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Casino City's Friday Five: Everything ever edition

Are there any studies on why everything seems to happen at once? (We looked and couldn't find anything appropriately scientific. However, the internet did lead us, as it often does, to some great cat videos, so we consider it time well spent.)As you may have guessed, a lot of things happened at once this week...read more

Top 10 casino openings, expansions and renovations

In case any casino operators out there haven't heard, now's a good time to introduce nongaming amenities. As gaming revenues continue to fall, locations across the U.S. – Las Vegas in particular – are putting more stock into the restaurant and entertainment business...read more

'Gangsters to Governors' is a nuanced history of American gambling

Covering gambling news on the day-to-day, I sometimes feel like the industry doesn't change nearly fast enough. It's been almost seven years since Black Friday, and only three U.S. states — Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware — offer regulated online poker...read more

Casino City's Friday Five: Virtual reality edition

This week, as we continued our perilous and inevitable journey into the future, virtual reality suddenly became A Thing, and there was nothing any of us could do to stop it. Not only that, but a big-name gambling brand decided to take the plunge into iGaming...read more

Top 10 steps to ensure permanent success in poker

Many players think that it is difficult to obtain consistent success in poker. However, this is not necessarily true if you know how to study and are ready to dedicate some serious time to your play.Obviously, you have to understand many crucial topics to see good results, but it is doable with some determination and proper guidance...read more

Casino City's Friday Five: Big Game edition

This week, two New York casinos had their day, a property over in New Jersey made it cool to use the term "saloon" again and, of course, we've got some news on the big bad known as illegal wagering. 5. Tropicana Atlantic City introduces new southwestern style saloon Firewaters Saloon at Tropicana Atlantic City Casino & Resort will take you back to the (debatably) good ol' days of the Wild West...read more

Top 10 Super Bowl LII proposition bets

If you’re a sports bettor in Las Vegas, or anywhere else in Nevada, chances are that Super Bowl Sunday has not been kind to you over the years. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the state's sportsbooks have made a profit in 25 of out the last 27 Super Bowls, dating back to 1991 when it started reporting wagers separately for the NFL's biggest game of the year...read more

Casino City's Friday Five: Super (High Roller) Bowl edition

Friday already? Guess we should have expected this – it happens every week, after all.This time, we've got the required million-dollar win, an update to the instant win game model, and the first-ever Super High Roller Bowl in China. There's also an unusual amount of Gordon Ramsay featured this week...read more

Top 10 Super Bowl viewing parties in Las Vegas

The stage has been set for Super Bowl LII, with the New England Patriots listed as a 5.5-point favorite over the Philadelphia Eagles. Now, it's just a matter of deciding where you will be watching the game when it kicks off 4 February at 3:30 p.m...read more

'Molly's Game' a much-needed poker movie

It's been a while since there's been a big poker movie, hasn't it? And even longer since there's been a good one.After a few delays — the initial release date was supposed to be Thanksgiving weekend — Aaron Sorkin's film adaptation of Molly's Game hit limited theaters on Christmas and went into wide release on 5 January...read more