This section looks at the broader free-play and social casino scene: how studios release game information, how return-to-player figures are disclosed and set, how age rules and responsible-play standards limit what a free games site may display, and how game databases store their records.
Transparency and like-for-like comparison drive the coverage. If sources disagree on a published figure, we set out the difference instead of choosing the kinder number, and statistics are treated as long-run design traits, not session predictions. Nothing here encourages staked play or offers anything of real-world value.
New pieces arrive a few times a month, normally prompted by a change in how information is published or by data we can check across our own catalogue. Each links to the guides behind the key terms, so readers new to return to player or volatility can keep up without background knowledge.
A letter signed by 90 Labour MPs asks the Chancellor to raise Machine Games Duty on Category B gaming machines to 40% in the Autumn Budget. The Betting and Gaming Council calls the idea deeply misguided.
By James Cooper · · 3 min readOn 2 October 2026 the Court of Appeal overturned a May ruling in the copyright dispute over the Aviator crash game. It did not decide whether anything was copied; that question goes to trial.
3 Oct 2026 · 3 min readRead the full story →The Gambling Commission has confirmed new standards for gaming machines in venues, with most changes due on 30 June 2027. Several echo the design rules online slots have followed since 2021.
30 Sep 2026 · 3 min readRead the full story →Eye of Horus has five RTP figures in our record, from 96.31% to 88.26%. Why studios ship several builds of one game, how they are tested, and which figures are not versions at all.
12 Sep 2026 · 4 min readRead the full story →No autoplay, no turbo, a 2.5-second minimum spin and no celebrating a loss: what Great Britain's game design standards require, and how they spread beyond slots in 2025.
31 Aug 2026 · 5 min readRead the full story →