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Casino City’s Friday Five: Ontario iGaming and groundbreaking edition

The first-year results have been released for iGaming in Ontario and the numbers show why the Canadian province has quickly become a top market in North America. In addition, Puerto Rico has moved closer to online sports betting action. Other top stories in the industry this week include a record-setting jackpot out of Reno, an Illinois casino welcoming live table games, and a casino groundbreaking in Arizona.Let’s begin with a life-changing amount of money:5...read more

Puerto Rico takes a big step in the sports betting world

The Puerto Rico Gaming Commission approved nine sports wagering licenses last week. Puerto took nine steps forward in catching up with the mainland states in the U.S. in the world of legalized sports betting last week. The Puerto Rico Gaming Commission approved sports wagering licenses for nine entities, some of which are new, while others are currently in the game.Currently sports betting is limited to land-based casinos; however, legalized online sports wagering is in the works, but not yet permitted.Newcomer International Betting Integrity Association received its license...read more

Top 10 casino openings and expansions for spring 2023

Spring weather is finally attempting to make its return to the New England area, which means outdoor sitting and rooftop bars are beginning to open up. Luckily, no one across the U.S., needs to wait long for casinos and resorts to do the same as there are plenty of new venues, restaurants and sportsbooks that are ready for the seasonal weather...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: A historic week edition

Do you want the good news or the bad news, first?The answer is always the bad, and that’s where we start this week as the U.K. Gambling Commission informed the William Hill Group that it will be dolling out a record fine for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures.Headlines turned around though, as Houston Rockets’ owner Tilman Fertitta picked himself up another shiny new toy as he purchased Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Lake Tahoe, which following the completion of the sale, he will transform into a Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino property...read more

Top 10 Major League Baseball future bets for 2023

The last couple of weekends, everyone has been focused on their March Madness brackets and bets, but somehow the Major League Baseball regular season has snuck up on us and Opening Day is just three days away! Players are back at spring training after Japan beat the U.S...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Sports betting, fines and massive jackpots edition

As March Madness sweeps across the U.S., a couple more states in the U.S. have made progress toward legalized sports betting. Before we get into details about Maryland and Missouri, we have news about cashless gaming is making its way to a casino in California, a lucky winner taking home a six-figure payday from a Reno casino, and the U.K...read more

Top 10 tips for playing at crypto casinos

With the massive popularization of cryptocurrency casinos and poker sites, there’s no shortage of options for those who want to gamble using crypto coins. That said, as this industry is fairly young in online gambling, many players avoid playing in crypto casinos.There are many advantages of playing in a crypto casino, and these sites shouldn’t be avoided because of a lack of understanding...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Casino construction, cruises, and ebbs and flows of US gambling

Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used the words “one if by land, and two if by sea” to describe how Paul Revere arranged to signal if the British were coming into Massachusetts. The top news this week’s is a spin on that as we have two land-based casinos undergoing major renovations, while another casino company is pairing with a cruise line to offer rewards...read more

Massachusetts online sports betting off to a hot start

FanDuel, DraftKings, Caesars Sportsbook, BetMGM, WynnBET, and Barstool Sportsbook launched online sports betting in Massachusetts. (Photo courtesy of FanDuel.) While there’s still a little over a month until the Boston Marathon, residents of the Bay State are off and running with regulated online sports betting...read more

Top 10 bets to win the 2023 Men’s College Basketball Big Dance

On Sunday night, teams on the bubble either heard their name get called or slowly watched the bracket fill up to realize the NIT was the next stop for them. Now, we have 68 teams competing to make it to the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at NRG Stadium in Houston.Yes, March Madness is here.Overall, it is very strange not to have North Carolina in the bracket this year as the Tar Heels became the first preseason No...read more