Four lines in the register, twenty seconds or so, and 100,000 coins wait on the bunk.
Paddlewheel River is a free-to-play social casino: three original slot-style decks played with virtual coins, and the first of them is open to play without signing up. No real money is gambled aboard, nothing you win has real-world value, and nothing is sold in the app. The booking keeps your coins, your level and your daily missions with you, rather than with one browser on one device.
| Register line | Why the purser asks |
|---|---|
| Nickname | How the crew will address you. Any name will do; it need not be the one you were born with. |
| Email address | Recognises your booking so you can log in again. No marketing letters. |
| Password | Held only as a one-way hash, so no one on board can read it. |
| 19+ tick | The decks look and sound like gambling, so only adults may board. |
No real name, no date of birth, no home address, no telephone number and no payment details of any sort. The steamer has no payment page on which to use them.
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Passengers at Paddlewheel River must be adults of 19 or older. All play runs on virtual coins of no monetary value, which can be neither bought, sold, withdrawn nor exchanged. The steamer has no purser’s till and no payment page on any deck, offers no prize of real-world value, and success here does not imply future success at real-money gambling.
Should gambling be troubling you, confidential help costs nothing: ConnexOntario 1-866-531-2600, open around the clock · CCSA · Responsible Gambling Council · The captain’s safe-passage policy