New Jersey Rescinds Ban on NBA Bets at Golden Nugget
Tilman Fertitta owns the Houston Rockets, one of few people wealthy enough to own a professional sports team. Fertitta also owns the Golden Nugget casinos in Atlantic City, Las Vegas and Biloxi, Mississippi, making him part of a rarefied fraternity. Until September 13, Fertitta’s dual ownership of a sports team and a casino put his […]
In Nevada, Another Station Casino Goes Union
Workers at the Fiesta Henderson Hotel and Casino just outside Las Vegas have voted to join the Southern Nevada locals of the Culinary and Bartenders unions. The Fiesta is the seventh Southern Nevada property operated by Station Casinos to vote to join the unions, which represent some 60,000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas and Reno, […]
Massachusetts Spurns Bluhm Casino—Again
The backers of a casino on the Brockton Fairgrounds in Plymouth County, Massachusetts have been spurned again by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. A clearly frustrated real estate and casino mogul Neil Bluhm last week told commissioners: “I don’t honestly know how long you expect us to be hanging around here for Brockton.” Clearly, the answer […]
Kentucky’s Beshear Details Expanded Gambling Plans
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear recently provided more details about his plan to expand gambling as a new revenue source for the state’s pension system, which is in the red for $43 billion. Specifically, Beshear said his plan would legalize casinos, sports betting, fantasy sports and online poker and generate $1.7 […]
NASCAR All In With In-Race Betting
For well over a century, horse racing fans could go to Churchill Downs and wager on any of the slate of races scheduled for the day. NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has long wondered why the same does not hold true for auto racing. Wonder no more, Kyle. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned […]
Blackstone Eyes Bellagio, MGM Grand
MGM Resorts International has had three of its independent directors on the case since January find ways to wring more value from the company’s extensive real estate holdings. Their mission, according to MGM: “to enhance free cash flow per share, maximize value of the owned real estate and MGM’s equity holdings, preserve the company’s financial […]
Like a Virgin, Mohegan Gaming Is Coming to Las Vegas
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) has been chosen to manage the Hard Rock’s casino when the off-Strip resort becomes Virgin Hotels Las Vegas next year. Terms of the multi-year agreement between MGE and Hard Rock owner JC Hospitality were not disclosed. What is known is that it will be a first for Las Vegas, which […]
NCAA Lobbies for Federal Sports Betting Legislation
Betting on March Madness is lucrative for sportsbooks, but if the NCAA has its way, no one will be able to bet on collegiate games. The National Collegiate Athletic Association is looking for federal legislation on sports betting. Any such move will be met with a legal challenge as a result of the U.S. Supreme […]
Pennsylvania Casinos Slow to Add iGaming
While online gaming in Pennsylvania picks up steam, online poker has yet to see a timeline in the state. Scientific Games says it expects to launch online sports betting on behalf of Caesars Entertainment sometime this month. PokerStars may also unveil the state’s first online poker site during September. The official go-live date for both […]
Online Poker Tournaments: Are You a Cash Player or a Grinder?
In online poker, there are two distinct types of players: the cash player and the tournament player. Cash For cash players, things are pretty simple. They find a table and test their skill against other cash players on each individual pot, folding when they have nothing and trying to cash in on every good hand. […]
Get ‘In-Play’: Live Sports Betting Explained
Thanks to live online betting, you don’t have to rush to place your bets before a game starts. With live betting—also called “in-play” betting—bets remain open until the game’s decided. There are lots of benefits to betting during a game, but the main reason is because it makes the game more fun. Live betting makes […]
Game of the Week: Starburst
There’s no other way to put it: the Starburst online slot game is simply beautiful, featuring an array of bright gem symbols with some old-time standards like lucky 7’s and bar symbols thrown in. The spins and graphics when a win hits are mesmerizing, helped along by a funky, but mellow soundtrack. Try Starburst for […]
