Most inventors of card games are never remembered. That’s partially because most card games evolve from something else, with their history difficult to trace precisely. Texas Hold’em is one of the most popular variations of poker in the world, for example, and yet very little is known about its origins other than the fact that […]
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The Decline in Bingo Hall Numbers Since the 1980’s Peak
At one time, bingo was one of the most popular pastimes in the United Kingdom. First played in Britain in the 1700s, ‘number clubs’ became immensely popular during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. That was an early version of the game that would eventually become bingo, with the ninety-ball game being a wartime favourite. Bingo […]
Racecourses That Have Closed in the UK Since 2000
Horse racing is a hugely popular sport, seeing hundreds of thousands of people turn up for the biggest meetings, such as Royal Ascot, Cheltenham and Glorious Goodwood. On top of that, many people look at the horse racing industry as one that is awash with cash, given the money involved in owning top horses and […]
Can You Legally Install Fruit Machines In Your Home?
Fruit machines remain a popular device for people to play on, often when they head to the pub or a member’s club. Nowadays, slot machines are typically computer driven, but old-style fruit machines still exist and people still love to use them. So much so, in fact, that it’s not uncommon for people to want […]
What Happened to Bet Butler?
The idea behind Bet Butler was a simple but impressive one: the company would essentially act as a broker for people hoping to place bets. In theory, it was a great site for punters to know about, offering the best available odds on whatever someone wanted to bet on in exchange for a three percent […]
Will You Marry Me? Bingo! The Proposals That Happened Over a Game of Bingo
The world of bingo has become more and more aimed at a younger audience than we might traditionally imagine. Whether it be crazy versions of bingo games, such as Bongo’s Bingo, or simply the move to an online bingo platform, it is a form of betting that is now just as likely to appeal to […]
How Do Megaways Slots Work? Play With Up to 117,649 Paylines!
Slot machines are easy enough to understand, aren’t they? You spin the reels and if a winning line comes up then you win yourself some money. Simple. Except Megaways Slots work in an entirely different fashion, offering players no traditional pay lines and instead the number of pay lines vary each time you play a […]
Gambling in Pubs: Are Real Money Poker, Bingo and Quiz Games Legal at Your Local?
Elsewhere on the site you can read about the legality behind poker games that are played at home for money. Here we’re looking at the wider idea of gambling in venues, such as public houses, and the legality of doing so. Whilst poker tournaments and the like are obvious examples, what about pub quizzes in […]
What Happened to Wbx? Regulatory Burdens Too Much for the World Bet Exchange
WBX was an acronym for World Bet Exchange, an exchange betting platform that was founded in 2002 but didn’t launch until four years later. Malcolm Gray, the company founder, always intended to take his time launching WBX in order to ensure that it was well-positioned to compete with other exchange betting firms, such as Betfair […]
What Happened to All the Cozy Bingo Sites? Goodbye Cozy, Hello ElectraWorks
Cozy Bingo started out as a bingo network that predominantly operated white label sites. The sites could be set up relatively cheaply, with a starting price of about £5,000. The company began to grow quite quickly and soon offered punters as many as one hundred different bingo brands to choose from, including some well-known bingo […]