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Twitch bans streaming of unlicensed gambling content

As the old saying goes, “Money talks and bull…,” Well, you get the point.And now, so does Twitch. On Tuesday, the Amazon.com, Inc. livestreaming platform announced that it’s going to crackdown on certain types of gambling sites for the good of the people, in particular young people.Effective 18 October, Twitch, announced on Twitter, that it is prohibiting the “streaming of gambling sites that include slots, roulette, or dice games that aren’t licensed either in the U.S...read more

Top 10 land-based jackpot wins of summer 2022

Every time I step into a casino, a thought that always pops into my head is “maybe today I’ll get lucky and hit a crazy jackpot.”Obviously knowing how rare that can be, I don’t get my hopes up, but as a gambler, you always have those “what if” moments come to mind...read more

Casino City's Week 2 NFL Circa Million IV Pro Football Contest Picks

Good news and bad news to report following Week 1 of the Circa Million IV Pro Football Contest.On the downside, we were 2-3 for the week, which means our “mythical” entry into the contest would be tied for 2,451st place out of the 4,691 brave souls who plopped down the $1,000 entry fee.The good news? There are 17 weeks remaining for us to make up ground and over 2,000 contestants fared the same or even worse than our picks in Week 1.#CircaSportsMillion IV Standings Update ?????? Full Season Standings: https://t.co/yBpNI5WD81 pic.twitter.com/KRm7XjaeRP— Circa Sports (@CircaSports) September 13, 2022 So, as we head into Week 2 in the middle of the pack, here are our five picks for Week 2 based on the following spreads from Circa Sports:#CircaSportsMillion IV ????Week 2 Contest Point Spreads?? PDF: https://t.co/RiyY8o3VBb pic.twitter.com/VckYzW02BC— Circa Sports (@CircaSports) September 15, 2022 1...read more

Top 10 new online games for fall 2022

Yesterday was the first NFL Sunday and a record number of Americans are expected to be betting football this season. Despite the start of football, our gambling eyes can’t overlook the new games that never stop becoming available to us. Here, we take a look at 10 new online games for players to enjoy since our last edition.10...read more

Casino City's Week 1 NFL Circa Million IV Pro Football Contest Picks

The NFL season is here and in Las Vegas that means it’s contest time.While there are a number of different formats with varying buy-ins, the new kid on the block is the Circa Sports Pro Football Contest, which has become the preeminent contest in town.Here are the rules:$1,000 buy-in and the maximum number of entries per person is three Each week, contestants must select five picks against the spread...read more

Top 10 casino openings and expansions for fall 2022

Here in the U.S., it is Labor Day, which means the kids are gearing up for another school year and fall is right around the corner. Just last week, I wrote about my experience at what was a new casino for me. This edition of casino openings and expansions includes new casinos and several other attractions for guests to look forward to.10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Las Vegas arrests and retirement edition

Two years ago, Las Vegas, and many other casino destinations, were reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is safe to say that Las Vegas is back especially after the numbers it posted in July. Sin City was in the headlines this week for other reasons, too...read more

Top 10 memories from a gambling trip to New York

A little over a week ago, I spent a few days in the Saratoga and Schenectady areas in New York and did some gambling at both. This past Saturday, Saratoga held its Travers Day, arguably the biggest racing day of the year at the iconic race track...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Slot jackpots and Labor Day in Las Vegas edition

Next weekend is Labor Day Weekend and Las Vegas has a plethora of events and performances to offer visitors. In addition, we also have major land-based and online jackpots to report, a chance to win a Tesla Model 3 at BitStarz, an annual pickleball tournament in Downtown Las Vegas, and an acquisition of a Maryland casino.Let’s begin with some big wins:5...read more

California tribes would get sports betting if they didn’t hate card clubs

The extremely rich and politically powerful gaming tribes in California are spending nearly half a billion dollars this year to win the right to have sports betting.Or, I should say, they are throwing away their money on a fatally flawed initiative, which the voters will reject in November.And it is the tribes’ own fault.Proposition 26, if approved, would authorize sports betting only in-person, and only at the state’s four privately owned racetracks and 66+ tribal casinos...read more