Explainers Reader guide
What return to player can tell you — and what it cannot
Why a long-run game statistic does not predict your next result, and how theoretical and observed return differ.
Independent reading on a complex industryGuides & historical perspectives
The reader’s guide
A licence number is only the beginning.
Who is behind the website? What does its permission cover? Learn to read the register before you read the claims.
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Explainers Editorial guide
How to read a gambling-industry announcement
A simple framework for separating company statements, regulatory decisions and independently established facts.
Stories in context
Past events. A clearer view.
Lotteries Historical explainer
Ohio’s vaccine lottery: what the 2021 million-dollar drawings were for
A historical explainer on Ohio’s Vax-a-Million campaign, its public-health purpose and the difference between participation and evidence of impact.
Events of May–June 2021Industry Historical explainer
Playtech and Casinò Lugano: understanding the 2021 Swiss4Win agreement
What Playtech announced in March 2021, which technology was included, and why a supplier announcement is different from a regulatory endorsement.
Events of 30 March 2021Regulation Historical explainer
Dominican lottery oversight: what the 2022 reform proposal actually said
A historical explanation of calls for a new regulator, and why a proposal must not be confused with an enacted change.
Events of 11 May 2022Industry Historical explainer
Marina Bay Sands in 2021: the casino closure and its limits
A historical reading of Las Vegas Sands’ filing on the July–August 2021 suspension of gaming operations in Singapore.
Events of 22 July–4 August 2021Understand the story behind the statement.
Explore the industry through its rules, its records and the questions worth asking.
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