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Top 10 sporting events to bet on in May

There are two months in the year when sportsbooks around the world go berserk: May and October.The latter features the MLB postseason and World Series, as well as a full slate of NFL games every week. The NBA and NHL seasons also get underway in October, and golf's Ryder Cup usually runs in the first weekend of the month.May is pretty damn great as well...read more

One-on-one with Wynn Las Vegas Director of Poker Ryan Beauregard

The poker experience at Wynn Las Vegas has long been known as one of the best on the Strip. In just over three weeks, that experience will be enriched even further as the resort opens an all-new poker room, heavy on comfort, convenience and modern amenities.The new poker room will be located in the Encore Resort...read more

California online poker bill heads to Assembly

The legalization of online poker in California took a key step forward Wednesday afternoon, when the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee unanimously passed AB 2863.This is the second straight year that the state legislative committee has passed a bill that aims to regulate online poker...read more

Top 10 tips for a poker room newbie

Like most twentysomething poker players, my playing career began when Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event and sparked a poker boom around the globe.I was 14 years old when I first learned Texas Hold'em, and for the first few years, my playing experience was limited to home games with friends...read more

"Reading Poker Tells" video training is a researched look at human behavior

Not too long ago — I won't say exactly when, because you don't need to know how lazy we are — the editorial department here at Casino City was given a review membership for the Reading Poker Tells video training series by Zachary Elwood, author of Reading Poker Tells and Verbal Poker Tells...read more

Saratoga Casino and Raceway readies $40 million expansion for July grand opening

Rita Cox is speaking from experience when she says there's a palpable buzz surrounding the Saratoga Casino and Raceway as it puts the finishing touches on a $40 million expansion and inches closer to a July grand opening.The Saratoga Casino and Raceway plans to open its expansion this summer...read more

Top 10 favorite resort-casino golf courses

Every job comes with certain perks. Thanks to previous gigs in the golf industry, as well two different stints here at Casino City, over the last 15 years my career has allowed me to spend a lot of time exploring two of my favorite settings: Golf courses and casinos.The fifth hole at Sweetgrass Golf Club in Michigan at Island Resort Casino...read more

Phil Ivey appeal in Crockfords Club casino ruling underway in U.K.

Phil Ivey's bid to recoup the £7.8 million he won at Crockfords Club casino four years ago began this week in a London courtroom.Ivey and a partner won the hefty sum playing Punto Banco – or baccarat – in the U.K. in August 2012, but he was forbidden to actually collect his winnings when a High Court ruled that the 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner's technique, called "edge-sorting," unfairly aided the two players as they wagered a reported £50,000 per hand.Phil Ivey is in court this week, hoping to recoup winnings from a U.K...read more

Casino Openings & Expansions: First Light Resort & Casino breaks ground in Massachusetts

TAUNTON, MA – The controversial and often messy race to open the first luxury resort casino in Massachusetts appears to have a new leader.Standing inside a temporary tent jammed with fellow tribal members, gaming officials, and city and state leaders last Tuesday, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Chairman Cedric Cromwell couldn't help but smile widely as he exulted, "We did it!"With those three words, the joyous crowd cheered wildly...read more

Top 10 developments and storylines since Black Friday

Five years ago, American poker players could sit at a table and play any game, for any stakes, at any time of the day that pleased them. It was truly paradise.But next Friday, April 15, marks the five-year anniversary of "Black Friday," the day the United States Department of Justice invaded that paradise and shut down the major online poker operators in the U.S...read more