A basic blackjack chart shows how to play your hand based on the dealer’s visible card. It includes strategies like hitting, standing, doubling down, splitting cards, and giving up the game. Recommended strategy is a move that gives you the best result on average in terms of finance under certain rules of the game. Sometimes […]
Lawmakers in Brazil are thinking about a much tougher approach to gambling advertising. On 2 September, the Committee on Science and Technology of the Brazilian Senate adopted PL 2,470/2026 which might seriously restrict the advertising activities of licensed betting companies as well as their sponsorship and promotion in order to attract clients. The proposal would […]
The inside bet is the name of the wager put on the specific number or numbers. In this case, you make your wager in the center part of the roulette table that includes numbers, not in any of the options like color or even/odd or one of the dozens. The smaller amount of covered numbers […]
Lottomatica Group and Spanish gambling company CIRSA have agreed to a merger between the companies in which Lottomatica will combine with CIRSA through an all-share merger in which CIRSA will be absorbed into Lottomatica. The merger was announced on 2 September 2026 and it is intended as a cross-border merger between two big European gambling […]
According to new analysis from Forsyth Barr, SkyCity Entertainment should consider selling its Adelaide casino, advice which comes after it was revealed that the Australian casino giant generated an estimated AU$420 million in cumulative cash losses over 25 years. The New Zealand investment firm’s analysts Paul Laxton Koraua and Andy Bowley said SkyCity could come […]
ELK Studios has released Grizzly Stampede, a brand-new online pokie that’s designed around transforming Stampede symbols, multiplier wilds, and a max win of up to 50,000x your bet. The game’s designed around a five-reel, four-row layout. ELK, being ELK, hasn’t just incorporated a standard ways-to-win mechanic kit. Instead, they’ve decided to centre the gameplay around […]
New Zealand’s Powerball jackpot has now grown to NZ$25 after nobody managed to match all six Lotto numbers and the Powerball in Saturday’s nightly draw. The NZ$23 million Powerball First Division prize went unclaimed on the 29th of August, and this continues a run of rollovers that’s seen the jackpot increase pretty steadily throughout the […]
Hitting is taking an additional card in blackjack. It allows the player to try improving his/her total without busting (going over 21). Hitting can be done several times before the player stands or goes bust. It is very difficult to estimate in what situations the hit is beneficial enough to risk the bust. There is […]
Today, online casino streamers are more popular than ever, and while we’ve seen some changes to the industry – mainly YouTube and Twitch massively tightening up their gambling-related content rules – millions of viewers around the world continue to tune into gambling streams every day. On this page, I’m going to walk you through the […]
In blackjack, a queen has a value of 10 points. The queen has the same value as the jack, the king and the 10, no matter which suit it belongs to. It works like that at all online casinos’ online blackjack, live dealer blackjack and brick-and-mortar casino tables. While the appearance of the card might […]
SkyCity Entertainment has confirmed that it received an unsolicited takeover proposal from a special situations fund managed by Oaktree Capital Management in May 2026. The conditional, non-binding proposal offered NZ$0.70 cash per SkyCity share, while a separate unnamed party proposed an implied price of NZ$0.75 per share. SkyCity’s board unanimously rejected both proposals after deciding […]
Play’n GO introduced a new slot called Viking Runecraft 1000 where players can enjoy a grid game inspired by Norse mythology with Heimdall, Freya and Thor as main characters. It includes the features of scatter pays, cascading wins and a progressive multiplier system. As mentioned on the official game page of Play’n GO, Viking Runecraft […]
Some of the biggest names in the online gambling industry are set to apply for a place in New Zealand’s upcoming regulated casino market, and Stake, Entain and Australian operator Dabble have all now been linked with the licensing process – which came after the deadline for expressions of interest which closed on the 14th […]
SkyCity Entertainment Group could cut between 200 and 250 predominantly New Zealand-based corporate and back-of-house roles as part of a major cost-reduction programme unveiled alongside its FY26 results. The casino operator said its group-wide reset is designed to target around NZ$30 million in realised benefits during FY27, which is then set to increase to NZ$70 […]
Just because Spanish 21 and blackjack look fairly similar, there are some big differences in the games. Knowledge of the Spanish 21 rules will help players make a decision in whether they prefer the additional payouts, as well as the flexible player rules. If the answer is no, gamblers can always change to traditional blackjack […]
