Latest GamblingPlanet.org Editorials

Editorial: Can online craps compete with the real thing?

jrollison — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:38:57 +0000

Editorial: The most curious bets in history

jrollison — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:31:13 +0000

Rumor has it that last weekend Phil Ivey missed out on more than the $8 million top prize. Supposedly Ivey made more than $6 million worth of side bets.

It's not all that surprising to people that are familiar with the poker world's crazy penchant for proposition bets.

Editorial: EU Divided over Opposing Gambling Legislation

CarloOne — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:57:48 +0000

While America's proposed legislation for online gambling has dominated the world gambling news for most of 2009, many other countries are also contemplating which direction to take with gambling regulation. While some European countries are moving forward by embracing online gambling, others are regressing by outlawing gambling altogether. It's hard to believe that these two opposing extremes exist in such close proximity to each other, but when it comes to gambling legislation it's clear that there are still many things the EU doesn't agree on.

Editorial: Secure online gambling: playing it safe

jrollison — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:40:51 +0000

Editorial: Slot machines: facts and fiction

jrollison — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:27:45 +0000

Editorial: Roulette Strategies: Beating the Wheel

jrollison — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:27:59 +0000

Disclaimer: In skill-based games like blackjack and poker, a perfect strategy can actually give you an edge and guarantee you a profit. The strategies discussed in this article will improve your odds of winning, but since roulette is essentially a luck-based game, no amount of skill or strategy can guarantee you a win.

Editorial: Playing Card Facts and Trivia

jrollison — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:49:41 +0000

If you're a blackjack or poker fan then you probably think that you know the classic 52-card deck pretty well. You know the cards, you know the hand rankings, you might even know the odds of getting each of those hands, but we're willing to bet that there are some card facts your casino experience hasn't taught you.

Editorial: A Tale of Three Poker Companies: Part III - The WSOP

jrollison — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:38:22 +0000

Editorial: A Tale of Three Poker Companies: Part II – World Poker Tour Enterprises

jrollison — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:32:39 +0000

In the second part of our poker company series, we will take a look at the ups and downs of the World Poker Tour. Unlike Planet Poker, the WPT wasn't the first in its field (that distinction belongs to our third subject, the WSOP), but it did endeavor to offer something new. For a while—but not forever—that was enough.

Interviews with Astrologers about Cosmos, Luck and Gambling

super_admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:01:33 +0000

When we analyze gambling we usually do it from a mathematical point of view. We compare payout percentages with the odds of winning to try to come up with the most beneficial strategies. If you are an experienced gambler, however, you have most certainly felt that something else, perhaps something greater, is controlling your results. You have found yourself in the middle of streaks - both upwards and downwards - that are hard to explain.