Do You Feel Lucky?
Published September 20th, 2011 | 
People have been gambling for about as long as there have been people walking on this planet. Eventually gambling evolved into formal gaming houses — “Dens of Iniquity” where patrons could satisfy most of their vices. Later, thanks largely to mob hit man, Bugsy Siegel, casinos were born in the Nevada desert. Then, the Internet gave us virtual casinos. With more people gambling online, the casino lobby twisted the arms of politicians to outlaw online gaming in the U.S. leaving Europe and South America to keep online gambling sites afloat.
It’s easy for the mind to drift to the subject of online gambling when one is desperate for money. You’re broke and you think, maybe I’ll try my luck. So you start trolling the Internet for online gambling sites.
Which brings us to luckystudcasino.com. It’s not really a casino, per se. Actually if you look at the site, it seems to be an affiliate site for another site — a Europe-based online casino, partycasino.com, a virtual casino offering “160 different games” or something like that. You can gamble with play money or with real money. The Lucky Stud Casino website has minimal content, just a few brief articles and a link that takes you offsite. The layout of the site is a variation of a Google Sniper site. A couple of articles about the history of gambling. One article about the legal status of online gambling in the U.S., an article about celebrity poker players and a pre-sell article pitching Party Casino.
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gambling websites, Internet Gambling, online gamingThe Mad Editor’s Round-Up #20.5: Special Saturday Edition
Published June 26th, 2010 | News
I was surfing the ‘net this morning while eating a bowl of oat flakes. Thought I’d through together an impromptu Mad Editor’s Round-up. So, dig out your eyeglasses and welcome to a special Saturday edition of the Round-Up.
Carolyn Kellog reports on the LA Times website on the success of book blogs as "Book bloggers catch on with publishers".
E-books pave way for more blockbusters, serials …
DC Comics follows Marvel onto the IPad
In no surprise here category, LimeWire Sued by Music Publishers
Writing Tips
Lisa Mason explains “Why You Shouldn’t Write Your Articles in Parts”.
Mary Anna Evans says, “Know Where You’re Going”.
Writing
John Updike: A Great Writer at Work in the NYT.
Brett Easton Ellis returns to his roots.
ETC.
In the It-Takes-One-to-Know-One category, media fruit-loop, Glen Beck agrees with the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
The Communication Exchange offers up a quiz
Vampire’s fangs have become dull according to some writers. Even Stephanie Meyer has grown weary of them.
And that’s all for now. I suspect this being Summer, you’ve probably got better things to do on a Saturday than read this or any other site but, hey, I could be wrong. Maybe you’re a shut-in or laid-up with a broken ankle or whatever. Me, I’m outta here in a few minutes because I definitely have better things to do on a Saturday than read any more blog posts or articles.
So, this quickie Round-Up is thus ended. See you all on the flip-side. Same Bat Channel and all that. . . Ciao.
The IPad is Here, Now What?
Published April 7th, 2010 | So the iPad is finally here. 300000 units sold over the weekend (most of them pre-orders) and the post-release reviews are pretty much the same as the pre-release reviews. To paraphrase the President, the sky hasn’t fallen — Armageddon isn’t upon us. No, what the iPad is remains what it seemed to be: a slightly more functional iPod touch/iPhone. A device for the casual consumption of media. Video. Web Browsing. Music. And games for non-gamers. Not a device for getting real work done. And as an eBook reader, not really a device for hardcore, prolific readers. Not a salvation for publishers. Not a Amazon killer.
Who Will Buy It?
1. Apple fanboys — yes, if you love Apple products, this is a toy for you. Although, my niece, who will buy just about any new tech toy and is usually an Apple fangirl, is not interested in it. "What’s the point?" she says.
2. People who would normally buy a netbook, but don’t have much use for more powerful computer devices, who have a decent income (because the device itself runs between $500-$900, not to mention the annual cost of 3G wireless and buying Apps, iTunes, iBooks, etc.) On a side note, I had a bit of a chuckle recently watching a woman trying out the iPad — the perfect candidate for one of these devices, and she couldn’t operate the things. Epic fail trying to figure out the controls on the game she played. Also, she didn’t strike me as a big reader of books, much less eBooks and she couldn’t type on that virtual keyboard for shit (you could argue that maybe she needed a new pair of eyeglasses, but it’s much more likely, that the virtual keyboard is a poor, poor substitute for a real keyboard).
3. People who buy anything that’s new
Yes, if you’re one of those who likes keeping up with the Joneses, this device is for you. It looks cool. Lots of eye candy.
I suspect one of the problems Apple will face going forward is that Apple is now competing with itself. Apple also has to watch out for outside competition and hope that other eReaders don’t have a major drop in price anytime soon. Time will tell.
