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Take your sports seriously? - time to place your bets!

Posted under Business/Internet, health/lifestyle by Wendy on June 9th, 2008 9:14 am

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Well, Euro 2008 has already kicked off and, despite the fact that England are not participating, fans throughout the United Kingdom are not letting that put them off.  This competition has been highly anticipated for the fact that there is going to be some brilliant football moments in the next few weeks and, regardless of which team you will be supporting, it promises to be an exciting time. Germany and Poland played last night following Austria and Croatia - both great matches - and did you pick a winner yet? if you have not been able to get over to Basel and see the action live then how about taking advantage of the live streaming on the bet365 poker site ?

Having a wager on the games always adds a bit of an edge when you are watching the action live and while you are at it maybe you’d like to see what all the fuss is about regarding online poker and sign up for the 2008 Poker Championship. While you may have dreamt about representing England in something like Euro 2008 chances are you may only ever dream about such a thing - but if you are a bit of a whiz with poker you can sign on here and play for England and the championship is designed to coincide with the Euro Comp. And if you have what it takes to stand up to the big guys you might even try your chances at Last Man Standing. Read on for more info…

The 2008 poker championships at bet365 - your country needs you!

Now is the time to stand up and be counted, as this June bet365 are looking to discover the number one poker playing nation with their 2008 Poker Championship. During the championship they’ll be giving away more than $50,000, with the chance to receive DOUBLE prize money if your country tops the table, this is one event you don’t want to miss.



So if your football team doesn’t win at Euro 2008, you can help ensure that they do at poker!



The 2008 Poker Championships is made up of three pulsating Races. Players from all countries are registered automatically to compete for the individual prizes in all three Races. However, if you are to gain access to the maximum rewards, you must contribute to your country’s success. Guide your country to a top two finish in the Group Qualifying stage; then battle it out with the other qualifiers in the Super League. Players from the top four countries in the final table will earn a Prize Money Multiplier on their individual Super League winnings.



You can find more information about the 2008 Poker Championships on the bet365 website.



During June, the poker room at bet365 also has the European Championships of Online Poker (ECOOP) II running with a guaranteed prize pool of $3,500,000 plus the FREECOOP (entry into the ECOOP II for nothing). The WSOP Last Man Standing promotion is still running, as well as many other chances to qualify for the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.



So if you like variety and value in your poker game then bet365 is the place to be this June.

About bet365

bet365 are one of the world’s leading online gambling groups with over 1.5 million customers in 140 different countries. The Group employs over 700 people and is the UK’s 32nd largest private company. The company’s casino, games and poker operations are licensed and regulated by the government of Gibraltar.

bet365poker are part of the iPoker network; who are leading way for online poker in Europe. bet365 takes responsible gambling very seriously and customers are provided with a range of options to assist them to gamble responsibly.

http://www.gambleaware.co.uk

The 2008 poker championships at bet365 - your country needs you!

Now is the time to stand up and be counted, as this June bet365 are looking to discover the number one poker playing nation with their 2008 Poker Championship. During the championship they’ll be giving away more than $50,000, with the chance to receive DOUBLE prize money if your country tops the table, this is one event you don’t want to miss.

So if your football team doesn’t win at Euro 2008, you can help ensure that they do at poker!

The 2008 Poker Championships is made up of three pulsating Races. Players from all countries are registered automatically to compete for the individual prizes in all three Races. However, if you are to gain access to the maximum rewards, you must contribute to your country’s success. Guide your country to a top two finish in the Group Qualifying stage; then battle it out with the other qualifiers in the Super League. Players from the top four countries in the final table will earn a Prize Money Multiplier on their individual Super League winnings.

You can find more information about the 2008 Poker Championships on the bet365 website.

During June, the poker room at bet365 also has the European Championships of Online Poker (ECOOP) II running with a guaranteed prize pool of $3,500,000 plus the FREECOOP (entry into the ECOOP II for nothing). The WSOP Last Man Standing promotion is still running, as well as many other chances to qualify for the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

So if you like variety and value in your poker game then bet365 is the place to be this June.

About bet365

bet365 are one of the world’s leading online gambling groups with over 1.5 million customers in 140 different countries. The Group employs over 700 people and is the UK’s 32nd largest private company. The company’s casino, games and poker operations are licensed and regulated by the government of Gibraltar.

bet365poker are part of the iPoker network; who are leading way for online poker in Europe. bet365 takes responsible gambling very seriously and customers are provided with a range of options to assist them to gamble responsibly.

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Own a hotel/B&B ? beware of travel ‘reviewers’ looking for a freebie

Posted under Business/Internet, Travel by Wendy on May 26th, 2008 6:50 pm

Yep, we are feeling like right bloody dunces and have been since June last year.  ” Never again ” is what our philosophy is now. We have been well truly taken in.

If you run a hotel/B&B or accommodation of any kind and receive a request along these lines :

” Hello, I am a travel writer for several news publications, i.e Daily Express UK, and am currently researching an article for places to stay in…(your region)… Would you be interested in swapping one night’s free accommodation in your establishment in return for a published review of your property ? “

Sounds fine yeah ? We received such a request in June last year. And, stupidly, we agreed as we thought it would be fun to see ourselves in print in a newspaper even though we didn’t need the publicity.  She was travelling around so I assume she did alright out of other accommodation owners that month. Free holiday - nice work if you can get it.

One year later - after extending to this ‘reviewer’ and her boyfriend nearly £140 worth of goods and services for their one night stay here ( room, food and drink ) - we are still waiting for any sign of that promised mention of our business. We are not expecting to be adorned with a five star rating (far from it), or glowing and gushing words to any effect…just a few words to honour the verbal agreement we had - or at least the reason why the agreement has not been met.

Okay, it was agreed via email…but I wonder if the Daily Express in the UK is aware of this as it was for this publication that this ‘reviewer’ was claiming to be writing the article for; this is where our ‘review’ was supposed to appear…and to date has not. Not that it matters any more as we are selling up and moving on - but I just hate being swindled.

As much as I would like to I will not publish the name of the journalist in question…but follow this link and you will soon discover her identity. She happens to be ‘Mad about Madrid’.

Yep, that’s her alright…

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Did I talk you into considering a franchise?

Posted under Business/Internet, Commercial by Wendy on May 13th, 2008 8:00 am

Last week I wrote about making the decision to go into business for yourself and the options available; I focussed on the idea of buying a franchise and the advantages.

Just to add to that article I was wondering if I needed to post some more about where to actually go for more information and possibly some suggestions as to a franchise opportunity. Well, there you go, follow that link and you will find an extensive list of franchises that are for sale.

It offers opportunities in a whole range of industries so if you are interested, but unsure of where you want to go in this, have a look and maybe you will find what you are after.

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