The Publishing Industry

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The publishing industry is the “oldest” if not the “original” sector of the media and content industries as it can be dated back to the introduction of the format used for modern books (the codex: block of wood, book) (Latin … Read More

Mathematical calculation of poker probability in Draw Poker

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We can calculate the probability of each type of hand of 5-card in poker. Basis of calculation and notations The calculation of the probabilities of the various possible hands is mainly through the calculations of combinations. Remember that we note … Read More

Content management systems (CMS)

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A content management system or CMS is a family of software for the design and dynamic update of Web applications or multimedia sites. They share the following features: allow multiple people to work on the same document; provide a publication … Read More

World Poker Tour

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World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments. World Poker Tour is part of the company WPT Enterprises, Inc. which was founded by Steve Lipscomb. The first season to be broadcasted in the US is that of 2003. … Read More

Russia: NATO anti-missile system at Deveselu, Romania, violates the INF Treaty

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 (Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System at Deveselu, Romania) Sergei Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, denounced a presumptive US plan to move nuclear weapons in Romania. “US plan to bring in Europe new nuclear bombs, small capacity but more accurate, … Read More

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

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HyperText Transfer Protocol, better known by the abbreviation HTTP, is a client-server protocol developed for the World Wide Web. HTTPS (with S for secured) is a variant of HTTP secured through the use of SSL or TLS protocols. HTTP is … Read More

European Poker Tour takes the name of the main sponsor, PokerStars

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European Poker Tour (EPT) is a series of poker tournaments. EPT starts in 2004 with the explosion of Texas Hold’em in particular on the Internet. The competition was created by John Duthie, a former professional poker player. EPT is sponsored … Read More

AJAX technologies and applications

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Technologies Ajax method is to use jointly various open and available standard technologies on most browsers on the market. JavaScript is a programming language built into browsers. Programs written in this language are executed by the browser. It is used … Read More

Scientific controversies

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A scientific controversy can be defined as a friendly or not debate opposing personalities of the scientific community or observers (sociologists of science, journalists …) on a scientific theory point or on historical or philosophical facts to be associated with … Read More

No limit in poker

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The no-limit poker is a structure widely used in tournaments and cash games. The bets and raises are free (a no-limit table is characterized by its blinds because the bets of the limit tables do not exist), which promotes the … Read More

Gambling taxes and barriers in Sweden

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Taxes Taxes on lotteries are established in the Law on Tax loteries.990 The rate applied is 36% of the sum remaining after gains deducted from the total of paris (Art. 1b). Taxes on roulette tables are determined based on the … Read More

Advertisers have to adapt to the trend of blocking ads by the users

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Facts: in 2015, more than 200 million people have technology installed on their computers to block the advertisements. 50% of users in US, and 26% of desktop users, have installed ad blockers. And the trend includes now the mobile devices. … Read More

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