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In this semi-comprehensive, and hopefully final, look at Pennsylvania Skill Games, Brandon James addresses the legality or regulatory status of the devices, looks at them from a standpoint of...

Brandon James has written about Bitcoin before, and given the recent crash in prices for the cryptocurrency, it seemed an appropriate time to write about it again. James gives his thoughts on the...

“Risk-Free,” is a term that some online casinos like to throw around, even if a proposition is not actually risk-free. Fortunately, Brandon James takes a look at some online promotions that can be...

Waxing a bit philosophical, Brandon James takes a look at the evolution of human life, and of the Universe, and offers some comparisons (in terms of probability) to well-known gambling games. In...

Brandon James focuses on some of the most misleading implements to be found in casinos. In the case of slot machines, the focus is on visual misrepresentations. For land casinos, drawings are...

Brandon James watches some informational Youtube slot videos presented by American Casino Guide and reviews them based on entertainment value as well as accuracy of information.

Brandon James breaks down the Pennsylvania online casinos for which he has significant experience based on five criteria. This article is written primarily with recreational players in mind, but...

Brandon watches (too) many videos featuring the Youtuber, Professor Slots, who claims to be able to offer slot machine strategies with an eye towards beating the casinos. James also looks at the...

While the mathematical ideal would be for recreational gamblers to behave like robots, that rarely happens, so Brandon James is offering some straight advice that might help people avoid chasing...

Casino Gambling the Smart Way is a 1999 book written by Andrew N.S. “Andy,” Glazer that was written, purportedly, to help players win more and/or lose less. The majority of the book focuses on...

Evolution Lightning Blackjack is a game available at several online casinos in which players pay a mandatory fee of 100% of their bet amount to receive multipliers for the next hand any time they...

Is there any real difference between offshore online casinos and state-regulated ones? It certainly seems not as Brandon James explores the Terms and Conditions of Fanduel Sportsbook, which a WoV...

The Wizard gives his version of the Shoeless Joe story based on three witnesses.

The Wizard analyzes the odds of Shoeless Joe parlaying $400 into $1.6 million playing blackjack.

Brandon James has previously reviewed some old-school console casinos games, as well as a handheld, so it’s time to take a look at something newer to see how things have improved, or, if they have...

From crimes to openings to smoking bans and illegal gambling activity, September was a very busy month in gambling news and Brandon James runs down most of it here in this first post-Covid edition...

Bill Belichick had some interesting things to say in advance of this week’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New England Patriots game on tap for Sunday night, including an assertion that Brady copied the...

Do betting system believers actually want to win at casino games? Do they truly believe that betting systems will result in winning? This article explores the relationship between betting system...