Are you new to the online casino gambling party? Welcome! This little leisure activity may seem small at first, but it’s actually a massive industry with billions of dollars in annual revenue worldwide, an interesting history, and a very bright future. New players will likely find a massive array of casinos, coaches, and would-be information sources clamoring to accept their money. But believe it or not, the most important things new players can ...

BetMakers Technology Group, the race betting operator and technology provider from Australia, has finally pushed their acquisition of Sportech’s Global Tote business over the line. The deal between the two companies was agreed in December 2020, when the Sportech shareholders voted in favour of selling their racing, tote and digital business to BetMakers for around 42 million U.S. dollars. Now the agreement has passed all regulatory hurdles, makin ...

Online casino fans know, if they have any experience, that gamblers come in every kind and color. There are the tight-and-aggressive players, who bet the minimum for hours at a time before unleashing monster bets. There fast-and-loose players, who throw their chips around the tables as if they were allergic to money. There are casual players, social players, professionals, first-timers, and everything in between. This diversity of styles, persona ...

Most stories about famous gamblers fixate on fabulously successful stars who occasionally dabble in a small amount of brick-and-mortar or online casino gambling. And with good reason! People who love the music of Jay-Z or the movies of Ben Affleck may get a real kick out of seeing their favorite celebrities from a new perspective. But there are other stories out there… … stories where a successful Hollywood player makes a move towards playing in ...

Let’s bet honest: when it comes to the A-list celebrities who love to frequent online casinos (or land-based ones, or private tables, for that matter!), some stories are more surprising than others. After all, plenty of famous folks whose public image is already flamboyant, risk-loving, or glamorous enough that it’s easy to imagine them placing massive bets without batting an eyelash. Is anyone really shocked to learn that Jay-Z once lost nearly ...

Baccarat is currently experiencing a massive boom in the West… …which definitely is great news for fans of quality online gambling! Though it’s been outrageously popular in Macau casinos for quite some time now, baccarat may still feel like new territory for players whose gaming world revolves around Las Vegas or Monte Carlo. But this is one trend that has real substance to go with its style: the massive increase in popularity of baccarat is back ...

It’s easy to associate celebrities with the glitz and glamour of high-stakes online casino gambling. We like to imagine that the rich and famous like to get together with other, fabulously wealthy and renowned individuals for casino outings the likes of which mere mortals could never aspire to! And to be fair, it does seem that some industry moguls do indeed rub elbows on the felt with other titans, either for charitable causes, to increase their ...

Hollywood is rife with sad stories of celebrities who have made it big and lost it all thanks to overindulging in vices, partying too hard, struggles with addiction, and the like. It’s a problem with professional sports, too! It seems that every week there’s another story about a former millionaire who lost it all. In stories like that, gambling often plays the role of the villain. For people as diverse as basketball stars Charles Barkley and All ...

Online casino gambling continues to delight players of every stripe, from every corner of the globe. It’s not just average Joes and Janes who are getting on the action: some of the world’s most famous citizens are taking part too! The name of one noted gambler will be especially familiar to hip hop fans all: Jay-Z. ...

So you’ve decided to get serious about online casino blackjack. Congratulations! Now the question is: where do you start? For the blackjack beginner with aspirations to professional status, the first steps don’t always resemble those of an amateur beginner. The world of online casino gaming is changing faster than ever, with new games and new tables popping up almost daily. Even in this rapidly evolving landscape, though, there are some fundament ...