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Massachusetts takes another step toward legalizing online gambling

Efforts could continue in 2018. The Massachusetts Special Commission on Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming and Daily Fantasy sports met on Tuesday to discuss the future of online gambling, bills for which have been introduced but haven't made much progress...read more

Illinois Senate approves last-minute online gambling and DFS bill

The Illinois State Senate. (photo by Daniel Schwen)The Illinois Senate approved on Wednesday a bill that would legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports, online gambling and online poker in the state.HB 479 passed with a 42-10 vote, and now awaits a vote by the House, which will reconvene on 8 June...read more

Engaged Nation links land-based and online social gaming

In 2008, Jerry Epstein, a senior partner at PR firm FleishmanHillard, got a call from a client who was worried about the internet.A lot of people worry about the internet, but this client — Bill Paulos, owner of Cannery Casino Resorts — had a pretty good reason...read more

Top 10 facts and figures from the 2017 WSOP Media Guide

Buckle up. The 48th World Series of Poker begins on Tuesday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Played at a dizzying pace, 74 events will take place over a 54-day span, culminating with the crowning of the $10,000 Main Event champion on July 22.Getting ready to host the 2017 @WSOP Main Event at #RioVegas! pic.twitter.com/8YBepykqTu— Rio Las Vegas (@RioVegas) May 24, 2017Of course, the WSOP made a big splash last week when it announced a number of changes for this year's tournament, the most notable being that the November Nine format for the Main Event has been eliminated, much to the chagrin of some of us...read more

Pennsylvania moves closer to legalizing online gambling

Pennsylvania's HB 271, a bill that would allow online gambling, passed the Senate today with a 38-12 vote.The bill passed quickly through legislation on Tuesday, passing the Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee by a margin of 11-3 and clearing the Senate Appropriations Committee with a vote of 24-2.The next stop is another vote in the House, likely to be held in June.HB 271 will legalize online casinos and online poker while allowing wagers on fantasy sports contents and the purchase of online lottery tickets...read more

Top 10 things we'll miss about the WSOP November Nine

Full disclosure: I'm not a poker purist.Yep, go ahead and call me crazy. Tell me I know nothing about poker and that your opinion of anything I write about the game going forward will be tainted. You're entitled to do so. But it doesn't change the fact that I like — make that liked — the November Nine format the World Series of Poker Main Event has used over the last nine years.Back in 2008, when the WSOP first announced that it would be inserting a three-month delay in between the time its Main Event final table participants were decided and then actually played out, it was met with much dismay by most of the poker community...read more

Top 10 reasons to make the Gulf Coast of Mississippi your next gambling destination

Gamble. Golf. Drink. Eat. Music. Sun. Beach.The Gulf Coast of Mississippi is overflowing with all of the above activities and attributes. Toss in the genuine Southern hospitality and charm of the good folks that live and work there, and it's really no wonder why the Biloxi/Gulfport area has become a favorite destination of yours truly over the years.Apparently, I'm in good company with my opinion.Earlier this month, Casino City attended the annual Southern Gaming Summit in Biloxi as the state celebrates the 25th anniversary of the first casino opening...read more

New York Senate Finance Committee passes online poker bill

On Tuesday, the New York Senate Finance Committee passed online poker bill S3898, sponsored by Senator John J. Bonacic. The bill will now continue on to the Senate for further consideration.The bill, previously passed by the Senate in 2016 before being shelved in the Assembly, was re-introduced on 27 January this year.Under S3898, certain types of poker, including Texas Hold'em and Omaha Hold'em, would be classified as games of skill and legalized...read more

Top 10 betting facts and figures for the 2017 Kentucky Derby

Gather all the mint julep ingredients and dust off your finest and most elegant headwear. The first Saturday in May in upon us, and that means one thing and one thing only in sports betting circles: It's Kentucky Derby Week.Like March Madness, the Super Bowl and the Masters, the Derby is one of the few annual events that piques the interest of those who otherwise don't typically bet on sports, and persuades people to gather around the TV...read more

Top 10 takeaways from the annual Las Vegas Visitor Profile Study

The Fremont Street Experience. (photo by Las Vegas News Bureau)Right before our eyes, Las Vegas is changing.Everything — what is offered throughout the city, who visits, what said visitors partake in once their stay begins — has seen dramatic shifts during recent years.That's the primary takeaway from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's annual Las Vegas Visitor Profile Study, compiled by San Francisco-based GLS Research and released earlier this month.Some of the numbers were predictable; others, not so much...read more