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Casino City's Friday Five: Online gambling and esports edition

Ah, Friday. What can we say about Friday? TGI-?As for the previous few days, we've heard much about Pennsylvania's in-production online gambling industry, the UKGC's dedication to making gambling safer for all, and a frankly mind-blowing esports arena that just opened up in Las Vegas...read more

Top 10 reasons to visit The Hippodrome Casino in London

Casinos come in different shapes and sizes and with an array of diverse atmospheres. While many are downright breathtaking because of their massive size and grandiose design, others are more of the "boutique" variety, providing the same kind of luxurious features, conveniences and comforts, but in a much smaller space.The latter kind of casinos have always resonated more with yours truly...read more

Casino City's Friday Five: The good news edition

Good news – this week, things seem to be going well. That's right: no bad news this week, as the online lottery is becoming more prominent, a man managed to turn a one-cent bet into a good chunk of prize money, Las Vegas continued to reign supreme, and a couple casinos are undergoing renovations or winning awards...read more

Top 10 casino openings, expansions and renovations

As usual, we at Casino City are keeping a close eye on how many millions of dollars are being spent on the latest and greatest additions, expansions and renovations, all so you don’t have to.For this top 10, we’ve got a couple important expansions, some golf action, high-limit slots and movie theaters...read more

Casino City's Friday Five: March Madness edition

"Legislation" doesn't exactly scream fun, but it can result in fun when things go well. And it does look like things are going well, especially in West Virginia, where sports betting is primed to make an appearance. Malta's also switching things up a bit in terms of online gaming legislation.We've also got some stats on March Madness, which are indeed a little – well, a lot – Mad.5...read more

Top 10 ways to bet on March Madness

Buckle up: The 2018 version of March Madness is here, and that means there will be an abundance of options for you to have "interest" on the proceedings.Here are 10 ways we recommend you could partake in the Madness that is the NCAA men's basketball tournament, beginning this week...read more

New Level Radio has casino guests grooving to the beat

New Level Radio co-founder Nathan Green (photo by New Level Radio)It's a busy afternoon on the Strip, and Nathan Green is walking quickly through MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas on his way to a business meeting. Suddenly, he hears a Bruno Mars track kick in through the sound system above and he can't help but stop, sit back and observe.Before long, Green notices most of the patrons inside one of the world's largest casino floors willfully bobbing their heads and mouthing the words to the smash hit "Locked Out Of Heaven." The vibe throughout the space, full of table games and slot machines, has taken a sudden upbeat turn...read more

Casino City's Friday Five: Big money edition

Golf, acquisitions, jackpots and more jackpots – we've got a little something for everyone this week.Perhaps most notably, over the course of the past year PokerStars Casino has paid out something like $17 million to 10 lucky players, none of which were any of us here at Casino City, which is depressing...read more

Top 10 differences between online and live poker

While Texas Hold'em poker rules are the same for online and live poker games, there are many differences in these formats. Today, I want to highlight top 10 distinctions that you should know when sitting down at the table – whether it's online or live.10...read more

Casino City's Friday Five: That's how it's done edition

This week, we're really big on following industry rules. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has put forth a whole bunch of measures to improve its handling of problem gambling, BGO Entertainment has upped its compliance game, and the PokerStars FRESH tournament – the result of two online poker player pools legally merging – has seen great success...read more