Twitch.tv is bringing the hammer down. After a number of different gambling related scandals on the streaming site, Twitch.tv is implementing some new rules that will take effect on October 18th. In order to stream slots, roulette or dice, sites must be licensed in "either the U.S. or other ...
Here is another question that is often asked in the "live" and online casino world: Do casinos ban players for winning too much? Now, casinos will often be cagey in their answers to this question, or they might even outright lie. Casinos don't want to come right out and say that they ban w...
It's a Las Vegas myth that you have almost certainly heard - that casinos will pump extra oxygen into the air in order to make customers feel lively and awake (and less likely to leave). Is it true? - There are many things that Las Vegas casinos do in order to make you less likely to leave...
Now, instead of needing to travel to a place like Las Vegas, you can gamble in the comfort of your own home, 24 hours per day. The online casino industry is still relatively young, getting its start in the mid 1990s. Obviously, the first thing that needed to happen to make online casinos a r...
You make a trip to Las Vegas. When you return home and are unpacking, you discover that you accidentally took some casino chips with you instead of cashing them in before left. Will they expire? Are you out of luck? - From time to time, casino chips will expire. In almost all cases...
A good question that is asked regarding the "Lightning Roulette" game, which is very popular on sites such as Roobet and Stake.com: What's the catch? After all, how can Lightning Roulette offer Lucky Payouts of up to 500x, while traditional European roulette offers much lower straight bet payo...
If you have watched Twitch.tv streamers that stream gambling from sites like Stake.com, you have likely seen them play Lightning Roulette. Lightning Roulette combines your traditional European roulette with massive multipliers, which can dramatically increase the size of your wins. Lightning...
If you have followed his Instagram account, you likely know that Drake loves putting down some big bets on online betting platform Stake.com. Drake likes playing high-limit roulette on the site, and he also made some waves after he placed three big bets on the recently played Super Bowl (he won ...
You step into a crowded casino on a Friday night with $200 burning a hole in your pocket. You want to gamble, though you want to play the games that have the lowest casino edge. Where should you go? If you want to increase your chances of winning, there are some games that you should play...
Why do blackjack dealers "burn" cards, and which situations require blackjack dealers to burn cards? First off, let's start with the two main situations where a blackjack dealer will "burn" a card: 1. They are starting a new shoe of cards. 2. They are taking over from another dealer. I...
Some online casinos will offer their customers "rakeback". What exactly is "rakeback"? "Rakeback" is essentially when the online casino returns a percentage of your costs back to you. When it comes to online casinos, this "cost" is the edge that the casino enjoys over you in a particular ...
The integration of cryptocurrencies and online casinos has been a dream for online gamblers across the world, as it makes it much, much easier (and cheaper) to move your money off and on of sites. The much-lower transaction costs (banks used to charge an arm and a leg for processing online casin...
If you have stepped inside of a casino, you have surely seen people using two or more slot machines at the same time. They will often have their purse or jacket sitting on the chairs in front of each machine to block them off, and sometimes they will even step away to go to the bathroom, expecti...
There has been a rumour around for many years that brick-and-mortar casinos will pump oxygen through the air to keep their customers energized. This is a myth and is not true. Casinos will keep the air nice and cool (if it is too warm, people will get sleepy and want to leave), though they won't...
If you have ever gone to a casino, you have almost surely seen a casino dealer clap their hands before leaving the table. In addition, they will usually put their hands up in an exaggerated fashion before clapping their hands and leaving the table. Why do they do this? This action - showi...
