Daniel Cates, an online poker legendDaniel Cates, o legendă în pokerul online
The player born in Maryland, the United States, Daniel Cates, also called “jungleman” (on Full Tilt Poker) or “w00ki3z” (on Poker Stars). Between 2009 and 2016, he had won from online poker games played on the two famous poker websites, over 11 million dollars, turning him into the second most important winner in history, after Patrik Antonius. Youth struggles and dropping out of college By the age of 17, he had a boring childhood,...
William Benter, the mathematician who “broke” the code of success in gambling with a software program William Benter, matematicianul care a ”spart” codul succesului în gambling cu un program software
When we read or hear about stories about people who managed to reach success in gambling, we often think – not without due entitlement – that games of chance were invented for them and for this sort of stories. One of these people is William Benter or “Bill”, one of the first professional gamblers who reached a fortune of billions of dollars made exclusively through this activity. Some might say that is one of the most successful...
Daily Fantasy Sports, the new ticking bomb of gambling?Daily Fantasy Sports, noua bombă cu ceas a gamblingului?
-Oana Mihalache Even if the phenomenon is described by some as “the dark side of sport betting”, taking an accusatory stance on the uncontrolled rise of Daily Fantasy Sports Betting, we cannot deny the spectacular rise of this form of bets neither can we obstruct the immense benefits that it brings to those who want to develop new businesses in gambling. Last but not least, important benefits are also brought for the sports fans who...
Sheldon Adelson, the gambling industry tycoon “raised” on Wall Street Sheldon Adelson, magnatul cazinourilor care a ”crescut” pe Wall Street
-Oana Mihalache The casino industry is often synonymous with the winnings paradise, with people which nurture a great passion for gambling, with strength. Most of the times, behind the tycoons running gambling businesses hide spectacular stories that can be taken as lessons for any entrepreneur from any domain. In this edition of “The Secrets of Casinos”, Casino Inside magazine introduces Sheldon Adelson, the owner of Las Vegas Sands...
Brazil. Samba. The 2014 World Cup Brazilia. Samba. Cupa Mondială 2014
Text by: Mircea Panait As you know, the 32 teams that will participate at The 2014 World Cup have already been decided. We entered the preparation games phase and every team carefully prepares its strategy. Here is a short presentation of each team, as well as a short forecast on their odds to win The World Cup. Brazil (3.75): in spite of the external pressure, with the Confederations Cup they have demonstrated that they can play home...
