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Casino City’s Friday Five: Sports betting takeover edition

This week we reached a major milestone in the sports betting world. Legal sports betting in the U.S. celebrated its one-year anniversary on Tuesday. Along with this great achievement, we saw a massive jackpot win, the launch of a sports betting platform, ESPN announcing a sports partnership and a land-based slot tournament.Let’s begin with some slot play:5...read more

Legal sports betting in US reaches one-year mark

Tomorrow marks a major milestone for the world of sports gambling. It's the one-year anniversary of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) being declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Department of Justice. A lot has happened in the last year, with eight states introducing legalized sports betting (Nevada, Delaware, New Jersey, Mississippi, West Virginia, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island) and five more that have approved legislation (New York, Arkansas, Montana, Iowa and Indiana).Before last May, Nevada was the sole source of legal sports wagering in the U.S.At last week’s Southern Gaming Summit at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, there was a major focus on tomorrow’s important date...read more

Top 10 tips for preparing for WSOP in 2019

In a few weeks, the Las Vegas resort will be swamped with people coming from all around the globe looking for big wins and the glory that comes with winning coveted WSOP bracelets. (photo by Flickr)The World Series of Poker, the biggest and the most prestigious series of live poker tournaments, is just around the corner...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: More jackpots and sports betting edition

We are approaching the one year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that PASPA – the federal ban on sports betting – was unconstitutional. Tuesday, 14 May marks one year, and after seeing 10 states regulate and introduce sports betting, more adjustments are being made to regulations and laws from coast to coast.Also this week, we have several massive jackpot winners, a slots tournament at Intertops Poker and FOX Sports' entrance into the sports betting world.Let’s kick it off with some paydays:5...read more

Indiana governor signs sports betting bill

Sports betting is coming to Indiana. On Wednesday, Governor Eric Holcomb signed the the sports wagering bill that was approved by the state's legislature less than three weeks ago. It was the final day that Gov. Holcomb could sign; if he did not do so, the bill would have passed without his signature.Gov...read more

Top 10 tips for taking advantage of your stack size in poker tournaments

Depending on your chip stack, there are different strategies to consider throughout a poker tournament. (photo by World Poker Tour)Poker tournaments are probably the most popular form of poker, which gave Texas Hold'em the popularity it enjoys today...read more

Online sports betting to become legal in Tennessee

Last week, a bill to allow Tennessee to become the first U.S. state with mobile-only sports betting was approved by the House and then by the Senate yesterday. The next step would be to receive Governor Bill Lee’s signature, but the first-term governor made it clear he will allow the bill to pass without his signature...read more

Top 10 facts and figures for 2019 Kentucky Derby

There are currently 20 horses in the field for the 2019 Kentucky Derby, along with six bubble horses. (photo by Flickr)Break out the funky hats and mint juleps: Post time for the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, is this Saturday at 6:50 p.m...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Opening and sports betting edition

Two weeks ago, we had our latest edition of casino openings and expansions. Since then, we have seen more two opening announcements hit headlines. Also this week, we have sports betting news from several states, the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe schedule announced and Intertops Poker hosting satellites...read more

Top 10 new online slot games for spring 2019

Last week, we heard the announcement that Pennsylvania’s online casinos will go live on 15 July. Slot providers are constantly coming up with new slot games to distribute to operators and online casinos. Here, we take a look at the top 10 new online slot games since our last edition in February.10...read more