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[SIZE=3][FONT=verdana]Depending on the country and the games your earnings are different. In Europe's real casinos roulette and black jack are the favorite games. Slots get third place. Wheel of fortune, craps or baccarat are only served in sultry back rooms of private would-be gangster clubs.

But stupid regulations and many people, lining their own pockets, have killed the business. Who lives in the east of Germany, must drive hundreds of miles to watch the roulette ball spinning or ...

Here's a serious question for anyone reading this who might have the real answer.

Why do Microgaming and, more particularly, their Quickfire game distribution platform always release so many games on the same day?

You'll find that, every 3 weeks or so, half a dozen slots go live on a variety of online casinos all at the same time - all pushed out to them via Microgaming Quickfire. The majority of these slots aren't developed by Microgaming themselves but it's not uncommon ...

Camelot are the tender winners of the UK's National Lottery, running games such as Thunderball, Lotto and EuroMillions. The Health Lottery is it's main rival but ran by an independent operator, which setup is questionable.

The National Lottery have been subject to dips in sales over the last 12 months which is presumably a result of bad press, game ticket price increases and reshuffling of games. The Lotto increased it's cost to play to £2 in 2013 and many people have been talking ...

There has been a new report published about the biased reporting of gambling research. You can find the article here. Basically it relates to the majority of the bodies tasked with gambling related research within the UK obtaining the majority of their funding from gambling establishments.

The main issue is that some papers have been blocked and revised to meet common interests of the market. The major problem with this is the government use this "independent" research for ...

Just thought my latest post may interest some of the UK users, I'm sure plenty will of heard of "Tory Bingo" regarding the reduction of bingo tax from 20% to 10%. The bingo amendments in the budget seems to be well thought out and I hope that the halls will increase over the years - I think it provides a pretty good community service, certainly to the elderly. Many people I know visit bingo for a "night out" rather than going to win money, that's a bonus.

The post ...