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We’ve heard a lot about new super hero comic-themed pokies lately. Launched last month, Playtech‘s new DC series has been a huge hit already; great news since its Marvel pokies are being discontinued in just a few days. Now, there’s a new comic-themed game hitting the online casino market called Bloodshot Pokies, and it’s...

Since late last year, Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA) – formed to replace the previously dissolved Australian Wagering Council (AWC) – has been encouraging Australia sportsbook operations to join its cause to reduce the social harms of gambling across the nation. While many major brands have complied, William Hill and its stock pile of online...

Microgaming is at it again, teasing the online and mobile casino community with the upcoming release of its latest creations. One of them is a new 3-reel pokies game called Mega Money Multiplier, and it promises a flattering mixture of old and new styles, all combined into one classically designed poker machine. Mega Money...

The Australia online poker community was rocked to its core on Tuesday when Parliament voted to reject an amendment that would have allowed offshore operators to apply for a licence to conduct online poker. Australia is expected to pass the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016 (IGA) in the coming months, formally prohibiting online poker...

There are billions of people on earth. We all have different personalities, temperaments, and dispositions. It’s what identifies us an individuals. One man who’s easy to identify, due to his flamboyant and eccentric nature – and multi-millionaire status – is famous Australian gambler David Walsh. Walsh isn’t your typical blackjack pro or horse race...

If you’re 35+ years old, you remember the days before computers, cell phones and tablets took over your household entertainment. You know what it was like before the internet, before mobile casino games, before CDs and DVDs replaced cassette tapes and VHS movies. When I was a kid, we played outside. When it rained,...

Money laundering is a very serious offense in Australia. When an Australia gambling firm fails to comply with anti-money laundering laws, the penalty can be of near equal severity. Tabcorp found that out the hard when AUSTRAC charged the company with more than 100 counts of failing to comply with those regulations. Bases in...

Casinos are teeming with a wide variety of gambling amusements. You have the electronic variety, like slot machines and video poker. There are multiple table games of variable intricacy, plus specialty games like Keno and the Big Six Wheel. You can’t be expected to know the rules of all casino games, but there are...

The online and mobile casino software industry is an extremely competitive one. It’s very difficult for any new company to make a name for itself, especially with decades-old companies like Microgaming to contend with. But when a brand can produce innovative concepts, as Habanero Systems has done with its latest 2017 pokies releases, success...

I clearly remember the first time I tried to play real money online casino games. It was 11 years ago, and I wasn’t just hesitant. I was so afraid that something bad was going to happen, it took me two days to get from ‘Yes, I want to do this‘, to actually placing my...