Casino rules & guides
Casino rules, etiquette, odds and responsible-gambling guides in plain English.
Warning signs of problem gambling and how to get help
Common warning signs that gambling is causing harm, why talking to someone you trust helps, and how to reach local support services.
How random number generators work and how they are tested
A plain-English look at pseudo-random generators, seeds, independent testing and why one result cannot be used to work out the next.
Setting limits for money and time when you gamble
Practical ways to decide a budget and a time limit before you start, why chasing losses makes things worse, and what deposit-limit and self-exclusion tools do.
Provably fair explained: what it proves and what it does not
How hash commitments and seeds let a player check a crash round after it ends, and why that shows the round was not altered rather than that the odds are good.
The gambler's fallacy and the myth of hot streaks
Why a number is never "due", why red does not become likelier after a run of black, and what roulette really tells us about random streaks.
Expected value and variance in plain English
Why one session can swing far above or below the average: a plain-English look at expected value and variance, using roulette as the example.
Bonus wagering requirements explained: how to read the terms
What wagering requirements, game weighting, maximum bets and expiry dates mean, with a worked example showing why a bonus is not free money.
House edge explained, with a worked example
What the house edge is, how a 2.7% edge turns 100 bets of 10 units into an expected loss of 27 units, and how the headline edges of popular games compare.
European, American and French roulette compared
How the extra zero changes the house edge from 2.70% to 5.26%, what La Partage does, and why payouts stay the same on every wheel.