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Baseball's betting scandal: Is Shohei Ohtani in jeopardy?

Every lawyer should carry a parrot trained to say two words.Especially criminal defense attorneys.That way at their first meeting, the lawyer can put the parrot on the new client’s shoulder to repeat over and over again, “Don’t talk! Don’t talk!”If you have been involved with illegal gambling, you don’t talk to anybody...read more

Top 10 poker acronyms

Acronyms are an easy to way to communicate in most walks of life, but especially in poker. The game of poker has numerous acronyms and while some are obvious, there are others that leave recreational players clueless. That’s why in this article we’re going to share 10 acronyms you need to know to navigate the poker world.Three-bet is when someone re-raises their opponent...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: iGaming records and blocking online sites edition

March Madness kicked off yesterday afternoon, and while online sports betting will surely be putting up insane numbers over the next few weeks, iGaming continues to put its name in the history books. Before we get into some of those figures, we have two Las Vegas casinos paying out jackpots left and right, Jackpot.com launching in another U.S...read more

Top 10 best bets for March Madness 2024 opening round

March Madness is here and when the field of teams was announced last night, there were many questioning some of the decisions made by the Selection Committee. Between Thursday and Friday this week, college basketball fans have their Christmas as 32 games will be played over the two days, and like the name of the tournament indicates, there will be chaos.As people fill out their brackets and place their wagers, take a look at these 10 bets for the opening round to consider.(All odds provided by bet365 Sportsbook & Racebook)10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Online casinos ready to blast off edition

With only seven states in the U.S. offering legal online casinos, it is expected that more could be getting closer to launching this year. Before we dive into those details, let’s take a look at some other top stories of the week. We have Las Vegas kicking off a busy spring with the start of March Madness, two major jackpots from The Venetian Las Vegas, a South Dakota resort unveils an expansion and a new lounge opens at The Rio in Las Vegas.Let’s start off with two new millionaires:5...read more

Top 10 new online slots for March 2024

In about a month, I’ll be in Connecticut taking a gander at the new slots at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun. While I have to wait a month, players in U.S. states where iGaming is legal do not have to wait to check out the new games that are coming out daily...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Jackpots, iGaming and expansions edition

Online casinos are now live in Rhode Island as Bally’s launched its casino app earlier this week in The Ocean State. We also have a six-figure jackpot win at a Las Vegas casino, a spring poker event at an Atlantic City casino, MGM debuting its collection with Marriot Bonvoy and a New York resort announcing a massive expansion plan.Let’s begin the week with a life-changing win:5...read more

California gives up regulating five casinos

The Attorney General of California has agreed that the state will now have no role in regulating five tribal casinos. More Indian casinos may follow.A federal trial court, and then, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled that California lost its right to negotiate tribal-state compacts to co-regulate these casinos...read more

Top 10 reasons to visit Connecticut casinos

In April, I will be making the drive down to Connecticut from my home in the Boston area to spend a few days at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun. The two casinos, about 15-20 minutes apart from each other, have plenty to offer guests who are visiting, and here we take a look at 10 reasons why you should make a stop at the two properties.10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Sportsbooks in, daily fantasy out edition

With North Carolina mobile sports betting set to go live on 11 March, seven operators were awarded licenses yesterday. In Massachusetts, 10 daily fantasy sports operators were sent cease and desist letters from the state’s Attorney General...read more