This Week in Gambling

Ride the rails in this 5 reel, 30 payline game from Play’n Go! The Wild Rails slot comes with Bonus Spins, a Bonus Round, both Wild and Scatter symbols, and you can take the game with you on your mobile! Climb aboard the Wild Rails slot and take a look at things from a different angle! This is the latest Play’n GO slot and features horizontal reels! Watch as the trains speed across the reels on this 5×4 grid and try to match at least three symbols on the games 30 fixed paylines. The Golden Train Carriage acts as the…

Hold on to your seats, boys and girls! Governor Tom Wolf has announced that Pennsylvania casinos will be operating at full capacity beginning over the upcoming Memorial Day holiday! Most Coronavirus restrictions at casinos in the state will be removed in time for residents to enjoy the long weekend. The one exception will be that wearing a mask is still required. However, individual casinos will have the autonomy to decide their own capacity limits and any other safety measures they would like to keep in place. This reprieve will also be extended to bars and restaurants in Pennsylvania. However, even…

Even though the state is almost synonymous with gaming, Nevada online gambling is a bit behind other states. Right now, they only allow poker and sports betting over the web… but that could be changing. The Gaming Control Board is set for a hearing on May 13th, and discussion is set to include the expansion of internet betting. That expansion could remove current restrictions and pave the way for ‘peer-to-peer’ and ‘non peer-to-peer’ gaming. The timing of this move seems to be connected to the pandemic, as last year the state gaming revenue fell to a historic low. Now the…

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has allowed The Cosmopolitan, Encore, and Wynn Las Vegas to begin operating at full capacity this week. All three properties met the Board’s conditions to open at 100% by having at least 60% of their employees vaccinated. Additionally, the properties can now remove any restrictions, such as plastic barriers between games and at gaming tables, which were in place for social distancing. Cosmopolitan CEO William McBeath stated that the “…only clear path to normalcy and bringing our entire workforce back is through vaccinations”, adding that immunizations are the key to success for the entire gaming…

This week’s gambling news finds tangible evidence that the city of Las Vegas is well on the path to a full, post-pandemic recovery! Also, believe it or not the World Series of Poker has already kicked off their online events. Plus, the rumors are circulating that the Palms Casino in Vegas has been sold to Tribal Gaming interests! Hello all you beautiful people out there! And thanks so much for tuning in again to find out what the hell is going on This Week in Gambling! We have poker news out of Las Vegas,  but up first it’s this week’s…

Pushing toward a 100% capacity limit by June 1st, about half of Nevada casino workers have now received the Coronavirus vaccine. However, many of the larger resorts are reporting that up to 70% of their employees have been inoculated. The Nevada Gaming Control Board, along with requirements from Clark County, says that casinos will be allowed to go to 100% capacity when at least 60% of state residents have received the first dose of the COVID vaccine. Right now, that number stands at just 39%. “We are focused on reaching 60% so we can open to 100%…” said Virginia Valentine,…