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I’d like to introduce you to a young man by the name of Charlie Carrel. At 22 years of age, he’s managed to do what most of us can only dream of. He opened an online poker account, deposited just £10, and turned it into a £1.5 million bankroll. The majority of internet gamblers...

Online slots come in wide variety of styles and themes, but it’s not often they are designed to target a gender-specific audience. Having previewed Microgaming’s upcoming release of Bikini Party, I can say with absolute confidence that male players were specifically targeted in the software developer’s latest design. Bikini Party Online Slots won’t hit...

Just about every region of the world has its own localized gambling industry, but did you ever think you’d find a virtual-Vegas in a laboratory? That’s essentially what a group of researchers fabricated when they built a Lab Rats Casino, mimicking the flashing lights and resounding noise of a traditional casino environment. The study...

Most adults have purchased a lottery ticket at some point in their lives. In fact, a vast majority of North Americans, including many who had never before played the lottery, were willing to shell out a few dollars to get in on last week’s US-$1.5 billion Powerball drawing. But is it better for Canadians...

Oriental themes have become all too common among online and mobile slots. Multiple developers have infused Asian art into their slot creations over the last year, and while the motif is certainly being overdone, it’s more often the intricate qualities of new slots games that attract avid players to the reels. That’s good news...

Last year, the California online poker debate ended in a stalemate, just as it had every year prior for nearly  decade. In 2016, the state is still deeply engaged in the issue of internet poker regulation, but movement is unpredictable at best. The largest obstacle has been disagreements concerning who should and should not...

New Hampshire residents have been bombarded with lobbying campaigns for (and against) a gambling bill that would fill the back rooms of many of the state’s bars and restaurants with up to half a dozen video lottery terminals (VLTs). Promises of 5% lower property taxes are enticing, but the fate of the bill rests...

All slot machines are not created equal, just as Canadian casinos do not all represent the same payout percentages on their slots. However, the inner mechanisms that make a slot machine tick are comparably orchestrated, in the same way that Canada’s gambling facilities all abide by the same regulatory framework. Confused yet? You probably...

After nearly a year of failed negotiations and accusations of intentional stalling, Florida Governor Rick Scott and the Seminole Tribe have finally come to an agreement on a new State Tribal Gambling Compact. The agreement is not set in stone yet, requiring the approval of legislators, but if accepted in 2016, the tribe has...

Making difficult decisions is an integral part of every business. For UK-based internet betting group Betfair, the complexity of its latest decision to shun the Canadian online gambling community is unknown as, without warning or explanation, the company has decided to discontinue acceptance of players from Canada, effective January 14, 2016. No corporate announcement...