From the moment that the National Lottery launched in 1994, it became something that people dreamt of winning. With each ing year, the company that won the tender for it, Camelot, came up with more and more ways of dangling the dream of riches in front of players. From the launch of EuroMillions through to […]
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What Happened to the BDO? 6j4b2d
It is fair to say that darts as a sport has a complicated history. There is certainly a feeling for many that darts has links back to archery, largely thanks to the concentric target that older darts boards boast and that are similar to the targets used in archery practice. Until the start of the […]
Has Disney Changed Its Mind About Gambling? 183830
The Walt Disney Company likes to see itself as a family-orientated business. Whilst Walt Disney himself has always been believed to have some problematic views, the modern day version of the company is one that looks to please all people with what it does and the work that it produces. When Disney first bought Marvel […]
Mr Goxx: The Crypto Trading Hamster 3k5214
Elsewhere on the site you can read about Paul the octopus, who was a resident of Oberhausen’s Sea Life Centre and ‘predicted’ the outcome of football matches in the 2008 European Championship and the 2010 World Cup. He did as much by being presented with two boxes containing food, each of which was adorned with […]
Paul the World Cup Predicting Octopus 1r537
When something that we have no control over comes around, people will often try to find a way to gain some control back. In the 2010 World Cup, that came in the form of an octopus that ‘predicted’ the outcome of football matches that were taking place in South Africa, allowing people to believe that […]
Why Do Slot Spins Have a Minimum 2.5 Second Time in the UK? 3i1t69
Anyone that has used a slot machine at an online casino in the United Kingdom might have been greeted by a message saying ‘You’re spinning too fast’, or something similar. That is because the UK has introduced a rule that says that there needs to be a limit of speed of play on games that […]
How Secure Are Casino Chips? 5k3e2h
Most people that head to a casino in Las Vegas, Macau or London do so in entirely good faith. Punters will take their cash up to the cashier’s desk and exchange them for chips, knowing that what they’re given in return for their money are genuine chips that the casino values at the same level […]
What Are the Biggest Rollover Jackpots in the National Lottery? q2n6h
Winning the National Lottery is a dream come true for most people, yet not all dreams come in the same shapes and sizes. The very first lottery draw took place on the 19th of November 1994, with seven people having the winning numbers and having to share the £5.8 million prize. Compare that to Iris […]
Can You Take Casino Chips Home with You (And Cash Them in Later)? 4s6b1e
Casino chips are a funny thing. For some, they represent their path to a fortune, if only they can get their decisions right on the casino floor. For others, they are little more than a souvenir, kept hold of in order to the time that they took on the casinos. For those that do […]
Bitcoin Investor Peter McCormack Purchases Bedford FC 324g6e
Midway through December, it looked as if a group of investors that was being led by a trader who specialised in Non-Fungible Tokens was going to buy Bradford City Football Club. At the same time, a major player in the Bitcoin market, Peter McCormack bought Bedford FC, the club based in the Bedfordshire town of […]