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Imagine for a moment an elaborate casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip; any one will do. All those lights, all those slot machines, everything running 24/7 – now imagine what their monthly electric bill must look like. Shocking, right? If there’s one thing those extravagant structures can’t survive without, it’s electricity. Mandalay Bay found...

After 75 years in the business, Caesars Entertainment has become one of the most universally recognized brands in the in global gambling industry. From its humble beginnings in Reno, Nevada, the company’s grown immensely, with properties and offices in major cities all over the world. Following a poor performance over the last few years,...

Mental illnesses are a serious problem in today’s society. The number of patients clinically diagnosed with myriad forms of mental illness has increased at an alarming rate over the years, and pharmaceuticals are hard to come up with anti-psychotic medications to soothe their suffering. But when the same drugs that are supposed to help...

Since legalizing slot machines in 2004, and turning them into full fledged gambling destinations with table games in 2010, PA casinos have soared to the top of the US gaming industry with only Nevada grossing more annual revenue. But with neighboring states opening new casino resorts near Pennsylvania’s borders, officials are wracking their brains to come up with...

Mobile gambling sites are all the rage these days. People from all over the world are logging into their favorite online casinos via smartphones and tablets. But research shows a clear preference for smartphone gaming over tablet casinos, and there’s several factors that are surely driving that trend. According to the expert gaming analysts...

For most people, a typical Friday night will find them out at the bar with friends, out on a date, or piled on the sofa for family movie night. Then there’s those of us who prefer to spend our entertainment dollars at the casino, playing the slot machines or blackjack tables in hopes of...

Several tribes across the nation have put forth efforts to launch an online poker site in recent years, but they’ve been countered by their respective states and/or the federal government at every turn. The same cannot be said of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, which just received federal court approval to launch an international...

If I were a Canadian casino, where would I be? That’s the question the British Columbia Lottery Corporation aims to answer as they evaluate the prosperous potential of two locations for a new casino; Saanich and Victoria. Last October, the BCLC began contemplating the potential of a new gambling destination for the Greater Victoria...

Every major industry has its own esteemed award ceremonies. For the live, online and mobile gambling markets, it doesn’t get much better than eGaming Review Magazine’s B2B Awards, held each year in London. Nominations have been announced for the 2016 rendition, and in terms of mobile gaming categories, Playtech and NetEnt top the list. Both...

It seems like every few months, live and online casinos around the world are integrating new casino games. I’m not talking about slot machines – most of those are just cookie-cutter designs that plaster new graphics atop existing platforms. I’m talking about table games; specifically, card games. Just last month, news media was alight...