Dale Shelabarger

Recent Articles by Dale Shelabarger

• Barcrest casinos & slots 2025

  in Casino Software

  A Brief History of Barcrest Barcrest was founded in Manchester. Its original MO was centred around the design and manufacture of analogue fruit machines. Serving the UK leisure gaming industry,…

  19 Jan 2021 Read in 3 minutes

• Credit Card Casinos Canada 2025

  in Casino Payments

  A Brief History of Credit Cards The modern credit cards we see and use today came about as the evolution of the use of a simple identifying object to represent…

  19 Jan 2021 Read in 3 minutes

• Boku Casinos Canada 2025

  in Casino Payments

  A Brief History of Boku Casinos Mark Britto, Erich Ringewald, and Ron Hinson envisioned the concept of making digital payments with just a phone in 2008, and to this end…

  18 Jan 2021 Read in 2 minutes

• Best Bitcoin Casinos in Canada 2025

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  More about Bitcoin casinos Gambling at Bitcoin casinos What We Look For in Bitcoin Casinos How to Play at Bitcoin Casinos Is Bitcoin the Right Payment Method for You? What…

  18 Jan 2021 Read in 11 minutes

• AstroPay Casinos Canada 2025

  in Casino Payments

  What is AstroPay? AstroPay functions as a universal payment method. For many customers around Latin America, this allows a solution to many problems. These may include payment rejections, geographical tax…

  18 Jan 2021 Read in 1 minute

• MasterCard Casinos Canada 2025

  in Casino Payments

  A Brief History of Mastercard Much of the popularity and ubiquity that Mastercard holds in global finance today is attributed to its age—after all, the company has been around for…

  16 Jan 2021 Read in 4 minutes

• Visa Casinos Canada 2025

  in Casino Payments

  Using Visa Cards in Canada When we talk about using Visa cards in Canada, there is one important thing you need to understand, which is that Visa does not actually…

  16 Jan 2021 Read in 4 minutes

• Spin Genie Casino Review (Canada)

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  Spin Genie Casino Design and UX Little has changed in terms of appearances, as previously stated. On desktops, the well-known emblem stands atop a full-screen promotional header that advertises the…

  16 Jan 2021 Read in 4 minutes

• Amaya Gaming casinos & slots 2025

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  Amaya Gaming Background Amaya Gaming was founded in Canada in 2004 by David Baazov, the company’s former CEO. Amaya, at first, focused on developing slot and games content for online…

  16 Jan 2021 Read in 2 minutes

• IGT Casinos casinos & slots 2025

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  IGT Casinos Background Established by William Redd, IGT was originally known as A-1 Supply. Specialising in the design and manufacture of video slot machines, the company slowly grew in stature…

  16 Jan 2021 Read in 4 minutes

• WMS casinos & slots 2025

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  WMS Casinos Background Harry Williams founded Williams Electronics during the Second World War. Though the manufacturing and importing costs during the war made production virtually impossible, Williams in that time,…

  14 Jan 2021 Read in 3 minutes

• Dragonfish casinos & slots 2025

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  Licensing and Regulation Established in 2007, Dragonfish is fully licenced by the UK Gambling Commission which means it complies fully with Condition 2.3.1 of the Licensing Conditions and Codes of…

  13 Jan 2021 Read in 2 minutes

• Webmoney Casinos Canada 2025

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  What is WebMoney? Basically, WebMoney’s technology offers an online eco-system that is optimal for linking their client’s finances. This is why the company stresses the idea of creating an “environment”…

  13 Jan 2021 Read in 2 minutes

• 1x2 Gaming casinos & slots 2025

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  1x2 Gaming Background The team at 1x2 Gaming consists of graphic artists, designers, and developers who produce both flash and HTML 5 games compatible with third-party platforms and servers. The…

  13 Jan 2021 Read in 2 minutes

• Realistic Games casinos & slots 2025

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  Realistic Games background The company began as a venture between long-time industry experts and professionals who had decades of market experience between them. An eclectic group of specialists make up…

  12 Jan 2021 Read in 4 minutes

• High 5 Games casinos & slots 2025

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  High 5 Games Background 1995: High5 Games was founded in New York 2002: First Video Slot Created 2005: High5 slots now reach over 50 countries around the world 2008: High5…

  12 Jan 2021 Read in 2 minutes

• Wire Transfer Casinos Canada 2025

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  150 Year History of Wire Transfer Casinos The history of the wire transfer is tangled up in the telegram wires. Western Union, which started life as the New York and…

  12 Jan 2021 Read in 2 minutes

• Diners Club Casinos Canada 2025

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  What is a Diners Club card? These days Diners Club is part of the Discover banking network. The majority of their cards are credit cards, just like a Mastercard or…

  12 Jan 2021 Read in 2 minutes

• Party Casino Review (Canada)

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  Party Casino Site design and UX So the Party Casino website, although understated, looks professional and can be navigated easily. The pages also load quickly without too much lag. A…

  12 Jan 2021 Read in 4 minutes

• Wink Slots Casino Review (Canada)

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  Wink Slots Casino Slots Slots are Wink Slots' bread and butter. They plaster them all over the homepage to show off their impressive collection. Wink Slots obtains their gaming content…

  11 Jan 2021 Read in 3 minutes

• Virgin Games Casino (Canada)

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  Virgin Games Casino Slots Virgin Games is powered by Gamesys, but it has a lot of recognizable slots from various developers. Scientific Gaming's brands include NetEnt slots like Starburst, Hansel…

  11 Jan 2021 Read in 3 minutes

• 777 Casino Review (Canada)

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  777 Casino Slots Much of the gaming material at 888/Cassava is produced in-house, as you would anticipate from an 888/Cassava Casino. Based on the 1984 Hollywood film that made Freddy…

  11 Jan 2021 Read in 4 minutes

• Foxy Casino Review (Canada)

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  Foxy Casino Features Even with its limited paylines, Foxy features a fantastic selection of NetEnt slots. Starburst, Twin Spins, Gonzo's Quest, and Dead or Alive are among the games available. The…

  11 Jan 2021 Read in 3 minutes

• Grand Ivy Casino Review (Canada)

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  Grand Ivy Casino Bonuses and Promotions The 35x wagering requirements, on the other hand, are like a pin in a balloon. This implies that you must play your bonus amount…

  11 Jan 2021 Read in 4 minutes

• William Hill Casino Review (Canada)

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  William Hill Casino Slots The software platform on which the gaming content of William Hill Casino, like many British and Irish bookmaking companies, is based is Playtech's robust system. All…

  11 Jan 2021 Read in 4 minutes

• Spin Station Casino Review (Canada)

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  Spin Station - Other Bonuses Spin Station, like other White Hat-powered casinos, offers a Mercedes prize draw as well. All you have to do, as with the Grand Ivy Casino,…

  11 Jan 2021 Read in 3 minutes

• Sofort Casinos Canada 2025

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  So Sofort is a wire transfer? Not exactly. Though it does work based on online banking, financial institutions must sign up to be a part of the Sofort network. In…

  11 Jan 2021 Read in 2 minutes

• Energy Casino Review (Canada)

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  Energy Casino Welcome bonus To start off, Energy casino has an incredible welcome offer new players can't ignore. What a great way to start your gambling experience with Energy casino.…

  11 Jan 2021 Read in 5 minutes

• Mansion Casino Review (Canada)

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  Mansion Casino Slots There are over 1700 casino slots on Mansion's website, all of which are from Playtech. Deal or No Deal, Jacks or Better, Thunderstruck II and Desert Treasure…

  11 Jan 2021 Read in 1 minute

• Dutch Court Issues Red Card to EA over Loot Boxes

  in Casino News Canada

  The Netherlands Gaming Authority will be permitted to fine Electronic Arts over the inclusion of loot boxes in its latest FIFA football game. The ruling was made by the Hague…

  30 Oct 2020 Read in 3 minutes

• Upcoming Slot Games for Late 2020

  in Casino News Canada

  It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the big iGaming companies, what with the release of October’s quarterly reports, not to mention a couple of high-profile mergers (Netent and Evolution).…

  20 Oct 2020 Read in 3 minutes

• New iGaming Software Partnerships Announced

  in Casino News Canada

  There has been plenty going on in iGaming over the past few weeks – thankfully all of it positive – with an assortment of high-profile deals struck. Here’s a run-down.…

  26 Sep 2020 Read in 1 minute

• Microgaming Renews Licensing Agreement for Tarzan Slot

  in Casino News Canada

  In another branding coup, Microgaming renews licensing agreement with Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. to produce another Tarzan online slot. Brokered by Creative Licensing Corporation, the deal will see the Isle-of-Man…

  10 Feb 2020 Read in 2 minutes

• Mobile Gaming Taking Over the Casino Industry

  in Casino News Canada

  Other than your shadow, what else is with you everywhere you go? If your guess is as good as mine, then the answer is of course your mobile phone. To…

  6 Feb 2020 Read in 2 minutes

• Online Casino Customer Support: What are my Options?

  in Casino News Canada

  Question, query, request, complaint: whatever it is, you may have to open a direct line of communication with your casino of choice’s customer support. As you know, there are various assistance channels…

  26 Jun 2018 Read in 5 minutes

• Casino Apps vs. Casino on your Mobile Browser: How should I choose?

  in Casino News Canada

  More players are choosing mobile casinos and casino apps than ever before. Gambling Commission figures show that 43% of online gamblers do so on a portable device. Though this still…

  26 Jun 2018 Read in 7 minutes

• Quickspin’s Mark Smith Talks Dwarfs Gone Wild

  in Casino News Canada

  Quickspin’s latest slot, Dwarfs Gone Wild, is one of the most highly anticipated releases this June. Billed as their biggest release of the year for real money casinos online, the…

  21 Jun 2018 Read in 2 minutes

• Are Online Casinos Fixed?

  in Casino News Canada

  There was a time when many gamblers believed that the “fad” of online casino gaming would never take off. How would it work? How could you regulate it? Where’s the…

  21 Jun 2018 Read in 12 minutes

• Online Casino Licenses: The Best & Worst Countries

  in Casino News Canada

  Since 2014, all online casinos open to UK players must have a UK license. However, this wasn’t always the case. Between 2005 and 2014, an online casino could accept UK…

  21 Jun 2018 Read in 7 minutes

• Virtual Reality Casino: An Inside Guide

  in Casino News Canada

  In this article, we explore the dawn of Virtual Reality casinos. Will these new technologies take off in the industry, or simply be forgotten as a noble, progressive experiment? In…

  21 Jun 2018 Read in 5 minutes

• Plainridge Poisoner: An Unusual Casino Story

  in Casino News Canada

  In a new Inside Casino feature, we highlight unusual stories from the world of gambling. Setting our sights beyond the realm of legal online casinos, we unearth interesting and sometimes…

  21 Jun 2018 Read in 3 minutes

• Gambling Strategies - How To Develop a Winning Mentality

  in Casino News Canada

  Gambling is a harsh, unforgiving business that can have ruinous consequences for the uninitiated. Nevertheless, this paradoxical past-time remains one of society’s favourite acts of masochism. And while most of…

  21 Jun 2018 Read in 7 minutes

• SkillOnNet Launch AHTI Games

  in Casino News Canada

  The operator behind award-winning PlayOJO casino, SkillOnNet launch AHTI Games, a real online casino aimed at the Finnish market but also others too. The site pulls from an amazing portfolio…

  20 Jun 2018 Read in 2 minutes

• Why Do People Gamble?

  in Casino News Canada

  This is the first in a series of articles exploring the fundamental question: Why do people gamble? Here, we take our cue from an unlikely protagonist, the pigeon. Over the…

  20 Jun 2018 Read in 4 minutes

• 15 Best Gambling & Casino Quotes

  in Casino News Canada

  In this article, we unveil our favorite 15 best gambling and casino quotes of all time from writers, celebrities, and professional gamblers. If you’re visiting a site called Inside Casino,…

  20 Jun 2018 Read in 8 minutes

• Gamblers Fallacy vs Hot Hand Fallacy

  in Casino News Canada

  How do you play when you’re on a streak in roulette? Or Baccarat? Or Blackjack? The patterns are starting to develop. And you, under a trance, sense the reds will…

  21 Jul 2017 Read in 8 minutes

• How to Read Casino Terms and Conditions in 2025

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  How to Read Casino T&Cs Some casinos have moved away from convoluted welcome bonus terms by scrapping welcome bonuses altogether. Play OJO casino famously launched in 2017 with no other…

  26 Jun 2017 Read in 6 minutes

• Casino FAQ guide 2025 - Answers to Common FAQs

  in Casino Guides

  FAQs - Getting Started Are Online Casino’s legal? Canada is an unregulated market so while online casinos don't require a state endorsed gambling license like in other markets we suggest that…

  26 Jun 2017 Read in 5 minutes