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Casino City’s Friday Five: Jackpots and free spins edition

March is here, and in a few weeks one of the biggest sporting events of the year will begin. March Madness will surely be a little different this year with the legalization of sports gambling. However, sports wagering isn’t the only focus this week, as it might be in the upcoming weeks leading to March Madness...read more

Top 10 new online slot games for winter 2019

A few weeks ago at the massive International Casino Exhibition (ICE) in London, several new slot games were showcased and introduced to the gaming community. Providers are constantly coming out with new ways for games to appeal to players. Here we take a look at the top 10 new slot games from online operators since our last edition back in early December.10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Laws and legislation edition

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeing constant scrutiny over its recently changed opinion on the Wire Act. One U.S. state has already filed a complaint, with others likely to follow. Also in the news this week was the approval of a sports betting bill, another U.S...read more

Massachusetts Gaming Commission votes to settle Wynn lawsuit

Yesterday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) voted to settle a lawsuit with Steve Wynn. The unanimous 5-0 vote will allow the MGC to conclude its Wynn Resorts suitability review into if it should hold a casino license in the state and open the new Encore Boston Harbor in June of this year, as planned.The commission asked the public to be removed from the meeting while they held an executive session to speak on the matter behind closed doors...read more

Washington, DC approves sports betting bill

On Tuesday, the D.C. Council passed legislation on sports wagering. The bill paves the way for Intralot, the D.C. Lottery operator, to become the provider of a sports betting app rather than going through a bidding process. This means that not only will brick-and-mortar facilities be able to have sports betting in their establishments, but online sports wagering will also be legal.The motion to legalize sports gambling was brought up in September 2018, followed by a hearing the next month...read more

Top 10 casino openings and expansions

With so much attention on legalized sports gambling, coverage has been heavy on sportsbook openings. However, in the last couple of months there have been several other key openings and expansions at casinos that do not involve sportsbooks...read more

U.S. Integrity is riding the sports betting wave

Matthew Holt was at his Las Vegas home on a recent Monday evening watching college basketball, as he often does, when a player from Oklahoma heaved in a "harmless" three-pointer as time expired in the Sooners' home game against Iowa State.While the shot may have appeared meaningless to an outside observer because it didn’t affect the winner, Holt — and anyone who had money on the game — knew better.Replays showed that the basket should not have been counted because the player in question did not release the shot before the final buzzer...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: More US states joining in edition

Another busy week in the world of casinos and gaming as we saw another massive progressive win, two U.S. states making moves toward legalizing sports betting, a Monte Carlo offering from PokerStars, historic wagering action on the Oscars and a topping-off ceremony for a new California casino. Let’s begin with a large payout that we all hope to hit someday: 5...read more

Top 10 things never to do at the blackjack table

When you sit down at the blackjack table, you're hoping to have a good experience and maybe to win some money. To accomplish either of these goals, you should be aware of certain basic rules about both the game itself and your behavior.Here are 10 things you should never do while sitting at a blackjack table:10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Rebranding and partnership edition

The Super Bowl is behind us now, which means we can move on from sports betting news, right? Wrong. Sports gambling is still very much alive in the news despite the biggest game of the year happening last weekend. This week, we have another state making progress on legalizing sports wagering, a massive jackpot, an online casino handing out $44,500, a new partnership and the rebranding of an iconic Las Vegas Strip casino.Let’s start with the jackpot:5...read more