Gambling Law Archive

It doesn’t take skill to win slot machines… unless it happens to be one of these new skill slots games. A few years ago, talk of casino skill games was rampant, especially in the United States, where casinos feared gambling revenue would falter if they couldn’t attract millennials to the gaming floor. What better...

Gamer Tested, Apple Approved: Top iOS Casino Apps 2019 The new year is upon us, and modern technology is shaping the world like never before. So many markets have made the transition from the physical to digital space; some partially, others entirely. The gambling industry, among the largest, most lucrative businesses on the planet,...

Technology and legal challenges to shape 2019 online casinos. The online gambling business is one of the most unique industries to come along in a very, very long time. It’s comparable to the first true, gas-powered automobiles that hit the road in the late 1800s. It set a new standard for technology that’s continued...

What it really takes to win real cash at online casinos. There are literally thousands of online and mobile casinos on the world wide web. For every one of them, there are thousands more online gambling affiliates promoting their services. And 99% of those affiliate websites will tell you that you can win real...

Fast mobile casino growth spurred by young smartphone gamblers. It seems everyone owns a smartphone these days. Well, almost everyone. A recent survery shows that, as of 2018, 95% of adults own a cell phone, and that 77% of them are smartphones. Among today’s younger adult generation, specifically those age 18-29, 100% own a...

Why Las Vegas (and Canadian) casinos ban card counters, and Atlantic City (and live dealer) casinos deter them. Blackjack card counting was once thought enigmatic. Shrouded in mystery, most believed that one had to be a mathematical savant to even consider using such tactics with any hope of efficiency. Only those who bothered to...

Scientific Games completes acquisition of Don Best Sports Odds Canada. Scientific Games sealed the deal this week on the acquisition of Don Best sports betting odds service. The deal, which was announced three weeks ago following agreeable negotiations between the two firms, officially closed this morning. The acquisition includes the Nevada-based Don Best Sports...

Indoctrinate guide to real slot machines for mobile gamers in Canada. If you live in Canada like myself, you may already be aware that online gambling is perfectly legal here. Four provinces offer access to home-grown, provincially regulated gambling websites, but the other six do not. Fortunately, gaming on internationally regulated websites is perfectly...

BC casino scandal gets dirtier as report reveals anti-money laundering investigators got bonuses for higher BCLC gambling revenue. If you haven’t heard about the money laundering investigation surrounding British Columbia’s lower mainland casinos, you must have been living under a rock. Hundreds of millions of dollars were laundered through BC casinos over the last...

Cybercrime report says mobile online casino IP spoofing a rising threat. If you visit mobile casino sites from Canada, chances are you’re doing it in a perfectly legal manner. There are no local prohibitions against gambling for real money at websites regulated in Canada, or at overseas operations regulated by international jurisdictions. Thus, there’s...