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 […]
Tennessee Hopes for Fall Sports Bet Launch
During the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. board meeting via teleconference on May 13, the agency expressed hope it could launch sports betting in the fall. The hope is that something substantial exists to bet on. Little was said about the application process, which the lottery expects to result in licensing of mobile sportsbooks this summer. […]
Michigan Pushes to Launch iGaming, Sports Betting
The coronavirus pandemic took a toll on casinos and sports betting. But it also hammered states like Michigan, which expects a shortfall of $3.2 billion in 2020. The gap could be why the state has gone all-in on sports betting and iGaming. On May 15, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) began accepting online gaming […]
Louisiana Moves Closer to Sports Betting
State Senator Ronnie Johns represents the 27th District in Louisiana, an area that includes Lake Charles and its suburbs in the Southwest corner of the state. L’Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles sits smack dab in the middle of the district. So it’s no surprise that Johns championed a bill to bring sports betting to the […]
Pennsylvania ‘Skill Games’ Still Defying Shutdown
Unregulated, unlicensed gaming machines were a problem in Pennsylvania before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the casino industry, prompting the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers and the American Gaming Association to launch a campaign in February urging authorities to treat the machines, which multiplied at gas stations, convenience stores and even laundromats, as illegal gaming […]
Evolution, Golden Nugget Partner on Live Casino
Evolution Gaming and Golden Nugget, Inc. announce a new partnership to bring Evolution table games to the Golden Nugget’s “Live Casino” studio in Atlantic City, which streams live table games to several online gaming sites in New Jersey. The agreement will also see Golden Nugget’s existing online offering further enhanced in New Jersey, and potentially […]
Danville, Virginia and Caesars Discuss $400 Million Casino
The city of Danville, Virginia is in talks with Caesars Entertainment Corporation to develop a $400 million casino resort at the site of the former Dan River Mills industrial complex in Schoolfield. The complex would offer a casino floor with 2,000 slot machines, 75 table games, 16 poker tables and a sportsbook, plus multiple food […]
PA iGaming Soars During Shutdown
With online gaming the only game in town amid the industrywide Covid-19 shutdown, Pennsylvania predictably recorded a huge jump in iGaming revenues for April, the first entire month of the casino closure. Online slot machines, table games and poker logged $27.3 million in revenues for April, a 73 percent jump over the $12.9 million generated […]
With No Opening Date, AC Casinos Play A Waiting Game
Memorial Day weekend was expected to draw big crowds up and down the Jersey Shore. As early as Friday, throngs strolled the boardwalks in Ocean City, Atlantic City and elsewhere, as if there were no such thing as the coronavirus. “The last thing any of us wanted was for summertime down the shore to be […]
Opening American Casinos
Face masks. Temperature checks. Socially distant gaming floors, dining facilities and public areas. All are part of the new casino experience, at least for now. After a 10-week lockdown, many casinos in the U.S. reopened last week. And gamblers looking for some fun and camaraderie lined up to enjoy them. ARIZONA Indian casinos opened last […]
Roulette by the Numbers
So, you want to play roulette? Before you get started, it’s essential to know how the numbers work. Traditional roulette can encompass a table full of bets with up to 39 numbers. But the payoffs are usually the same. For a “straight-up” bet—that’s a chip on any single number—the player gets paid 35-1 if it […]
Playing Online at Borgata
In Atlantic City, home of nine casino resorts, there’s no mistaking Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa—a gleaming gold tower in the city’s Marina District. Not surprisingly, BorgataOnline.com—which includes the digital casino, mobile sportsbook and online poker room—has a sleek, sophisticated look to match. Lucky for online bettors, it’s also packed with entertainment value. A joint […]
