Volatility, sometimes called variance, appears often in discussions of casino games, and for a reader in Iceland it helps to understand what it actually describes. This piece looks at the idea in a measured way, as general information rather than encouragement to play. Gambling is legally restricted in Iceland, so whether any such activity is…
A casino lobby is usually organised into a few broad categories, and knowing what they are makes it much easier to find a way around. The groupings are similar across most sites, even where the exact labels differ. This article sets out the common categories and what each tends to contain. The view is neutral,…
Two words come up often with a bank-based payment: pending and settled. They describe stages of the same payment, and knowing the difference removes most of the worry when a payment does not show as final straight away. This text describes what each stage means and the normal lifecycle of a payment. The view is…