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Written and visual media across the UK have been warning us for months that online gambling is contributing to a marked increase in problem gamblers in this country.

Many have gone as far as predicting a four-fold rise from 250,000 problem gamblers in 1999 to 1 million today, adding fuel to the puritanical fire.

Following yesterday’s publication of the results of the latest Gambling Prevalence Study undertaken by the Gambling Commission, we can see that all of the hype and hysteria surrounding online gambling and its supposed dangers is a lot of hot air. (more…)

This licenced video slot machine from Microgaming has been around for a couple of years now but for those of you new to online slots and those who have been cryogenically frozen, here’s my review.

As always, I’ve spent hours playing this feature-packed slot machine on your behalf. (more…)

This is a key question for new online casino players or less experienced internet users. It is still a fact that a large proportion of people in the UK will not buy online using their credit cards for fear of fraud.

With 128-bit SSL encryption security in place however, it is actually much safer to use your credit card online than it is to stand in the queue with it at a petrol station and how many of us do that without giving it a second thought?

If you can get over the irrational fear of using your credit or debit card to deposit at an online casino, your most common secondary concern is that the casino software is obviously rigged in favour of the house. (more…)