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Casino City’s Friday Five: Largest prize pool in online poker history edition

On Wednesday, the partypoker MILLIONS Online tournament came to an end. This week, we also had a jackpot winner, the introduction of a new game zone, a launch of multiplayer tables and a sportsbook that paid out bets in an unusual fashion. Let’s start with the jackpot: 5...read more

Top 10 new online slot games for winter 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, online slot and game providers continue to unveil new slot games — including a few holiday-themed games.Below is our list of the top new online slot game releases from the last few months:10. Primal Megaways Set in the Stone Age, U.K.-based Blueprint Gaming's latest release sees players battle with a variety of prehistoric animals to trigger big wins and unlock free spins.Three or more bonus symbols activate the Primal bonus free spins round, where players can enter with up to 30 free spins and win more during the bonus game...read more

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

Another U.S. state opened its first sportsbook this week. We also have two jackpot winners, MGM Resorts partnering with Major League Baseball and a New York casino resort announcing an expansion.Let’s begin with the jackpots:5. $100,000 win at Sycuan CasinoSan Diego resident Kristina W...read more

Rhode Island officially becomes eighth US state to offer sports betting

LINCOLN, R.I. – Moments after making one of three ceremonial first wagers at the newly opened sportsbook at Twin River Casino, Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio was asked if his $20 ticket on the Houston Texans minus the points over Tennessee in tonight's Monday Night Football game was a good bet."I don't know," he said with a smile and shrug...read more

Top 10 casino openings and expansions

A few months ago, we discussed 10 casino openings and expansions from the late summer and fall. Now, as we get into winter, we have 10 more openings and expansions to go over. 10. FLIPT opens at Rivers Casino The contemporary burger-and-shake restaurant unique to Rush Street properties made its debut at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh on 17 October. Rivers Casino invites all guests 21 years of age and over to come and enjoy their first FLIPT burger, along with many new and familiar menu items. With its sleek design and modern feel, FLIPT comfortably seats 88 people...read more

Top 10 post-flop Texas Hold'em poker strategies

Recreational players can be a bit of a wild card when it comes to post-flop play. (photo by Wikimedia Commons)A sizeable chunk of strategy in Texas Hold'em revolves around pre-flop hand selection and making your decisions before the flop. However, poker would be a far simpler game if it all ended pre-flop and hands were simply turned over and allowed to realize their full equity every single time.Once the pre-flop wars are over, the post-flop stage comes into play...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: DraftKings edition

Sports betting continues to make headlines in the U.S., with several sportsbooks opening, including another in New Jersey. Also making our Friday Five are two jackpot winners, an Atlantic City resort expansion and Penn National Gaming acquiring a casino.5...read more

Top 10 reasons to visit Las Vegas this winter

Winter is approaching quickly, but that doesn’t mean a trip to Las Vegas needs to be held off until the spring. There are still plenty of activities and offers for guests to enjoy in Sin City in the next few months.10. Polar Express 4-DStarting 1 December, guests can enjoy the 15-minute version of The Polar Express at Madame Tussauds at The Venetian Las Vegas...read more

Wynn Las Vegas shuts down lagoon project, will restore golf course

The lagoon was supposed to be built on the golf course site behind Encore and Wynn. (photo by Wynn Las Vegas)Put away the swim trunks and grab the golf clubs.Wynn Las Vegas announced on Wednesday, during an earnings conference call, that it is no longer going to build the extravagant lagoon theme park it had been planning for a couple of years, and instead will restore the 18-hole Wynn Golf Club.In early 2016, Steve Wynn, who was CEO of Wynn Resorts at the time, and Wynn Las Vegas announced it would build Paradise Park, which would include a 400,000 square-foot convention center along with a 38-acre lagoon with three hotel towers...read more

Top 10 attributes of a great poker room

Finding a place to play live poker can be quite challenging, depending on where you live. Many people are restricted to playing online, simply because there isn't a land-based poker room anywhere near them. Some are luckier than others in that regard and have a poker room or two within a reasonable distance.But the mere existence of a poker room isn't always enough to provide players with what they really want and expect...read more