Tweeksta

fluffy favourites (double points) - 36 (18x2 screenshots)
https://www.askgamblers.com/progressive-slots/fluffy-favourites-eyecon-game-review/screenshots
 
sakura fortune - 5 screenshots
https://www.askgamblers.com/video-slots/sakura-fortune-quickspin-game-review/screenshots
 
piggy riches - 9 screenshots
https://www.askgamblers.com/video-slots/piggy-riches-game-review/screenshots
 
royal masquerade - 19 screenshots
https://www.askgamblers.com/video-slots/royal-masquerade-play-n-go-game-review/screenshots
 
rise of Olympus (admin chosen game double points) -  2 (1x2 screenshots)
https://www.askgamblers.com/video-slots/rise-of-olympus-play-n-go-game-review/screenshots

sorry i think u misinterpreted me....i wasnt  asking u to bend da rules  i was just saying that if mighty arthur wasnt one of admins chosen games i wasnt thinking of choosing either as there are other games that i would like to choose instead... thats all 

That's another month done and dusted guys! Thanks for taking part, I'm hoping to get the results up tonight.

why are they taking ur blood? for more tests?
 
i thought all was good & well and you was on your way to recovering 
 
i hope you get well very soon coz 2 stars (that's me & you of course  ) shine brighter than 1..
GOSH... thats lame...but who cares hehhe
 
it took me 3x  longer than usual to type this post because i kept writing and re-writing in chat-style which GURU has asked me not to do as majority of our forum community are non-native English. so its hard for them to understand me
 
i thought my chat-style was nice and simple but i guess not...
 
 
STOP PICKING ON ME GURU  
ive cut back on my smileys... sort of
im not chatting where i shouldnt be anymore... sort of
im typing legible english now... 
GIVE ME A BREAK 4 THE REST OF THIS MONTH PLS  
 
IM Just KIdding!!! ...Im bored so i thought i would bother you with a shout out hehhe

My poor Staling...bored and becoming nosey...if only I can do magic...or do cross-continent teleportation...hehehe. 
 
New blood? 
Naaaah...the only new blood in me is the one the hospital took out from me...but that's a different story... 

fluffy favourites (double points) - 36 (18x2 screenshots)
https://www.askgamblers.com/progressive-slots/fluffy-favourites-eyecon-game-review/screenshots
 
sakura fortune - 5 screenshots
https://www.askgamblers.com/video-slots/sakura-fortune-quickspin-game-review/screenshots
 
piggy riches - 9 screenshots
https://www.askgamblers.com/video-slots/piggy-riches-game-review/screenshots
 
royal masquerade - 19 screenshots
https://www.askgamblers.com/video-slots/royal-masquerade-play-n-go-game-review/screenshots
 
rise of Olympus (admin chosen game double points) -  2 (1x2 screenshots)
https://www.askgamblers.com/video-slots/rise-of-olympus-play-n-go-game-review/screenshots

Sorry to hear that mate. Better luck next time.
 
PS. Will greatly appreciate if you could skip the chat-style though and try to write your posts in more understandable English. After all, the majority of our forum community are non-native English. Thanks in advance. 

Most welcome, fellas!
 
Happy spinning and good luck! 

a man with brains is just as hot...if not HOTTER!!
 
Well dats my opinion anyway 
 
give me brains ova braun anyday.... just not Fugly though hehe 

a man with brains is just as hot...if not HOTTER!!
 
Well dats my opinion anyway 
 
give me brains ova braun anyday.... just not Fugly though hehe 

Well, thanks, but should disappoint ya... Just a regular, mid-age guy, that's all.

sorry guru-san 
i couldnt help myself... i had to check it out & by da looks of it u r def a hottie!!!

Hehehe...yep...I guess that is true my Sta-ling. I've won a prize each month since about 2 years ago...and haven't missed a prize as yet...so I guess an angel is looking after my screenshots! 
 
Who knows...that angel may also start looking after your screenshots Sta-ling...so keep entering each month! 

i have other games with more screenshots that i was thinking of using instead
 
bigdk88 has entered the competition now which means that i am no longer guaranteed a prize win  so i was hoping to have 2 slot games instead of 1 with double entries this month    
 
i may be a Sta but im not a very lucky Sta like my Afi4WinSta...  xtra xtra GL on winning 1st place again my Afi4WinSta

Not to worry my Sta-ling...collect whatever winning screenshots you can get from Mighty Arthur...then post them up for this month's submission...and get Mighty Double Entries for them...just as if that game was one of the 5 Admin chosen games. 
 
Nothing is lost Sta-ling!!! 

Well you get 5 choices so you may as well use them all so if you have a spare choice this month just use them dear. If you don't have a spare choice how about I add Mighty Arthur next month as an admin game for you? I'm feeling generous

You can always use it as one of your 5 games.

sorry guru-san 
i couldnt help myself... i had to check it out & by da looks of it u r def a hottie!!!

sorry guru-san 
i couldnt help myself... i had to check it out & by da looks of it u r def a hottie!!!

Glad there is still someone reading all that pretty cool old forum content.  
 
Even more glad you appreciate my efforts here so high, thanks! 
 
As for how do I look, well, have always preferred to keep my personal life and work separate. Hope you understand.   

Hehe...It always makes me smile when so many people wonder what the Guru looks like! I of course already knew but there was a picture posted on the Catena Instagram page not that long ago too when he met up with some of the team.

Excuse me Guru-San ValDes
 
im so curious abt u..... i google imaged u just in the hopes that i could see a pic of u so i could stop imagining wot u look like  
no luck there     so im gonna have to keep on imagining u how i imagine u to be 
 
PS. i really enjoyed reading the interview u did with cocopop.. WOW!!
 
i already have respect for u & wot u do here at askgamblers    but i now have new found respect for u  bcoz i always thought that u owned this forum site but in actual fact u started off as just another member here   
 
it is awe-inspiring to read ur story and how u got to where u r today. 
 
here is the link to the interview:
https://www.askgamblers.com/forum/topic/3593-my-interview-with-valdes/
 
 Its a must read!!  

My interview with Valdes

 

I thought it was time we all got up close and personal with the two people that make this forum possible for us which of course are Valdes and Luciana (interview with luciana coming soon)

 

After a very loooong wait this is my interview!

 

Q1.Its a mystery how you came to Ask Gamblers and when exactly this stems back to. Are you able to tell us about you ended up running this amazing forum?

 

VALDES - You would never believe it. Actually I came to AskGamblers while searching in Google for a place to submit a complaint against a casino operator! It was exactly two years ago, February 20th. I had an issue with Sloto’ Cash and was determined to seek for my rights when I found this place called AskGamblers, submit my complaint and was hoping for a successful resolution, although, to be completely honest I wasn’t such an optimist. And then, only a couple of days later, all of a sudden, the casino which was ignoring me for weeks miraculously sent me en email with a suggestion of how to settle this dispute. Wow, what AskGamblers did for me was really impressive, considering the fact that I have already had some disputes with casinos, using the complaint services of various gambling related websites and was prepared for a long and tiresome fight. So, this is how it all started, they helped me and won my heart for doing it.

 

Q2. Did the thought that one day you may be running the forum ever enter your mind when you made your first post? Do you remember what your first ever post was? I know mine was really cheesy lol!

 

VALDES - Nope, not even for a second. J As for my first forum post, I’m not that sure, but as far as I remember it was in the reviews contest thread. I believe I was the first of the so called ‘writers’, who managed to cross the mark of 100 reviews. Actually, I did 110 reviews in a single month and that was amazing. And at that point it appeared that AskGamblers not only helped me to solve my issues with a couple of casino operators, but it also paid me several hundred dollars just for sharing my experience with online casinos, which on top of all was mostly negative or neutral. That was the moment when I thought to myself that I must give something to this lovely website in return. A week later I made my first guide (How to choose an online casino safely?) and posted it here. And then it all happened very fast. Luciana was quite impressed by my reviews and guides, we had some friendly talking and get close to each other in a few weeks. It was so easy to become friend with a person like Luciana – she’s gorgeous, smart and honest, she owes a great sense of humor and it is impossible not to like her. But what only a limited number of people know about her, is that she has inside her that magical ‘sixth’ feeling about people, you know. She’s perfectly capable to sniff the insincerity and falseness, but also reliability and trustworthiness in a human character, which makes her a great manager or a HR specialist. Anyways, she knew I was searching for additional opportunities, she represented me in front of the AskGamblers management and soon after I became a member of this incredible team! So, for me Luciana is not only a friend and a colleague, but also some kind of an impresario, lol, and I’m her discovery and product. Made by Luciana, oh yea! 

 

Q3. We all know how passionate you are about slots, but has there ever been any other casino game that you have dabbled in? And if not...do you think there ever will be?

 

VALDES - Well, I have tried lots of games, of course. Most table games, some bingo and keno, and even a few scratch card games. There was a point at my online gambling when I was playing lots of video pokers, especially at Bet365 and Betfair and even had some insane good runs across all versions of Deuces Wild game, but eventually I have never managed to become a huge fan of any game, other than video slots. And do not plan to change that.

 

Q4. We have seen many of your impressive screenshots over time, has luck always been something that has come natural to you?

 

VALDES - Ohh, how I wish to say Yes, but the answer is definitely Nope. As most of the passionate online gamblers I had some incredible good runs over the years, some lasting for more than a couple of months and ending with thousands in my bank account. But after that always came the long ‘dry’ periods, when you start thinking it is absolutely impossible to win a dime. I think the first half of 2013 was the worst of all and was even considering quitting gambling for a while, it was that bad. But then it all changed again I managed to end the year even with a small profit. J As a whole, I may say I’m even after all these years of gambling, even a couple of grand ahead, which is not that bad at all, thanks to the lovely Lady Luck of course.

 

Q5. Your love for immortal romance is evident in your screenshots. Do you ever think we will see an Immortal Romance 2?

 

VALDES - As a matter of fact, I was almost sure that IR II was already on its way. Back in March last year, a friend of mine from Malta, shared with me that Microgaming is working hard on a brand new slot and it is going to be released in the end of 2013 through a massive PR company. As a typical fan of all “conspiracy theories” my mind immediately decided it must be a new version of Immortal Romance (what else? lol), but then it appears something totally different, of course, and we all saw Avalon II appearing in the beginning of 2014. Whether we would see IR II soon is hard to predict to be completely honest, but what I know for sure is that it would be really very hard to create a new version of what I believe is the ultimate combination of a video slot, a modern design, catchy theme, fantastic music and a chance to hit insane big!

 

Q6. If you could give one piece of advice to any gambler..in one sentence, what would it be?

 

VALDES - Well, it must be what my German friend here (slotoholic, we really miss you, mate L) always used to say – Everything In Gambling Is A Matter Of Self-Control! I don’t think I have ever met another statement, which is able to summarize that much when it comes to online gambling.

 

(at this point i was about to give him a row...for boardering on the edge of two sentences there not one! but i let him off)

 

Q7. We have all read you great guides here at Ask Gamblers, will you always continue to help people here with them?

 

VALDES - Actually, these guides were only the beginning and just an attempt to help people get an idea of the gambling world as a whole - how it works, what to expect, how to protect from troubles, how to spot and stay away from shady and dodgy casino operators, etc. I am also helping my colleagues here at AskGamblers with some of the most complicated complaints from player’s perspective, which sometimes appears to be the only way to cope with a case. But my dream when it comes to helping players is to build a strong and reliable group of experienced forum members, who would be always of assistance to a gambler in a trouble. We already have you, my dear Sharon, LordCronal, Afi, Icy, Seat and a few other members, who are always ready to give a hand to anyone in the forum and I would like to thank you all personally and on behalf the whole AG team as well.

 

Q8. Ask Gamblers, and especially yourself, offer a massive amount of help to anyone who is struggling with their gambling habits. What would you say to anyone who is reading this that are afraid to ask for help?

 

VALDES - This question hit straight into my heart, no need to deny it. Thanks for estimating our efforts to help problem gamblers so high, but you know what? You cannot help people overwhelming something, until you didn’t manage to cope with the same issue on your own. And I am not afraid to admit I had a problem gambling a few years ago. Yes, I really had, but I fought against it and despite the tough battle I won eventually. It’s crucial to realize that you cannot win this battle if you are alone, no chance at all. You need all the support you can get from the whole family, friends, communities like ours… Sometimes the struggle is so furious and difficult to win that even one good story of how someone have done it before might change the whole situation in a positive way. That is why I have decided to write the “SOS, I am addicted to gambling - what to do?” guide – to tell gamblers a sincere and straight forward story as seen through the eyes of an ordinary online gambler like me, without hypocrisy and taboos. And I am tempted to think that maybe I’ve managed to cope with this task, because this topic is the one with most views in AskGamblers at all with almost 150 000 visits so far! And that makes me one of the most read gamblers worldwide! lol Haha, now you know why Luciana is calling me The Guru.

 

Q9. What does the future hold for our famous guru?

 

VALDES - A huge random jackpot maybe?! Or at least a five reel Wild Desire on a 6 dollar bet.

 

Q10. What's next for Ask Gamblers?

 

VALDES - Ohh, I love this question! And although the temptation to tell you is almost irresistible, I’ll do my best to shut my big mouth right now and say only this “You’ll be totally surprised and delighted, I bet on that!”

 

And thats it folks! I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of everyone here to say thank you to you Valdes for all the hard work and dedication you have put into this forum!

Oh aha! I'm glad you've brought this up actually because the baby is due on the 26th September so it's very possible I could be in hospital at the end of the month. As long as I'm not in hospital on the 1st I'll still be able to update the contest regardless of whether I'm off or not. But yeah if you could just have some patience with me this month guys that would be awesome.
 
I'll always update you all anyway and if I can't I'll make sure to get a message to Valdes to do so.
 
And..in answer to your question Afi - Yes go on then shall we say the last time this year then? This contest wouldn't even happen without your input so how could I say no

Indeed, as Tweeksta has already said at the above post, we all hope all these sudden health issues are now well behind your back and will stay there for another couple of decades! 
 
Cheers for Afi-san!