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Top 10 NFL future bets for the 2023 season

I don’t know about you, but the start of the 2023 NFL season can’t get here soon enough. Yes, I know it’s only a month away, but it feels like forever. So in between conducting my mock drafts for my fantasy football leagues, today I present my top future bets for the new season.10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Las Vegas jackpots and resort news edition

Not long after the record-setting World Series of Poker Main Event came to a close, details about the WSOP Paradise event were unveiled. In addition, we have updates on a few Las Vegas resorts, a restaurant opening at a Wisconsin casino, a new property welcomed into the MGM Resorts loyalty program, and a six-figure win on the Strip.Let’s kick this week off with a life-changing amount of money:5...read more

Spiffbet selling off its game development business

Spiffbet is focusing all of its attention onto its casino business. And in doing so, the company is selling its game development business to Million Games AB.The exact purchase price by the Swedish game studio will depend on the outcome of the transferred business and can amount to a maximum of SEK 3.5 million.Million Games was founded by Thomas Nimstad who has been active in the gaming industry since 2004 and has built several generations of casino platforms where he has been involved in projects such as Maria Casino, Vera&John, Solid Gaming and Golden Hero.Million Games will acquire all shares in STHLM Gaming Sweden AB, where all game titles and other intellectual property rights attributable to the game business are collected...read more

Catena Media continues to focus on North American affiliation market

Catena Media selling its UK and Australian sports betting brands. Initiation, planning, implementation and closure are the stepping stones on the way toward every milestone. Today, Catena Media hit the last step as it signed an agreement to sell its U.K...read more

Top 10 favorite casinos

Just a few weeks ago I made a trip to Saratoga, New York and made a stop at Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady. Two weeks from now, I will be doing the same thing and it got me thinking about the different casinos I have been to and where Rivers Schenectady ranks.Here, my list of 10 favorite casino resorts that I have visited...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Openings, expansions and arrests edition

Your trip to Sin City next year is going to look a little different with Paris Las Vegas undergoing an expansion as well as a new venue coming to the Strip. Those aren’t the only new stories for openings this week. A new sports bar is coming to another Las Vegas property, while a restaurant is being unveiled at Rivers Casino Philadelphia...read more

Top 10 new online slots for July 2023

Last weekend, I discovered a slot that quickly became one of my favorites during my trip to Saratoga and Schenectady.So, what made Fortune Mint at Rivers Casino & Hotel Schenectady one of my preferred games?Well, that’s simple, it continued to pay...read more

Casino City's Friday Five: WSOP champ and jackpots edition

It’s fun when you win a poker game with friends at home even if it’s a $20 buy-in. Now, imagine what it would be like to win the most coveted tournament in poker history with a $12.1 million prize.For Daniel Weinman, that dream came true earlier this week at the World Series of Poker...read more

Aristocrat’s acquisition of NeoGames moves forward

Aristocrat’s acquisition of NeoGames moves forward. (photo by Aristocrat Gaming)Like anything in life, it starts with the first step.Today, Aristocrat Leisure Limited announced that it’s onto the second step after NeoGames S.A. shareholders voted to adopt the Business Combination Agreement and approved the statutory continuation of NeoGames from Luxembourg to the Cayman Islands (“Continuation”).On 15 May, NeoGames, a technology-driven provider of end-to-end iLottery and iGaming solutions globally, announced that it entered into this definitive Business Combination Agreement to be acquired by Aristocrat, an entertainment and content creation company delivering world-leading mobile and casino games, for $29.50 per share in an all-cash transaction, representing an enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion for NeoGames.Today’s news is the first of two shareholder approvals required to complete the Aristocrat’s proposed acquisition of NeoGames.Certain conditions, including receipt of all required gaming as well as antitrust and foreign investment regulatory approvals, must be completed before the Continuation is completed.The acquisition will not be completed until the Continuation requirements are complete and the NeoGames shareholders, who hold at least 66.7% of the shares, vote at the second shareholder meeting.Aristocrat expects the acquisition to be complete in FY2024.“I am tremendously proud of our entire team at NeoGames, as together we have established our leadership position, driving our success across iLottery, iGaming, and online sports betting,” said Moti Malul, Chief Executive Officer of NeoGames, in a press release at the time of the initial announcement in May...read more

Around the WSOP: It was a “Walton Wonderland” at the Main Event Final Table

Adam Walton fans flood the Main Event final table. LAS VEGAS – Throughout the World Series of Poker’s Main Event final table, the Adam Walton rail was the most boisterous of any other cheering section. The Walton Clan flooded a large portion of the seats surrounding the featured table inside Horseshoe Las Vegas each day, wearing bright red A&W t-shirts, and coming up with creative chants.Their spirited enthusiasm continued on Monday afternoon as Walton took his place at the table alongside the remaining two players, Steven Jones and Daniel Weinman, in the largest Main Event field in history...read more