Owen Clarke has spent over 10 years tracking the technology, regulation, and business mechanics that drive the online casino industry. Starting as a software auditor for an independent testing laboratory, he developed a precise understanding of how RNG systems work, what licensing frameworks actually enforce, and where operators have genuine accountability versus where they just have marketing. At CobberCasino, Owen serves as the resident skeptic — someone who reads terms and conditions, requests technical documentation, and actually checks whether what a casino claims about fairness and technology holds up under scrutiny. His articles are built around verifiable data and direct industry sources, not press releases or affiliate incentives.
A casino that cannot explain how its RNG works does not deserve your trust — or your money.
Areas of Expertise
Articles
Why a Gambling Site Starts to Feel Familiar
Mere exposure, variable-ratio reinforcement, cue-driven routine and removed friction. Why the feeling of returning somewhere familiar is measured in return rate.
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The Energy Footprint of Online Gambling: What Is Measurable
«Carbon-neutral wins» is not a product. The footprint is streaming video and whichever payment rail you choose — and the second of those differs by an order of magnitude.
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From Vegas Floors to Live Streams: How Online Casinos Developed
A 1984 patent, a 1994 licensing act, the studios that industrialised live dealer, and the Flash deadline that forced a rewrite of every game. The checkable version of the story.
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Casino Sound Design: What It Does to Perception, Not to Payouts
A multi-line spin can pay less than it cost and still play the winning sound. What researchers at Waterloo measured about those outcomes, and how to hear it for yourself.
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AI in Online Casinos: What Is Deployed, and What Is Marketing
Machine learning has been in the industry for years, and almost none of it is in the game. Where it actually sits, and why an adaptive slot could not hold a licence.
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