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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

Casino City's Friday Five: A Few Firsts Edition

In terms of gambling, it's been a good January. We've got one early casino opening, a couple of online gambling firsts and a triumphant million-dollar poker win.What more could you ask for, other than winning your own million dollars?5. Resorts World Catskills plans early openingResorts World Catskills is bumping up its opening date from 1 March to 8 February – prime time for guests to enjoy Lunar New Year celebrations.Resorts World Catskills, about 90 miles north of New York City the largest casino in New York State, will feature over 2,000 slot machines, 150 table games, an 18-hole golf course and 332 luxury suites.There's no mention of why this change has been implemented, so we can only assume that everyone's just really, really excited...read more

Top 10 casino openings, expansions and renovations

For as long as the gambling industry continues to construct, rearrange, improve and occasionally demolish buildings, we'll continue bring you the latest news. This edition features a swath of land changing owners, another swath finding its designated purpose in life, and of course, many openings...read more

Casino City's Friday Five: Celebration Edition

This week’s Friday Five provides plenty of reason to celebrate. We’ve got a new casino opening in the Pacific Northwest, much to the dismay of its too-close-for-comfort competitors, and a one-year anniversary bash in another casino-congested region on the east coast...read more

Top 10 tips for cash game poker players

As a follow-up to my recent article about poker tournament success, this week we discuss 10 essential things you should consider when playing cash games.10. Manage your moneyBankroll management is probably as well-known as the Texas Hold’em hand rankings or positions in poker, but very few players follow the right guidelines...read more

Casino City's Friday Five: Changes in Vegas edition

The Lucky Dragon. It's a mixed bag of news this week, featuring the gloomy reality of Lucky Dragon's (partial) closure as well as a couple of million-dollar stories. Oh, and one of the biggest providers of online poker is finally available in Italy...read more

Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino shuts down gaming operations

The casino's eye-catching sculpture. On Thursday morning, Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino announced it would be temporarily suspending its gaming and casino restaurant operations. The one-year-old casino – and the only prominently Asian-themed casino in Las Vegas, located just a block away from the Strip – has experienced some difficulty in attracting guests and remarked in a statement that it is "beginning the process of reorganization."The property's 204-room hotel and its gift shop will remain open, while the Cha Garden restaurant will offer a full bar during evenings and an enhanced food menu.The statement continues, "While this is a difficult decision, this repositioning paves the way for Lucky Dragon to establish new partnerships that will enhance the property's long-term positioning and provide a better guest experience."The closures, which come only six weeks before Chinese New Year Celebrations will bring thousands of Asian guests to Las Vegas, can't help but seem particularly melancholy...read more