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Casino City’s Friday Five: 2021 World Series of Poker is here edition

The events are underway and the cards are being dealt all around Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for this year’s edition of the World Series of Poker. We have several bracelets already dished out to winners along with our first online event victor.Before we go into more details on those champions, we have some other news around the industry to touch on first...read more

Top 10 reasons to visit WSOP in 2021

After the disappointing 2020 poker season, the poker scene is getting back on its feet, and the 52nd annual World Series of Poker event promises to be the best one in recent years and one of the top ones in the organization's history.If you’re a poker enthusiast, this year’s WSOP should definitely be on your calendar, but if you can’t visit the event, make sure to check the most important news on mypokercoaching.com...read more

Casino City's Friday Five: Connecticut sports betting and jackpots

The wait is finally over for sports betting to go live in Connecticut. Both Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino launched legal sports wagering yesterday. Before getting into the details on the two new sportsbooks, we have some other news this week to take care of first...read more

10 questions with World Series of Poker TV personality Lon McEachern

Norman Chad and Lon McEachern will be back together in the TV booth at the 2021 World Series of Poker. Like the rest of the poker world, Lon McEachern is counting the hours until the cards go in the air for the 2021 World Series of Poker, which, after a one-year, pandemic-induced hiatus, returns on Thursday when an 88-event live schedule kicks off from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.Along with his partner Norman Chad, McEachern has literally and figuratively become the face of the WSOP after calling the action on TV for nearly two decades, although even after all of these years it still doesn’t feel like actual “work” to him.“I love my job, I really do,” said McEachern, whose first broadcast for the WSOP came via a freelance assignment in 2002 when he did two on-air hours with then-color man Gabe Kaplan...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: New millionaires and WSOP events edition

The start of the 2021 World Series of Poker is just days away The in-person events at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas will require proof of vaccination for players, but there was another announcement made by the WSOP this week with several online bracelet events added to the schedule...read more

Top 10 reasons to visit Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

Last month, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas celebrated its 55th anniversary. The iconic resort, located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, opened its doors back in 1966 and is one of the most well-known casinos in the world. Here, we take a look at 10 reasons why you should stop by Caesars Palace during your next trip to Sin City.10...read more

Encore Boston Harbor unveils sparkling new sports bar, minus sports betting

While Massachusetts legislators continue to drag their collective feet and haggle in their chambers about getting a sports betting bill across the finish line, the folks at Encore Boston Harbor are plowing full speed ahead.Like every other amenity at the lavish $2.6 billion resort that opened just outside Boston city limits two years ago, the new WynnBET Sports Bar is spectacular.With more than 60 televisions, a striking 10-foot-high by 123-foot-long video wall that stretches across the entire venue, new grab-and-go food and beverage options, comfortable seating, VIP sections and a dynamic atmosphere, the ultramodern space, located in the former home of The Buffet steps off the main casino floor, offers everything a sports fan could ask for.Except, of course, sports betting.Massachusetts has been kicking around the proverbial sports betting can ever since the U.S...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Jackpots and a new casino edition

Heading into a casino hoping to come out positive is always on anyone’s mind when they are about to have a gambling session. Walking away with hundreds of thousands is usually a dream, but it became a reality for two lucky players this week...read more

Top 10 online slot jackpots in 2021

Last month, we reviewed some of the lucky jackpot winners at land-based casinos. This week, we move our attention over to players whose lives changed by hitting massive paydays at an array of online casinos.10. $365,000On Thursday 3 June, BetOnline Casino paid out winners $365,112 for the Bad Beat Jackpot.The lucky winner is player, Acg1, won $73,022.43 after losing with QQQQ vs renesantos’ Straight Flush (K-9)...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: NFL betting season is back edition

The National Football League kicked off its 2021 season last night with an incredible game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs (-9) edged out the Cowboys thanks to a last second field goal, but failed to cover the spread...read more