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Atlantic City casino grand reopenings ignite new sense of optimism

ATLANTIC CITY – There were vibrant fireworks, A-list celebrities, free champagne, a balloon drop and "guitar smashing." Ceremonial first bets were placed at a brand-new sportsbook; long lines of politicians, CEOs and tribal leaders shared excessive words of thanks and praise at press conferences and ribbon-cuttings; and dozens of high-end restaurants opened their kitchens and served their maiden meals and poured exotic cocktails.And it all happened in a span of less than 15 hours on Thursday at two extravagant properties that sit about 600 paces apart on one of the most iconic pieces of shoreline in the U.S.Yesterday was much more than a day that saw Ocean Resort Casino, former home of the shuttered Revel Casino Hotel, and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Atlantic City, previously Trump Taj Mahal, celebrate grand openings...read more

Top 10 traits that make a good poker player

Poker coach Tadas Peckaitis says that some of the key traits that make a good poker player are intelligence, focus and patience. (photo by Flickr)Back in the day, not many people talked about poker and poker players in a serious way. For the most part, they were perceived as gamblers throwing away their (or someone else's) money...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: First week of summer edition

It’s finally summer and the warm weather is upon us here at Casino City world headquarters in Boston. The World Cup has entered the second round of the group stage, but there was a lot of other news to get to this week. We had a wide variety of developments, including more World Series of Poker, jackpot winners and new casino announcements...read more

Top 10 tips for playing rebuy and freezeout poker tournaments

Poker chips and royal flush (photo by History Channel)You can find many advanced poker training options online and learn any game that you want. However, very few sites touch on the differences between freezeout and rebuy tournaments, so today I want to concentrate precisely on that.So, no matter if you are playing live poker games or multi-table tournaments (MMTs) online, understanding these differences and adjusting your strategy accordingly will help you reach better results.10...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Week of openings edition

What a busy week we've had. The World Cup began play on Thursday, there's more big news on sports gambling and a Las Vegas casino opened new features. All this comes on top of the World Series of Poker, which had two big names end up back in the win column this week...read more

Top 10 betting tidbits for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

World Cup 2018 (photo by Max Pixel)The 2018 World Cup begins Thursday when host Russia takes on Saudi Arabia.Being played for the first time in Eastern Europe, the World Cup pits 32 nations from all over the world against each other in a total of 64 matches across a dozen stadiums located in 11 different cities...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Sports edition

With sports betting coming to America, the FIFA World Cup beginning next week and the World Series of Poker humming along, the world of sports dominates this week's Friday Five. But let's start with the most timely (and for Vegas hockey fans, the most depressing) story of the week: 5...read more

Top 10 tidbits about the Vegas Golden Knights run to the Stanley Cup Finals

The Vegas Golden Knights are in the Stanley Cup Finals in the first year of their existence. It began on 22 November 2016, when the expansion team received a name, team colors and logo. The Knights were overlooked from that point until they started making some noise in the regular season...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Big money edition

The 2018 World Series of Poker is underway, but that isn’t the only highlight of the week. Some large amounts have been won on jackpots or spent to expand or acquire a casino. Everyone wants to make money, and, not to be cliché, but sometimes you have to spend money to make money...read more

What to expect at the 2018 World Series of Poker

2017 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, Scott Blumstein (photo by WSOP)The 2018 World Series of Poker begins tomorrow, with the first of 78 official gold bracelet events at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.This will be the 49th edition of the WSOP, which made its debut back in 1970 when Nick Dandolos and Benny Binion came up with the idea...read more