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UIGEA Repeal? Casino Giants Looking to Wade in Online

Things seem to be hotting up Stateside on the repeal of the UIGEA – the controversial Bush Administration bill which aimed to make it impossible for financial institutions in the USA from accepting bets from people playing casino and...

James Bond´s Casino System. The Labouchère Progression

James Bond is famously keen on a flutter in the casinos. If there has been a character that has done more to glamorise casinos and Monaco we can´t think of one- 007 has always been a keen games player...

The Real Casino Royale. Underground Dealings at Aspinalls

It is not often that we recommend a TV program, but did you happen to catch the “Real Casino Royale” on Channel 4 last night at 9pm? If you missed it, try and see it on a rerun or...

Blackjack Card Counters Now Use iPhones

Mst of us have heard of card counting in blackjack- this is the method fine tuned by a bunch from MIT that helps you improve your odds at blackjack by counting the cards in the pack. If you have...
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Where does gambling come from? Who invented it?

Have you ever wondered about the origin of gambling and games of chance? Who invented gambling? Games of chance are such a widespread phenomenon across all cultures and countries across the world, that not many people think about this...

What is the Biggest Casino in The World?

OK- Record Breakers time…….have you ever wondered where the world´s largest casino is? Well, we have, or we were this morning. Which casino on the planet is the biggest? There are a number of contenders in Las Vegas of...

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow. Make a Snow Bet!

While the Aussies are sweltering, the UK is under inches of snow. Today is being seen as “round two” and UK plc is on the ropes after yesterday´s performance in the first round! The UK continues to struggle on...

One rule for high rollers and another for the rest of us?

A high-roller whale has fleeced a casino in Sydney and the casino in question has admitted that it had been naive. The casino cashed a cheque for chips which subsequently didn´t clear. The cheque was for over A$11 million...

Casino advertising in the UK

We have noticed a lot more TV ads for casinos, in particular online casinos, in the UK. The rules were relaxed in 2008, and alot of companies piled in to the medium to promote their companies straight away: something...

Taiwan plans offshore casinos

We like to keep an eye on what is going on around the world when it comes to casinos to try and pick out some long term trends, and one thing is for sure, even in the current economic...