In the United Kingdom, the state lottery is known as the National Lottery. It was first launched in 1994 and the licence to operate it was awarded to Camelot. The first draw took place on the 19th of November that year, with Noel Edmunds hosting a televised draw, including the selection of the machine and […]
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Biggest Cheats in Sport: 8 People Who Didn’t Play Fair
Elsewhere on the site you can read about the way in which people try to cheat in sport and the things that can be done to stop them. Sadly, cheating is prevalent when it comes to professional sports for any number of reasons. The obvious one is that there is huge financial gain to be […]
Cheating in Sport: How Do People Cheat & How Is It Detected?
When it comes to sporting events, everyone thinks that there is always a level playing field. The entire notion of fairness in sports is based on that being the case, but the truth is that only the most naive of people would believe that the playing field truly is level. There is all sorts of […]
Did Fred Done Invent the Lucky 15?
Fred Done is a man who knows what it takes to turn a betting shop into an empire. He opened his first betting shop with his brother Peter back in 1967, using money that the pair had won betting on England to win the World Cup a year before to do so. In the years […]
J. Doyne Farmer: The Man Who Beat Roulette with a Computer in His Shoe
The House Always Wins is one of the key tenets of the gambling industry. It is why casinos are often lavish affairs and why Las Vegas is full of places that seem to spend huge amounts of money offering forms of entertainment simply for the purposes of getting people to go there so that their […]
Why Do Betting Sites Keep Leaving the UK?
For betting companies, there are few markets on the planet as lucrative as the United Kingdom. Though countries like the United States of America have recently started to allow online betting and the likes to take place in most states, it is still a young market learning its place in the industry. The UK, on […]
What Are the Odds of Winning an Omaze House?
If you have ever used one of the big social media channels, the chances are high that you will have seen an advertisement for Omaze and the properties that you can ‘win’ through the company. One of the first questions that you will probably ask yourself is what your actual chances of success are, with […]
PredictIt Is Getting Shut Down, But What Was It & How Did it Work?
When it comes to betting, there are sites that cover seemingly everything. Whether you want to bet on horse racing, football or politics, you can place a wager on most (legal and tasteful things) thanks to the proliferation of online betting sites. Sometimes, it is felt by some that there is a market that deserves […]
What Are the Island Games in Football?
When it comes to the subject of football, most people will feel as though there isn’t a competition out there that they haven’t heard of. From the big leagues around the world like the Bundesliga, La Liga and the Premier League, through to national tournaments, such as the World Cup and the Copa América, we […]
Will eSports Join the Olympics?
Elsewhere on this site, you can read articles both about weird sports that have been part of the Olympic Games over the years, as well as explorations of what actually makes something a sport in the first place. Now a question has arisen that seems to cover both bases, with many asking whether or not […]