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This Saturday, the 6th of April, sees the return of the Grand National, the UK’s most popular and prestigious horse race. At quarter past 5 GMT 40 horses will line up in preparation for the longest National Hunt Race in the UK. Over 4 miles, comprising two laps, each lap consisting of 16 jumps, each […]

Having already taken a close look at our reliance on the earth’s forests and oceans, it seems only fitting to round off the month with our nod to Earth Hour. Organised by the WWF, Earth Hour will take place this Saturday, the 30th of March at 8.30pm your time. To take part in the process […]

Every year since 2012 on March the 21st the UN asks its members to take time to celebrate and promote the importance of the world’s forests. Last year the focus was on ‘Forests and Sustainable Cities’ and this year the organisation is turning its attention to education. The message is that none of us are […]

On the 17th of March, if you live in a part of the world that celebrates St Patrick’s Day then you can look forward to seeing the town painted green, pints of the black stuff being consumed in inordinate amounts, large hats, singing and unabashed and unabated revelry that only our Gaelic friends in the […]

Today is International Women’s Day, a day set aside by the UN to promote gender equality around the world every year. The theme of International Women’s Day 2019 is “Think equal, build smart, innovate for change” . Organisers of the event are looking for innovative ways to progress gender equality and female empowerment across the […]

World Wildlife Day began its climb from the primordial sludge on the 3rd of March 2013, and since then it has gone on to “become the most important global annual event dedicated to wildlife.” This year’s theme has been coined: “Life below water: for people and planet”. The theme comes directly from the UN’s 14th […]

Next week, on Monday the 24th of February, it is International Play More Cards day. It is a celebration of all card games and of the pleasure and the social interactions that playing with cards can create. The day is sold as time for family and friends to get together, to dust off old decks, […]

International “Love Your Pet” day is essentially just a big excuse for us to create a list of slots games that are about dogs, cats, goldfish and rabbits. Our fluffy, cuddly, scaly, gillsy friends are such important parts of our lives that we felt it was about time gave our best friends the attention that […]

Love is in the air and in the spin of the reels that we will be bringing you today. Valentine’s Day is your chance to show your significant other that you love them more than anyone else by doing what every other couple does on the 14th of Feb and engaging in a terrifying corporate […]

2019’s Chinese New Year will take place next Tuesday, February the 5th. This year will be the year of the pig, the last of the 12 animals to arrive at the great meeting called by the Jade Emperor. The myth goes that the Pig was the last to arrive because he stopped along the way […]

You probably don’t know that January the 29th is international Corn Chip Day but you probably do know that corn chips are a derivative of the tortilla chip and that tortillas originate from Mexico. If you are a slots player than you might also know that Mexico, with its richly diverse cultures has helped to […]

Sunday the 20th of January is International Penguin Awareness Day. Not to be confused with World Penguin Day, which takes place on the 25th of April, International Penguin Awareness Day isn’t just about penguins but how aware of them you are. Within this article we will reveal our 4 favourite penguin slots games and will […]

Last week I tried to unpick the glory of Ancient Egypt by pinpointing what I believe are the reasons for its popularity as a theme for slots games. I came to the studious conclusion that Ancient Egypt is properly olden days, like before pretty much anything you can think of that’s not a cave man […]

What is it about Ancient Egypt that draws slots developers like Pharaohs to gold? After some thorough exploration, I have yet to find a single slots company without their hands bound in the sarcophagus. I counted well over 20 Egyptian themed games released in 2018, only counting the most notable software developers. Something or other […]

If you haven’t done so already, it’s time to replenish your Eggnog and mince pie supplies. With less than a week to go until the most magical time of the year, we at ThePogg want to wish you a merry Christmas and leave you with the gift of Christmas slots games. Let’s face it, there […]

For those of you not aware of this issue, in April this year it came to light that NRR Entertainment – the group that owned BringIt Affiliates (now called ‘Max Affiliates’), SlottyVegas and BETAT – had changed ownership. During discussion of an affiliate stats issue, the person who had consistently represented himself as the owner […]

This week will see the release of what Universal Pictures will be hoping is the next huge Hollywood franchise. From where I’m sitting it is difficult to see how “Mortal Engines” could possibly fail to fill the gap left behind after Katniss Everdeen’s departure. All the ingredients that made “The Hunger Games” such a huge […]

December the 5th is World Soil Day; not just a celebration of one of our planet’s most important natural resources but also an attempt to bring to light many of the problems facing the purity of our soil in the 21st century. Those responsible for organising the event need us to understand how reliant we […]

Born this week in 1940, Bruce Lee was the first martial arts expert to become a global superstar. He is an icon of popular culture, a household name, 45 years after his untimely death. Despite only starring in a handful of Hollywood productions Bruce Lee has become synonymous with a genre of film that barely […]

This weekend sees the release of the newest Harry Potter movie. I say Harry Potter movie, knowing full-well that the world’s most famous wizard is unlikely to make an appearance, although when magic is involved, I guess you can never be too sure. “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is the latest edition in the […]

With Remembrance Day happening this Sunday, commemorating 100 years since the end of World War 1, we would like to take the time to show our support for an organisation that is doing a great job supporting children who are often the forgotten victims of war. War Child is a charity that reaches children in […]

Those of you who don’t live in the UK might not know what the big deal is with the fifth of November. If you did live here you would know that Bonfire Night is a month long celebration, involving setting stuff on fire and blowing stuff up. Originally, just one night, when a large pile […]

Unless there is an Ancient Egypt day that no one has told me about I doubt any world celebration holds as much nerdy potential for slots developers as Halloween. If you play slots games regularly I’d be willing to bet that there is at least one Halloween themed game on your top ten list of […]

This week saw America celebrate one of its most important days: National Pizza Day. All hail! Pizza, King of food! The divine union of dough, tomato, basil and cheese; bonded in searing heat, harmoniously married together into spiritual slices of chewy, creamy, tangy perfection. Pizza’s story is one of rags to riches. Born out of […]

The latest incarnation of Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore’s iconic comic book series sees the “The Walking Dead” hit our screens for its 9th season, as you get to sit back and watch all your favourite characters take on an inexorable tide of zombies, bad guys and the sort of personal demons you can only […]

For the religiously inclined September is a month filled with important celebrations and festivals. The first of September is Guru Granth Sahib, a day of devotion for Sikhs where they celebrate their sacred scripture at the Golden Temple at Amritsar. In September, Muslims and Jews both celebrate the New Year in their own respective religious […]

The Ryder Cup sets itself apart from golf’s other Major events, like the Open, the US Open and the Masters, because it only happens twice a year, the golfers play head to heads in teams and, most significantly, there is no big fat cheque for anyone to take home at the end of it. The […]

Saturday the 22nd of September is World Rhino Day. It is an occasion that has been engineered to foster our appreciation for the second largest land mammal on earth. An occasion to commemorate the sickening number of rhinos lost to poaching every year. And hopefully, it will become an occasion to educate those who can […]

The latest “Tomb Raider” instalment, “Shadow of the Tomb Raider”, is released on Xbox and PlayStation at the end of this week. The game has been in development since the release of 2015’s “Rise of the Tomb Raider” and sees our hero take off where she left us back then. Lara’s various trials and tribulations […]

Recently we have been contacted by a number of operators expressing concern and directing us to review the services being offered by CasinoBlocker.com. Having now reviewed this site/service we share the contacting operators’ concerns about this service and feel it necessary to issue a warning to all players. CasinoBlocker.com CasinoBlocker.com is a service purporting to […]

The “Predator” franchise will see its most recent incarnation hit cinema screens next week, almost 31 years after the original first premiered. To celebrate the occasion, here at ThePogg we’ve had a cinematic whip-round of sorts and collated a list of our most loved 80s movies, all of which have been granted the prestigious accolade […]

This week would have seen Michael Jackson’s 60th birthday, so to celebrate, here at ThePOGG, we would like to look at some of the games that our most loved cultural icons have inspired. We will take the time to explore a range of different games from very different pop stars, rock stars and movie stars […]

Affiliate Unions are something that’s been spoken about endlessly over the last decade or so as it’s become clearer and clearer that under the contracts that gambling affiliate programs foist on affiliates, the affiliate has very little in the way of rights. Most programs carry some form of ‘we can change anything at any time […]

Affiliate Edge. In the last 12 months this name has become synonymous for large swathes of the affiliate industry with bad practices and underhand dealings. A group that we previously considered to be a rare gem within the programs that functioned in their markets, one that consistently demonstrated a commitment to treating both players and […]

We currently use ChangeDetection.com to monitor the terms and conditions pages at hundreds of casino operators. This system produces hundreds of reports of changes every day. Most of these are nothing more than changes to winner lists, popular games, or calendar dates. However on Tuesday the 19th of September 2017 we received multiple alerts of […]

While compiling new casino reviews our team came across these threads on GPWA and AffiliateGuardDog highlighting suspected connections between the new Gaming Innovations Group operator JoReels and the Blacklisted Game Tech Group N.V. operator OceanBets/WolfAffiliates. The screenshots showing an Affiliate Manager (Josh) claiming to work for both groups at once on AffiliateGuardDog was specifically concerning: […]

Recently our team have been working on updating the casino review section of the site and getting a lot of new reviews published. One of the groups we specifically wanted to focus on was the Game Tech Group N.V. This group have long held Blacklist status with this site for a long list of unethical […]

Recently our new News reporter Glenn Baird published an article for us on the recent developments in the South African markets (https://thepogg.com/news-article/south-african-authorities-confiscate-winnings/). Specifically this article focuses on the decision of the South African regulator the National Gaming Board (NGB) to target players in their efforts to stamp out online gambling. It is being reported by […]

It is with a heavy heart and after long and careful consideration that ThePOGG.com has to announce that we have given notice to the UKGC that we will be resigning our position as an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service for the UK regulatory authority. This will be effective as of the end of June 2017. […]

On 12/01/2017 we published an article entitled ‘Nektan – When a bonus is really a tax’. Since that point players on the CasinoMeister forum have highlighted nuances in the way the Nektan bonus system functions that are not detailed within their terms and conditions. These nuances invalidate much of the simulation work done in the […]

Retracted Due to player posts on the CasinoMeister forum information has come to light regarding how the Nektan bonus system functions that is not available within their operator’s terms and conditions as of the 21/01/2017. As such much of the simulation work contained within this article is inaccurate. You can find full report on the […]

* Our ADR service was only approved on the 14th of January 2016 and as such this report contains details of complaints dealt with between the 14th of January 2016 and 30th of September 2016 under our ADR remit and complaints dealt with between the 1st of January 2016 and the 30th of September out […]

Over the course of the last year we have been assisting 3 players with disputes related to non-payment of winnings against FashionTV Casino (using the url betftv.com). During this period FashionTV’s Master License holder, Gaming Curacao, became involved and in each of the 3 complaint instances have ultimately ruled in favour of the player and […]

A recent complaint submitted by one of our US readers against BetDNA sportbook has highlighted some very worrying issue. The complaining player claims, and has provided evidence to support, betting lines being changed AFTER the bets have been confirmed by the operator. INDEX Evidence A Basic Explanation of Handicapped Bets What is important about this […]

On the 25th of May this year a significant post was made by a professional poker player, Dr. Jaclynn Moskow. The post alleges that several very notable names within the poker community, specifically those involved with the television show Poker Night in America, engaged in sexist and anti-Semitic remarks and in one instance actions that […]

Below you’ll find a summary of the wagering requirements for the bonuses at all of our Recommended casinos broken down by game type. We have only looked at the Recommended casinos for two reasons : 1) to keep this job manageable and 2) to prevent distortion of the system by less reputable operators who are […]

As with Terms and Conditions for players, over time Terms and Conditions for affiliates have tended towards weaker more restrictive terms. That’s not entirely surprising – the online gambling industry is still in its formative era and what seemed sustainable out of the starting gate has to be recalibrated to ensure that the business model […]

Well we did it….we made it to the Super Bowl comfortably profitable for the season! It has been a pretty decent year for us as we never really went to far negative nor for very long. This was a season in which we were more conservative in how large our bet spread was, but more […]

Last week saw us get handed a very strange and tough loss. It was a tale of two halves that were damn near unbelievable. Seattle, our pick +2.5, could not have screwed up the game anymore by allowing the Panthers to come out and run up a 31-0 halftime lead. Anything that could go wrong […]

Only one big bet last week for the first round of the playoffs, and it paid off well. This season I am trimming the fat in these playoff games and only picking the strongest of plays. This means once again only 1 pick for this weeks divisional round, but its a good one, and an […]

Well it’s been awhile since we’ve had a disappointing week, but the last week of the regular season was just that unfortunately. We went 0-2 and just wiffed on the games. It happens occasionally, but even with the loss we have still made over 10% on our bankroll and have some real nice playoff games […]

As we head into the last week of the regular season we must look back and be pleased with how its gone so far. As of now we are up over 18 units and have really had an overall strong season. Meaning, there was never a need for any big comebacks from large deficits, we […]

Don’t look now but we are on fire of late and have really bumped up our bankroll. Another nice win last Monday has moved us up once again to our high water mark of earnings this season. With 3 more quality wagers today I think it very feasible by the end of the day to […]

We pulled out a big win yesterday that really pumps up our bankroll to a season high! It was a very close win, one that didn’t offer that much comfort as I would have liked, but once again the ball has finally started bouncing our way in these close games. Tonight we are at it […]

Well we luckily escaped last night’s game with a push. Even with the Cowboys being as dismal on offense as expected, the Jets played down to the competition and made some costly errors with penalties that took points off the board as well as taking money out of our pockets. Either way luck fell our […]

A great win for us on Monday night ended week 14 with us up almost 6.5 units on the season. We have been on the right track lately and Monday night’s near perfect analysis along with a strong wager just adds to the confidence level. Tonight we have yet another strong play as we look […]

Okay yesterday was another one of those blah wagering days. We went 1-1 and took a small loss but was really just a prelude to our much more lucrative play of the week that we have tonight. We have a very strong play tonight that should make us winners for the week and add to […]

Last week saw us go 1-1 and take a slight loss on the week as our larger wager took the loss. In a game in which we took the over total of 46.5, and having 30 points on the board by halftime, it looked at the time to be a sure win. Well, it was […]

Well we are on a roll now! Another big win last Sunday has sen our bankrolls get fatter and hopefully put us in the black for good this season. We had a small lull this year which saw us dip slightly, but overall we have had a consistent and decent season. This week allows us […]

A very big win for us Thursday with a max bet on Carolina! One of those games that just go as expected start to finish, a perfect win. And with that win we are back in the black and doing well.Today we continue on with again just one pick, but very good one. All we […]

The second review update for 2015 has just been completed and below I’m including a list of significant changes and issues with the casinos listed at ThePOGG.com. The below Index is ordered alphabetically by group, though each group has a secondary alphabetical list of the casinos represented by the group. INDEX 888 888 ABCBingo BingoFunland […]

Happy Thanksgiving to all celebrating it today! Besides feasting today, this is a day to give thanks…..and I am thankful for NFL football all day today! There is only 1 play for us today but it is a big one. It is a holiday for sure when we can sit back, eat, drink, and cash […]

With week 11 of this NFL season upon us we find us in the unenviable position of needing to play a little catch up. Going 1-2 last week has us dipping into the negative for the season and we need to turn it around with some smart strong plays. Last week saw our max bet […]

Well last Sunday the ball just didn’t bounce our way. We only had two plays and they both missed and we came up short on the day. We are hovering around even on the season however, so even the losing week has us in no dire position. What we do need is a nice streak […]

A great money making week was had in last Sunday’s picks! Two very strong picks saw us catapult back into a nice positive position with our bankroll. This year is proving less is more as I have refined us to taking what I believe nothing but the best advantage plays of each week. If not […]

As we approach the mid point of this regular season we find ourselves pretty much middle of the road. We are slightly under even money wise on the season based on just a couple of tough weeks. Nothing horrendous, just a couple of bad breaks have kept us from a damn good season. No worries […]

Last week just got plain ugly for us that’s for sure. With the Cardinals unable to punch it into the endzone inside th 5 yardline in the waning seconds of the game, and the Patriots giving up a meaningless touchdown to the Colts with just over a minute remaining, we saw what could have been […]

Well alright! Our winning ways continued with this past Monday night’s Steelers win adding to our bankroll once again. As always a positive result leading to cash in the pocket is a wonderful thing, but adding to that was once again the game playing out almost as scripted by our analysis. Hopefully the trend continues […]

Well Sunday proved profitable for us as we went 1-1-1. The push was a heart breaker as Seattle’s defense went totally awry in the 4th quarter blowing a 24-7 lead. That is definitely something nobody could have foreseen. A total whiff on the Cowboys that kept it close for the 1st half and then just […]

A very fine week of wagering last week saw us go 3-0 and give us a nice profit Sunday. The results are what matter in the wallet, but it is more important to me for long range success that the analysis of the games are fairly close to expectation. That’s what we had last week, […]

A tough week last week as we went 1-2 losing those 2 plays in the last few minutes of each game. What looked to be a huge positive week for us fell apart in dramatic fashion at the end. It’s frustrating, but it happens. It stands to reason there will be times during the season […]

Ok our first week of wagering is in the books and we went 1-1. Of course I was hoping for better results, but overall with it being very early in the season its not an unusual expectation. Today we move forward in week 3 with some very good plays to hopefully catapult us into positive […]

Nice way to kick off our NFL season! A nice win with the Pats winning pretty much as predicted pressuring the Bills young QB into lots of mistakes. They did let off the gas slightly at the end to make it a little closer then it should have been, but the Patriots had this game […]

Well it’s finally football time again and what an exciting time it is! This season has seen me revamp my system a bit and i believe we are primed for an INCREDIBLE year of football betting success! To begin with as you may have noticed we hung back and did not bet at all in […]

During the course of putting together content for our soon to be launched sister site, POGGStrategies.com, I spent a lot of time look at the different rules sets available online for a host of different Table and Video Poker games. While doing the research for Baccarat, one software in particular stuck out due to the […]

It was recently brought to our attention by the owner of BeatingBonuses.com due to posts on their message board (http://www.beatingbonuses.com/forums/showpost.php?p=92051&postcount=17) that one of the Video Poker games at Playtech casinos has been malfunctioning. The game in question is Pick ‘Em Poker. INDEX The Basic Problem The Details What impact does this have on the player […]

While putting together content for the new POGGStrategies.com site, I’ve been taking an in depth look at the game rules at a large proportion of the online casino software providers on the market today. This has involved hours of work trudging through game help files to extract the nuances of each particular game. In doing […]

As part of our efforts to become compliant with new UKGC legislation regarding Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services (we’re not yet accredited) it is incumbent upon us to produce an annual report summarising the activity of our mediation services. Below we’ve included a complete summary of all complaints closed during 2014. Some notes on the […]

INDEX Analysis of the Main Game Analysis of the Double Feature Conclusion Skybook’s Response Amigotechs’ Response Did the player get their money back? Acknowledgements Player’s Hand History   In January this year we were contacted by a player with Skybook casino via our complaint service (you can see the complaint here – http://thepogg.com/complaint/skybook-non-random-casino/). The player […]

Stephen Au-Yeung started out his career in gambling as a successful advantage player and poker player, making his living at the card tables and winning several titles along the way. In recent years he’s moved into the field of game development and designed and released Casino Hold ‘Em, one of the most widely available proprietary […]

Well it’s finally here! The 2015 Super Bowl, the grand finale of the NFL season that will be watched by more people around the world than any single game sporting event. It also brings to a close a very dismal betting season for us. We just never found that groove or had that big week […]

Well today’s conference championship games winners will determine this seasons Super Bowl teams. While its been a very disappointing season wagering this year, its always an exciting week of playoff football to determine which teams get to play in the big game. We have opportunity in both games to see if we can cash in […]

So the divisional round of the playoffs kicked off yesterday with our picks going 1-1 on a couple of pretty good games. As expected they were not of the highest value, but they were at least decent from an entertainment stand point. Today on the other hand is the mother load of value and opportunity! […]

So last Sunday’s picks saw us go 1-1 with the unfortunate loss being the larger of our wagers. As has been our luck this year it was the typical tale of 2 halves. Our pick the Cowboys seemed to show up late to the dance and didn’t start playing until the second half. And while […]

So we go 1-1 yesterday to start our wildcard playoff round picks. Of course not exactly as planned but no real damage as we go into another big day. All of the games this weekend have huge potential and todays games have the chance to catapult us into a huge week. We have sizable plays […]

Well we ended a poor regular season with a nice positive boost! We went 2-0 for week 17 and gained back 10 units to get us out of negative territory at least as far as total bankroll is concerned. The playoffs start today and in the past this is where we have shined. Today looks […]

Ok here we stand in the last week of the regular season in the negative with our total bankroll. For the first time in almost 3 full seasons we find ourselves here in the negative as far as total bankroll. Well for those willing to see this out to the end of the season, the […]

Ok looks like we are taking baby steps here but at least in the right direction. Last week saw us have no losses for the first week this season! The bad news is we pushed 2 games and won a small 3 unit bet. The good news is we won 3 badly needed units! This […]

Well thank goodness for small miracles! We finally got ourselves a positive week. Although it was a small victory it was movement in the right direction and that we will take. We will take the same route today with 3 picks all for small amounts but slightly larger then last week. With our bankroll in […]

Okay, this has been brutal this season. What appeared like it was going to be a decent winning week went awry during the max bet game of taking the over in the Patriot/Packer game. Needing 58 points to win it all but looked in the bag with a total of 37 at the half. But […]

As has been par for the course of late, we won the lesser of the bets once again while losing our larger one. What makes this a difficult pill to swallow may be that if you turned off that Patriot vs Packer game off at halftime to go to bed you would have thought the […]

Even Thanksgiving day wasn’t kind to us this season with our picks. What an incredible rough stretch it’s been. Even if I had evaluated a few picks wrong, the bad luck has far surpassed what could have been poor picks. But I will not falter in my confidence! For better or worse this is why […]

Well we have really been hitting the skids at the moment. What makes these losses so hard is in how close we are every week to getting monster wins only to lose by a point here and there and totally change our positive into a deficit. Well we still have a lot more football to […]

This season has sure been a lesson in learning to deal with adversity. Another down week brought on by near misses and freak miscues. It is a good thing we start with a bankroll that should be built to handle the swings of the variance of the season, but I will admit this season has […]

Well last week saw us once again narrowly miss that big winning day we so desperately need. Of course we did manage a slight profit on the day, but we were just a turnover and a few seconds from cashing in on a huge week. No matter, this is a new week with fresh opportunity, […]

Ok week 10 has started off a little slow due to the Bengals basically imploding and Andy Dalton having the worst statistical ranking for a game in the teams history….hard to predict that. But that is just 1 game and we have 4 more today to get this week going in the right direction. Last […]

Another positive result on Monday night saw us close up a very nice week 9 of the season. A stellar week that we desperately needed following such a horrid week 8. But there is still work to do as we climb back towards profit and it continues with the Thursday night game that kicks off […]

What a fine day we had yesterday with the picks. Winning 3 out of 4 was nice after last weeks disaster. We were so very close to sweeping the day and really cutting into our deficit, but Washington gave up their lead late in the game and caused us to lose a close one. No […]

Wow….thats all I can say about last week. That was the single worst losing week we have experienced in 3 seasons. It was just a perfect storm of bad luck and circumstance that did us in. The Lions never showed up for the first half of their game, yet looked exactly as predicted the 2nd […]

Last week saw us get back on track with a nice moderate win. Just 1 point was the difference between our decent win and a huge victory that could have seen us catapult back into the black. Well no matter, a win is fantastic, and this week is a monster! The games today look so […]

Last week saw us get back on track with a nice moderate win. Just 1 point was the difference between our decent win and a huge victory that could have seen us catapult back into the black. Well no matter, a win is fantastic, and this week is a monster! The games today look so […]

The past couple of weeks have proved to be a bit of a disappointment to say the least. While we may be down a fair amount at the moment, it is absolutely no time to worry, waiver, or deviate from playing the values as should be done. We start with a bankroll and bet accordingly […]

Looking for a nice bounce back week from a very disappointing week 5 to say the least. Going 0-3 on last Sundays games has saw us drop into the negative a bit for the season….but no worries. Aside from 1 wager last week, all our games were right where they should have been right up […]

Well we have really started to roll this season and Thursday’s win has kicked us off nicely to start the 5th week of the season. Our conservative approach out of the gate this year has appeared to really allow the season to play out before we over committed to the usual preseason hype. While there […]

We are now 25% through the season and things are going as close to as planned as could be expected. We are at a 60% win percentage and already have started adding cash to the bankroll…a damn good way to start the season I say! We look to continue on our roll this week with […]

I’m sure you have all heard someone that was confident about something start off talking about it with….If I was a betting man…etc. Well it just so happens I am! And with this being the 4th week of the season we are finally ready to be confident in what the numbers are showing and what […]

For those of you who are not familiar with Liz Karter’s work, she’s one of the leading authorities in the UK on addiction and has invested over a decade of her life in the study and treatment of gambling addiction with a specific focus on how these issues affect women. While I have a basic […]

Alright, week 3 has started well for us with a nice easy win on Thursday nights game with Atlanta. Although the game was more lopsided than I think anyone could have predicted, it was ultimately as how I saw the game was supposed to go which is how I judge a positive result. Of course […]

Alright this young NFL season has finished up its first 2 weeks and it see’s us at 3-3 with a slight deficit. That’s no problem, actually it’s fine. The first couple of weeks of the season is almost like a scrimmage for betting. We get to analyze the talent and matchups and begin to determine […]

A couple of weeks ago I was approached, via a proxy for privacy reasons, by a player who had notices a fairly substantial issue at GamesOS casino which involved their Blackjack Switch games. Blackjack Switch is a Blackjack derivative designed by Geoff Hall that’s offered at a small number of online casinos and has been […]

In light of the GRA’s recent statement regarding the game issues at various GRA licensed venues that were brought to light at the end of December 2012 on the CasinoMeister forums, I felt it necessary to produce an open letter response to the GRA addressing the various points they raise and asking them to reconsider […]

The dust has settled from this past NFL season that was capped off by quite an exhilarating Super Bowl. As the weeks have passed since the final big game it has given me time to reflect upon what was my first official season of handicapping NFL games. It was a fun season that proved very […]

A detailed account of Aramon's first trip to attempt a profitable advantage play trip in over a year saw him up against the wall in terms of game limits, but can he pull the 10 to his double down?

Well its finally here….Super Bowl Sunday! It really is a bittersweet day as its the game we wait for all year, the game we plan everything around like a holiday, the game that initiates more food and beverage consumption than any other day of the year, its a party! But it also marks the end […]

Here we are, ready to see who will be the Superbowl teams of 2013. Today’s winners will not be only be on their way to the Super Bowl, but they will also be padding our bank account. After a superb Sunday last week we jump right into our second to last betting week with momentum […]

After the recent events that were uncovered at the CasinoMeister forum related to FinSoft/Spielo G2 software offering games that were unquestionably rigged, we felt that it’d be a good idea to have a separate article looking at and discussing the responses of the regulatory bodies involved. INDEX Summery of the issues United Kingdom Gambling Commission […]

A thread started at CasinoMeister on 27/12/2012 (see http://www.casinomeister.com/forums/casino-complaints-non-bonus-issues/54475-finsoft-spielo-g2-games-rigged-rogue-software.html threw light on some serious issues with the fairness of games offered by some of the biggest venues in the industry. This issue is serious enough that we are going to take an extended look at it now.   INDEX The Opening Gambit Betfred’s Response Statement […]

Ok this weeks playoff picks got off to a rocky start to say the least. The good thing is we have more games today, and these are our best bets of the week. Last night saw us lose both our picks fairly easily, well today I believe it to be the polar opposite. I think […]

We started off the playoff season with a nice win last week, and this week looks very promising as well. I have found myself at odds with many of the experts in picking some of these games this week so I am really putting my analysis to the test in going against some of what […]

Yesterday’s playoff games got our feet wet in this post season and saw us pull a small profit for the day. That’s fine with me, any win is a good win and they all add on to our season total profit which gets healthier with every win. Today looks even better. I think we stand […]

Here it is, the best part of the NFL season, the playoffs! They come in the nick of time as we had a tough couple of weeks ending the season. With all teams now playing meaningful games again, we can fairly and accurately analyze them to see once again who gives us the best value. […]

So it’s the last day of the year and the Class of 2012 now draws to a close. It’s been a pretty special year for us with most of the year spent redesigning the look, feel and features of the site for the relaunch which happened in October. I’m sure you’ll all agree that it […]

Well we have stumbled a bit at the end of the regular season with the teams playing out of their statistical norm due to their playoff, or non playoff agenda. The good thing about this week I believe is that its the last week and the table is set. Team’s motivations are clear and how […]

LADBROKES’ YEAR END REPORT Well known and liked throughout the class, Ladbrokes has worked hard this year in what is quickly becoming a more and more demanding course. With lively and exciting submissions and intelligent layout and content, Ladbrokes puts together some real top quality work while ensuring not to become over involved in any […]

BETSSON’s YEAR END REPORT A year of hard work and focus has paid off for Betsson with outstanding results and great feedback from all his teachers. Betsson can at times be a little too focused in on one or two areas of the curriculum, but where he shows this focus he really shines and achieves […]

DOXX BET’s YEAR END REPORT One of the quietest and most understated students we’ve ever worked with, Doxx Bet surpass expectations in just about every area of the curriculum, demonstrating a modesty and humility that is difficult to fault and without drawing any real attention. This introverted nature can prove to be a disadvantage as […]

BETFRED’s YEAR END REPORT Reliable and consistent, for many years now Betfred has been well known to his classmates for raising the bar and forcing them to really compete if they want to stay at the top. This attention to detail and focus on ensuring to answer the question that’s being asked is a very […]

WILLIAM HILL’s YEAR END REPORT William Hill has been a consistently strong student throughout their lengthy history at the top end of what is unquestionably one of the most competitive courses in the academic world and this consistency has garnered him a healthy reputation and reliable and sturdy. The one aspect of William Hill’s performance […]

BETVICTOR’s YEAR END REPORT Another long standing high achiever BetVictor has maintained her performance in 2012, showing the consistently high standards across the board that have ensured that she was always at the front of the class. She has shown herself to be a jack of all trades and this broad range of skills had […]

DASH’s YEAR END REPORT No family has seem more of their children make it into the Class of 2012 than the 32 Red family, with every one of their offspring showing the talent and skills needed to perform at the very highest levels. And Dash is no exception to that rule. Don’t let their name […]

GALA’s YEAR END REPORT What can we say about our star student and this year’s Head Girl other than ‘bravo and well done’. Gala has really pulled out all of the stops this year to ensure that she stands head and shoulders above all competition! Taking her years of experience and education and applying them […]

PADDY POWER’s YEAR END REPORT Having joined the class from Ireland, Paddy Power has really upped his game over the course of this year, bringing together all the skills he has learned in previous years and packaging it in such a way as to provide a whole that is greater than the sum of its […]

BET 365’s YEAR END REPORT For several years now Bet 356 has shown the kind of hard working diligence that ensures great results. His class work, homework and general attitude to his studies has been exemplary and it not hard to see why they’ve consistently been amongst the most successful students we’ve encountered both academically […]

Ok, a very close but disappointing result in last night’s game has us in a little funk since last Sunday. Well today we have the cure for what ails us. Its Christmas come early today as we have incredibly strong picks today to push our profits up to a record season high. Not a lot […]

Week 15 wasn’t very kind to us as we took a loss on some very odd games on Sunday, and had to endure that putrid display the Jets put on Monday night. All in all it wasn’t a total disaster and even though we took a small hit it was by no means devastating. So […]

OMNI’s YEAR END REPORT Another long standing member of the upper set, Omni casino has long held a high standard, achieving academic recognition from several submissions made to several competitions over the years. His high standards have ensured that he has always placed well and has seen them garner recognition from several academic institutes. This […]

WHITEBET’s YEAR END REPORT Over the last few years Whitebet – like her high flying sibling Redbet – has shown talent but failed to develop that talent as well as they might. Consistently above average in the quality of work she has submitted, there has always been this glimmer that never seemed to fulfil itself […]

NEDPLAY’s YEAR END REPORT Nedplay is another representative of the 32 Red family who amongst their peers are a family of the strongest academic students we’ve worked with. On that note, Nedplay has the unenviable roll of having to live in the shadow of a very high achieving sibling, but she certainly don’t let that […]

STAN JAMES’ YEAR END REPORT Like a good student, Stan James spent 2012 improving focusing in on his areas of weakness rather than celebrating his strengths. Stan James recognized that in order to continue to compete with the very best students in the top class, he needed to totally revamp the work they were submitting, […]

RED FLUSH’s YEAR END REPORT A new comer to the class, Red Flush has put in a really good effort to get into the top set. His youthful enthusiasm has been truly refreshing as he enthusiastically bounds from one task to the next. He’s integrated well into the class and quickly became well known and […]

A little slip up this Sunday, but very manageable. Some strange outcomes totally out of character did us in as far as winning the day yesterday, but with a nice win Thursday and a hopeful win tonight, we will pull together another positive week. Thinks are getting dicey these last couple of weeks as far […]

GOLDEN LOUNGE’s YEAR END REPORT It’s never easy being a member of a high achieving academic family and that’s exactly where Golden Lounge has found herself this year, pipped at the post by a sibling (32 Red) but still in excellent shape having outperformed all but the most elite of their peers. This year Golden […]

CORAL’s YEAR END REPORT For several years now, Coral has really struggled to focus on the task at hand. Her distracted obsession with sports of all shapes and sizes has seen submissions in other areas of the curriculum come in beneath Coral’s expected potential. This off task behaviour has let her down in prior years […]

Another fine result on Thursday bolsters our bankroll as well as our confidence. The plays the past couple of weeks have been very strong and steady as its becoming obvious who are the real players left in the season and who is packing it in ready to call it a day. That being said this […]

VIP’s YEAR END REPORT The younger brother of the high flying InterCasino has to be a tough role to play – we can certainly all feel a little in the shadows at times, which is something to undermine confidence. However, VIP deserves a lot of credit in his own right. This year has seen him […]

Well Monday night was another spectacular result for us as we cashed in on 2 bets for one game. We have now risen the bankroll by over 50% on the season, and there is more sure to come. Tonight gives us a chance to ease into this week with a little cushion for Sunday, it […]

32 RED’s YEAR END REPORT No awards list would be complete without 32 Red. This student has consistently been one of the top achievers amongst their peers, year after year after year. Her studies has seen them garner awards from a whole spectrum of academic prize givers looking to reward them for the fantastic submissions. […]

PINNACLE’s YEAR END REPORT Without question Pinnacle is the most trustworthy student we have ever had the pleasure to encounter. Honest even when said honesty could hurt her, Pinnacle has made a name for themselves within the class as a student of outstanding ethics and character. Alongside this her focus on producing the highest quality […]

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DUBLINBET.com’s YEAR END REPORT DublinBet.com has shown himself to be a model pupil yet again. A 100% attendance record coupled with a determined attitude to succeed in an highly specialised field has seen his grades improve steadily. Not content with standing still DublinBet.com has shown a rare aptitude for listening to feedback and using it […]

RED FLUSH YEAR END REPORT A new comer to the class, Red Flush has put in a really good effort to get into the top set. His youthful enthusiasm has been truly refreshing as he enthusiastically bounds from one task to the next. He’s integrated well into the class and quickly became well known and […]

I like it, another winning day under our belt! A modest win, but they all add up to the big picture, and that’s making money. Well tonight is just the chance to do it. We will be putting a lot on the line considering its just 1 game, but when its right its right. This […]

It seems as if we have got our swagger back. After a sweep and huge win last Sunday, we carried our momentum over with another big win on Thursday Night. This time of year it gets tough and really calls for trust in the analyzing process. As the season winds down there are still values […]

COME ON! YEAR END REPORT One of the newest members to the class, it’s very difficult not to like Come On! This irrepressible scamp’s cheeky grin has become a sight that brightens the classroom and re-invigorates both students and staff alike with her boundless enthusiasm and energy. Her work in class and homework submissions are […]

SKY VEGAS’ YEAR END REPORT The Sky family may have seen some ups and downs this year, but Sky Vegas has worked hard and ensured that she remained part of the top set. Sky Vegas has continued to focus on crafting strong classwork and homework submissions, taking all feedback receive regarding her work seriously and […]

GROSVENOR’s YEAR END REPORT Academically Grosvenor have always been a solid student with a great track record of high quality submission. Grosvenor shows great skills in group work and has always shown great social aptitude when working and engaging with her peer group. More recently Grosvenor has found themselves in trouble on a couple of […]

I must say its a good feeling to be back in a comfortable profit margin after a stellar week of picks on Sunday. We didn’t pick a lot of games last Sunday (3), but they were all quality picks and we swept the day. That’s more what I expect from here on out, maybe a […]

KERCHING!’s YEAR END REPORT Without a doubt, 2012 has been a year of big change for Kerching! The quality of work that she has submitted in the last year has consistently risen both in layout and in depth of understanding shown in the tasks she’s handed in. This steady improvement has seen Kerching!’s grades make […]

VIRGIN’s YEAR END REPORT Virgin has been a stalwart of the upper echelons of his academic set for year and years now. Consistently throughout the time we’ve know him his enthusiasm and dedication to producing the best he can possibly achieve has set him above the vast majority of his peers. His focus on ensuring […]

REDBET’s YEAR END REPORT For some years now Redbet has really been in a state of stagnation, failing to apply himself as is required to really achieve excellence. His contribution in class lacked the enthusiasm and spark to really set him above his peers allowing him to coast along without every really defining their strengths […]

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When I decided to handicap the NFL games and post weekly picks, it didn’t really dawn on me how different my approach would be to many other handicappers out there offering a similar service. You see I have been a long time professional advantage playing blackjack player, and with that comes an ingrained thought process […]

INTERCASINO’s YEAR END REPORT In the last few years InterCasino has to some extent or another been coasting along on the successes of previous academic sessions, failing to really engage with the demands of the new curriculum. An intelligent student, their results have remained high throughout, but they haven’t achieved the levels of excellence that […]

Today is a big day for us because it is the first time in over a month that we find ourselves in the negative. As slight as it may be, its a far cry from where we were, and where we need to be. But with this weeks games, and still so many games ahead […]

NORDIC BET’s YEAR END REPORT Despite the challenges of having come from overseas and adjusting to the local language and customs, Nordic Bet has thrived this year excelling in nearly all areas of the curriculum. It’s inspiring to see how well he’s acclimatised to not just forming new relationships within the classroom, but also outside […]

BOYLE’s YEAR END REPORT Second to top in an elite set, the first student we’re returning a report on this year and the year’s Head Boy, Boyle Casino have really got their head down and got the work done. Their excellent grades this year really can be attributed to their hard work and diligence. The […]

We here at ThePOGG.com are proud to bring you our ‘Class of 2012’ Awards. Over the last year we’ve tried to ensure that we added the best casinos in operation today to give you the best possible selection of sites to choose from all the while providing as much relevant information as we possibly could […]

Our trip back to the top started back on Monday nights game with a nice win to help sooth, albeit slightly, the Sunday massacre. Good thing we had lots of winning equity in the bank as we still have not fallen into negative figures and plan to add to our positive total with what should […]

Wow, did anybody get the license plate number of the truck that ran us over yesteday? It sure was a rough day for the picks as it just about ate up our profits for the season. Its tough losing all the games by near misses, I mean Ravens are just seconds away from a loss […]

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Week 12 started well, a Thanksgiving feast and Patriots drubbing of the Jets giving us another fine day of winning. We also had our first push of the season, but with how that game unfolded, I’ll take that as a small victory as the books don’t get to collect our money on it. This Sunday […]

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Well Happy Thanksgiving to all! Not only is this the traditional turkey day, but as always its a day of Football! It also offers us this week an early chance to erase that minor mishap from the Bears getting spanked on Monday Night, and allowing San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick in just his first start […]

Sunday’s games certainly were a rollercoaster ride. But true to form we pulled out another good win. We had the good, the bad, and the ugly all in one day yesterday. Fortunately the good outweighed the bad, (Bronco’s giving up a late touchdown non cover), and the ugly, (Colts massacre at the hands of the […]

A small blip on the screen Thursday as Miami seems to have shut it down early for the season. While I think they have future potential, they definitely have me wary for the rest of this season. On to bigger things….much bigger things! This week has us laying it on the line like never before. […]

Well even though it was a slight disappointment in Monday Nights pick, we still find ourself in a good position on the year. If not for Steeler quarterback Big Ben getting knocked out of the game in the 3rd quarter, and being replaced by backup Byron Leftwich who hasn’t played in 2 years, things may […]

Aside from Miaimi not realizing that there was a football game to be played, yesterday went exactly according as planned. Winning 3 out 4 is good, but what really makes it great is that the games went down as predicted. That is a good measure of things to come. Of course Miami’s no show tempers […]

We had a great start to week 10 with the Colts not surprisingly to us, manhandling the hapless Jaguars. This Sunday’s games should prove to be entertaining as well as profitable. A lot of diversity remains in many of the experts picks out there as there is no real consensus among the predicted outcomes of […]

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Even though Monday nights game didn’t go our way, we still have nice momentum heading into this weeks game. I believe these weeks to come have great potential. The teams are now well established with lots of history and data for us to evaluate. This is the time of the season I really like. To […]

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Well it finally happened….we swept the day Sunday! Not that I knew that would happen, but I did believe the fluke of the devastating one day loss of week 6 would come around and offer good fortune the other way as long as we stayed consistent to the course and analyzed each week wisely. Betting […]

All I can say about Thursday nights game is…….wow. If you had gone to sleep halfway through the 4th quarter you would have went to bed knowing we had an easy win with the under. What a surprise to wake up and find out that totally inept Kansa City gave up 2 touchdowns on turnovers […]

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Well, a whiff on the Monday night matchup slowed the train slightly, but we still remain quite consistent of late. Not that big of an issue as we did grade it a viable bet, but on the lower end of our strength of play betting ramp. Tonights game stands to correct Monday’s loss. So lets […]

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Seems like we are hitting stride mid season which is exactly the way we like it. Yesterday was close to perfect, if only the Bears could have awoke from hibernation just a little earlier. Exciting games for sure, Giants became the cardiac kids there at the end, but as predicted, they outlasted the freethrowing Tony […]

Well Thursday night went well. As expected Tampa Bay performed well and led us to an an easy win. Although we missed on our lesser play of picking the under for this same game, we were right on with our analysis of the running game. A few Minnesota turnovers turned into points leading to the […]

Coming off a good but not great week. All weeks with a win are good, but really just a couple of plays from being great. Giants just miss a cover, and if not for a penalty on Tampa Bay in the endzone with time expiring, we may have a much different scenario for the week. […]

Well as anyone can see last week can only be defined as a debacle as far as the picks went. It does happen occasionally, but just the same it stings. The NFL has been a complete parody this year, but as the dust settles on the last weeks carnage, there appears to be some clarity […]

The site’s just gone live and we’ve missed the first few weeks of the NFL season, but our knowledgeable friend and pro blackjack player fancies themselves as a bit of an NFL expert. As such they’ll be offering their weekly top tips exclusively here on ThePOGG.com. Follow along and see how well they do. For […]

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