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Casino City’s Friday Five: US sports betting boom edition

The National Football League kicked off last week and with sports back in action over the last couple of months, sportsbooks in the U.S. are seeing some record numbers come across their desks. Before we dive into the figures, we also have a six-figure and seven-figure jackpot won over the last week, major sports betting strides in Virginia, and MGM Resorts reopening its final properties.Let’s begin with some big payouts:5...read more

Top 10 strategies to beat poker regulars

If you’re a strong, winning player, you already know how to beat “fishes” and maybe even intermediate players, too. But, lurking at most poker tables are “regs,” those players who sit and grind hours on end.The general consensus among winning poker players is that these are not the players you will make lots of money playing against...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: NFL and WSOP edition

Last night, the 2020 NFL season began with the Kansas City Chiefs’ commanding win over the Houston Texans, 34-20. If you took the Chiefs, who were a nine-point favorite on Intertops Sportsbook, you started the NFL betting season on the right foot...read more

Top 10 NFL betting tips and picks for the 2020 season

OK, I’ll admit it: Betting on the NFL in the midst of a global pandemic scares the bleep out of me.Putting your hard-earned cash at risk and attempting to predict the unpredictable during the five-month NFL roller-coaster-of-a-season is difficult enough under “normal” circumstances...read more

2020 Kentucky Derby picks and betting preview

Tomorrow, the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby takes place at an approximate 7:01 p.m. post time at Churchill Downs. The Derby is annually scheduled for the first Saturday in May, but due to COVID-19, the decision was made to push it to Labor Day Weekend this year.This year’s race will be without fans, which we already experienced in one of the Triple Crown Races, the Belmont Stakes...read more

Top 10 casino openings and expansions for late summer 2020

Resorts and casinos across the U.S. and all over the world have reopened their doors in an attempt to recover from the COVID-19 closures that began back in March. However, some areas are struggling more than others and casinos are not ready to start reopening and may never do so.However, many of the casinos that have resumed operations are continuing with expansion plans and unveiling new amenities.10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Welcoming back some, but not all casinos edition

More casinos across the pond from the U.S. announced reopening dates. For Nevada, several resorts are fit to reopen, but some may not be able to come back from the losses that the COVID-19 closure had on them.Before we get into that, let’s look at some sports betting numbers.5...read more

Top 10 facts and figures about Allegiant Stadium

The National Football League is still on track to begin its 2020 season on schedule next month with a new stadium added to the roster. The Raiders, formerly of Oakland, have completed the move to Las Vegas and will be playing home games at the new Allegiant Stadium...read more

DraftKings Sportsbook launches first multi-state football contest

Football contests have been a wildly popular draw at Nevada sportsbooks for decades. The Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino's SuperBook’s SuperContest has set the gold standard, annually breaking its own record for entrants and prize pools, including new highs last year when 3,328 contestants vied for a share of more than $4.5 million.This year, DraftKings Sportsbook is jumping into the game, taking full advantage of its mobile capabilities and the proliferation of regulated sports betting across the U.S...read more

The Brook in New Hampshire opens new DraftKings Sportsbook

Despite the mandatory mask that was covering his face, Andre Carrier’s ear-to-ear grin was clearly evident on Wednesday morning. All things considered, it was hard to blame him.There hasn’t been much great news to come out of the casino/gaming industry over the last several months...read more