Showing posts with label poker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poker. Show all posts

Friday, August 28, 2026

Pokémon convention in San Francisco



Making MONey from selling stinky POKE?
Pokémon [b][c] is a Japanese media franchise consisting of video games, animated series and films, a trading card game, and other related media. The franchise takes place in a shared universe in which humans co-exist with the eponymous creatures, a large variety of species which have special powers.

The franchise's primary target audience was children aged 5 to 12 [4], but it is known to attract mostly geeky adults and kids of all ages [I].

Pokémon is estimated to be the world's highest-grossing media franchise, with the video games in particular being among the best-selling. The franchise originated as a pair of role-playing games developed by Game Freak, from an original concept by its founder, Satoshi Tajiri. More
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Friday, October 24, 2025

The LA Dodgers lose in spite of Ohtani



Gambling on corrupt sports with cheaters?
Kevin O’Connor dives into the NBA's largest integrity crisis in decades, breaking down the complex details of the federal criminal indictments against NBA Head Coach Chauncey Billups, Guard Terry Rozier, and 34 other defendants.

This is the definitive explainer needed to understand the full scope of this sports corruption multi-million dollar criminal conspiracy.

What everyone needs to know

The Fix Is In (Brian Tuohy)
CASE A: Terry Rozier and the Game Manipulation Ring
  • Charges: Conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
  • The shocking evidence: How Rozier allegedly used confidential insider information and a fake injury to profit from player prop bets.
  • The Network: Details of the roles of former NBA player Damon Jones and the direct connection to the Jontay Porter lifetime ban.
Brian Tuohy warned us all
THE FIX IS IN: CORRUPTION: NIL, NFL, NBA, college football,

The Fix Is STILL In
CASE B: The Mafia Poker Ring (Chauncey Billups)
  • Charges: Money laundering and wire fraud conspiracy.
  • The Truth: Billups' role in a separate, high-stakes, rigged poker operation backed by La Cosa Nostra [Italian for "Our Thing"] (Mafia) organized crime families.
  • The Cheating: Revealing the sophisticated methods used to defraud victims, including "Face Cards" (prominent athletes) and cheating technology (rigged shuffling machines).
Crucial Note: Clarification on why Billups' charges are unrelated to his coaching games with the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Fallout: Discussion of the severe consequences—including indefinite NBA suspensions and federal felony charges that carry a maximum sentence of up to 20 years—and the damage to the entire league's reputation.
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Saturday, April 4, 2009

Dogs and Owners Look Alike

Dogs do look like owners
Scientists show that certain types of dogs usually live with certain types of people.

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