Most people that head to a casino in Las Vegas, Macau or London do so in entirely good faith. Punters will take their cash up to the cashier’s desk and exchange them for chips, knowing that what they’re given in return for their money are genuine chips that the casino values at the same level […]
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What Are the Biggest Rollover Jackpots in the National Lottery?
Winning the National Lottery is a dream come true for most people, yet not all dreams come in the same shapes and sizes. The very first lottery draw took place on the 19th of November 1994, with seven people having the winning numbers and having to share the £5.8 million prize. Compare that to Iris […]
Can You Take Casino Chips Home with You (And Cash Them in Later)?
Casino chips are a funny thing. For some, they represent their path to a fortune, if only they can get their decisions right on the casino floor. For others, they are little more than a souvenir, kept hold of in order to remember the time that they took on the casinos. For those that do […]
Bitcoin Investor Peter McCormack Purchases Bedford FC
Midway through December, it looked as if a group of investors that was being led by a trader who specialised in Non-Fungible Tokens was going to buy Bradford City Football Club. At the same time, a major player in the Bitcoin market, Peter McCormack bought Bedford FC, the club based in the Bedfordshire town of […]
What Is Collusion in Poker & How Common Is It?
The vast majority of people that sign up to play poker online do so in good faith. They choose a site that they like the look of, create a profile and login to start playing poker as soon as possible. When they play their games, they imagine that they’re coming up against like-minded people who […]
What Is a Banker Bet?
Anyone that has ever told you that they’ve got a wager that is a ‘banker’ is a stone-cold liar. The sheer number of variances involved in literally any sport are such that there is no no way of telling who or what is going to win. Even a horse that has won every race it […]
Do Fewer People Play the Lottery Now Compared to When It First Launched?
The National Lottery launched in 1994 to much excitement, with seven winning tickets sharing the first jackpot of £5,874,778. Over the years since, the lottery has grown and changed, being altered to offer different prizes and working in a different way to how it did on that launch date. It remains a popular enterprise, with […]
What Does ‘Provably Fair’ Mean in Online Gambling?
In the world of online gambling, punters want to know that the bets that they are placing are fair. When you’re not physically in the same location as something that is happening, it is easy to question whether everything is legit and above board, so it’s little surprise that the casinos and bookmakers that populate […]
The Changing Face of Darts: How Has the Game Evolved Over the Years?
To its critics, darts is a sport that is old-fashioned and stuck in its ways. The idea of overweight men throwing darts at a board before stepping aside to have a smoke and drink a pint is all-purveying to those that haven’t watched a darts game for years. In reality, the modern version of the […]
How Have the National Lottery Rules Changed Over the Years?
It is believed that around 70% of British adults play the lottery every year, which equates to around 45 million people. Whilst that might be the number that buy a ticket and keep their fingers crossed that they’re suddenly going to see their life changed for the better, the number that actually know the rules […]