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The UK Gambling Commission recently published the first of a new statistical series which will provide a snapshot of participation in remote gambling, including online gambling, in Britain.

The improved measure allows the Commission to distinguish between the full range of remote gambling methods, personal computer, mobile phone and interactive TV. It also allows participation in the full range of gambling activities available through these remote methods to be measured, access to which have all increased in recent years.

The document entitled ‘ Survey Data on Remote Gambling Participation’ is available on in full from the togel  Gambling Commission’s website here.

A brief summary of the surveys k ey findings;

In 2006 just under 8% of adults surveyed said they had participated in at least one form of remote gambling (through a computer, mobile phone or interactive/digital TV) in the previous month. The remaining 92% of respondents said they had not participated in any form of remote gambling.

Those participating in remote gambling are more likely to be male than female and are more likely to be aged 18-34.

If those only playing the National Lottery remotely are excluded, under 6% of respondents had participated in remote gambling. Overall, more than 5% of respondents said they had gambled remotely on the National Lottery in the previous month (either only or in addition to other types of gambling activity).

Remote gambling via a computer, laptop or handheld device was most popular (5.2% of all adult respondents), followed by gambling via mobile phone (over 2%) and interactive/digital TV (under 2%).

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The blackjack basic strategy is a simple set of rules that tells you, the player, the correct way to play your hands. Basic strategy reveals when to hit, stand, or double by taking into account only two factors: your cards and the dealer’s upcard. Basic strategy allows you to win more and lose less.

The following terms are useful when learning basic toto hk strategy:

HARD HANDS: all hands not containing an Ace.

SOFT HANDS: all hands containing an Ace coupled with a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9.

PAIRS: all hands that contain a pair of cards with the same value. A simplified approach to basic blackjack strategy is as follows:

HARD HANDS:

If you have a 9 or lower, hit.

If you have 10 or 11, double down if your total is more than the dealer’s upcard; hit otherwise.

If you have 12 through 16, hit when the dealer’s upcard is 7 or higher; stand otherwise.

If you have 17 or higher, stand.

SOFT HANDS:

If you have 13 through 18, double down when the dealer’s upcard is 5 or 6.

If you have 17 or lower, hit.

If you have 18, hit when dealer’s upcard is 6 or less; stand when dealer’s upcard is 7 or more.

If you have 19 or higher, stand.

PAIRS:

Always split a pair of 8’s or Aces.

Never split 10’s, 4’s, or 5’s.

Split all other pairs when dealer’s upcard is 6 or less.

Insurance is NOT recommended!

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