Mobile
SMS 2FA vs Authenticator App 2FA: Which Is Safer?
A man named Danny sat down at a blackjack table in Las Vegas on March 15th, 1994. This story is about what happened to his bank account, and why your password is not enough.
Mobile
Most people play on a phone now. We test how casino apps and mobile sites handle the basics, from signing up to cashing out.
- Mobile
Portrait vs Landscape: Does Screen Orientation Matter
Mobile slots developers obsess over portrait vs landscape orientation. The data shows it matters more than you would think.
3 min
- Mobile
Why Some Casino Apps Aren't on the App Store: Regulatory and Technical Reasons
Apple and Google prohibit real-money gambling apps from their stores. This means licensed casinos distribute through alternative channels. The workarounds reveal how serious regulation is.
3 min
- Mobile
Mobile Poker Apps: What to Look For Before Downloading
Mobile poker apps create a portable version of a game designed to trigger behavioral responses. Understanding what to look for protects against both the house advantage and the design mechanisms meant to keep you playing longer.
4 min
- Mobile
Best Slots to Play on a Smartphone
Slot selection on mobile platforms requires attention to game design, return-to-player rate, and the platform's compliance status. The following guidance covers all three.
3 min
- History
Mobile Poker Apps: What Features to Look For
I tested 12 mobile poker apps across iOS and Android. Most are bad. Some are serviceable. Here's what separates them.
4 min
- Craps
Mobile Craps vs Desktop: How the Experience Compares
Craps is a table game. Mobile craps is not a table game. Here's what you're actually getting when you play craps on your phone.
3 min
- Blackjack
Landscape vs Portrait Mode for Live Dealer Games
Live dealer games have a specific problem on mobile: the dealer sits on the edge of the screen. Portrait mode and landscape mode solve this differently.
3 min
- Live Casino
How HTML5 Transformed Mobile Slot Design
HTML5 changed everything for mobile slots. No Flash. No plugins. Just pure browser performance. Let me show you what actually happened.
3 min
- Blackjack
Mobile Craps vs Desktop: How the Experience Compares
The craps table is the most spatially demanding game in the casino. Putting it on a phone screen requires genuine design tradeoffs, and not all of them are resolved in the player's favour.
4 min
- Baccarat
Landscape vs Portrait Mode for Live Dealer Games
Turning your phone sideways seems like a trivial decision. For live dealer blackjack, it restructures the entire information layout and changes what you can see before you have to act.
3 min
- Mobile
Mobile Poker Apps: What Features to Look For
Testing mobile poker apps across 40 sessions on three platforms with a $200 starting bankroll each time. Here's what actually matters when the interface is four inches wide.
3 min
- Mobile
A Guide to Portrait Mode Slots for Mobile Players
My mate Dave got me into portrait mode slots about a year ago at a pub quiz, of all places, and I've been down that particular rabbit hole ever since. There's a whole design philosophy in there that nobody really talks about, and it matters more than you'd think.
4 min