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The GoldenRuleOfGambling website is now available in Spanish.
Many of the largest gambling operators have recently been moving into the Spanish market, with software giant Playtech teaming up with Spain’s Grand Madrid Casino to offer online gambling, and William Hill aligning itself with Spanish betting chain Victoria Apuestas. Spanish speakers across Latin America, and Latin American [...]
Tags: Espanol, Gambling News, Golden Rule Of Gambling Site News, Spanish
Betting used to be a pretty simple affair : you walked into a bookmakers, and the bookmaker told you what odds a particular event was being offered at, and if you liked the odds then you placed a bet.
The problem was that a lot of the time, punters didn’t like the odds especially, but they [...]
Tags: Betfair, Betting exchanges, Gambling Questions, Professional gambling, Spread Betting
Question:
Can I hold a “casino night” as a party or fund-raising event?
Answer:
Casino nights are essentially themed parties in which guests are given a fixed amount of “play money” in order to play casino games such as roulette and blackjack for a night. If they “win” with their play money, they can then exchange that play [...]
Tags: Gambling Questions, Gambling Rules
Paddy Power have revealed a great set of novelty bets on the England v Australia Ashes series, for those who don’t take their cricket too seriously.
We particularly like the “Warney’s Words” series of bets. Legendary Ozzie spinner Shane Warne will be commentating for Sky TV throughout the series, and bets are being taken on [...]
Tags: Cricket, Novelty Bets
This is the one question we all want to know the answer to!
The simple answer is, the only way you are going to win a huge amount of money is by getting extremely lucky. That said, many gamblers don’t pay any attention to the probabilities or “house edge” in the games they play, prefering [...]
Tags: casino odds, Gambling Questions, winning big
Question:
What do people actually do with massive lottery wins?
Answer:
According to the American Economic Review, which studied the behaviour of lottery winners in 2001, people’s lives are changed less than you might think by a big win. On average they saved 16% of their winnings, though this figure rises in the case of really big wins. [...]
Tags: Gambling Questions, winning big
If you’re a blackjack fan then you probably already know the best strategy to adopt to try and beat the dealer (and if you don’t know that strategy then check out our blackjack chart to give yourself a massive head start at the game). However it is still the case that, even when playing with [...]
Tags: blackjack, Gambling News
The action has been as hot as the weather at Ladbrokes Casino in Flaming June.
Players from all over the world have been cashing in at the roulette tables, with big wins for “Bishr I” from Jordan (£5,580), Ioannis N from Cyprus (£7,920) and Bjorn P from Sweden (£6,510). However it seems to be the UK [...]
Question:
Can bingo or keno be lawfully played on the premises of a private members club?
Answer:
In the US you need to play in a licensed casino. In the UK the law has recently changed and you can play bingo / keno in a private members club without a licence as long as you abide by certain [...]
Tags: Bingo, Gambling Questions, Gambling Rules, Keno
From June this year all “category C” slot machines ( or “fruit machines” ) will be subject to new rules on the size of the stake, the size of the maximum prize, the number of times a jackpot can “repeat”, and the speed of the game play.
What does all of this mean for the UK [...]
Tags: Gambling News, Gambling Rules, Slot Machines