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In the first part of this article we looked at numbers 10 through to 6 (Spain, Greece, Norway, Hong Kong and Italy respectively) concerning the countries that lose the most money gambling. In this article we’ll focus on the top five, as things get a little more interesting. 5. Finland In the previous article...

Aussies love to gamble and they love pokies more than anything else. In Australia we also lose a lot of money gambling, and not just on pokies. However, how do we compare to other countries when it coms to this popular past-time? Do we gamble more or less than others, and which countries lose...

The title says it all, and you probably already have the mental image locked in. If it helps, then it was a number 1 and not a number 2, but there’s some of that to come as well. This story has recently hit the headlines, but it actually happened last week, over the weekend....

The City of Sin gets all of the best slots, because it gets all of the biggest players. There are tens of thousands of slot machines in the Gambling Capital of the World, and these provide a good standard for the rest of the world. If something is a success in Vegas then it...

Created by IGT, one of the most exciting developers in the last few years, this is a game that 80s film fans will adore. It is based on the film of the same name, a cult classic that defined a generation. The Basics The game uses the Ghostbuster’s theme music throughout, and whilst this...

You have probably heard of the big developers of online casinos, named like Microgaming and Playtech. These are the guys who create all of your favorite slot machines and table games, and if not for these then online casinos wouldn’t have anything. In fact, thanks to these guys running an online casino is simple...

A “Payout Percentage” on a slot machine is what tells you how heavily the machine is weighted in favour of the casino. This sort of information is hard to find in offline casinos, but thanks to the strict regulations and rules followed by online casinos, this information is widely available. To understand these house...

It has just been announced that a glut of new skill-based games could be making their way to the bright lights of Sin City, after they were approved by the Nevada governor and have therefore be given the nod by the state itself. It has been suggested that a new generation of gamblers have...

Every month, Microgaming promises to deliver a fresh release of online casino games, and the menu always includes new slots. April will be no different as the world’s leading internet gaming systems developer announcing the launch of 3 new slots, entitled Rabbit in the Hat, Ariana Slot and Big Chef. Players of Microgaming online...

With a population of just over 500,000, residents of the island state of Tasmania aren’t gambling nearly as much as they used to. According to the recently published results of a study, a downgraded economy and the ease of access to online pokies has resulted in a 10% drop in gamblers, and a 27%...