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Samantha Wilson

Microgaming Arrivals: Have You Marked Your Calendar Yet?

October is all about anticipation – anticipation of the winter, of holidays and of putting your year-long worries down to have some fun. Well, to let you have more fun, Microgaming will be launching a few exciting games this October. Here’s a roundup of Microgaming’s October arrivals: Peek-a-boo The classic …

The Correlation Between Slots and Tennis

At first glance, slot gambling and tennis appear to have very little in common. One is a very athletic activity, played outdoors between two people. Slots require very little movement, and are almost always patronized indoors. However, the two sports are very similar in their fixation with the hypnotizing back-and-forth …

The Best Online Slots in the UK

Online slots are the real crowd pullers. Loved by the novices and the experts alike, slots provide real entertainment and value for money. Since most of the slots based games are pretty much the same, it’s a real challenge for online casinos to bring some variety to the table. This …

Tips to Win Keno Like a Boss!

Are you among those who do not understand the calculations and maths behind popular casinos games like poker and blackjack? Gambling is not just about the game of probability, but also about luck. Also, there are several offerings in gambling, be it online or in brick and online pokies real …

A Conference on Problem Gambling

March is a month of awareness about problem gambling. At the start of the month a conference was held in Springfield, Massachusetts to discuss this problem and ways to tackle it. The conference on problem gambling Members of the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling had all the good things to …

A Man Turns a Penny into £1.8 Million

Sean Lloyd, a 48 year old man from Ashton-under-Lyne, not only won the lottery, but he gives full credit to a lucky penny he spotted on the ground. He was entering a store in Oldham to buy a lottery ticket when he spotted a penny on the ground. He picked …

Chinese Migrants Struggle with Problem Gambling in Australia

According to a study conducted by social scientists at Monash University, Chinese migrant workers living in Australia are 5 times more likely to suffer from gambling addiction than gamblers who are native Australians. One of the study’s lead scientists, Dr. Harriet Radermacher, says that part of the reason why Chinese …

Conference Held to Boost Digital Currency in Gambling

To discuss and promote the use of digital currency or bitcoin in betting, a conference was organised by iGaming Business, a B2B magazine focusing on online gambling, on November 24. Bitcoin4iGaming Conference was held at Dexter House in London and became the first ever platform to discuss digital currency gambling. …

Hungry Gamblers Gamble Better

Doing your weekly shopping on an empty stomach may not lead to the best outcomes, but new research from the Netherlands indicates that may not hold true when gambling. According to the Utrecht University research project’s findings, the ‘hot state’ entered by hungry gamblers leads to improved decisions and outcomes …