Land-Based Casinos Archive

Report recommends BC gambling regulator be replaced. Earlier this year, following staggering allegations of millions of dollars worth of money laundering through BC casinos, Peter German issued an independent report on the matter. Within that report is recommendations for policy changes and other effective ways to prevent future incidents. That report was partially released...

The negative side of live dealer online baccarat. We’ve already discussed at length the benefits of live online casino gambling. Today, we’ll take the opposite approach, detailing only the negative aspects of live baccarat casinos. There aren’t too many of them, but those that do exist are elements you should be aware of before...

Comparison of table games at online casinos, live casinos and land-based casinos. In the old days, if you wanted to gamble on table games like blackjack, baccarat or roulette, you had to visit a land-based casino. Or, there were always some shady, underground backroom casinos, but they were never a safe (much less legal)...

Online Sic Bo strategies, tips and general advice. Sic bo may be one of the more entertaining games in any land-based or online casino, but it’s certainly not the friendliest on your bankroll. The lowest house edge you’ll find is 2.78%, while the highest can range anywhere from 29% up to 94%, depending on...

Everything you need to know to play online baccarat for real money. Baccarat is one of those casino games that tend to intimidate new players. Casinos and Hollywood film makers are at fault for this. Movies like the classic James Bond flick, Casino Royale (1967), portray baccarat as a game for the wealthy, and...

How do I know if I have a gambling problem? If you’re asking this question, there’s good reason for it. Either you believe you, or someone you know, might have, or be at risk of developing, a gambling addiction. Once addiction sets in, it can be incredibly hard to break. The best thing you...

Malta seeks global self-exclusion from live and online casino gambling. The utilization of self-exclusion services to promote the prevention of problem gambling is nothing new. Jurisdictions all over the world have regulatory guidelines that mandate the provision of self-exclusion systems among their licencees. However, these programs have been largely unsuccessful for a multitude of...

Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati implores Canada to permit legal sports betting on single events. The list of influential supporters for the legalization of single-event live and online sports betting in Canada got longer this week. The Canadian Gaming Association began lobbying for legalization last week, the very moment the US Supreme Court made...

Casino Myth: High Variance Slots Pay, Low Variance Slots Don’t There are so many crazy casino myths floating around these days that it’s hard to keep up with them all. Today, we’ll focus on one very specific myth that claims the variance of a slot machine will determine its profitability. The theory is that...

Mega Moolah progressive jackpot slots paying out every month in 2018. Is another winner destined in May? As progressive jackpots go—especially the multi-million variety—they aren’t expected to pay out very often. In the land-based gambling realm, a machine that averages a strike once, maybe even twice per year, is considered lucrative. But Microgaming‘s progressive...