Movies I want to see
I think Sonny Bunch is the world’s best movie critic (for various reasons). His annual “Best movies of the year” rankings make for an outstanding group of movies to choose from. Continue reading “Movies I want to see”
World’s Biggest Online Gambling Companies
The world’s three largest publicly listed online gambling companies right now: 1) PaddyPower Betfair – valued at GBP 6.861 billion 2) GVC Holdings – valued at GBP 6.232 billion 3) The Stars Group – valued at USD 6.113 billion (GBP 4.6 billion) Continue reading World’s Biggest Online Gambling Companies
Josem’s Quick Burger Guide to the British & Irish Isles
A quick guide to a small number of burgers in these Isles.
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Outstanding Pizza Places in Naples
As the spiritual home of modern, post-Colombian pizza*, Naples has a variety of outstanding pizza places. I first attended each of these on a pizza tour organised by Young and Foodish – Daniel Young runs these tours (not always to the same places) periodically, and you can view them on his website. Anyway, I’ve personally visited each of these, and found them to be outstanding. … Continue reading Outstanding Pizza Places in Naples
Quick Notes on Munich
Munich is a beautiful city. Good Food Viktualienmarkt has great fish in rolls for casual food. For €3, it is 4/5 – Excellent. Good Bars Die Goldene Bar is beautiful, with incredibly talented drinks staff. Drinks are €11 and above, though. It is 4/5 – Excellent. Mediocre Food Nero’s does a mediocre pizza – they seem to use a rolling pin to flatten the dough, … Continue reading Quick Notes on Munich
Overlays are good for poker
With the Sunday Million 12th Anniversary failing to meet its guarantee just now (attracting just 43,975 players, when it needed 50,000 players) it’s worth addressing a theme has risen in the poker world over time: that it is “bad” when a tournament fails to attract enough entrants to cover the guaranteed prize pool, and that it is “good” when a tournament wildly exceeds the guaranteed … Continue reading Overlays are good for poker
The Cronut is a Crunchy Sugar Delivery Device
An excellent combination of a croissant and a doughnut. Continue reading The Cronut is a Crunchy Sugar Delivery Device
Online Gambling Predictions for the Year Ahead (and beyond)
Since it’s the fashionable thing this time of year, here are some personal predictions for the online real money gambling world. Some of these are not particularly constrained to 2018, but reflect a broader, long term, view. Keep in mind that I’m just some random schmuck on the internet, and these are my personal views which are worth what you’re paying for them. Since I’m … Continue reading Online Gambling Predictions for the Year Ahead (and beyond)
Burger Craftsmanship
A surprisingly excellent burger at a handful of pubs throughout London. Continue reading Burger Craftsmanship
Dirty Burger, London
A London chain makes an excellent balanced burger Continue reading Dirty Burger, London
