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On the morning of August 5, 2019, JPG Group issued a mass email to all UK-based customers and affiliates of its flagship online casino operations, Vera&John and InterCasino, advising them to initiate a withdrawal request of any remaining balance in their accounts. They were given four weeks, until September 3, to complete the...
Category Blog, Gambling Laws, Latest News, Online Gambling

Set to launch later this year in the US and next year in Canada, Apple Card is poised to become the 'next big thing' in this area. Adopters of the new system will be able to utilize Apple Card payments for just about any service or merchandise imaginable. However, one business the company...
Category Banking Options, Blog, Credit/Debit Cards, Gambling Laws, Latest News, Online Gambling

To rat-hole chips is to discreetly take a small amount of the chips from your stack and slip them into your pocket. Notice I said from your chip stack, not the chips you bet on the table. That would be cheating! (See how easy it is to mix that up?)...
Category Blackjack, Blog, Casino Games

The UK Gambling Commission has struck one of its largest and most successful licensees, the Ladbrokes Coral Group, with a massive fine of £5.9 million. Over the last two years, the size of the UKGC's fines has grown exponentially – partly because the government said the severity of punishments will increase to dissuade...
Category Blog, Gambling Laws, Latest News, Online Gambling

Shoot to Win is a mechanical edition of the same old craps games we've come to know and love over centuries of dice rolling. Modern casinos took the game off the streets and onto felted tables, where it could be properly wagered on – in their favor, of course....
Category Blog, Casino Games, Craps

Yggdrasil's Trolls Bridge 2 Slot This review isn't going to cover every single aspect of the new Trolls Bridge II online slot machine – not because it isn't worthy, but because I simply don't have that kind of time! Yggdrasil's design team infused this game with more features than any title before it. With...
Category Blog, Casino Games, Latest News, Slot Machines

Realistic Games' First Progressive Jackpot Slot Realistic Games may not carry the reputation of Microgaming, but it's certainly no newbie to the iGaming arena. The company was founded in 2002, and since breaking away from third-party publications in 2011, has released more than 80 games on its independent ReGal platform....
Category Blog, Casino Games, Latest News, Slot Machines

What no one (accept its creators) realized upon release of the update was that, depending on where a player lives, their experience within the new GTA Online casino might be different than someone elses. Specifically, some players will be able to partake in the casino games, and some players will not. Which experience...
Category Blog, Casino Games, Gambling Laws, Latest News, Online Gambling

The industry's oldest and most respected iGaming software testing lab is now offering a new certification seal known as ISO/IEC 27001. It is an information security management standard that's already gained international recognition for meeting the strict guidelines of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)....
Category Blog, Gambling Laws, Latest News, Online Gambling

I've come up with a new term, and I'd like to share it with you today. I call it “Slotsology”, and define it as the theory behind why we play slot machines. Think about it for a moment. From a strategic gambler's standpoint, every fiber of our being should be telling us to...
Category Blog, Casino Games, Slot Machines