Certainly, part of decline in Nevada handle can be blamed on less Americans traveling and an overall downturn in economy. Perhaps an even bigger factor, however, is proliferation of slot machines in Nevada casinos. Slots now represent 70% of profits of Nevada casinos and offer a 6% hold while sports books have an average 3% hold. Thus, it is not surprising that sports books are losing square footage overall in casinos while slots are gaining in space allocated to them.

According to Debbie Silverman of Gone Gambling, an industry portal site, another big growth area for offshore sports books is that many local bookmakers are referring business to offshore books for safety. Large players are also moving to internet due to more attractive odds available from offshore books than are available in Las Vegas. In addition, many offshore sports books attract players with bonuses that you won’t find on The Strip. Anthony Wayne, spokesperson for licensed Curacao-based sports book EWINNER.com (http://www.ewinner.com/), said that his company offers a 15% initial deposit bonus to new depositors. “With all of new competitors out there,” said Wayne, “you almost have to do something special to try to attract new players.”

The bonus situation is not any different in other popular areas of online gambling, notably bingo and lottery services. Bingo House (http://www.bingohouse.com) offers a 100% initial bonus, according to Bonnie Edwards, director of marketing. Edwards’ other site, Lucky Lotto (http://www.luckylotto.com) offers a free $7 bet. The demographics, however, are quite different. “Our players are predominantly females 40-50 years old,” said Edwards.

Please note that pictures and video clips are displayed in copy of this article which I have on my website (given below). 1. The Basic Training Routine Here are steps to get into a good posture. Do them in front of a mirror so you can get feedback of movements you make and positions you achieve. * Stand at attention with your feet about shoulder width apart.

* Reach out your arms so that your hands are almost straight out from your shoulders.

* Grab your left thumb with your right hand (right thumb with left hand for lefties.)

* Firm your whole body to maintain body control for coming movements.

* Lower your arms until you feel top of your arms touch your ribs just under your armpits.

* Snug your arms lightly downwards and inwards to your ribs.

Note: I remind golf students of previous two steps with one word — TOUCH.

By maintaining this touch position in arc of your return swing to ball you will avoid many of bad swing results golfers experience. But, "one wrong thought" I wrote about in a previous article makes most golfers lose control and precision that this "touch" provides.

Maintaining this "touch" is one of "don't moves" which I teach. It is at this point that I tell golf students that "there is power in no movement". End Note * Tilt your left thumb downwards as far as you can.

Note: Lefties are to tilt your right thumb downwards. Do not twist your hands or your wrists to do this step. You will feel a noticeable stretch in your left forearm. This stretch sets you up to swing any club you use so club does not dig into ground behind ball. End Note

* Bend forward at your hip joints. Note: Try several bend angles at your hips when you do this step. Keep your back as straight as it was before you bent forward. Keep your head from drooping downwards More on this step Pt. 2 #3 where I describe same steps using a golf club. End Note