This 60 Minute clip is a bit outdated now but I’d say that the warning still rings true about the poker cheats that are still out there and that you shouldn’t ever let your guard down. I support regulation of the industry rather than prohibition. I think that tales such as these just strengthen my argument that the US shouldn’t be taking the approach of outright prohibition against online gambling but...

I recently came across the shocking story about the man who managed to lose nearly $127 million over the course of a year in the Caesars Palace and Rio casinos in Las Vegas sometime during 2007. Its believed to be one of the biggest losing streaks in history. The unlucky player is now in an ugly legal battle with the casino companies involved about whether they are partly to blame and should share some of the...

This clip where a guy bets his whole lifesavings on the single spin of the roulette wheel has been pretty widely circulated around the net. Whilst he got lucky (actually extremely lucky), I’d say there are at least two reasons why he’s a bit of an idiot (not mentioning the most obvious being that he bet every penny to this name!). First, he apparently placed a wager of US$138,000 on normal American roulette...

Google ‘Tomb Raider slots’ and you get nearly half a million hits which may give you some indication of just how strong a following this particular game has amongst the gaming community. There are scores of online slot machines these days cashing in on the cult-like following that Tomb Raider has generated. Microgaming is the software provider for the Tomb Raider themed slot game so you can expect...

Playtech, one of the leading gambling software providers, was just approved as an Associate Member by the World Lottery Association (WLA) … meaning that Playtech will expand its already enormous business even further around the world.  WLA membership offers Playtech the chance to enter new markets that it couldn’t previously. In case you haven’t heard of them before, the WLA is the global professional...

I only recently learnt about Pachinko machines which are a Japanese invented gaming device for amusement and gambling.  Pachinko machines are unique to Japan and are apparently found in pachinko parlors all over the country (which are easily identified by the bright, gaudy decoration and flashing neon lights). It’s kinda like slot machine meet pinball, but vertical, without flips and with a number of...

This was originally a Chinese game that is popular mostly in Asia, particularly casinos in Macau, but can also be played online.  It’s a game of chance played with three dice – in fact ‘sic bo’ translates to ‘precious dice’. Sic Bo also goes by the names of Tai Sai, Dai Siu, big and small or Hi-Lo. It’s a rather simple game to play which is what appealed to me. The objective is to select the individual...

Way back in April this year Microgaming (the world’s largest provider of online gaming software) announced a new tournament, the ‘Grand Slam of Slots’, which would create the first ever online slot tournament millionaire. And now finally after months and months of qualifying games and competitions between July and October, and the highly anticipated and competitive finale that took 11 days...

Let it Ride Poker is another of the many poker variations circulating and is very similar to 5-card stud poker in case you’re familiar with that. It’s played with a standard 52 card deck and up to seven players. It’s like video poker in that you play against the pay schedule. In other words, the objective is to get a good poker hand (a pair of 10s or better). The table is similar to a blackjack table and...

More than 35 million people visit Las Vegas every year and 87% of these visitors end up gambling during their stay in Las Vegas There are about 1701 licensed gambling places in Las Vegas No city in the world has more casinos than Las Vegas (somewhere around 180) The average gambling budget per trip is USD$559 Las Vegas is one of the fastest growing cities in the US and has a 100% population growth since 1990 There...