Category Archives: Gambling

What are the odds of killing yourself when playing Russian Roulette?

By web gangsta | Published: May 15, 2012

What are the odds of killing yourself while playing Russian Roulette?

Web Watch doesn’t really know why this question was asked on the Internet, but it was – and it’s our duty to share this information with our faithful Web Watch readers.

Because one never knows when one will find themselves in a Russian Roulette game where this may come into play.

Of course, you can always make it Beer Roulette, where you guess as to which one of the beers in the 6-pack has been shaken up. It’s a waste of a good can of beer, but it’s infinitely funnier.

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How to win by buying Scratch-off Lottery Tickets

By web gangsta | Published: March 6, 2012

We’ve all done this.

We’re running late to a birthday party, and we don’t know what to get. Or we’ve forgotten a Christmas gift for the company White Elephant gift exchange.

Or you’re just feeling a little impish and decide to spend a few dollars on something fun – just in case.

What do you do? You find yourself in line at the local convenience store buying $10 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets.

But how do you decide which ones to buy? They’re all the same, right?

No, not really.

Only some of them are more likely to pay off in the giant jackpot that you’ve been dreaming of.

And Web Watch is here to tell you The Secret to Winning the Lottery using Scratch-Off tickets…. and all it takes is a little bit of smarts.

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What to do in Vegas? In 2011, “not gamble” was on the list

By web gangsta | Published: January 19, 2012

Weird Las Vegas and Nevada: Your Alternative Travel Guide to Sin City and the Silver State
Weird Las Vegas and Nevada:
Your Alternative Travel Guide to Sin City and the Silver State

Web Watch loves visiting Las Vegas.

Then again, we also agree with our friends who say that “a little Las Vegas goes a long way”. In other words, these people don’t necessarily enjoy the entire gambling, casino, nightlife, gambling aspect of Sin City.

Web Watch knows people that took a vacation out to Nevada and other points west, and their Las Vegas experience consisted solely of driving down the Las Vegas Strip. They didn’t stop, they didn’t browse. They had lunch as a nearby McDonald’s (not even at the In-n-Out!) before continuing on their merry way.

We don’t blame them. There are aspects of Las Vegas that we don’t appreciate either. But to each their own.

But then the Nevada Gaming Control Board decided to come out with their compilation of revenue numbers and financial analysis of the 2011 gambline business, and the numbers look a bit unusual to us here at Web Watch.

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Common poker tells, from poker expert Mike Caro

By web gangsta | Published: December 31, 2011

Mike Caro's Book of Poker Tells
Mike Caro’s Book of Poker Tells

It’s a long weekend, so what better reason to ring in the New Year by getting together with your buddies for a late night of cigar smoking and poker playing?

But before you do, you might want to read up a little bit on how to recognize a “poker tell” – that is, those silent signs that your poker opponents aroung the table give off when they have a good or bad hand.

Some of these little ticks are done on purpose – players think that they can indicate whether they have a worse hand than they actually do by doing or saying something to throw you off the scent. Other tells are things your body does whether you realize it or not.

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An open letter to MGM, Caesars, Sands, and other casino companies regarding social media

By web gangsta | Published: December 30, 2011

Fountains of Bellagio

This is an open letter to the marketing staff at MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, Sands, and other casino corporations. And if you’re part of the marketing staff at a different type of company, you may want to pay attention to this as well – since the core takeaway here applies to you as well.

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Worst bet idea ever: putting a pepper in your butt

By web gangsta | Published: October 16, 2011

Dave's Insanity Ghost Pepper Private Reserve 2011 Sauce with Bhut Jolokia Pepper
Dave’s Insanity Ghost Pepper Private Reserve
2011 Sauce with Bhut Jolokia Pepper

Web Watch has talked about insane bets in the past.

You’re already aware about the “you can’t drink a gallon of milk in an hour” bet, which is just old-school tired by now.

We’ve told you not to try the ”you can’t take a tablespoon of cinnamon” bet, that could cause someone to choke and need an emergency room visit. Seriously, don’t do it.

We’ve even told you about the WENDY’S VALUE MEAL CHALLENGE, which is near impossible to comlete by the average fast-food lover.

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The Perfect Game of Putt-Putt – it’s only happened three times since 1959

By web gangsta | Published: May 27, 2011

Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course

Rick Baird from Charlotte, North Carolina, is not an idiot, nor does he play “miniature golf”.

He plays Putt-Putt, and he’s really good at it.

Web Watch knows you’re confused — isn’t putt-putt golf and miniature golf the same thing? No, dear reader, it isn’t. Putt-Putt is a franchised company that defines a standard set of putting challenges that will be mainly the same from one Putt-Putt location to another. Consistency is important here, and putting is a true skill to be showcased.

Miniature golf, on the other hand, is the one with windmills, gorillas, fake blue water, tunnels, obstacles, and other entertainment stuff scattered across the putting surface and environment. Definitely not the same thing.

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Some last minute tips for your 2011 NCAA basketball tournament bracket

By web gangsta | Published: March 13, 2011

Wilson NCAA Men's Basketball 2011 Final Four Bracket Basketball
Wilson NCAA Men’s Basketball 2011 Final Four Bracket Basketball

For college basketball fans, it’s the week that matters. When office workers everywhere stop pretending to do work when filling out their brackets and start pretending to do work while sneaking in a mini-TV to hide under their desks so they don’t miss a minute of CBS’s coverage.

This is one benefit of the switch to digital TV, that you won’t find as many portable TV sets hiding at the office as you used to — but there’s always the Internet, so as long as your network administrator hasn’t blocked access to the streaming video websites, you should be good.

So a few weeks ago, Web Watch shared some TIPS FOR FILLING OUT YOUR 2011 BASKETBALL BRACKET. Since then, some additional information has come out that we thought we’d share with you.

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Tips on how to pick a winning 2011 March Madness tournament bracket

By web gangsta | Published: February 20, 2011

NCAA March Madness: The Greatest Moments of the NCAA Tournament

With March Madness just a few weeks away, office workers everywhere are starting to frantically look for anything that could give them an edge in filling out a winning tournament bracket.

At lot of the information Web Watch has posted about HOW TO PICK A WINNING BRACKET and MORE TIPS ON FILLING OUT YOUR BRACKET is still valid, so be sure to read those handy tips as you gear up to play some hoops madness (we’d post it all here again, but just didn’t want to repeat ourselves).

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Disney star Miley Cyrus is making gambling fun

By web gangsta | Published: December 11, 2010

Hannah Montana – The Movie

Miley Cyrus is making gambling fun.

More specifically, gambling websites is making fun of Miley Cyrus and her recent exploits.

By now, you’ve probably seen celebrity gossip site TMZ reporting that a VIDEO OF MILEY CYRUS SMOKING A BONG (albeit a bong containing salvia, a natural herb that is not considered illegal) has been making the rounds.

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Have a fantasy sports dispute? Let SPORTS JUDGE have the final word

By web gangsta | Published: August 24, 2010

Negotiate like the Pros

If you are active in a fantasy sports league with your friends, then you probably have run into a situation where you’re trying to make a specific deal and something horribly goes wrong.

Maybe its that you pulled some stunt regarding whether a player was on waivers or not. Maybe you backed out of a deal at the last minute because you had some insider information that wasn’t available to the general public. Really, it could be anything that really would make Ari Gold blush.

So what do you do after you’ve exhausted all reasonable alternatives and still have a stalemate?

You call in the FANTASY SPORTS LEGAL EXPERTS, SPORTSJUDGE.COM.

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How to pick the ultimate Fantasy Football team name

By web gangsta | Published: August 1, 2010

Official NFL Fantasy Football League Draft Kit

It’s about that time of year again.

With the World Cup over, we can officially move on from “football” to “hand egg”.

(You know, “hand egg”. Because that’s what an NFL football looks like. Oh, never mind – we’ll start over.)

Take 2: With the World Cup over, we can officially move on from soccer to professional football.

And with professional football comes everybody’s favorite office diversion after Farmville, managing your FANTASY FOOTBALL TEAM. And Web Watch is here to help you with the most important part of managing your team — CREATING THE BEST FANTASY FOOTBALL TEAM NAME.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

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Are you an Asker or a Guesser?

By web gangsta | Published: May 15, 2010

20Q game
20 Questions

Are you an ASKER or are you a GUESSER?

If you’ve ever travelled to Las Vegas (or Biloxi, Atlantic City, Tunica, or any of the many gambling places in between), you should be familiar with the “comp” system.

Everyone knows about the free drinks that casinos give you just for gambling, but many casual gamblers are left wondering how to get more – show tickets, free buffets, limo pickup at the airport, etc.

The obvious answer is that the player simply needs to gamble more money and spend more time in the casino – and eventually, if you’re lucky, a casino host will magically appear at your elbow and offer you anything your heart desires (if only you’ll continue playing those black and purple chips for a few more hours).

But for the casual gamer – someone who bets the red $5 chips carefully and cautiously – getting those extra freebies takes a little more work.

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How to pick a winning March Madness bracket

By web gangsta | Published: March 15, 2010

This time last year, Web Watch shared some tips on how to pick a winning NCAA tournament bracket.

As basketball tournament madness rolls around again and everyone DOWNLOADS THE 2010 NCAA BRACKET, we thought we’d share some more tips with our Web Watch readers:

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