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Editorial articles, alongside reference sections that compute their figures rather than quoting them. Search all articles and pages.

Every article here is written to answer one question and to stop when it has. Where a figure appears, it comes from the computed reference sections, which derive it from the cards, the dice or the pay table and show the working.

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Head-to-Head

Craps With Odds Beats Blackjack, and Costs You More

Full odds take craps to 0.3743% a wager, below blackjack's 0.515%. It also changes your hourly loss by exactly nothing. Both figures computed here.

Law of the Game

Ireland Licensed Its First Gambling Operators

On 1 July 2026 Ireland issued its first gambling licences in seven decades. Casino games were not among them, and Dublin's clubs are still clubs.

Law of the Game

Sweden Closed Every Casino It Had

On 1 January 2026 Sweden became the first EU country with no legal land-based casinos. The Nordic map is now four countries and four different answers.

Head-to-Head

Prague or Rozvadov: Choosing a Czech Poker Trip

Two Czech poker destinations, two hours apart: Prague is a city with poker attached, Rozvadov is poker with a bed attached. How to choose between them.

Law of the Game

Legal Online Poker States in the USA

Seven states license online poker as of 2026: Nevada, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia and Connecticut. Confirm before depositing.

Foundational Poker Strategy

GTO Poker: What Equilibrium Play Actually Means

GTO is an unexploitable equilibrium, not a synonym for playing well. A worked river bluff ratio, and why exploiting mistakes beats it at low stakes.

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