Jonathan, Author at GamingZion

Lottery Winning Numbers Win, Yet Dumb Players Lose!

Jonathan July 14, 2022 21:41:19

Like a scene in a teenage comedy movie, a girl believes she's won the lottery, tells everyone, and then excitedly calls up the lottery company. Yes, they say you're a winner. Celebrations all around! They even sent her a congratulatory email. But the world is a cruel and heartless place. In truth, her lottery winning numbers were correct. But when she bought it, she didn't have enough funds in her bank account for the ticket sale to go through. So, after all those high hopes, everything came down to earth with a crash.

Ben Affleck – The World’s Worst Card Counter

Jonathan July 8, 2022 15:59:41

The whole point of counting cards is to make use of the mathematical advantage that comes from knowing when to bet on high or low counts. And to pull it off, you need to be subtle. The casino knows that counting cards isn't illegal, but it's their casino, so they can ask you to leave at any time and for any reason. Unfortunately, the actor and movie director Ben Affleck literally shouts that he's counting cards thanks to a terrible playing technique.

Asian Handicap Football Betting Explained

Jonathan July 9, 2020 17:55:21

When you hear the term "Asian Handicap", your mind starts spinning any number of oriental scenarios. But it's not some new crippling weapon from the furious fists of Bruce Lee or even a poor Chinese boy begging with a rice bowl in a wheel chair. Nope, it's actually a form of betting that originated from the Far East.

How Blackjack Saved Fedex

Jonathan June 8, 2020 16:23:37

We all love a good yarn with a happy ending. A tale of a struggle against all the odds to find salvation in the end. What in cinema is called "the hero's journey". In "how blackjack saved FedEx", we've found one that has the added appeal in that a large part of the story, or rather an essential part of the story takes place in a casino.

Ashley Revell: One Lucky Spin

Jonathan June 4, 2020 16:39:57

I guess that deep down we all like to think of ourselves as willing to take a bit of a risk once in a while. Yeah, we're really daring in our sad and normy lives. Not! Any risks are really just fantastic extensions of our pathetic imaginations, and the only way we really live them is by going to the cinema and pretending we're the hunky star, righting wrongs whilst hanging upside down from a soon to be crashing helicopter. how often have you really stepped out from your cocooned comfort zone and done something where the risk is real? Enter Ashley Revell stage right...

Calm Poker Player

Jonathan June 4, 2020 16:35:11

If winning a game of poker is a toss-up between a calm poker player and an agitated one, then most people would bet on the calm one. Obviously, the ability to remain calm, especially under pressure, means you're more likely to make the right choices and stay rational.

Dan Bilzerian: Poker-Playing Playboy

Jonathan June 4, 2020 16:27:32

Dan Bilzerian is the ultimate man's man. Surrounded by babes, living in a huge mansion, driving fast cars and appearing in Hollywood action movies, here's a guy who is living the best life. But what many people don't know is that Bilzerian is a phenomenal poker player, who has enjoyed success ion the world stage at the World Series of Poker Main Event.

Online Dominoes – The Complete Guide

Jonathan June 3, 2020 17:07:36

Since the 12th century, people of al walks of life have been playing dominoes. The fact that it has survived virtually untouched all these years is a testament to what a really great game it is. Today the game is played in halls, parks and, of course at home. Now we live in an internet age, you can find the game online on any number of web sites.And it's this relatively new online presence that has propelled online dominoes to become one of the most popular games in the world.

Ancient Rome and Greece: Gambling Games

Jonathan May 28, 2020 17:03:13

Since ancient man has been able to toss a few dinosaur knuckles on the ground, man has been gambling. Whether to please the Gods or correct the fates, man has always had a desire to both see into and stamp the mark of control onto the future. We can see his efforts in the illustrations and painting left from earlier times. In fact, there are a great number of art works that appertain to the Ancient Rome and Greece periods, where we can witness people playing gambling games. So just what games would they of played during this period?

Lance Armstrong: The Fall of a Sporting Great

Jonathan May 28, 2020 15:42:01

Secretly many people look at professional cycling and see nothing more than drugged up athletes who are all happy to compromise honesty for the possibility of, say, a yellow jersey in the Tour de France. Yes, we're speaking of you, Lance Armstrong. Year after year doping allegations are proved true and riders are stripped of their medals and trophies. It always the same denials, followed by a media circus when they are finally outed.