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Top 10 poker bluffing strategies

Poker is a game of deception. Poker bluffing is one of the most essential skills a player can have. If you can successfully bluff your opponents, you will win more hands than if you simply played good poker. This article will discuss some of the best bluffing strategies you can use to win poker.Here is my list of top 10 bluffing strategies:10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Openings, sports betting and poker edition

By the end of 2024, Virginia will have a new casino in Danville and that process took a step in the right direction earlier this week when ground was broken on the property. This week, we also have a golf range opening as part of an iconic Las Vegas casino resort and an arcade coming to the Las Strip this fall...read more

Top 10 new online slots for August 2022

The World Series of Poker came and went during the summer months in Las Vegas and we saw Espen Jorstad take down the $10,000 Main Event title and haul in $10 million. While this tournament was happening, online providers and developers continued to announce new slot games for players.Here, we take a look at 10 new online slots since our last edition earlier this summer.10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Massachusetts sports betting and the return of NFL edition

Last night, the National Football League officially began its 2022-2023 season with the Hall of Fame preseason game. The Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-11 and the season is now underway.We have some NFL future bets to look into for this season, but before that, we have more top stories in the gaming industry to cover...read more

Top 10 NFL future bets for the 2022-2023 season

The National Football League preseason schedule kicks off Thursday night for the Hall of Fame game when the Jacksonville Jaguars square off against the Las Vegas Raiders in Canton, Ohio. Many have waited for football to be back and with the preseason soon to be underway, avid sports bettors and fantasy sports players are hastily preparing for when the regular season begins 8 September...read more

Massachusetts sports betting bill crosses the finish line

Sports bettors in Massachusetts – and the industry as a whole – woke up to positive and somewhat surprising news this morning from Speaker of the House of Representatives Ron Mariano via a post on Twitter at the Dunkin’ doughnut-maker’s hour of 5:10 a.m.“I am proud to announce that the Sports Betting Conference Committee has reached an agreement on legislation that will legalize wagering on professional and collegiate sports in Massachusetts, bringing the immense economic benefits of a legal sports betting industry to MA,” Mariano wrote in his Tweet.I am proud to announce that the Sports Betting Conference Committee has reached an agreement on legislation that will legalize wagering on professional and collegiate sports in Massachusetts, bringing the immense economic benefits of a legal sports betting industry to MA...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Casino openings and a historic jackpot edition

Next month, northern Nevada’s first new casino in over 20 years will open its doors to the public for the first time. That isn’t the only new opening taking place. We also have newly announced enhancements at Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, record-breaking numbers from Del Mar racetrack, a massive jackpot from an Idaho casino and more struggles for casinos in Macau.Let’s begin with a lucky winner:5...read more

Macau’s distressing new casino laws Part I

Macau’s casino operators were just reminded, dramatically, that China is still a Marxist country.First, the People’s Republic of China became the only major nation to seek the complete eradication of Covid. The PRC has the will and power to do whatever it thinks it will take: quarantining entire cities, closing borders, and getting Macau, a not very independent Special Administrative Region, to order all casinos shuttered.Then Macau announced that it was not only changing the rules, it was changing the game...read more

Top 10 observations from the first World Series of Poker on the Las Vegas Strip

The World Series of Poker moved from Binion’s Horseshoe to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in 2005, and the Rio became synonymous with poker’s largest annual event.Things remained unchanged until 2022, when the WSOP found a new home at Paris Las Vegas and Bally's – Las Vegas...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: WSOP Main Event and Las Vegas casino closings edition

The 2022 World Series of Poker came to an end earlier this week on the Las Vegas Strip with the final event, the Tournament of Champions, handing out the last bracelet. Before that, we had the Main Event come to a conclusion and one lucky player walked away with $10 million.Also this week, we have several Las Vegas casinos permanently closing, a familiar name returning to Palms Casino Resort, a new Evolution live studio and a huge jackpot from a California casino.Let’s begin with a big win:5...read more