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Top 10 casino openings and expansions for July 2026

I’ve been planning to head over to Encore Boston Harbor or set up a trip to Foxwoods Resort Casino in the near future and it got me thinking: What’s new at those properties? So then I took it a step further. Which casinos are introducing new amenities, upgrading gaming floors, and making overall improvements to enhance the guest experience? There are many that fall under that category, so here, we take a look at 10 openings and expansions that have been announced since our last edition.10...read more

The unlikely face of Fallen Oak

Lydia Kim, GM of Fallen Oak in Mississippi When MGM Resorts went looking for someone to run Fallen Oak, one of the country's premier resort golf courses, it didn't hire the seasoned golf executive most people expected. Instead, it handed the keys to Lydia Kim, a twenty-something from the company's partnerships team who had never managed a golf course.On paper, it reads like a list of disadvantages: young, female, limited operations experience, a minority from the Pacific Northwest, dropped into a corner of the Deep South to run a nationally ranked course.The decision raised eyebrows...read more

Top 10 new online slots for June 2026

You should never really get bored of playing online slots. There are just too many different types, variants, designs and styles of games. Providers and developers never rest when it comes to releasing new slot games.Here, we take a look at 10 new slots that have made their debut since our last edition.10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: New US iGaming launch and casino opening edition

Caesars has announced plans to launch an online casino in Maine, paving the way for its iGaming product to go live in the state. In addition, we have a $1.5 million jackpot from Nevada, a new casino welcoming guests in Illinois, an update from the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and a classic horse racing game finding a new home.Let’s begin with a large payday:5...read more

Top 10 players to see live if you are attending the WSOP

The 2026 World Series of Poker schedule features 100 bracelet events, which means many big-name players have been pouring into Vegas to hunt for these prestigious trinkets and boost their Player of the Year standings.What this means, in a nutshell, is that many of the players you get to watch on TV all the time are roaming the corridors of Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas this summer, and if you are attending the WSOP, be it as a player, a fan, or both, you’ll get an opportunity to meet some of your heroes.Unlike the pros, most of us don’t actually get to spend an entire summer in Sin City...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Prediction markets and record gaming revenue edition

Prediction markets continue to make big waves in the U.S. as both Novig and ProphetX received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In addition, we have a $5 bet turning into a $10 million jackpot in Las Vegas, a record-setting NFL contest announcement with a new twist, record gaming revenues from two states, and another prediction market lawsuit coming out of Kentucky.Let’s begin with a life-changing win:5...read more

Top 10 teams to win the 2026 World Cup

The 2026 World Cup is officially underway, and we’ve taken a look at a few of the groups on the pitch and how they performed in their opening matches. If it were solely based on fans, here in Boston, it wouldn’t be a contest, as the Scottish fans have flooded the streets of Beantown and created an electric atmosphere...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: New deposit limits and WSOP crypto edition

There is a new deposit limit coming for players under the age of 25 in Ontario. In addition, we have WSOP players able to use crypto for the first time, four former college basketball players in a betting scandal, a lawsuit against Kalshi, and two major wins in Connecticut.Starting today off with a pair of big wins:5...read more

Top 10 female players who may win the 2026 WSOP Main Event

The World Series of Poker is well underway, and the most prestigious tournament in the game, the $10,000 WSOP Main Event, is now less than a month away.The biggest poker event of the year has never had a female champion, despite quite a few women knocking at the door and making deep runs over the years.If a lady can finally win the Main Event in 2026, If a woman is to finally win the Main Event in 2026, it will likely be someone you have already heard of, and the ones listed here are prime candidates to at least final table this year’s biggest poker fiesta.Many of today’s top tournament players build their foundations online, putting in high volume before transitioning to major live events like the WSOP...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: WSOP Week 1 and another prediction market ban edition

Earlier this week, a Nevada judge ruled to block Polymarket in the midst of a legal dispute. In addition, we have updates from the World Series of Poker, a Google employee caught taking part in insider trading, smoke-free gaming coming to a Florida casino, and a millionaire crowned in California.Let’s start this Friday off with a major win:5...read more