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Do I have to pay tax on online casino winnings?

In Canada, players don’t need to pay tax on winnings from casino games, lotteries, etc. The thing is that Canadian legislation does not consider casino winnings as income. However, if you are a professional player; and gambling is your main source of income, you will have to pay tax.

No, you can’t. Most live games are not available for free. You can only practice table games based on random number generators. And then you can continue playing live table games for real money.

In most cases, you don’t have to opt-in for Halloween promotions. Usually, you need to make a qualifying deposit, use a bonus code, or qualify for a tournament by playing a participating game at a minimum required bet. All in all, read the promotion terms and conditions to determine how to claim the bonus or participate in a campaign.

Usually, online casinos solve withdrawal problems in a matter of seconds. But if it’s an error on the side of your payment operator, it may take time. Depending on the reason of the error, you can wait from a few minutes to few days.

Video poker games have a random element as they use a random number generator. But they also consider the decisions of a player. That is why the chances of winning at video poker are very high. If video poker was absolutely random like slots, players wouldn’t be able to make money in it.

No, they don’t. Cascading reels are just a feature like others such as free spins and wilds. The RTP doesn’t depend on enabled features. Software developers set the return to player percentage when they create a game.

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