| Posted by: Jetset at September 9, 2000, 1:11 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
RadioBoy go back a few posts where you refer to www.sheepshaggersanonymous.org or whatever... Being a Brit (if not a Scot) you will be familiar with Billy Connolly and his advice to take your partner to the edge of a cliff....??
Billy C - durrrrty but funny.
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| Posted by: Kyla at September 8, 2000, 7:19 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
hitmob is right. if dean is STILL posting, he is most likely still gambling and not in the correct forum or seeking the proper help he may need.
i am doing my part and deflating ALL my sheep today...for the day only.
FRIDAY "SHEEP-OUT" DAY! {on behalf of half the gaming community...you know who you are}
[This message has been edited by Kyla (edited 09-08-2000).]
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| Posted by: player1 at September 8, 2000, 6:37 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
Originally Posted by Dean:
Yes, sometimes $75.00 on both circles of the table. On $5-10 bets it was okay, when larger bets were placed the dealer took them. I got dealt a lot of 13's which would also force me to bust by taking a hit.
Who says you have to hit on 13?
Did you ever think of not hitting on 12 or more a couple times. Let the dealer bust. My basic strategy is not to bust no matter what. You need help Dean.
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| Posted by: Radio Boy at September 8, 2000, 5:32 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
when will this adkins bloke "ever get it" read my above post wank breath
it is a pity for poor mr dean and I hope he takes my advice but its up to him having said that should we then treat his title of this post with a pinch of salt was he attempting to shame a casino in to giving him back his losses??
the jury is out on that one
look at it like I do its entertainment and with the development on this whole online gambling explosion it is also amusing, amusing in the sense that there are 3 types of operator
1. professionals
2 amateurs
3 stupid amatuers
when you isit a gambling website/casino/sportsbook whatever look at the website and you should instantly be able to catergorise it into one of the above 3
and if you decide to play there always opt for option number one
ps who is Steve Adkins anyway
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| Posted by: Steve Adkins at September 8, 2000, 4:56 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
Did gambling affect your reputation?
Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?
Have you ever committed, or considered... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Radio Boy at September 8, 2000, 4:24 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
Dean go get some help
do it now
gamblersanonymous or helping hand should assist you
Dean your still reading this I said go get help now you obviously have a problem and can not handle your addiction which is both sad and tragic
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| Posted by: DeanBeith at September 8, 2000, 3:53 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by Sirius:
That loss amount isn't suprising, you could have easily lost double that amount or even three times that amount if you were unlucky.
Like Steve said, sometimes players need to protect themself from themselves. It would appear that I have a gambling problem. However I am 20 minutes from a real casino and never go there and play. This computer gambling has got the best of me, basically to the tune of $50,000.00 which now I'm heading to bankruptcy court. Maybe once the credit cards learn what charges they actually took a loss on they will think differently about processing gambling charges.
It's a fact that my last statement from one credit card company stated "Internet Gambling is Illegal in your state, we will not process further charges for causi cash" This is not word for word. But wished some would have took that approach sooner for me. Hopefully now all can see why I complain. I lost it all placing large bets!
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| Posted by: DeanBeith at September 8, 2000, 3:46 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by tommy:
It is strange but I have noticed at some casinos that the odds seem skewed the higher the wager.(did I spell skewed right Guido?) The more you bet the less often you win. Usually the flat $2 or $5 wager nets
around 90-95% return. Wagers in the $25-$100 range nets around 70% return using basic strategy. I've never had the bankroll to go higher.
This is just my experience.
A ariation of The Martindale Strategy seems to work well for me.
Were you placing large wagers there DeanBeith?
Yes, sometimes $75.00 on both circles of the table. On $5-10 bets it was okay, when larger bets were placed the dealer took them. I got dealt a lot of 13's which would also force me to bust by taking a hit.
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| Posted by: zrapture at September 7, 2000, 4:24 pm | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
I've played at quite a few casinos and I would compare Acropolis to Starnet casinos blacjack win %. Seems a little lower(3% or 4%) then the other major software providers. I played about $4000 dollars worth at $5 or $10 a hand mostly. It definetly didn't seem to be rigged like some other casinos out there.
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| Posted by: tommy at September 7, 2000, 4:11 pm | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
It is strange but I have noticed at some casinos that the odds seem skewed the higher the wager.(did I spell skewed right Guido?) The more you bet the less often you win. Usually the flat $2 or $5 wager nets
around 90-95% return. Wagers in the $25-$100 range nets around 70% return using basic strategy. I've never had the bankroll to go higher.
This is just my experience.
A ariation of The Martindale Strategy seems to work well for me.
Were you placing large wagers there DeanBeith?
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| Posted by: MrWolf at September 7, 2000, 1:03 pm | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
I can't complain about these guys. I deposited $1000 on Sunday thru the casino software. Didn't show up for about 20 mins so I called customer services in Malta. Spoke to a helpful guy called Gweedo (don't know how you spell his name, but that's how it sounds phonetically). As promised, he called back within 20 mins, told me my deposit was ready to play, and that my bonus would be credited Monday, which it was. He told me I only needed to make wagers equal to the bonus before cashing out everything. However, between Sunday and Tuesday I played 11 sessions of blackjack, two hands at a time. Using basic strategy and a win progression of between 5 and 25 dollars, I racked up just under $1700 action, cashing out just over $2000 on Tuesday. Today (Thursday) I received my cheque for $1000 plus winnings. The cheques are mailed from the UK, which is where I live, so that's why I got it so quickly. But it's great to see that unlike some casinos who wait for weeks after your cashout before sending anything, these... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Sirius at September 7, 2000, 12:59 pm | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
That loss amount isn't suprising, you could have easily lost double that amount or even three times that amount if you were unlucky.
Quote: Originally Posted by evoid:
Last Monday I deposited 1000$ at StanleyAcropolis and and then wagered about 2100$ in 5$ bets, basic strategy. I ended up with 875$ left, before the bonus. Now that is a 5,95% loss, which is susprisingly high considering the BJ rules the casino is using. Based on my experience I would be inclined to say their BJ MIGHT ery well be rigged. I mean, it could be set up to grab a few percent more than it should.
But that does not readily explain a 2700$ loss...
DeanBeith says he was going for the 50% bonus, which applies to a deposit of 1000$ maximum. To lose 2700$ he obviously deposited (and wagered) much more than was required.
What I mean is it seems to me that DeanBeith's gambling behavior in itself explains about 95% of his net loss.
It makes a ery weak case to build an argument on, in m... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Kyla at September 7, 2000, 11:24 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
Originally posted by player1:
I see alot of people here saying they used basic strategy and lost money. To be honest i do not even know what basic strategy is. But does anyone stop to think that the casinos are rigged for you to lose if you use basic strategy. Maybe everyone should try not to use basic strategy for awhile and see what happens."
jeez, don't do that! Then you would win like steve and hitmob. Steves secret is just close his eyes and hit buttons. he says it works! i tried it and guess what...?
i want my $25 back for joining the OPA to get told that ****. heehee
hitmob doesn't play basic strategy either...have a feeling he just goes with the moment.
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| Posted by: Steve Adkins at September 7, 2000, 9:42 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
Ok, let me explain.
First just because a person has gone and lost money does not give them the right to ask for a refund. And certainly the OPA would not get involved.
If a person had notified a casino that they had a gambling problem and the casino did not close the account and offered them more bonus money, Well then the OPA would have an issue with that.
I am just looking into the complaint. I am not assisting someone who just lost money to recover money.
I look into all allegations of dishonest casino's. I have about 10 now and I dismiss alot of complaints. No Basis. So I guess I rule in favor of the Casino.
I strongly urge anyone who has a problem gambling online to immediantly notify all of the casino's that you have an account. Tell them you have a problem gambling and please close the account.
Sometimes you have to protect yourself from yourself.
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| Posted by: player1 at September 7, 2000, 9:40 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
I see alot of people here saying they used basic strategy and lost money. To be honest i do not even know what basic strategy is. But does anyone stop to think that the casinos are rigged for you to lose if you use basic strategy. Maybe everyone should try not to use basic strategy for awhile and see what happens.
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| Posted by: evoid at September 7, 2000, 9:18 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
Last Monday I deposited 1000$ at StanleyAcropolis and and then wagered about 2100$ in 5$ bets, basic strategy. I ended up with 875$ left, before the bonus. Now that is a 5,95% loss, which is susprisingly high considering the BJ rules the casino is using. Based on my experience I would be inclined to say their BJ MIGHT ery well be rigged. I mean, it could be set up to grab a few percent more than it should.
But that does not readily explain a 2700$ loss...
DeanBeith says he was going for the 50% bonus, which applies to a deposit of 1000$ maximum. To lose 2700$ he obviously deposited (and wagered) much more than was required.
What I mean is it seems to me that DeanBeith's gambling behavior in itself explains about 95% of his net loss.
It makes a ery weak case to build an argument on, in my opinion.
I wish you luck DeanBeith, and I sincerely hope Steve will be able to help you...
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| Posted by: Kyla at September 7, 2000, 9:06 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
LMAO! You are most likely right there Don.
And you are certainly right about OPA being careful what players are represented with the casino.
But, you are jumping to conclusions on what type of help steve may be offering. Perhaps he IS getting him some numbers to call, perhaps he is emailing hitmob to western union him a bundle, who knows.
Steve is not stupid...jeez. He is knowledgable and shares info...always has. I am sure OPAs reputation will stay intact even while assisting Dean.
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| Posted by: DONGAMBLER at September 7, 2000, 8:10 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
Did you read Dean's post? He Lost. So he calls them and tells them he wants a refund and the games are fixed? Come on now. Most of us have won with this promotion. And won hundreds. What would you do if someone called your casino after losing and tells you its fixed? They probably get a dozen calls a week from people like this.
And I think OPA needs to select ery carefully what players complaints they are going to represent with a casino. If a player makes a deposit, loses it all and then demands a refund making an accusation that the games are fixed, DOES OPA really want to put their reputation on the line and support this based on one players complaint who happened to lose there? Especially in a casino that is offering a good bonus and one in which most of us are winning in?
Dean seems like a nice person. He just does NOT know when to stop gambling. In other words Dean has an obivious problem. If your going to help him get him some numbers he can call so he can get some help to con... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: vickinz at September 7, 2000, 7:40 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
I do sympathise with your plight, Dean. For several days I was pretty frantic because of no answer to my emails with one being returned even though they were sent to the address ia their site. The $1000US is actually about $2200NZ so it's a lot of money to me, and their "don't care" arrogance is in keeping with their stupidity in offering such a generous promo...hope they lost millions on it, because it sems like a lot of people won easy money. You must have just struck it during a bad patch.
Over a week later I still have no word from them, but fortunately, for some reason I don't think the deposit went through even though I have a deposit reference number and it said it had!!
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| Posted by: Kyla at September 7, 2000, 7:15 am | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
Good for Steve. Dean, make sure you get with him with FULL details and if he can help, he will. Just the kind of guy he is.
OPA- just some silly americans taking down golden palace
kyla feels bad you have caught a little flack on the board. will contact steve and do what i can to help also...{dont worry, i don't get any personal details so i won't stalk you too or anything}
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| Posted by: DeanBeith at September 6, 2000, 4:58 pm | | Topic: Stanley Acropolis Casino- We Are Silly Americans Forum: Winner Online |
You heard right! On Monday I had the liberty of calling them in their country at rates that are probably unbelievable. I had sent several emails requesting my purchase/cashout history, as well as my game logs, they did not reply.
I called after several emails, and talked to the employee there, only to receive lies, as the reports were never received.
I called a second, a third, and finally a fourth time and demanded a full refund and insisted their games were fixed. Of course their odds are better than Vegas they said.
They said they are not under regulation of any type, and that we silly americans better read the rules. That our laws mean nothing to them.
I lost $2700.00 there, and instead of being insulted by fellow friends at WinnerOnline, how about showing me some support. I was a silly american that went for their 50% bonus offer, and their site as well as many others have pushed me into bankruptcy.
I dont know when to stop, I guess, so I am told. But St... | | Read Entire Entry |
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