Rosalind Ellerby came to games of chance through the maths behind them rather than the thrill of playing. She reads regulators' guidance, works through rules and probabilities with pen and paper, and checks how safer gambling tools work before explaining them. Her articles are written for adults and never encourage anyone to gamble.
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Safer Gambling Tools in the UK: Limits, Time-Outs and Self-Exclusion
12/11/2026
Gambling is designed to involve risk, and no setting can guarantee a profit or prevent every loss. Safer gambling tools are practical controls that can help a person decide in...
Why Reading Terms and Conditions Matters Before Joining an Online Service
10/11/2026
Signing up for an online service often takes only a few minutes. A person may enter an email address, create a password, confirm an age requirement and select a payment...
How Online Age Verification Works in the UK
09/11/2026
Online age verification is the process used to check that a person meets the legal minimum age for a restricted service. In the UK, it is especially important for remote...
Blackjack Rules Explained: Card Values, Dealer Actions and Table Terms
06/11/2026
Blackjack is a comparing-card game played between each participant and the dealer. The aim is to finish with a hand value closer to 21 than the dealer's hand without going over...
Why People Misjudge Risk: Common Thinking Traps to Recognise
02/11/2026
Risk is often described as a combination of the likelihood of an unwanted event and the seriousness of its consequences. In everyday life, however, people rarely calculate those two elements...
How Roulette Works: Wheel Types, Bets and the House Edge
29/10/2026
Roulette is a game of probability built around a numbered wheel, a small ball and a betting layout. Before the spin, players choose where to place their chips. The dealer...