Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Bill Stone, Intercasino.com and Adventureislandcasino.com
Since I bought several e-books from Bill Stone, the gambling grandmaster has been sending helpful emails to me.
About once per week, I recieve another electronic form letter. They have interesting titles like "The Four Step Method", "Industry News" and--my favorite--"Looks Like a Bribe."
These emails look like insider news and gaming tips, but actually they're just ads for internet casinos like Inter Casino and Adventure Island Casino.
Now don't get me wrong; I like intercasino.com. As those who've been reading this blog know, I've played a lot of slots at Intercasino. But I wonder how much Mr. Stone is getting payed to spam my email address with these ads.
By the way, I hate spam. I know it's an unpopular stance to hate spam, but I'm kind of a rebel. You might not know that about me.
To be "fair and balanced", let me mention that the emails give the option to discontinue the messages. And I'm not really bombarded with them. So in this case, I simply dislike getting the spam on general principles.
I'm a principled sort of guy. I fight the system and don't suffer no nonsense. I'm kind of two-fisted that way.
Bill Stone is two-fisted, too, which is why I like him. Bill Stone is two-fisted like a gritty detective, or an old west gunfighter type. They used to call him "Wild" Bill Stone back in the old days, back when he road with the regulators.
That's why I'm not going to discontinue his email messages. Bill might not take too kindly to that. Besides, I look at them as more information, about the gambling industry and Bill Stone.
Take "Looks Like a Bribe" as an example.
Apparently, the email is an advertisement for some place called Magic Box. I'm guessing magicbox.com is an online casino. I assume, because they are offering a signup bonus.
Like all sign up bonuses, it sounds real good.
On your initial deposit, you get a 50% bonus. On your second deposit, you get 100%.
As the email states, "Looks like an 'innocent' bribe to me...should be to your advantage."
That's the kind of analysis I've come to expect from Bill Stone. You can't go wrong listening to Wild Bill.
On a bit of a tangent, I wanted to ask a question to all of the other online gamblers out there. Has anyone besides me ever noticed that all signup bonuses suck ass?
Usually, you have to wager like $4000 before you can cash out a hundred. And you have to cash out twice your initial deposit + the bonus. So you either have to add more money to your account, or get really lucky playing that bonus money.
Oh, and you can't play most of the games. The fine print usually stipulates that games like "Table poker, video poker, craps, blackjack, roulette, Sicbo, baccarat, and Casino War" don't apply to the wagering requirements. Basically, they want you to play their slot machines.
That's fine by me, because I am a slot systems researcher. That's what I do. But it sucks for all those Sicbo players out there.
So let me give you Chuck Flick's Online Casino Selection Tip #1: When you're choosing an online casino, don't pay attention to the sign up bonuses. Those things aren't worth a damn.
I should start sending these tips out in email form.
About once per week, I recieve another electronic form letter. They have interesting titles like "The Four Step Method", "Industry News" and--my favorite--"Looks Like a Bribe."
These emails look like insider news and gaming tips, but actually they're just ads for internet casinos like Inter Casino and Adventure Island Casino.
Now don't get me wrong; I like intercasino.com. As those who've been reading this blog know, I've played a lot of slots at Intercasino. But I wonder how much Mr. Stone is getting payed to spam my email address with these ads.
By the way, I hate spam. I know it's an unpopular stance to hate spam, but I'm kind of a rebel. You might not know that about me.
To be "fair and balanced", let me mention that the emails give the option to discontinue the messages. And I'm not really bombarded with them. So in this case, I simply dislike getting the spam on general principles.
I'm a principled sort of guy. I fight the system and don't suffer no nonsense. I'm kind of two-fisted that way.
Bill Stone is two-fisted, too, which is why I like him. Bill Stone is two-fisted like a gritty detective, or an old west gunfighter type. They used to call him "Wild" Bill Stone back in the old days, back when he road with the regulators.
That's why I'm not going to discontinue his email messages. Bill might not take too kindly to that. Besides, I look at them as more information, about the gambling industry and Bill Stone.
Take "Looks Like a Bribe" as an example.
Apparently, the email is an advertisement for some place called Magic Box. I'm guessing magicbox.com is an online casino. I assume, because they are offering a signup bonus.
Like all sign up bonuses, it sounds real good.
On your initial deposit, you get a 50% bonus. On your second deposit, you get 100%.
As the email states, "Looks like an 'innocent' bribe to me...should be to your advantage."
That's the kind of analysis I've come to expect from Bill Stone. You can't go wrong listening to Wild Bill.
On a bit of a tangent, I wanted to ask a question to all of the other online gamblers out there. Has anyone besides me ever noticed that all signup bonuses suck ass?
Usually, you have to wager like $4000 before you can cash out a hundred. And you have to cash out twice your initial deposit + the bonus. So you either have to add more money to your account, or get really lucky playing that bonus money.
Oh, and you can't play most of the games. The fine print usually stipulates that games like "Table poker, video poker, craps, blackjack, roulette, Sicbo, baccarat, and Casino War" don't apply to the wagering requirements. Basically, they want you to play their slot machines.
That's fine by me, because I am a slot systems researcher. That's what I do. But it sucks for all those Sicbo players out there.
So let me give you Chuck Flick's Online Casino Selection Tip #1: When you're choosing an online casino, don't pay attention to the sign up bonuses. Those things aren't worth a damn.
I should start sending these tips out in email form.
