Want to Win at Omaha/8 Poker? See These 10 Tips
Omaha/8 Poker continues to grow in popularity. Among players today, it may be surpassed only by Texas Hold’em. Whether you’re a maverick or a fish, check out these Top 10 tips from Mark Tenner. The author of “Mastering Omaha/8 Poker,” Tenner has been playing and winning poker for 40 years and can generally be found […]
Premier Lacrosse League Inks Betting Deal
Unlike most sports leagues where clubs are based in individual cities, the Premiere Lacrosse League has seven teams with no municipal affiliation. Instead they all gather in specified locales to play their games. Last summer, the teams played each other in 13 different cities. That’s one of the oddities about the slice of professional sports. […]
Virginia Fast-Tracks Sports Betting
When Virginia lawmakers drafted sports betting legislation, they included an aggressive deadline: wagering by the end of the year. The timeline calls for a public-comment period on proposed regulations in July and August, rules approved by September 15, and operator applications available by the end of September. The Virginia Lottery will have 90 days to […]
Australia, New Zealand Won’t Reopen Simultaneously
The Australian government is taking a cautious approach to the reopening of businesses and industry, with a three-phase plan that should be complete by July. New Zealand, by contrast, has already begun to ease its restrictions on travel and public gatherings. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that country’s return to normal would be gradual. […]
Good News for Macau: China to Loosen Travel Restrictions
Relief for Macau’s virus-ravaged casino industry could be on the way, according to a news report suggesting the Chinese government might resume granting visas for individual travel from the mainland this month. The Macau government reportedly has been in talks with Beijing about reopening the borders, which effectively have been closed since late January to […]
Eldorado’s CEO Foresees Closing Merger by Next Month
Eldorado Resorts CEO Tom Reeg anticipates completing the $17.3 billion merger with Caesars Entertainment by the end of June or possibly July if one of the state regulatory agencies doesn’t put the transaction on its agenda. When the merger was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic in mid-March Reeg told an analyst conference call that he […]
Will Gamblers Return To The Post-Covid-19 Casino Business?
Synergy Blue last week released a new report revealing consumer opinions on casino gambling in a post-COVID world. The company surveyed gamblers to better understand what they will expect from operators in order to return to casinos. While the data shows gamblers’ confidence in casinos—51 percent say they’ll return to casinos once they reopen—it also […]
Valley View Casino Among the First to Reopen in San Diego
Valley View Casino will be among the first of San Diego County’s tribal casinos to reopen first thing in the morning of May 22, almost exactly two months after closing in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. Longtime General Manager Bruce Howard says he doesn’t ever remember being more excited. In an interview with GGB […]
More U.S. Casino Markets Poised to Reopen
The U.S. casino market, forcibly closed in mid-March due to the coronavirus scare, are gradually beginning to reopen, many in time for Memorial Day weekend. Some have already reopened, with social distancing, sanitization measures and special equipment in place. Here’s a look at how markets are handling the comeback, which is changing the way casinos […]
Hard Rock Buys Back Vegas Brand
Hard Rock International (HRI) has purchased the Hard Rock Las Vegas name and the intellectual property rights associated with it, paving the way for a possible revival of the iconic brand as a Las Vegas gaming resort. The deal between HRI, which is owned by Florida’s Seminole Indian tribe, and Houston-based private equity firm Juniper […]
Slot Savvy: The Payback Percentage, and What It Means to You
I once wrote a column that riled a lot of readers. All I said was that casinos don’t lower payback percentages on slots because of global events—you know, like economic meltdowns, worldwide plagues, Martian invasions and other catastrophes. A recent zombie apocalypse came and went with absolutely no adjustments on those percentages. The angry emails […]
Premier Lacrosse League Plans Comeback, Inks Betting Deal
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) will return for its sophomore season in July. Instead of a full season, the El Segundo, California-based league—which boasts “the 180 best players in the world“—will hold a 16-day tournament to wrap up the Year That Almost Was. The tournament, July 25 through August 9, will be televised by NBC […]
