Detroit’s 3 Casinos Finally Reopen
In Detroit, nearly 100 people waited in line overnight to walk through the doors of Motor City Casino when it opened at 10 a.m. August 5. The same scene was repeated at Greektown Casino-Hotel later that day and at MGM Grand on Friday, August 7. The casinos had been closed since March 16 due to […]
Nevada Resort Workers Win Covid Protections
Nevada’s Senate has given its OK to controversial legislation that advances Covid-19 protections for hospitality workers but leaves out other key groups, such as teachers and healthcare workers. The bill, which cleared the upper house on August 4 by an 18-3 vote, was part of a package of provisions that will buffer businesses, including casinos […]
Maryland Considers iGaming Expansion to Offset Covid Losses
Maryland lawmakers heard arguments last week from the head of the state’s gaming agency last week on whether an expansion of gaming can address budget deficits growing from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Gordon Medenica, director of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, testified before the state House Ways and Means Committee that […]
U.K. Prime Minister Halts Casino Openings—Again
U.K.’s casinos came tantalizingly close to reopening this month, until Prime Minister Boris Johnson said no dice. Concerned with a potential resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic, Johnson shelved plans for an August 1 reopening date, pushing it back two weeks to August 15. Planned trials of sporting events with some fans in attendance also will […]
IGT, FanDuel Sign Sports Betting, iGaming Agreement
International Game Technology Plc. announced that it will boost its momentum in the growing U.S. sports betting market through a multi-year agreement with leading sports betting and iGaming provider FanDuel Group. Under the terms of the agreement, IGT’s PlaySports platform will power all of FanDuel Group’s new and existing retail FanDuel Sportsbooks across the U.S. […]
In New York, Waiting Is the Hardest Part
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he doesn’t plan to let the state’s four commercial casinos reopen any time soon. And he’s given no indication of when that might be expected to change. “It’s an issue of density, the likelihood of compliance and the essential nature of the business,” he said in a recent phone […]
Washington Poker Room Operating Out of a Tent
A card room in Washington State has opened inside a tent under special protocols approved by Governor Jay Inslee. The innovation was introduced because of fears that Inslee would keep gaming halls closed through Phases 2 and 3 of the state’s Safe Start reopening plan. Dan Baker, casino controller and co-owner of the Black Pearl […]
Are You Playing to Win? Top 5 Money Management Tips for Online Slots
When you head to a bricks-and-mortar casino, one of the most important elements to use when gambling on the slot games is to decide on a money management strategy. Slots can be quite fickle. Without an idea of how to manage your money, you can lose it all, all too quickly. The same applies to […]
Big Ten, Pac-12 to Sit Out the Season
As if sports fans haven’t had a bellyful of bad news in 2020, on Tuesday the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences announced that their teams won’t play this season barring a miracle cure, or at least markedly improved conditions that could make it safe for players to participate. “The mental and physical health and welfare […]
New Online Slot Games: Mammoth Power & Smokin’ 777
Mammoth Power by Konami This game employs a fun theme centered on prehistoric animals like the wooly mammoth and saber-toothed tiger. The base game is a five-reel, 40-line game with a cool multiplier feature in the primary game. Whenever the wild Cave symbol lands in a winning combination (it appears on the middle reels), it […]
Baseball’s Best Matchups: Here’s Who Came to Play
It’s a few weeks into the MLB season, and aside from a couple Covid hiccups (the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals have both quarantined due to positive cases), we’ve seen which teams are here to play in this abbreviated season. Let’s look ahead to some great primetime matchups, coming to a screen near you […]
Online Slot Games: Do You Understand the RNG?
One of the most misunderstood things about casinos is how slot machines arrive at each spin. Before the late 20th century, the answer was based on gravity and mathematical probabilities. The handle on a three-reel slot machine would wind a spring. When the spring released, it would send the reels spinning. Another mechanism would stop […]
