Paradise Newsletter 8

A very good day to you all, seekers of Paradise. It just doesn't seem like a month since the last missive does it? To be fair, that's largely because it isn't. Submissions for the Paradise newsletter come thick and fast these days and there's no let up in the quality so like the early Christian church we're getting the Word out there as fresh out of the Prophet's mouth as we can muster.

As soon as one newsletter is published, work begins on the next and we keep the printing press constantly on standby. That's why we can bring you the reviews, the interviews and analysis of everything from Hunter S Thompson's views on gambling to how to make crazy loot on reality TV. And from today we have reopened the doors of the Newsletter forum where you can discuss any of the articles with the authors. Just click the link at the bottom of the piece and post away.

Our name be Paradise and we love you long time.

Regards

Jamdog
Newsletter Editor

A big thank-you to our contributors: Doctor of Danger, Grasshopper, Odds Against, Ian Davies, Saint Paulo and R Hills is God.

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The Features

R Hills is God interview, part 2

Doctor of Danger counsels Forum Daddy R Hills is God on the relative benefits of betting on football and racing and the social stigma of being a full-time bum.

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Hunter S Thomson review

When Hunter S Thompson died by his own hand earlier this year barely a glass was raised in his honour in the betting world. Yet the Louisville Gonzo pioneer was a lifelong gambler whowrote with striking clarity on the sometimes beautiful game. Saint Paulo does the knowledge.

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Singles or doubles, part 2

Having tried his luck on the singles scene, Doctor of Danger looks to double up his fun and finds himself spit-roasted between risk and reward. What were the chances of that?

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Best of the Web: Football odds comparison

When it comes to football odds comparison who goes that extra mile? Jamdog reveals all.

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Paradise questionnaire: Grasshopper.

In each issue, a betting alumnus faces the pitiless interrogation of the Punters' Paradise questionnaire. This month's victim: Grasshopper.

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Compiling Soccer Odds for Dummies

The professionals price up a book before they even glance at the bookies' prices. Fancy giving it a go? Odds Against gives you the low-down on creating a man-sized tissue.

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Wack Daq tack on rate hike makes no damn sense

Does a 5% rate mean the Purple Reign is coming to an end? Ian Davies, the Exchange Messiah who announced himself as the Second Coming to bemused shoppers in Basingstoke’s Festival Place Shopping Centre last Tuesday, investigates.