About the Author

Dan Holmes

Dan Holmes is a writer and contributor for California Casinos with plenty of experience under his belt. Dan has written three books about sports and previously worked for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Major League Baseball. Currently, Dan is residing in Michigan with his family.

Full List of California Tribes That Support Prop 26 and Prop 27

October 7, 2022 | By: Dan Holmes

In the California sports betting battle, supporters of Prop 26 have preached that the vast majority of California tribes support Prop 26 and oppose Prop 27. That’s no surprise. Prop 26 would allow sports betting only in-person at California Indian casinos and the state’s horse racetracks. Prop 27, meanwhile, would allow online sports betting and eat at […]

Here’s Our Los Angeles Angels All-Time Team. Do You Agree?

October 6, 2022 | By: Dan Holmes

So you think the Angels are the other team in Los Angeles? The little brother to the Dodgers? That may be true when you count up pennants and World Series titles. That may even be true when you line up the legends who wore the Dodger Blue and those few who have been in the […]

Prop 26 Spokesperson Suggests There’s Room for Compromise With Prop 27

October 3, 2022 | By: Dan Holmes

Could the staunch supporters of Prop 26 and Prop 27, at loggerheads over sports betting legalization in California, come to a compromise in the future? That’s what Yes on 26 spokesperson Kathy Fairbanks suggested last month. In a Prop 26 vs. Prop 27 debate between Fairbanks and Yes on 27 spokesperson Nathan Click, Fairbanks said […]

Here’s Our San Diego Padres All-Time Team. Do You Agree?

September 26, 2022 | By: Dan Holmes

The San Diego Padres have hit middle age, the stage where many men are buying convertibles and doing the combover. Maybe the franchise, founded in 1969, needs vanity like that: The Padres are still seeking their first World Series championship. At least the weather’s great, right? Losing in San Diego is better than winning in […]

Here’s Our San Francisco Giants All-Time Team. Do You Agree?

September 22, 2022 | By: Dan Holmes

When team owner Horace Stoneham announced the move of his New York Giants to San Francisco for the 1958 season, he pleaded financial distress. “If I can’t keep the lights on, how can the boys play ball?” Stoneham asked. Under the pressure of declining attendance and faced with a ballpark (the Polo Grounds in Manhattan) […]

Report: Prop 27 Pulls TV Ads, Changes Strategy 7 Weeks Before Election

September 21, 2022 | By: Dan Holmes

The Prop 27 campaign is changing tactics in what seems to be an uphill battle to pass the online sports betting ballot initiative, according to reporting by the San Francisco Chronicle. With the Nov. 8 election just under seven weeks away, Californians will see far fewer ads in support of Prop 27 or that attack […]

5 Best Ways to Use Fliff, the New Free and Legal Social Sportsbook App

September 21, 2022 | By: Dan Holmes

By now, you may have heard a funny word spreading around the internet. Fliff. It’s a new free sports picks app that is quickly gaining popularity. It’s is the third-fastest-growing sports app by downloads for 2022 in the Google Play Store. Fliff is not traditional sports betting. It’s more of a sports-picks-meets-social-media-meets-brand-loyalty-program. Users don’t have […]

Here’s Our Los Angeles Dodgers All-Time Team. Do You Agree?

September 12, 2022 | By: Dan Holmes

When the Brooklyn Dodgers moved west to Los Angeles before the 1958 season, it broke the hearts of many baseball fans in New York. But that heartbreak has all but disappeared, and the franchise feels as much a part of LA as the Hollywood sign, palm trees, and hopeful actors working as baristas. The Dodgers […]