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Top 10 facts, figures and tidbits from the opening of Encore Boston Harbor

Two days before Sunday's highly anticipated grand opening of Encore Boston Harbor, Casino City received a two-hour tour of the lavish $2.6 billion casino resort, providing plenty of fodder for this week's top 10.After walking the entire property, scouring the lengthy press materials and speaking with multiple employees and officials, we could literally have turned this week's column into a top 100...read more

Encore Boston Harbor opening a "dream come true" for locals

For a born-and-bred Boston guy and longtime casino/gambling "enthusiast" like myself, watching the Encore Boston Harbor actually open its doors this weekend was a surreal experience.We know how to make an entrance. Now it's time you make yours...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Virtual sports and sports gambling edition

We are just two days away from the grand opening of Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts. Sunday, the $2.6 billion property will officially open to the public. There were several other stories that topped the headlines this week in the gambling industry...read more

Top 10 new online slot games for summer 2019

It has been a few months since our last edition of new online slot games. Since then, slot providers have been constantly releasing new games for players to enjoy, so here we take a look at the top 10 new games over the last couple of months.10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: 100th story edition

This week’s Friday Five marks my 100th story at Casino City. Since I began just over a year ago, a ton has changed in the gaming industry. In my first week, the federal ban on sports betting was deemed unconstitutional by the U.S. Justice Department...read more

Top 10 highlights from my first trip to Las Vegas

Last month, I went on my first trip to Las Vegas and stayed at The Mirage on the Strip. With the raw temperatures back home in Massachusetts in the high 50s and low 60s in early May, arriving to 85-degree weather in Las Vegas was a major bright spot...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Wire Act and WSOP edition

It's been another busy week in the casino and gaming world, as the 50th edition of the World Series of Poker is in high gear at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Also this week, BitStarz is giving away a trip to Egypt, a new sportsbook is unveiled in Downtown Las Vegas, Illinois approves a massive gambling expansion bill, and a New Hampshire federal judge issues a pivotal ruling regarding the Wire Act. Let’s start off with a gold bracelet: 5...read more

Federal Judge says Wire Act only applies to sports betting

Yesterday, a New Hampshire federal judge concluded in a 63-page ruling that the Wire Act applies only to sports betting, rejecting a 2018 opinion that expanded the 1961 federal gambling law to cover interstate online gambling.“I hereby declare that [the Wire Act] applies only to transmissions related to bets or wagers on a sporting event or contest,” stated U.S...read more

Top 10 facts and figures about The Venetian Las Vegas

Last month, The Venetian Las Vegas celebrated its 20th anniversary. With The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino a part of its complex, the total number of rooms is 7,117, making The Venetian the second-largest hotel in the world, according to World Atlas...read more

Massive gambling expansion bill approved in Illinois

Illinois is gearing up for sports betting and new casinos.Over the weekend, the House and Senate in the Prairie State passed Senate Bill 690, which now awaits a signature from Governor JB Pritzker. The bill will create six new casinos in Illinois in Waukegan, Rockford, Danville, South Suburbs, Williamson County and downtown Chicago, in addition to the 10 already existing...read more