Complaints and ADR in Great Britain: how the process works
Understand the complaints process for Gambling Commission-licensed businesses, the eight-week ADR route, evidence and the limits of independent review.
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Published RTP, house edge and bonus maths for casino games, each figure checked against its source. What a game pays back, what an offer really costs and who licenses the casino.
Explore the games catalogueRead the guides
- Games with published RTP
- 16
- Sourced guides
- 28
- Primary sources cited
- 54
What $100 of bets really costs
Every casino bet pays a little less than its true odds. That gap is the house edge, and it is the price of playing. Scroll through six common bets.
Four ways into the numbers
Pick what you came to check. Every page links to where its figures come from.
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Games
Published RTP, volatility and maximum win for slots, live shows and crash games.
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Bonuses
What wagering, free spins and “no deposit” offers actually cost.
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Casinos
Check a licence, a payout claim and the small print.
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Guides
Odds, house edge and how each game is played.
17 guides
From the games catalogue
The ring shows the RTP each studio publishes, on a scale from 90% to 100%.
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Big Bamboo 2
Slot by Push Gaming, 2026
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Plinko 2
Instant game by BGaming, 2025
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Sweet Bonanza 1000
Slot by Pragmatic Play, 2024
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Gates of Olympus 1000
Slot by Pragmatic Play, 2023
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Zeus vs Hades – Gods of War
Slot by Pragmatic Play, 2023
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Big Bamboo
Slot by Push Gaming, 2022
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Gates of Olympus
Slot by Pragmatic Play, 2021
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Jammin’ Jars 2
Slot by Push Gaming, 2021
Start with the basics
Six pages that explain most of what the rest of the site measures.
GuidesHouse edge explained: the price of every casino bet
House edge is the share of each stake a casino keeps on average. See how it is calculated, how it relates to RTP and what it costs per hour of play.
4 min read
GuidesHighest RTP slots: how to find them and check the setting you get
What a high slot RTP means, why the same game can run at different settings in different casinos and how to check the RTP you are actually given.
4 min read
BonusesWagering requirements explained, with worked examples
What wagering requirements are, how to calculate them and what they cost. Covers game weighting, max bet rules and Great Britain’s 10x cap from January 2026.
4 min read
GuidesRoulette strategy: what betting systems can and cannot do
Martingale, Fibonacci and other roulette betting systems tested against the maths. No system changes the house edge; table choice and stake control do.
4 min read
CasinosCasino withdrawals and ID checks: what to expect and what to prepare
Why casinos verify identity before paying out, which documents are requested, how long withdrawals take and what to do when a payment is delayed.
3 min read
GuidesHow crash games work: the multiplier, the RTP and “provably fair”
Crash games such as Aviator pay a rising multiplier until the round ends. How the odds work at each cash-out point and what “provably fair” really covers.
4 min read
Latest reporting
Industry, regulation and the public record.
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A sourced guide to self-exclusion in Great Britain, the difference between online and venue arrangements, and complementary blocking tools and support.
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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.
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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.
Event: 30 March 2021
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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.
Event: 22 July–4 August 2021
The house edge is the price of playing
Every game here returns less than is staked over time. Set a limit before you start, and know where to get support if gambling stops being fun. For readers aged 18 and over.
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