Dan Druff

Las Vegas Bonus Whoring: Cosmopolitan Edition

This blog is the second in a series. For the first installment (Bonus Whoring Tropicana), go here: http://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/ent...picana-Edition

Please note that these two promotions are very similar (though not identical), so much of the material will be duplicated. ...

There's Something About Barry:
A Look at Barry Greenstein's Full Tilt Debts

In the endless saga of "Will-We-Or-Won't-We-Get-Our-Full-Tilt-Money-Back", the latest chapter involves a not-so-surprising revelation that various pros borrowed millions from Full Tilt and never paid back.

The total debts are said to be $18 million. Some of the names involved include Phil Ivey, David Benyamine,

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Time to Boycott Lock Poker

If you're a US player still brave enough to play online after Black Friday, you're probably playing on the Merge Network. The Merge Network is comprised of a lot of different "skin" sites, all combining to form one network of games. For example, if you play on Hero Poker, you're probably sitting at the table with players on Carbon Poker, Lock Poker, Black Chip Poker, and many others. While other networks still offer games to US players, Merge

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Beating the Yelp Filter

Yelp was initially a great idea -- and they're doing the type of thing I really support. They are essentially a review site for local businesses. All of the material is user-posted -- kinda like TripAdvisor, except Yelp is aimed at local businesses and not travel.


However, unlike TripAdvisor, Yelp has an annoying and poorly implemented feature -- the filter.

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Las Vegas Bonus Whoring: Tropicana Edition

Before we begin, I would like to explain "bonus whoring" to you. Despite the salacious terminology, it has nothing to do with sex or prostitution.

Simply put, bonus whoring is the act of taking advantage of special casino promotions in order to greatly (and temporarily) swing the odds of winning into your favor. Once the promotion is used up, ...