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A study showed that slot machine unit sales declined by 5.6% in the second quarter of 2019. Eilers & Krejcik Gaming recently published a gaming report concerning Q2 2019. In it, a decline in slot machine unit sales in Canada and the United States was noted. We'll take a look at this story...

The dress code of a casino is an important consideration before a visit. If you have never been to a land-based casino, it can be quite intimidating to decide how to dress the part. Should you wear formal attire, perhaps with a suit and tie or maybe an elegant dress?  Dress casino code: the...

It seems that Malta has made headlines after a critical Moneyval report to the Council of Europe concerning AML controls. Malta has made international headlines for all the wrong reasons. This is because the council of Europe (COE) has published a report which has called for the tiny EU member to...

The CFMJ in Switzerland has published a Switzerland list of 39 banned online casino domains. Although countries such as Cambodia and the Philippines have gone through extraordinary lengths to clamp down on online gambling, most countries do not take such Draconian measures. However, online casino...

China has mounted pressure on Cambodia and the Philippines to halt online gambling licenses. While some countries such as the Netherlands are going the way of liberalizing the online gambling market, there are some going in the opposite direction. We've seen exactly this in the last few days in...

The UKGC has stated that loot boxes do not meet the legal definition of gambling. The question of whether loot boxes are a form of gambling has been going on since at least the end of 2017. This was when Electronic Arts was accused of adopting characteristics of casino games into some of their video...

If you've been following our blog religiously since late 2017, then you might recall that in September of that year we decided to have a little bit of fun by presenting you with what we thought were the most beautiful casinos in the world. I've had the good fortune to be able to visit many gambling...

In 2018 the UK Gambling Commission imposed £19.7 million in fines against nine operators. It doesn't seem to matter who the regulator was in 2018 - it was a busy year! In July, the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) reported on the number of fines, breaches, reprimands, licence cancellations and...

Back in April a bill allowing online gambling in the province of Buenos Aires was signed into law. In our past news we've talked about developments in the European online gambling market. For example, back in June, we mentioned Switzerland and their move to ban foreign online casino operators....

GTA V is pushing the limits of video games by opening the Diamond & Casino Resort online. We've seen in the past that the fine line separating video games and casino games sometimes can get a little blurred. When this happens, it can attract the attention of regulators. We saw this towards...

1X2 Network has just entered into a partnership with the platform provider Soft2Bet. Business-to-business partnerships are becoming increasingly common in the online gambling market, as evidenced by the recent partnerships between Patagonia Entertainment and SoftGaming, and between Red Tiger and Iforium....

Last July, Kien Ngyun stabbed a 48-year-old dealer, who narrowly missed being killed. Working in a casino can be dangerous work. Last December, a 65-year-old player was sentenced to life imprisonment without probation for murdering a dealer. In today's news, we’re reporting on a similar...

Over the past 20 years, the online gambling market has changed considerably and this evolution will continue into the foreseeable future. Now the FeedBACK Casino team want to tell our readers what we think will shape the market this year. Live Matches A quick look at our latest news is enough...

Since gambling taxation is very high, 68% of Portuguese play at non-licensed providers. Online gambling markets in Sweden and Slovakia are approaching liberalization, while Portugal has been liberalized for three years now. But the government is thinking about limiting the taxation of this sector...

We present our selection of the best 3 slot games for Christmas. The end of the year is always an exciting time for online casinos. This is because casinos use this time to host some festive promotions, such as Lucky8 with their Lucky Spin Christmas promotion. The game developers also offer many seasonal...

Two nuns embezzled checks meant for the Catholic school in which they worked, for approximately $500,000 over more than a decade. While gambling has been good to many players, particularly for the ones that have won millions, it also brings out the worst in some people. There was the good news...

The developer Yggdrasil Gaming is organizing a special Christmas raffle to help you with your Christmas shopping. Not all of us are as lucky as this player who won big playing Mega Fortune Dreams. But there are other ways to win while playing slots and have fun. Christmas is fast approaching, and...

LeoVegas files a complaint to the European Commission against Italy over a law prohibiting gambling advertisements. Online Casino LeoVegas has just filed an official complaint with the European Commission over the recently introduced law banning gambling advertisements in Italy. In contradiction...

The Rank Group took no action to protect an apparently addicted player who lost £1 million within 24 hours. In our news, we regularly report on the work of regulators whose job it is to monitor the providers of online gambling. One of the authorities' tasks is player protection. As a result...

On the night of Monday, the 8th to Tuesday, October 9th, 2018, a player won the progressive jackpot of Mega Fortune Dreams. As of late, big progressive jackpots have been paying out more frequently. Just recently, Mega Moolah's €19 million jackpot and Mega Fortune's nearly €3.5 million...

PlayOJO has announced two new sponsorship deals in Sweden for the crime series Efterlyst and radio show Vinn Adam’s Pengar. Ordinarily, online casinos market themselves through on-going or special promotions such as the Cashmio Weekly Promotion or the Lucky8 promotion with Quickspin. The casino...

Revenues of $74 billion by 2023 are expected in the global online gambling market. Although the gambling industry in Atlantic City has faced many past difficulties, the global online gambling market is doing very well and the future looks bright. This was recently stated in a study by ResearchAndMarkets.com....

SlotsMillion will be adding the 3D slot Necromancer VR from Pragmatic Play. You've probably heard of virtual reality slots and if you follow our news then you may recall that we've written about them in the past. If you go back to the end of November 2017 we wrote about Sugar Rush VR from...

Two friends won the jackpot at the Winner for Life slot at the casino in Montréal. We keep reading good news stories about how players in casinos are managing to win big jackpots in excess of one million euros. In July it was Mega Fortune by Netent and there was also the woman who won a big...

A computer genius has managed to exploit a vulnerability in an online casino. Some honest players manage to win a fortune in casinos by, for example, winning a progressive jackpot, as has recently happened in Las Vegas. Other players however opt for criminal methods, such as robbery or fraud, to get...

Denmark is seeing growth in online gambling. Online gambling is regulated in Denmark and foreign providers must apply for Danish licenses and then pay taxes to the country. The Danish regulator Spillemyndigheden, has now announced that online gambling is responsible for the increase in sales in the...

Cryptocurrencies continue to be a popular means of payment in casinos. Although Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are currently trending downwards in price, they are anything but unpopular. They are still used a lot and offer many possibilities, including as a method of making deposits to online...

A study by Technavio looked at the growth of online gambling through VR technology. Technological achievements are continuing at a faster and faster pace. Virtual reality (VR) technology is also rapidly improving and more and more applications are using this technology. The online gambling industry...

Foreign online gambling providers are blocked in Quebec. In many countries, the conversation is always around the legality of online gambling and whether it should be regulated or blocked. The question has now turned to the province of Quebec. Many players prefer to play online, but land-based casinos...

From the 12th to the 15th of July 2018, Lucky31 is organizing a promotion with three slots from Yggdrasil Gaming. The football World Cup 2018 in Russia will soon be coming to an end and the online casino Lucky31, in recognition of this, is organizing a great promotion in collaboration with the developer...

One lucky player has just won a jackpot at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee. At the moment many players seem to be joining the rank of millionaire from playing slots. There was the total of €8.3m won on Netent's three progressive jackpots and the $1.1 million jackpot at the...

Here is the testimony of a card counter from South Africa. There are some effective techniques to win money in the casinos. Among the best known are the roulette martingales and blackjack card counting. Unfortunately, casinos are increasingly trying to prevent players from using such methods. That...

Yggdrasil launches an ambitious series of virtual live table games. So far, the developer Yggdrasil Gaming has focused only on online slot games and released some great slots, such as Orient Express, Lucha Maniacs and Easter Island. Now the company is expanding its offering and is working on a series...

A gang of 13 members is currently on trial for cheating on electronic roulette. Some people do not want to rely on luck or effective gambling strategies such as roulette martingales or the basic blackjack strategy to win at a casino. Instead, they prefer to try their hand at cheating the casino. This...

The police arrested Robert Javier at the Twin River Casino in Rhode Island. We are more likely to report on news about large gains in land-based casinos, such as the jackpots recently won by honest players in Monaco and Montreal. But there are players who do not shy away from breaking the law to get...

Our top pick of the best 5 slots adapted from the movies and television. Slot game developers are always coming up with new and exciting subject matter to entertain players. On the one hand, providers may develop games with their own themes, which often blend humor and creativity. On the other hand,...

We've eagerly been awaiting the virtual reality (vr) version of Sugar Rush VR from Pragmatic Play at SlotsMillion VR and now that we finally got a chance to test it, our initial reaction is that this 3d slot does not disappoint! Sugar Rush totally immerses you in a sugar-coated world of colourful,...

Mega Fortune from Netent has once again paid off in a mega way for another lucky player, this time in the amount of €4m! History of Mega Prizes! This is not the first time that Mega Fortune slot has paid out in a big way! In January of 2013 another lucky player in Finland won almost €17.9m...

If we go to a land-based casino, we players are mostly for entertainment and to try to win money. However, it should not be forgotten that some people prefer to play it in tourist mode, giving priority to the pleasure of the eyes during their visit. And it has to be recognized that some establishments...

A player has won $50,000 in electronic roulette using various techniques to evaluate the possibilities of winning through the use of computer terminals. Last June, a computer prodigy was arrested at the Casino de Charlevoix in Canada. The 23-year-old Australian boy is then accused of cheating at electronic...