We all like to have a laugh with our friends, doubtless often heading to poker rooms or casinos with them for want of something better to do on a Friday night. How many of us have asked a friend for advice when playing blackjack, or told them to blow on the dice before throwing them […]
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Does Darts Have a Match Fixing Problem?
Darts is an odd sport, insomuch as anyone who has thrown some arrows in a pub might well feel that they could do it professionally. In many instances, those people may well be right. The thing that separates professional darts players from folk playing with mates is the ability to deal with the pressure. You […]
What Is the Starting Price in Horse Racing?
When it comes to having a casual flutter on something, horse racing is one of the most popular sports around. Whilst football might be more popular in general, horse racing does have the added benefit of being available pretty much all year round. On top of that, there are races almost every day of the […]
Could We See the End of White Label Casinos?
Head online with the plan of using a casino and you’ll soon be greeted with a wealth of sites that look very similar, if not close to identical. Whilst physical casinos that are part of the same chain will use the same carpets, slot machines and restaurants to give customers a sense of familiarity, they […]
When to Double & Split in Blackjack
On the face of it, blackjack is a simple enough game. You go up against a dealer, with the aim being to get a higher score than them whilst remaining below the score of twenty-two. If you succeed then you win, whilst if you fail you lose. That’s it. Yet once you start to delve […]
Donkey Racing & Other Weird Things People Bet On
Elsewhere on the site you can read about weird bets in the sense of people betting on the likes of the end of the world. This article is also about kooky and odd bets that people choose to bet on, we’re going to try to limit it to something with a vaguely sporting background. The […]
Is Online Roulette Rigged?
It’s easy to understand why those of a paranoid persuasion might start to question the legitimacy of online games if they haven’t won on them for a while. After all, the whole point about things that are computerised is that you can’t see the human involvement and that might begin to play on the minds […]
What Is Draw Bias in Horse Racing?
Horse racing seems simple enough, especially if the main type of racing that you’ve watched is jump racing. The horses line up, jockey for space and then the race gets underway when the starter lifts the tape. Things are slightly more complex in the world of flat racing, however, thanks to the fact that the […]
Best Racecourses in the United Kingdom
What makes a racecourse good, bad or indifferent will always be a matter of personal opinion. For some people, the atmosphere that you get on the course is the most important thing, given that they’re more interested in having a drink and a laugh with friends than they are the actual racing. For others, the […]
The Monday National: How an IRA Bomb Threat Affected the 1997 Grand National
The Grand National is one of the most loved and watched horse racing events in the world, regularly watched by hundreds of millions of people. The ‘world’s greatest steeplechase’ is famous for its unpredictability, yet what happened around the event in 1997 was beyond the wildest predictions of everyone associated with sport. The day had […]