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Casino City’s Friday Five: WSOP Main Event and Alberta launch edition

Alberta iGaming launched on Monday, and we focused on several topics to help clear up questions that players may have. Elsewhere, the WSOP Main Event final table is officially set, DraftKings was approved for multi-state poker, Arizona sent out several cease-and-desist letters, and Thunder Valley Casino Resort made a millionaire with Pai Gow Poker. Let’s begin with a table game win: 5...read more

Top 10 facts about Alberta’s iGaming launch

Today marks the launch of Alberta’s iGaming market. Many big-name operators are bringing their products to the newly opened market in the Canadian province.There are plenty of details that go along with the historic day for online gambling in Alberta...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Alberta iGaming, insider trading ban and jackpot edition

iGaming is set to launch on Monday in Alberta and many big-name operators are ready to go. Before we get into that, we have a potential online sports betting ban coming to Ohio, the Arizona governor stepping in to prevent insider trading, a new resort opening, and a $1 million win in Atlantic City.Let’s begin with a massive hit in AC:5...read more

Top 10 casino openings and expansions for July 2026

I’ve been planning to head over to Encore Boston Harbor or set up a trip to Foxwoods Resort Casino in the near future and it got me thinking: What’s new at those properties? So then I took it a step further. Which casinos are introducing new amenities, upgrading gaming floors, and making overall improvements to enhance the guest experience? There are many that fall under that category, so here, we take a look at 10 openings and expansions that have been announced since our last edition.10...read more

The unlikely face of Fallen Oak

Lydia Kim, GM of Fallen Oak in Mississippi When MGM Resorts went looking for someone to run Fallen Oak, one of the country's premier resort golf courses, it didn't hire the seasoned golf executive most people expected. Instead, it handed the keys to Lydia Kim, a twenty-something from the company's partnerships team who had never managed a golf course.On paper, it reads like a list of disadvantages: young, female, limited operations experience, a minority from the Pacific Northwest, dropped into a corner of the Deep South to run a nationally ranked course.The decision raised eyebrows...read more

Top 10 new online slots for June 2026

You should never really get bored of playing online slots. There are just too many different types, variants, designs and styles of games. Providers and developers never rest when it comes to releasing new slot games.Here, we take a look at 10 new slots that have made their debut since our last edition.10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: New US iGaming launch and casino opening edition

Caesars has announced plans to launch an online casino in Maine, paving the way for its iGaming product to go live in the state. In addition, we have a $1.5 million jackpot from Nevada, a new casino welcoming guests in Illinois, an update from the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and a classic horse racing game finding a new home. Let’s begin with a large payday: 5...read more

Top 10 players to see live if you are attending the WSOP

The 2026 World Series of Poker schedule features 100 bracelet events, which means many big-name players have been pouring into Vegas to hunt for these prestigious trinkets and boost their Player of the Year standings. What this means, in a nutshell, is that many of the players you get to watch on TV all the time are roaming the corridors of Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas this summer, and if you are attending the WSOP, be it as a player, a fan, or both, you’ll get an opportunity to meet some of your heroes. Unlike the pros, most of us don’t actually get to spend an entire summer in Sin City...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Prediction markets and record gaming revenue edition

Prediction markets continue to make big waves in the U.S. as both Novig and ProphetX received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In addition, we have a $5 bet turning into a $10 million jackpot in Las Vegas, a record-setting NFL contest announcement with a new twist, record gaming revenues from two states, and another prediction market lawsuit coming out of Kentucky.Let’s begin with a life-changing win:5...read more

Top 10 teams to win the 2026 World Cup

The 2026 World Cup is officially underway, and we’ve taken a look at a few of the groups on the pitch and how they performed in their opening matches. If it were solely based on fans, here in Boston, it wouldn’t be a contest, as the Scottish fans have flooded the streets of Beantown and created an electric atmosphere...read more