European Roulette is believed by many to be the most popular game in both land-based casinos and their online counterparts. When you think of a casino, the roulette table is probably the first thing that comes to mind, along with neon lights and stacks of chips. It’s such an intriguing and uncomplicated game that, for many, it will be the number one destination for a first and hopefully memorable initial step into the world of gambling. A few years ago, some predicted the death of roulette. As more and more people selected online casinos as their preferred method of having…

The New Jersey Legislature has spoken. It wants the federal government to keep its hands off online gambling. Both chambers of the New Jersey legislature passed resolution urging President Trump, his administration, and Congress to “oppose measures and actions to prohibit states from authorizing and conducting Internet gaming.” Rep. Vincent Mazzeo introduced the resolution back on Jan. 23. A month later, Sen. Jim Whelan and Sen. Jennifer Beck introduced companion legislation. The legislature then rolled the two resolutions into a single measure. This isn’t the first resolution calling on the federal government to leave state-level online gambling well enough alone…

Amaya shareholders have voted in favour of a proposal to rebrand the company as ’The Stars Group’. Announced last month alongside its first-quarter results, the new name required approval from shareholders in order for the firm to push ahead with plans. Amaya has now said that it expects the name to come into effect from August of this year and will coincide with the relocation of its head office to a new site in the Canadian city of Toronto. Meanwhile, shareholders at the firm’s AGM also voted to approve continuance under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), with Amaya to become…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is said to be considering launching an investigation into Ladbrokes’ data protection measures after information about people suffering from gambling addiction was found in a bin bag outside one of the bookmaker’s betting shops in Scotland. According to The Guardian, the information was discovered by a passer-by near to a Ladbrokes branch in Glasgow. The data included the names, photos and addresses of people who have opted in to the ‘Moses’ self-exclusion scheme to suspend themselves from gambling, but did not include other critical information such as bank account numbers and betting history. Tim Miller,…

Significant progress has been made since the onset of the online gambling industry. In those days, gambling sites were simple and aimed at functionality, while today’s modern online casinos come with all kinds of options. The two primary variants of online gambling sites are free play and real money sites. Free play gambling sites are a good way to enter the world of online gambling. Reputable sites such as netbet.co.uk regularly include a demo version to their games in order to provide players with all the practice they need. You can learn the rules, develop some tactics and ultimately get a…

The game could be almost up for traditional bingo halls. It would seem that whereas more people than ever are playing the game online, fewer folk than before are playing the game in halls and community centres. And this trend shows no signs of being reversed anytime soon. Although the rise of online bingo has been credited to some extent with reviving the traditional industry, live bingo is still very much on life support, as interest ebbs away from a sector that is often regarded as staid and dusty. Online bingo has wings, whereas its real world equivalent looks like…