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You’d think prepaid payment methods would’ve gone the way of floppy disks by now. With all the digital wallets, instant bank transfers and crypto options flooding the market, prepaid cards and vouchers should feel downright prehistoric. But here’s the thing: they’re not disappearing. Actually, they’re doing the opposite. Walk into any newsagent and you’ll […]
My top 10 casino peeves By Al O’Grady Everyone has frustrations at work. Most people vent to coworkers, friends or family. Fortunately, I have a magazine column where I can occasionally get a few things off my chest. After years behind the blackjack table, I’ve seen just about everything. Most players are fun, respectful, […]
The three rules every experienced casino player follows By Frank Scoblete People who rarely go to casinos probably do not get themselves into a true routine. They go into the casino, head for the slot machines or stand near a table game to see what’s going on. They could play a slot here, a […]
Mechanical reel-spinning games are here to stay By Frank Legato Quick. Envision a slot machine. To many of our readers, the image coming to mind is probably a video game with multiple paylines, a pot collection feature and a hold-and-spin bonus. But to the general public who may not frequent modern casinos, the same […]
Gaming for Everyone: The Appeal of Sweepstakes Bonuses Sweepstakes casinos have grown because they make casino-style games feel more approachable, with a free way to join, learn the games, and collect in-game coins from promotions. Most bonuses are simple once the basic terms are clear. The key is knowing what you receive, when you can […]
Walk down any casino floor in 2026 and you’ll notice something different about how players linger at machines. Fewer are asking “what’s the jackpot?” and more are asking “how often does the bonus hit?” That shift in priorities is reshaping which slots get played, which get skipped, and how manufacturers design new cabinets. The […]
To say that the USA has a complicated relationship with gambling must be one of the greatest understatements of all time. While it might not be up there with “Houston, we’ve had a problem”, which was uttered by the crew of NASA’s Apollo 13 after their oxygen tank exploded while the crew was about 200,000 […]
Thousands of slots compete for attention at crypto casinos, but a much smaller group keeps appearing among the favorites. The games themselves, their mathematics and the casinos carrying them offer some clues as to why. Open a modern crypto casino lobby and the first problem is abundance. Thousands of thumbnails can sit between you […]
A casino lobby can sometimes be guilty of a little too much similarity between titles. Developer studios don’t necessarily get comfortable, but they do (naturally) gravitate towards formulas and themes that have historically performed well with players. Pragmatic Play slots broke out of that copy-paste routine. How? By leaning hard into high-volatility […]
Recently, online gambling in the Netherlands has transitioned from the extremely strict, government-led monopoly for decades toward a heavily restricted legal market. After the official opening of the regulated market under the Remote Gambling Act (KOA) in October 2021, the industry briefly experienced an explosion of growth, but it’s been quelled by the enforcement […]