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fanduel roulette showed win animation then balance updated lower than payout said

Saw something really weird during my last roulette session. Ball landed exactly where I had a bet, the win animation played and even flashed up the right payout on the screen. But then my account balance only went up by a lot less than what…

leovegas review after account got locked for “routine checks” after small win

so i cashed out a small win from slots, not even four figures, and right after i get hit with the “routine verification” email. been sending them docs for a week now and all i get is “we’ll update you soon.” kinda annoying since i’ve played…

basic strategy chart wrong?

Been using the same printed basic strategy chart for years but lately I’m seeing different moves on some of the newer ones online. Like they say always hit 16 against a dealer 10 but now a few sites are saying surrender if possible, and eve…

doge withdraw pending

so i hit a little run on live blackjack, ground out a cashout in doge since fees are low and i’m cheap. usually my withdrawals are near-instant but this one’s just sitting there, “pending” like it’s thinking about its life choices. checked…

caesars blackjack hand history missing the one where i hit 3 card 21

Logged in this morning to pull my blackjack hand histories and realized the round where I hit a 3 card 21 is nowhere in the list. It was one of those cool ones too, queen and a six, then pulled a five for the 21. I always save the fun hands…

Double after split?

Been playing blackjack on the ferry tables for years and I’m still not totally clear on what’s best after you split. When you split a pair, are you supposed to double down if you get something like an 8 or 9 on one of the new hands, or just…

leovegas says my slot win is under “game provider check” after cashout request

Cashed out a decent hit from a slot, thought it’d process like usual, but now the withdrawal status is “game provider check.” Never ran into that wording before. It’s not even pending, just this weird limbo where apparently the game studio…

MTT variance brutal

man, i’m feeling this one lately. dropped into a few small field tourneys this week and the up-and-down swings are actually driving me nuts. got it in good more than once, watching two-outers hit over and over. i keep telling myself it’s no…

Dream catcher rigged?

so i’ve been seeing a lot of chatter lately about dream catcher maybe not being totally fair, especially when folks notice all those long cold streaks where big multipliers never seem to land. i get the wheel is supposed to be random, but i…