ROSHTEIN, aka Ismael Swartz, is the most popular Twitch.tv streamer in the "Slots" category. Roshtein has nearly 500,000 followers, and his streams will almost always top out at more than 10,000 simultaneous viewers. In fact, the couple of times that I have watched his stream, his numbers hav...
Phillip Dennis Ivey Jr. is regarded by many in the world of poker as perhaps the best all-around player in the world. Having been inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2017, he has won 10 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and a World Poker Tour. The California-born man started his poker jo...
It's Friday night at your local casino. It's busy. You walk to the slot machine section of the casino and sit down at an unoccupied machine. A few seconds later, you are getting yelled at by a lady for "sitting at her machine". You look over and realize that she is playing five slot mach...
Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr. is one of those poker players who has had a pretty darn good career so far, but hasn't exactly revolutionized the game. The thing is, he hasn't had to. Being 21st on the all-time money list, he seems to have done just fine for himself. Hellmuth had a troublesome adole...
One of the more interesting resort casinos that one looking for entertainment can visit is the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. This location is owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on their reservation. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe gained legal control of ...
Fancying a trip to Portugal, but still want to get some gaming in at a classy place? Look no further than Casino Estoril, the largest entertainment complex in Portugal and even one of the biggest in Europe. Casino Estoril was built over a century ago, in the early 20th century as a venture of Fa...
There isn't a more famous performing troupe today than Cirque du Soleil. The Montreal-based entertainment company performs evermore impressive circus performances all over the world, with a permanent location in Las Vegas. Cirque du Soleil actually started off as a financial failure in Canada in...
South Africa might not be the first location that comes to mind when people think of gaming. It doesn't have a Las Vegas, Monaco or Macau that attracts hundreds of millions from around the world. What it does have, however, is Sun City. Located near the city of Rustenburg in the North West Provi...
Dave Chappelle is one of America's most famous comedians in the modern era, having been performing stand-up routines for nearly 2 decades by this point. He's also made various films, as both an actor and producer. Chappelle first started gathering attention when he appeared on Russell Simmons' D...
The Grand Lisboa hotel is one of the most famous areas in Macau. Owned by the Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau (Tourism and Entertainment Company of Macau Limited) under Stanley Ho and his family. Opened in 2007, it has become the most distinctive part of the skyline in the city known for g...
Dino Paul Crocetti is probably better known by his name Dean Martin, or even his nickname of "The King of Cool". This singer, comedian and actor dominated American entertainment throughout the middle of the 20th century. As a youth, Martin messed around with amateur boxing alongside his burgeoni...
The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is one of the giants of Las Vegas. Originally owned by Circus Circus Enterprises and later sold to MGM Mirage, this resort is now a staple of the Las Vegas fantastical locations. Mandalay Bay takes its tropical inspiration from the Rudyard Kipling poem "Mandala...
Germany might not be the first location when people think of gaming and gambling. However, the Kurhaus of Baden-Baden on the outskirts of the Black Forest might just fill that need. The main structure was designed almost exactly 200 years ago by Friedrich Weinbrenner. It was his influence that i...
Doyle Brunson might have retired from the game of poker, but he made sure to leave his mark. He was the first to win $1 million in poker tournaments, as well as writing several books on poker. Brunson dreamed of being a professional NBA player before a knee injury ruined those chances. He played...
The Venetian might be one of the most famous casinos in Las Vegas. What many people don't know is that there is another just like it across the world. The Venetian Macao is the second largest casino in the world, adding once more to the gaming reputation that Macau has gathered over time. It is ...
