Archive for June, 2009

Gambling Questions: Lottery Scams

Question:
An organisation has emailed or written to me to tell me that I have won a prize in a lottery. Could it be real, even if I didn’t enter myself into the lottery or prize draw? What action should I take?
Answer:
It is a fraud, and you should delete the email or bin the letter (or [...]

Gambling Questions: Legal To Gamble Online In UK?

Question:
Am I breaking the law if I’m in the UK and I gamble on the internet?
Answer :
No. To quote from the Gambling Commission website :
There is nothing in current legislation which makes it illegal, or seeks to prevent, British residents gambling on the internet in their own homes
You are advised to gamble at sites [...]

Betfair: World Cup Betting Team Profile: Brazil

Today’s update from Betfair:
Brazil are as ever amongst the favourites to win the World Cup next summer. Feizal Rahman assesses their chances and highlights some of the players that will be crucial to their success.
With a South American team having won every World Cup held outside of Europe, Brazil will be fancied more than usual [...]

Betfair: Olympics Betting: Very close but Chicago yet to play their trump card

Today’s update from Betfair:
Madrid, Tokyo, Chicago and Rio De Janeiro are all in genuine contention to host the 2016 Olympics. But the last few days have seen all four candidates present their bids to most of the members of the IOC, and their success will have a big bearing on the outcome. Richard Douglas tells [...]

Betfair: XY Factor: Sunday 21 June

Today’s update from Betfair:
The XY Factor heads to Pontefract on Sunday for the 5.10…
Today’s Race:
Pontefract 5.10
Suggested Bets:
(with current Betfair win odds):
3 point win and 3 point place MISTER TINKTASTIC [5.7]
Staking Plan Records:
(on £1 per point basis):
Yesterday: +0.90
This week: +0.90
All time: -4.15
VERDICT:
MISTER TINKTASTIC gained his first win at Carlisle last time out. Over [...]

Paddy Power: Hector’s Special Message from SA

Over at PaddyPower right now :
Hector gives us the low down on the best bets for the first Lions test in Saut Afrika.

oh it’s ties in nicely with our awesome Money Back Special. Y’know, the Tommy Bowe one?

Luck of the Irish? Find out with a free bet at PaddyPower.

Paddy Power: Royal Ascot Betting Preview - Day 4

Over at PaddyPower right now :
Ok, Yeats was a complete disaster for us, but sometimes you just have to hold your hands up and say well done, what an unbelievable horse! Although we may never see the likes of him again, the quality on offer today on Day 4 is not to be sniffed at. [...]

Paddy Power: Accept No Substitute - Watch & Bet on Wimbledon with US!

Over at PaddyPower right now :
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Paddy Power: Button Is A Winner!

Over at PaddyPower right now :
Given the way in which Jenson Button has spent the year tearing up the track, we’ve got two choices when it comes to the hundreds of smart-arse petrol heads canny punters who have backed him to win this year’s drivers Championship. We can either sit on their winnings for the [...]

32Red: Another free slot tournament this weekend

Golden Rule Of Gambling is pleased to bring you the very latest developments over at 32Red.com :
Last week’s free slot tournament was a big success, with loads of players pitting their slot skills against each other on the Tomb Raider reels for a slice of the $3,200 prize pot. So much so that we’ve decided to run [...]