Welcome to a compliance guide where we will go through the importance of compliance and how casino guides can be compliant with the UKGC standards.
We will take a few things in account when making this article and this is what you should do in order to stay compliant with the terms of agreement set out by the UK gambling authority.
This is one of the most important things with the new directives given by the UKGC.
Those of you who are huge fans of Swedish game developers Play'n Go and their Hugo slot series will be ecstatic to hear that they have continued the series by recently releasing Hugo's Adventure.
This column was born in South Africa, in the middle of nowhere between Jo’Burg and Sun City in a Dacia revving at 5,000 and barely making it up a hill. I would call it a difficult birth, but I am certain it will have a bright future. Glyn and I agreed that a structured series of articles on the most important issues of casino management would do the industry and the magazine good, so here we go.
In this first article I would like to reflect on the “raison d’etre” and the usefulness of this column to most readers of Casino Life.
Experienced players in a virtual gambling club can easily give advice, and novice users often use them. Even if there is a desire to play volcano for free online, these recommendations will still be useful.
If you are reading this article, then you are determined to try your hand at gambling. As in any unknown case, you immediately have dozens of questions, which we will try to answer. So let's start.
Why do you enter a land-based casino? To win, of course! Going beyond the fun hours you spend with your mates drinking and laughing, your main focus when passing through the doors of that establishment is to score some winnings. That applies to online casinos too, but despite the physical ones, the gambling websites come with a helping hand in the form of bonuses suitable for all types of players.
Remember a couple of decades ago, when Snake was the most popular game on a smartphone? Time has changed, and video games have become an incredible experience with stunning graphics, realistic sound effects and video sequences, and sophisticated storytelling.
It's fair to say that no only have video games developed but so have casino games. Players expect more than spinning reels. They want to emerge into an exciting gambling adventure, all from the comfort of their homes.
As one of the most respected trade bodies on the continent, the South African Bookmakers’ Association (SABA) has taken a stand on a number of key issues. Sean Coleman, SABA’s CEO, explains its commitment to blocking centralised monitoring legislation, the lessons that can be learned from the credit industry, the importance of sharing intelligence and the consequent benefits of attending what he believes to be the gambling industry's essential Pan-African b2b event.
When it comes to online casinos, we’re dealt more choice than ever before. The market is huge and the offerings are expansive. So naturally it can make it difficult to decide who to play with.
We’re seeing new and exciting online casinos arrive every day, particularly as the US continues to expand thanks to legalisation in states. Alongside that, technology continues to develop how we play and what we look for in a casino, with the likes of live casino, virtual reality and much more changing the way we play.
The casino industry in the UK has changed dramatically over the last few years. It’s now a real phenomenon and while that is largely down to the online format, more and more faces are being welcomed to the tables in major cities too.
It’s been a remarkable rise over the last few years. When you compare online gambling sites today and five years ago, it’s likely doubled, trebled even potentially quadrupled.
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