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arrowJohn Robison: My first royal

My first royal
Both Robison and a player share their experiences from getting their first royal flush from video poker machines.  read more
 

Featured Story

Las Vegas dazzles with a summer of entertainment

Sin City is ready to welcome visitors this summer with a lineup of world-class concerts, shows, festivals and new events making their debut in the destination.  read more
Las Vegas dazzles with a summer of entertainment
 

WORLD SERIES OF POKER News

WORLD SERIES OF POKER

Record field for WSOP's Mystery Millions

The fourth addition of one of poker's most popular bounty events, with 19,654 total entries, the 2025 Mystery Millions officially attracted the biggest turnout in the event's history.  read more

CASINO News

CASINO

Two jackpots hit at Seminole Casino Immokalee

A guest from Sebring won $156,617 on a progressive jackpot on three card poker on 7 June. On 30, May a guest from Cape Coral won $192,105 on a progressive jackpot with three seven of diamonds on blackjack.  read more

TWiG: Nine best Las Vegas pools for families and adults

The summer heat has arrived in Las Vegas, so in our most recent video we're counting down the best family, adult, and European pools in Sin City.  read more

NY AG orders sweepstakes casinos to cease and desist

Attorney General Letitia James says that 26 online sweepstakes casinos operating in New York are "illegal, dangerous, and can seriously ruin people's finances."  read more

Second birthday for the Bingo Room at Edgewater Casino

The Bingo Room at the Nevada resort is turning two, and the entire month of June is packed with fun, all leading up to National Bingo Day on Friday, 27 June.  read more

Black Oak Casino unveils expansion and renovation

The California resort's new expansion introduces 48 new luxury suites, an overhaul of the existing 148 guest rooms, and a refreshed hotel exterior.  read more

Four betting services breach gambling self-exclusion rules

The Australian Communications and Media Authority found Buddybet, Ultrabet, VicBet and Topbet breached rules that protect people who registered with BetStop.  read more

UAB Baltic Bet hit with a fine

The Gaming Supervisory Authority under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania imposed a €29,430 fine on the gaming organizer for violating the Law on Gaming of the Republic of Lithuania.  read more

Fontainebleau Las Vegas unveils new offers to rewards program

For every 5,000 Play Points earned on slots, Fontainebleau Rewards members will receive $20 in cash that can be redeemed at the casino cage.  read more

Casino at Nittany Mall to be named Happy Valley Casino

Construction of the Pennsylvania casino is already underway and is expected to be complete by early spring 2026.  read more

SPORTS News

SPORTS

Illinois announces mobile sports betting tax hike

In the new budget, a 25-cent tax per wager will be applied to the first 20 million online sports wagers made every year in Illinois, a move the Sports Betting Alliance is calling "discriminatory, punitive and constitutionally suspect."  read more

The Mint Gaming Hall at Kentucky Downs opening book

Opening this summer, the largest sportsbook in Kentucky will feature an 80-foot-wide LED screen, a 31-foot-wide odds board and over 5,100 square feet of action-packed space.  read more

Rhode Island sports betting market set for expansion

Rhode Island's Senate Labor and Gaming Committee has approved a bill to end IGT's sports-betting monopoly in 2026, opening the market to multiple operators.  read more

SLOTS News

SLOTS

Lightning strikes twice at Seminole Brighton Bay

For the second time in May, a guest hit a major jackpot this time winning $53,242.40 on Lightning and Wonder's Lightning Gongs Lions slot machine at the Florida casino.  read more

MGM National Harbor unveils Ultimate Fire Link Zone

Housing 48 different Ultimate Fire Link slot machines, the space inside the Maryland casino is the first designated Ultimate Fire Link Zone within MGM Resorts International’s global portfolio.  read more

ENTERTAINMENT News

ENTERTAINMENT

Howie Mandel & Brad Garrett to hit Mohegan Sun

Two of the most recognizable names in stand-up and television comedy are teaming up for a night of laughter at the Connecticut resort on 23 August.  read more

Rivers Philadelphia to host In Conversation with The Sopranos

The Pennsylvania resort will welcome fans of the iconic HBO series "The Sopranos" for a night of stories, laughs and behind-the-scenes secrets on 8 November.  read more

Did You Know
Did You Know?
Canada's gross iGaming revenue reached CA$313.2 million in April, a 25.3% year-over-year increase.
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