This Week in Gambling

Nevada has been on quite a run lately… at least when it comes to acquiring professional sports teams. Could a Las Vegas NBA team be next on their agenda? I mean, the deal for a baseball team isn’t even a done deal. And yet, here we are discussing it. Yes, after being awarded an NHL expansion team a few years ago, and taking every professional sports team the city of Oakland had to offer, all eyes turn to basketball. After all, there have already been rumors of a Las Vegas NBA expansion team… and that LeBron James could be a…

There has been a major break in the Florida sports betting case, where the Seminole Tribe has been fighting in a federal appellate court for quite a while now. The battle is over the Tribe’s ability to offer gambling on sporting events across the state, not just on their lands. Now, the court has ordered the Department of Interior to reinstate their agreed compact with the state, giving their Seminole Hard Rock brand a monopoly on Florida sports betting. The ruling has opened the door for the tribe to reintroduce its Hard Rock Sportsbook betting app and pursue building two…

This week we report on more costs of Las Vegas that keep going up, and the odds of winning in a Las Vegas casino that continue to drop! But there is at least one Vegas resort down on Fremont Street that’s trying to keep things affordable!   Hello all you good looking players out there, and welcome to This Week in Gambling where we’re discussing the rising costs of Las Vegas and how you can avoid some of the prices that are putting a big dent in other people’s travel plans. Back in May we discussed the reasons behind the…

We’ve got our eyes on the Big X online slot, a medium volatility game from Synot. The X marks all the spots in this fruit slot with multiplying lines, re-spins, and mystery symbols. This game has retro symbols such as fruit, bells, 7s, and diamonds. Plus, landing three mystery symbols anywhere on the reels will award a random payout! But landing a Big X symbol on the center or the middle reel is the goal. That will trigger the re-spin feature, holding the Big X symbol in place as the reels re-spin! The Big X slot machine has a Return…

If you’ve been paying attention to the latest news from Sin City then you know that visiting Vegas on a budget is becoming more and more challenging. In fact, we’ve recently published several articles about the changing odds of casino games there, along with the rising costs of travel and hotel rooms along the Strip, and even the prices of taxis and ride share services are on the rise. However, in the midst of all the increases comes a ray of light in the form of Fremont Street. Downtown Las Vegas provides the classic Vegas atmosphere so many visitors appreciate….

If you’re a recreational player, you probably don’t care too much about the changes that Las Vegas roulette games have undergone recently. That’s fair. You visit Sin City for the fun and the distractions… not to be worrying about the odds of winning money. However, some folks on a budget may want to reconsider that attitude. I mean, if you plan a vacation to Nevada and save up to do some gambling, why not get the most value for your hard earned cash? But here’s a news flash for you: the casinos don’t really care about changing the odds in…