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.
Security
Security works on both sides of the table. We cover how casinos watch for cheats and how you keep your own account locked down.
- Baccarat
Why Casinos Watch Whale Baccarat Players So Closely
A whale walks into a high-limit room with 100,000 dollars. The eye-in-the-sky is recording every card, every bet, every micro-expression. This is security theater and actual security combined.
3 min
- Poker
RNG Certification: How Online Poker Proves Fairness
Every legitimate online poker room has their RNG (Random Number Generator) certified by a third party. This is how they prove the game is not rigged.
3 min
- Security
What Your Online Casino Knows: A Data Privacy Audit
Every online casino collects massive amounts of personal data. Here is exactly what they collect, where it goes, and how they justify it.
4 min
- Security
How Session Timeouts Protect Casino Players
A session timeout is a forced logout. You are sitting at a virtual table with money in play, and suddenly you are bounced. Sounds annoying. But it saves people from themselves.
4 min
- Security
iTech Labs and GLI: A Look at Casino Testing Agencies
Casino games are tested by third-party auditors before they are deployed. iTech Labs and GLI are the two largest. Understanding what they test explains what they cannot test.
3 min
- Security
What to Do If You Suspect Your Casino Account Has Been Hacked
The Resorts boardwalk used to smell like carpet and possibility. Now your casino account is the boardwalk, and if someone has breached it, you need to know exactly what to do first.
4 min
- Security
Two-Factor Authentication for Casino Accounts: Why It Matters
Authentication is traffic flow. Two-factor authentication is a second checkpoint that separates the person who owns the account from everyone else trying to get in. A casino without 2FA is designed to fail.
4 min
- Payments
Payment Security at Licensed Online Casinos
How do your deposits and withdrawals stay safe at licensed casinos? Five defensive layers, a few red flags, and what to actually worry about when you fund your account.
3 min
- Regulation
What Is eCOGRA and What Does Its Seal Mean?
The eCOGRA seal is a certification that a casino has passed independent auditing. It does not mean the casino is safe, only that it has been audited and met minimum standards.
3 min
- Live Casino
How Online Poker Sites Keep Games Fair
Your first night on a poker site, you get AA three times in 40 hands. It seems rigged. Statistically, you just got lucky. But how do you actually verify that the site is not cheating?
3 min
- Scandals
The Circus Circus Heist: Heather Tallchief's $2.9 Million Disappearance
She walked out of the Circus Circus casino in Las Vegas with a duffel bag containing $2.9 million in casino chips. Nobody stopped her. Her brother was waiting in the parking lot. They drove away.
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