Stars Direct.
