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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

Top 10 March Madness parties in Las Vegas

For a college basketball fan, there is nothing like experiencing March Madness in Las Vegas.The first two rounds of the NCAA men's basketball tournament — particularly the first two days, being played this year on 15 and 16 March — are simply insane...read more

Casino City's Friday Five: Court rulings edition

This week, justice has been served, and boy is it "perfectly seared steak" juicy. The EU continued to work admirably to regulate its online gambling infrastructure, William Hill executed a series of big mistakes over a long period of time, and a Maryland casino proudly announced an outdoor addition...read more

Top 10 random observations from the casino and gambling world

Following a weeklong trip to London and a tumultuous few weeks in the casino industry, let's take a lengthy orbit around the gambling world with 10 random observations.10. Defending the Poker Brat Phil Hellmuth made some news away from the poker table last week when an Uber driver posted some nasty details about her encounter with him in a private Facebook group called “Uber and Lyft Drivers Breakroom." According to the driver, the Poker Brat acted "privileged," was on the phone the whole time talking about his "million dollar book deal," left behind garbage ("chips, water and poker paperwork") and, most damning, did not "even tip $1" during a ride to the airport.@phil_hellmuth this can’t be true! Take care of your Uber driver...read more

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

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