A recent news story, distributed via the BBC News, suggested that a university student, who studies in Dundee, has made a piece of computer software that can monitor blackjack tables with such precision that it can pick out card counters or dealer mistakes. The PC programme looks at the dealers actions and assesses the decisions [...]

The perception on gambling varies from person to person, across cultures all over the globe. Some cringe at the sight of cards, dices and casino chips. Others, on the other hand, get such an emotional high from merely fantasizing about the games.
Of course, one can not deny the potential chronic addiction in betting. The [...]

When you were young, the common games you played probably include playing tag, dolls or simply playing pretend. The more cerebral ones opt to play chess, scrabble and other similar games. As you grow up, however, you are slowly introduced to computer games. From then on, what takes place is the gradual transition from the [...]