Category: Gambling News

This year has been a tough one for many of us due to the Covid pandemic keeping us at home. However, there has been a light at the end of the tunnel – Christmas – and with it some vaccine news. There’s also a ton of Christmas slots coming our way too, which will help […]

While mobile slots games seem ubiquitous now, their history is actually fairly short. Mechanical slot machines were first developed in 1891, and they didn’t incorporate any electronics until the 1960s. They weren’t truly random until the introduction of random number generators in 1984. But now, you only have to pull out your phone to be […]

Social responsibility and responsible gaming are extremely important areas in the UK gambling industry at the moment, and we want to make sure you understand the need to take care when you’re gambling. You wouldn’t drive without a seatbelt, so make sure you put your ‘seatbelt’ on while you’re playing too, by using the tools we’ve set up for you to help you […]

Online casino software giant Evolution Gaming recently went public about a plan to acquire NetEnt. In a move that is likely to shake the casino software industry, Evolution has placed an attractive 2 billion offer to buy a 90% stake in NetEnt. This will see Evolution exchange 0.1306 shares for each NetEnt’s share, pricing each […]

We’ve been following the Mega Moolah progressive jackpot’s climb to over 16 million during the last few weeks. It finally dropped for the first time since December 2019: on April 5th, and a lucky Canadian player is set to cash out CAD $16,496,347.95! This is the third-highest jackpot amount in Mega Moolah’s history. If we […]

The Mega Moolah slot game’s progressive jackpot rose over £1 million to reach £9 million over the weekend, and in the last two days it has gone over £11 million during the week. As progressive jackpots get bigger with each spin of the reels that doesn’t produce a win, the more people play for it, […]

NetEnt, the major casino software provider behind classic fruit machine-inspired slots like Starburst and Sweet Honey Fruity, has announced the launch of a revolutionary new jackpot system: Starburst Power Pots. The basic principle is that players collect tokens that go towards a community pot. As the tokens pile up, the progress bar fills up until […]

A new generation of slot games is making waves at online casinos, and it’s safe to say that it’s going to change everything. I’m talking about a whole new type of online slot machines: video game slots, inspired by classic arcades, combat RPGs and first-person shooters. Some of these games are already available to play […]

PlayFrank Casino relaunched on the Aspire Global Ltd. gaming platform in January 2020. PlayFrank’s previous operating platform was EveryMatrix Software Ltd. EveryMatrix’s UK license was temporarily suspended by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) in September of 2019. “This [suspension] followed compliance activity which included examining its customer interaction framework“ (UKGC) So it’s obvious that the […]

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has banned credit cards as a payment method for all gambling. The ban will come into effect in April 2020. The UKGC ban on credit cards is is the latest development in regulations to foster responsible gambling in the United Kingdom. Given the initiatives that the commission has implemented in […]