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Casino City’s Friday Five: Donating to the cause edition10 April 2020 As we approach the middle of April, we are continuing to see more casinos extend their temporary closures until the end of the month. With gambling at land-based casinos out of the question for the time being, there are plenty of reasons to play online games and we will get into some of poker pro Tadas Peckaitis’ motives shortly...read moreTop 10 reasons to choose online poker6 April 2020 I have played both live and online and have to say that these have many differences and both pros and cons at the same time. Since I been playing online for the last 10 years, I am happy to share my top 10 reasons for choosing this option.Of course, with the current COVID-19 pandemic, options for a live game are extremely limited with most casinos and poker rooms closed, and many people turning to online poker.Even still, live poker surely has plenty of benefits if its own, but if you are considering which option is better for you, let me share with you my thoughts about the advantages of online poker.In online poker rooms you will be able to play almost any game that you like...read moreCasino City’s Friday Five: Closure extension edition3 April 2020 It remains a great time of uncertainty for the casino/gaming industry.
Land-based casinos are pushing back dates for their re-openings. Sports are in the same boat, not knowing when their seasons will resume or, in some cases, begin. However, the NFL Draft is still planning on happening in May with a new feel to it...read moreSpain calls for iGaming advertising restrictions amid COVID-19 pandemic2 April 2020 Government officials ordered online gambling operators in Spain this week to restrict marketing and advertising efforts during the country’s COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in an effort to “protect problem gamblers.”In a Royal Decree-Law dated 31 March from Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego that was approved by the Spanish Government, operators in the market were told that commercial communications that “implicitly or explicitly, refer to the exceptional situation resulting from the disease COVID-19 or which call for the consumption of gambling activities in this context, are prohibited.”Also banned, according to the decree, are any promotional activities, “aimed at attracting new clients or loyalty of existing clients that collect economic amounts, bonuses, bonuses, discounts, gifts from bets or games, odds multipliers or prizes or any other similar mechanism.”A “serious breach” of the decree will be punished with fines “from hundred thousand to a million Euros.”A government official added that the decision was made "in a context of confinement that makes it even more necessary to protect problem gamblers."Over the past 48 hours, operators have aggressively contacted affiliates, asking that they remove all Spanish market references bonuses, logos and promotions and stop sending mailings or messages.The number of coronavirus cases in Spain reached 110,238 on Thursday, according to the country’s Health Ministry, with a death toll of 10,003...read moreTop 10 NFL Draft prop bets30 March 2020 Things are going to look a lot different for this year’s NFL Draft. The big weekend was set to take place in Las Vegas and attract more than 700,000 visitors, but due to COVID-19, those plans have been canceled.The draft will proceed as scheduled 23-25 April and the NFL is exploring innovative options for how the process will be conducted and will provide that information as it becomes available.NFL draft player selection process to proceed April 23-25 without public events in Las Vegas.https://t.co/AO4UiUQPD3 pic.twitter.com/57OmomkAGc— NFL Draft (@NFLDraft) March 16, 2020 Even though the process is going to be quite different this year, what’s at stake for NFL teams remains the same...read moreBreaking down the COVID-19 impact on live poker27 March 2020 2003 WSOP Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker said he does not expect additional precautions at the poker table once the current pandemic is over. Up until about two weeks ago, the thought of sitting around a table, elbow-to-elbow with nine strangers, handling the same playing cards and chips seemed like a perfectly normal and entertaining way to spend an evening to this avid poker player.Today, the simple act of playing a live game of poker would not only be frowned upon or deemed repulsive, but it would be near impossible due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has shut down casinos and poker rooms all over the world.As concerns about the coronavirus outbreak get more serious with each passing day, we still fully expect that someday our lives will eventually begin to get back to normal — whether it’s Easter Sunday (12 April) as U.S...read moreOnline casino traffic surges during COVID-19 pandemic26 March 2020 Some online casinos are upgrading their promotions to catch attention of players. (photo by Wikimedia Commons)We are in unprecedented times with COVID-19, as 100% of the commercial casinos in the U.S. are now closed, according to the American Gaming Association, with many others all over the world doing the same...read moreTop 10 live poker mistakes23 March 2020 Many poker movies are showing how exciting poker can be and glorifying this game. However, not everything is that simple in real life, and you should know how to avoid the most common mistakes in a live setting.Even if you are not new to the game, you can quickly get carried away with all the action at the tables and accidentally make something you regret later on...read moreWorld Series of Poker not ready to pull the plug on 2020 events23 March 2020 WSOP officials are still hopeful that the Rio will be full of poker players this summer and not remain empty. Despite an unprecedented 30-day shutdown of Nevada casinos and concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak geting more serious with each passing day, World Series of Poker officials are still making preparations to “shuffle up and deal” on 26 May at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the date when the 2020 event is scheduled to begin.“We've been taking it day by day, and at this point, it’s hour by hour,” WSOP Vice President, Corporate Communications Seth Palansky told Casino City on Sunday evening...read moreCOVID-19 outbreak could cost Nevada tourism $39 billion22 March 2020 Using some daunting figures and statistics, the Nevada Resort Association made a plea to the state’s congressional delegation on Friday, asking Congress to consider providing "immediate economic relief and recovery to the lifeblood of Nevada’s economy."The request comes after the COVID-19 pandemic forced Governor Steve Sisolak to order an unprecedented shutdown of nonessential businesses, including casinos, for 30 days.In a letter signed by President Virginia Valentine, the association warned that if the Nevada tourism industry is shut down for 30 to 90 days, the recovery will require between 12 and 18 months and the impacts would be “devastating” for the state’s economy, putting at risk nearly 160,000 jobs, $7.7 billion in wages and salaries, $39 billion in total economic output and more than $1 billion in lost tax revenue.Our industry is doing our part...read more |
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