Dylan Carter writes about what a session costs and what the published conditions of an offer actually say — the arithmetic of stake, pace and house edge, and the documented psychology that makes a plan hard to keep.
His articles work from sources a reader can open: peer-reviewed research where it exists, operators’ own published terms, and each game’s information panel. He is not employed by a casino, has no access to any operator’s data, and where a figure is not published his articles say so instead of estimating. An earlier version of this page described him as Head of Strategy at the brand with 14 years of experience; neither claim was supportable and both have been withdrawn.
What Tilt Actually Costs, and the Limits That Hold
The «70–80% of tilt episodes» and the rest of the percentages on this page were invented. What is left is the arithmetic and the limits that actually hold.
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Bonus Terms: The Five Clauses and the One Calculation
The «73% of players» figure and the whole risk-reduction table were invented, and the profit column asserted something impossible.
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Jackpot Psychology: Effects the Game Has on You
The «+34%», «+47%» and «+40% impact on performance» were invented, and the heading was the real error: nothing mental affects a draw made independently of the player.
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Losing Runs: Why There Is No Comeback to Engineer
A losing run cannot be turned into a comeback, because the next draw does not know the previous ones happened. The «8 rules» were built on that premise.
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Banking Part of a Win: What It Does and What It Does Not
The «+40%, +50%, +100%» targets and the «60–70% most experienced players lock in» were invented. There is no professional standard for where to stop.
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