If you were chatting to someone and they told you that they’d got their Wong out when playing blackjack then you might well imagine that they’d been subsequently thrown out by the casino in which they were playing. In actual fact, what they are probably telling you is that they pulled off a card-counting technique […]
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Most people dream of winning the lottery. With millions of tickets sold every week in the United Kingdom, for both the Lotto and the EuroMillions, as well as other games offered by the National Lottery, there can be no argument that a lot of folks would love nothing more than to see their bank s […]
How Do Escalator Jackpots Work in Bingo? 376046
Bingo is one of the most popular online games for people to play, if for no other reason than it is a relatively simplistic one to understand. Regardless of the type of bingo that you choose to play, whether it be 90-ball or 75-ball, for example, most people are aware that they have tickets that […]
Fake Indian Cricket League Fools Punters in Russia 4g2939
There are some stories that are stranger than fiction. In July 2022, a story emerged that a group of farmers in India had managed to convince Russian gamblers to place bets on cricket matches that they were playing under the impression that they were betting on the actual Indian Premier League. The scam itself was […]
What Are the Odds of Winning the Postcode Lottery? 313m73
It feels as though a new lottery launches every week. From the National Lottery to the Health Lottery, if you wanted to sign up and take part in a random draw that may or may not result in you winning a prize then there is no shortage of options open to you. One of the […]
Did Fred Smith Really Gamble the Future of FedEx Playing Blackjack in Las Vegas? 6l6p5c
Frederick Wallace Smith was born on the 11th of August, 1944 in the city of Marks in the US state of Mississippi. He was the son of James Smith, who had founded a restaurant chain called Toddle House, in addition to the Smith Motor Company that later became the Dixie Greyhound Lines. James Smith died […]
Snail Racing Not Only Exists, There’s a World Championships 2ln6y
Numbered 226 in the Perry Index of Aesop’s Fables, most people know the story of the tortoise and the hare from a young age. In essence, it tells us that speed isn’t always the most important thing and that slow and steady can sometimes win the race. Whilst we don’t know for certain, it is […]
Hamster Racing: The “Professional” Racing Hamsters You Could Bet On 2l253i
There is an occasional series of articles on this site about mad things that are raced for one reason or another. We have looked at both goat racing and ostrich racing, for example, exploring where they take place and how the races work. Now it turns out that there is also hamster racing, with one-time […]
Ostrich Racing Is a Real Thing… Here’s How it Works 5o6716
Elsewhere on this site you’ll be able to read about the curious world of goat racing. It is an odd thing that started off as a way of raising money in Tobago before spreading around the world. In the case of goat racing, the animal in question was chosen because they were more affordable than […]
Those that tend to enjoy a bit of a flutter will know full well that the likes of dog racing and horse racing are two popular forms of competition that take place up and down the United Kingdom, as well as in different places around the world. There are other forms of racing too, with […]