The Paroli Strategy at the Roulette table.

What is the Paroli Betting Strategy?

If you have ever used auto-betting on a gaming site such as Stake or Betfury, you have likely encountered the "Paroli strategy" as a way to bet on the games. The Paroli strategy is hundreds of years old and was first devised by a mathematician by the name of Blaise Pascal. The strategy uses ...

Taking casino chips home as souvenirs.  Dos and donts.

Can I Take Chips From a Casino?

Can I take chips from a casino when I leave? Can I keep them as a souvenir, or just take them home with me to use at a later time? The answer is - it depends, but you are most likely fine taking chips from a casino. If you are playing table games like blackjack or roulette and want to take so...

Waiting for the whales at the high-roller blackjack table.

Why Do Casinos Often Have Empty High Roller Tables?

You've likely seen a scenario like this play out if you've ever walked the floors of a casino. A low-limit table game (like blackjack) will be packed, while a high-limit table game will be completely empty. In fact, this high-limit table will have a dealer sitting at attention, waiting for s...

The Blackjack Boss - Dana White.

Has Dana White Been Banned From Casinos in Las Vegas?

Dana White is the President of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Dana White lives in Las Vegas and loves to play blackjack. White has hundreds of millions of dollars in his bank account and loves playing blackjack at the highest limits possible. And, unfortunately for some of the cas...

The birth of Sin City.  How it all started.

What Was The First Casino in Las Vegas?

Given the sheer size of Las Vegas in this day and age, it is hard to imagine a time when there WEREN'T casinos in Las Vegas. A time before there was a "strip". A time before there was the Wynn, the Bellagio and all of the other casinos that are now mainstays in Las Vegas. In 1905, there ...

The secret hallways in the land casinos.  Illustration.

The Labyrinths That Keep Casinos Running

Have you ever noticed that you almost never see workers (cleaners, cooks, etc) on the floor of a casino? Sure, you'll see croupiers and dealers working at their posts, but then they'll disappear, replaced by another worker. Where do they go? How come you never see a dealer walking through the...

Push for online casino legalization is on in New York.

New York Continues To Hope For Online Casino Deal

The state of New York continues to work towards the legalization of online casinos, though nothing has been signed as of yet. Legalized sports betting has been a big hit in the state of New York, as New York accounts for roughly 14% of the total US market share in online sports betting. Gamb...

The legalization of online gambling in the United States is moving at a glacial pace.

Which US States Have Legal Online Casinos?

While many US states have legalized online sports betting, only six states (so far) have legalized online casinos. The reason? Sports betting is a much bigger (and much more lucrative) industry than online casinos, which is why there hasn't been as much of a push into the online casino space. ...

Aggressive marketing move in the F1 arena.

Stake F1 Team Coming to Formula One

Earlier this week, Stake.com and Sauber announced that they will be racing in Formula 1 as the "Stake F1 Team" in 2024 and 2025. Audi recently acquired a minority stake in Sauber, and Audi and Sauber have an agreement that will see the two companies tying up in F1 from 2026 onwards. Until th...

The top movies about casinos of all time.  What is your favourite?

Five of the Most Famous Casino Movies of all Time

When you think of famous movies involving casinos, you probably think about the likes of Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro and Daniel Craig. This is certainly not a definitive list by any means, but here are five famous movies that used casinos as key plot points: 1. Casino Royale. This James Bon...

Sean Connery in his most famous role of the 007 British Service agent James Bond.  Magazine cover.

The Story of Sean Connery's "Remarkable" Roulette Win

The story is legendary. Sean Connery sits down at Casino de la Vallee in Italy in the early 1960s and goes on an epic winning spree while playing roulette. The story goes that Connery, after losing two straight bets at the roulette table, decides to put it all on 17. Connery wins, and pu...