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Casino City’s Friday Five: Sports betting and Super Bowl edition

Super Bowl LIII is just two days away from taking place in Atlanta. Since the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) was deemed unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court back in May, sportsbooks have been sprouting up all over the U.S...read more

Sportsbook icon Jimmy Vaccaro explains his decision to leave Las Vegas and head home to Pittsburgh

Jimmy Vaccaro said that there was only state he would even consider leaving Las Vegas for and it was Pennsylvania. After finalizing his paperwork first thing this morning, former bookmaker Jimmy Vaccaro was scheduled to begin his new job at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh today.Yes, you read that correctly.Vaccaro, who has spent the better part of the last four decades in Las Vegas putting together a storied career that saw him become one of the most well-known sportsbook figures in the U.S., will start his new gig at Rivers Casino not as oddsmaker, but in an executive marketing role for the new sportsbook that opened its doors in December...read more

Sports betting approved for four New York casinos

On Tuesday, the New York State Gaming Commission approved several sports betting regulations that will allow four casinos in upstate New York to build sportsbooks and offer sports wagering, possibly as soon as this spring.New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proclaimed he was ready for this action during his State of the State address on 15 January...read more

Top 10 Super Bowl prop bets and tips

After the massive William "Refrigerator" Perry bowled into the end zone from the one-yard line way back in 1986, the way we bet on the Super Bowl changed forever.Explaining why The Refrigerator & Ditka are responsible for the #SuperBowl Prop Bet craze: https://t.co/2gYWPTOT6I pic.twitter.com/V2PPYtx0rS— Gary Trask (@casinocityGT) February 1, 2016Yep, that's right...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Poker and sportsbook edition

Super Bowl LIII is set and it is only fitting that another U.S. sportsbook was unveiled to the public just two weeks before kickoff. That wasn’t the only big news story over that last seven days as we also have a massive jackpot, a historic poker prize pool, a chance to win a trip to the Caribbean, and a newly crowned poker champion. Let’s start with the jackpot: 5...read more

Top 10 signs a poker player is ready for higher limit tables

Playing poker is largely about pushing the envelope and playing as high as you possibly can to maximize your win rate. You always want to move on to the next limit as soon as you can, because that is the best way to ensure you're making the most money possible.However, taking on higher limits doesn't come without inherent risks...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: The Wire Act and sports wagering edition

There are changes and updates being made constantly in the gaming industry, and this week was no different. In addition to two U.S. states working on the legalization of sports betting, we have a new blackjack game being introduced and the Department of Justice announcing the reverse of an opinion regarding the Wire Act that could result in some serious reverberations for online gambling in the U.S. Let’s start with sports betting: 5...read more

New US Department of Justice opinion says Wire Act applies to all online gambling

Back in 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion that interpreted the Wire Act of 1961 as only pertaining to online sports betting. Yesterday, a new opinion from the DOJ declared that the Wire Act prohibits passing bets and wagers across state lines, as well as assisting in placing sports wagers — thus applying the Act to not only sports betting, but any form of gambling crossing state lines.Since the U.S...read more

Top 10 Super Bowl viewing parties in Las Vegas

Super Bowl weekend is three weeks away, and it has often been said that if you can't be at the game, the second-best place to be is Las Vegas. There will be hundreds of viewing parties up and down the Strip and beyond on Super Bowl Sunday. Here are 10 for you to consider...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Casino announcements edition

Since sports betting in the U.S. became legal back on 14 May, casinos across the country have been continuously adjusting. Merely eight months after the fact, several casinos are making changes and taking advantage of the new state of the law...read more