Articles from category: Guides
State-by-state guide to online sports betting legality in the USA
Now this is a question I get from hopeful bettors and confused regulators alike: where, exactly, is online sports betting legal in the U.S.? You’d think with the 2018 lifting of the federal ban, we’d have a straight answer by now. But nope, the legal map still looks like a
State-by-state guide to online casino legality in the USA
The landscape of online casino legality in the U.S. is like an old engine block, full of crevices, inconsistencies, and surprises unless you know exactly what to look for. Navigate it wrong, and you’ll blow the gasket before hitting third gear. Too many folks jump into the online gambling scene
The Wire Act: its impact on US online gambling
The Federal Wire Act of 1961 was never meant for the online gambling age, yet here we are. Drafted at a time when payphones and pagers ruled the streets, its original purpose was straightforward: cut organized crime off at the knees by banning betting transmission across state lines. No internet,
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) explained
In the world of high-stakes regulation, few acts have stirred as much confusion and unintended chaos as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, or UIGEA, if you’re into shorthand. It’s a piece of legislation with teeth, but as anyone who’s tried to apply it knows, those teeth weren’t
How to manage a short stack in poker tournaments
There’s a peculiar tension in the air when your tournament stack barely scratches ten big blinds. That’s the short stack, the tightrope walk between survival and oblivion. Managing it isn’t a matter of hope or heroics. It’s discipline, timing, and having the guts to pull the trigger when it counts.
A beginner’s guide to Short Deck Hold’em (6+ Hold’em)
Short Deck Hold’em, often called 6+ Hold’em, is a revolutionary twist on the traditional Texas Hold’em game. It strips things down to just 36 cards, pulling the deuces through fives right out of the deck. That little adjustment flips familiar strategies on their head. If you come in thinking regular
How to play the bubble in poker tournaments
The bubble stage of a poker tournament is where dreams either come to life or dissolve into thin air like cigarette smoke curling from a railbird’s lip. This is the money bubble, the moment just before players make the minimum cash. One place from security, one misstep from zero. Now,
How to approach multi-table poker tournaments (MTTs) – early stages
You wouldn’t believe how many chips go up in smoke in the early stages of multi-table poker tournaments (MTTs) simply because players get antsy or overplay hands. Truth is, what you do in the first hour of an MTT might not win you the tournament, but it can damn sure
Understanding “gambler’s fallacy” and avoiding it
Walk into any gambling hall or log into an online casino, and within a few minutes, you’ll overhear something that makes any seasoned eye twitch, “Five reds in a row; black is due!” That, my friend, is what we veterans call the gambler’s fallacy. It’s a sweet-tasting toxin that’s taken
How to choose between low, medium, and high variance slots
Slot variance. It’s a term that’s thrown around like poker chips, but rarely understood for what it really means. I’ve watched countless players spin reels without an ounce of respect for variance, blowing through their bankrolls as if chasing ghosts. Understanding how to choose between low, medium, and high variance