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You should avoid offshore gambling sites if you can bet with a legal United States gambling site instead. Offshore bingo, casino, poker, and sports betting sites are legal in their country of origin, but the United States has a different opinion. That said, the probability that you'll face any kind of legal issues when betting at offshore gambling sites is minimal. You should be more worried about having trouble depositing and withdrawing money from these offshore sportsbooks. Below, Read more [...]

In this post, I list and describe the biggest slot machine companies in the world. I plan to include reviews of various gambling machines here soon, and I'm starting with a look at some of the slot machine manufacturers and their products. Not long ago, such a list would be short. But with the advent of internet casinos, the list of slot machine companies grows ever longer. And finding slot machines near where you live is easier now than ever in the United States. Depending on where you live, Read more [...]

One of my favorite ways to learn about a new subject is to look at the various subdivisions of that subject. For example, I'm writing a blog about gambling, so that leads me to wonder what the different types of gambling games are. If I were writing a blog about literature, I might look at how literature experts categorize that subject. I'll start by offering a definition of "gambling", and I'll follow that with a definition of "game": Gambling Definition My favorite online dictionary, Merriam Read more [...]

When I was starting out betting on sports, I got frustrated because everybody talked about “finding value,” but never really explained what that meant. As it turns out, the answer was right there in front of me. Years later, as an experienced (if a little unlucky) bettor, I’m hard-pressed to find anything more meaningful in sports betting than this concept of value. In sports betting, finding value is jargon that means finding a proposition that pays its winners better than it should. Making Read more [...]

What’s the etiquette for tipping your blackjack dealer? How does it work? Tipping is a tricky topic regardless of the context. It can be just as awkward to work out an appropriate tip for a restaurant server or bartender. On a casino floor, a place where you’re supposed to spend lavishly and act in a celebratory manner, the pressure to tip heavily and frequently can be intense. When You Make Money, I Make Money – Tipping the Blackjack Dealer I took the title of this post from a phrase Read more [...]

I’ve written before about how frequently you’ll read the phrase “secret patterns” when you read about roulette. Some writers and lots of players are convinced that there’s some secret pattern of winning numbers that exists, and if discovered, could guarantee profits. If secret roulette patterns sound conspiracy-oriented to you, that’s because it is. There’s lots of bad science and ignorant gambling strategy at play when the secret patterns theory comes up. Even though lots of us Read more [...]

How do I find slot machines near me? This isn’t a hypothetical question. I travel a lot for work and with family and friends. If I get an urge to play slot machines, I need to be able to find slot games near me no matter where I am. Over the years, I’ve learned how to find slot machine games pretty much anywhere in the United States. I may have to think outside the box or look in some less-familiar places. Sometimes I have to travel a bit outside the planned route to satisfy my slot jones. Read more [...]

As gambling becomes mainstream in America, interest in gambling companies and brands is increasing. Investors are interested in backing these new markets, and bettors looking to take part in newly-legal sports bets or casino games are curious about the companies and brands available to them. The lists below include companies that design and build slot machines, companies that host offshore gambling sites, sports betting companies, design firms that work with casinos and racebooks, and plenty of Read more [...]

Is Betonline.ag legit? Is BetOnline poker legal? These are the questions this post tries to answer. Check out BetOnline.ag now. Open since 2001, Betonline.ag is a US-facing offshore betting site offering a sportsbook, poker room, casino, and racebook. Though they’ve changed their URL a few times and undergone several graphics and gameplay changes, Betonline.ag is essentially the same company they’ve been for twenty years. Though many gambling companies left the US market during the difficult Read more [...]

Bovada launched in 2011 as a US-facing online poker room, casino, and sportsbook. It’s a spin-off from the once hugely popular gambling website Bodog, though the two gambling companies no longer have anything to do with each other. Bovada.lv remains a popular choice for US-based online sports betting and casino and poker play. It’s difficult to answer the question of legality when it comes to offshore gambling sites. Is Bovada legal in the US? The simplest answer is “No.” I can Read more [...]