Gamblers will be able to use cryptocurrency as a form of payment when betting in a Las Vegas casino for the first time this summer as the $4.3billion Resorts World complex prepares to open. Resorts World Las Vegas will be the first ground-up development to hit the Strip in a… Read More
After many ups and downs, the possibility of a 2021 Alabama gambling expansion ended with finger pointing between lawmakers. The state – one of five without a lottery – was on the brink of putting the lottery issue and nine new casinos before voters. The State Senate passed a… Read More
Proponents of a 2021 Texas gambling expansion admitted it is unlikely to pass this legislative session. State Senator Carol Alvarado (D-Houston) remains optimistic Texas will add casinos and sportsbooks in the future. She stated that “we’ve known all along this is a long-term attempt.” However, the long-awaited Texas gambling… Read More
There’s lots of life in Las Vegas these days. From tourists returning to developers investing, we’ve got plenty to catch you up on with this week’s headlines. Las Vegas Strip Continues To Grow With New Corridor As Las Vegas starts to come back to life following COVID-19, it’s nice to… Read More
The Alabama Senate wants to give voters the choice to support a comprehensive gambling expansion. Through a voice vote on Tuesday, the state Senate approved placing a constitutional amendment regarding gaming on the November 2022 ballot. Additional proposals govern how to implement the new laws. Now, the measures head… Read More
A comprehensive reform of Missouri gambling laws failed to garner support in the State Senate. Missouri is rife with video gaming terminals that operate in a legal gray area. There are as many as 20,000 so-called “gray market” machines in Missouri bars, rest stops, and private clubs. The primary… Read More
Plans to build a Churchill Downs hotel in time for the 150th Kentucky Derby in 2024 have been buried after the group that owns the racetrack withdrew its proposal. Churchill Downs Inc. had set out ambitious plans 18 months ago to build a 156-room hotel overlooking the famous racetrack as… Read More
After years of wrangling, online New York sports betting is officially signed and sealed. When it will be delivered remains another matter. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a fiscal year 2022 state budget that contains provisions regulating online wagering. Details of Gov. Cuomo’s betting deal, which is not as much… Read More
There was a time when you could divide poker players into four neat groups: tight-aggressive, loose-aggressive, loose-passive and tight-passive. Those days, however, are gone. Poker players are now a far more diverse bunch. From old-school grinders to new age streamers, there’s something for everyone in the modern game. If you’re… Read More
Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier have a long history, dating back to UFC 178 in September 2014, when McGregor won by first-round TKO at featherweight. Poirier evened the score at UFC 257 in January 2021 with a second-round TKO at lightweight. The rubber match in this trilogy goes off at… Read More
It’s been a very busy week at the poker felt, with tournament galore, controversy on and off the felt and a very special celebration for two poker podcasters. Let’s take a seat, enjoy and orbit and scoop up the glory as we take a trip around the tables. The Chip… Read More
The latest huge GGPoker Spring Festival event has a winner, and this time it’s the Finnish player Sami Kelopuro who has taken the top prize in the GGPoker Spring Festival $25,000-entry Super High Roller. He took down the winning prize of $520,003 after almost 10 hours at the felt found… Read More
Workers in one of Las Vegas’ biggest casinos will be collectively paid up to $1m to receive the coronavirus vaccine as Nevada outlines its measures to relax restrictions on The Strip. The Cosmopolitan has pledged to offer cash bonuses up to $500 each if every staff members is vaccinated between… Read More
