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Meet Blockchain Poker, The Smart And Simple Way To Gamble With Your BTC And BCH
22.8.2022
Online gambling has picked up hugely in the last couple of years, and blockchain has had its share of success with it too. Blockchain-based gambling has solved many issues with traditional online gambling, including lag timings, biased gameplay, and a threat to online transactions. Blockchain...
8 Things More Likely Than Winning The Colossal Mega Millions Jackpot Today
29.7.2022
The Mega Millions lottery is once again making headlines with a current jackpot worth $1.28 billion. It’s the kind of thing that’s nice to daydream about winning in-between scrolling TikTok and ignoring your boss, because of course you won’t win it. The chances are indistinguishable from zero....
Twitch Streamer xQc Claims He Lost Over $1.8 Million Gambling Last Month
5.5.2022
Popular Twitch streamer xQc recently admitted that he lost $1.8 million to gambling over the last month. After news of his losses spread online, his dad called him during a stream to ask if he was okay and to express how worried he was about the streamer’s gambling problems. Read more
Quantum-based random number generator for Web3 games and wallets launched
4.5.2022
The QRNG uses a fluctuating quantum system to guarantee unpredictable randomness, which can be used in Web3 gaming and gambling
China Jails Kidnappers That Demanded ‘Hundreds of Bitcoins’ as Ransom Payment
1.4.2022
Chinese authorities have jailed four individuals that were accused of kidnapping one person and demanding “hundreds of bitcoins” as a ransom payment. While the alleged kidnapping is reported to have occurred in the Philippines, the cooperation between the two countries eventually...
Pachinko Is Not Doing Well In Japan
31.1.2022
Japan’s pachinko industry, a bulwark in the country’s amusement industry, has been hit hard during the pandemic. According to pachinko news site Green Belt, nearly 640 pachinko parlors closed in 2021. As of December 2021, there were 7,637 pachinko parlors affiliated with the Japan Amusement...
Japan’s Casino Regulator Is Changing the Rules in the IR Space
21.1.2022
Local governments & their integrated resort (IR) partner organizations in Japan will shortly send their completed proposals to the National Diet. The nation’s Casino Regulatory Commission (CRC) has issued a few regulation notifications before the deadline. In April of last year,...
Woman Steals $680,000 To Spend On Gambling Game That Never Paid Out
26.11.2021
A woman has plead guilty to fraud charges after using her position as the accounts manager at a veterinary hospital to steal around $680,000, which she spent entirely on a mobile gambling game that did not and could not ever pay out with real cash.Read more
Exodus wallet integrates with SportX to enable esports betting with crypto
23.11.2021
Cryptocurrency and smart contracts are redefining the future of online betting. Esports, meanwhile, represent a growing market for gambling
South African Crypto Token Holders Concerned About Status of Funds, Unable to Withdraw as Promised
13.11.2021
A group of South African cryptocurrency investors have voiced concerns about the fate of their investment in the Fight to Fame (F2F token) after they reportedly were unable to withdraw their funds as promised. Token Sale Attracts Over 2,000 Applicants According to an IOL report, the investors...
NFT gaming proposition in question as regulators and traditional gaming pullback
19.10.2021
The NFT gaming market is growing by leaps and bounds as gaming regulatory bodies and traditional gaming corporations shun the ecosystem
UK Gambling Commission opens inquiry into fantasy NFT soccer game Sorare
14.10.2021
The UK gambling watchdog is trying to determine whether or not fantasy NFT soccer game Sorare should be required to have a gambling license
UK Cracks Down On In-Game Ads And Microtransactions
25.9.2021
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has released new, updated guidance on how game developers and publishers should and shouldn’t advertise in-game premium currencies and other purchases. The ASA is pushing back against in-game timers, labels such as “Best Value!” and more. Read more
Twitch Takes A Half-Assed Swipe At Gambling Streams
13.8.2021
Twitch has announced a new rule for streamers that prohibits the sharing of links or referral codes to sites that offer real-money slots, roulette, or dice games. The company says this will protect its viewers from “harm and scams.” Another cool thing Twitch could do to stop the glorification...
Democrats Are Already Bungling New Call For Laws To Protect Kids From Loot Boxes
10.8.2021
A group of Democrats have sent out letters to some of the biggest names in games publishing, asking them to voluntarily adopt rules soon to be implemented in the UK, designed, they say, to protect children from exploitative practices in video games. Except, that’s not what the UK code is about...
Top Twitch Streamers Fight Over Sketchy Gambling Streams
28.6.2021
Gambling streams are nothing new on Twitch. For years, streamers have sunk money into slot machines and poker, often in conjunction with casino websites and other gambling companies. Though allowed on Twitch, these channels have a history of engaging in sketchy behavior. Recently, some of...
After Playing Pachinko, Man Gets Irritated And Goes On Rampage In His Car
22.6.2021
Startling footage from Hokkaido, Japan shows a man going on a rampage in his kei car, repeatedly smashing into another vehicle and trying to run over a man on a bicycle.Read more
Sony Files Patent for Bitcoin Wagering on Playstation and Other Consoles
19.5.2021
Sony, the electronics giant, has revealed a patent that would introduce bitcoin wagering in its consumer electronic products and consoles, like the Playstation system. Spectators of a game could wager about what will happen next in an e-sports competition, and odds would be calculated by a machine...
Nightlife comes to the metaverse as Decentral Games opens Atari Casino
30.4.2021
Virtual experiences are becoming the "new norm" as Decentral Games expands their virtual nightlife offerings
China's digital yuan could be a fatal blow for Macau casino junkets
22.4.2021
Macau's casino junket operators have already been on the rocks during the coronavirus pandemic, and some fear that they could be “faded out” following the introduction of a fully traceable digital yuan