About the Author

Matthew Bain

Matthew Bain started as News Editor and Content Manager at California Casinos in 2022. Before that, he spent six years as a sports reporter and then deputy sports editor for the Des Moines Register, during which time he won nine statewide journalism awards, including the Genevieve Mauck Stoufer Outstanding Young Iowa Journalists Award. As deputy sports editor, Matthew oversaw the Register's recruiting coverage while also innovating the outlet's high school sports coverage. Matthew graduated from San Diego State and grew up in California, but he's somehow a Boston Celtics fan. Long story.

Fliff Releases 47 Prop Bets for Super Bowl 57

February 6, 2023 | By: Matthew Bain

As it develops more, Fliff continues to add a wider range of ways to make free sports picks in California. The newest example? The rapidly growing social sportsbook app has added 47 Super Bowl prop bets in advance of Super Bowl 57 next Sunday, between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. These prop bets include just […]

New LuckyLand Slots Game Liquid Hot Magma Has Nudge-Down Feature

February 3, 2023 | By: Matthew Bain

Another week, another new online casino game from LuckyLand Slots, one of the best social casinos in California. Liquid Hot Magma is LuckyLand Slots’ 91st game and its 80th online slots game. It’s a five-reel game with 1,024 ways to win, a nudge-down feature, and minimum plays of 400 Gold Coins or 0.40 Sweeps Coins. It’s not one of […]

Funzpoints Releases New Scatter Slot Game: Mighty Mustang

February 2, 2023 | By: Matthew Bain

Funzpoints, one of California’s most popular social casinos, has released its 70th game. Mighty Mustang is a 10-reel scatter pays online slots game with 10 squares to fill on each spin. It has high-quality animation and an Old Western theme. We especially love the pay table displayed on the right-hand side of the playing area. If you […]

Player Wins 1 Million SC Progressive Jackpot at LuckyLand Slots

February 2, 2023 | By: Matthew Bain

One social casino player won a Sweeps Coin jackpot worth more than $1 million in redeemable cash prizes this week. LuckyLand Slots, one of California’s premier social online casinos, announced one player — Mary P. — won a 1,043,725 SC jackpot on Jan. 31 playing Aztec Quest 10K Ways. If Mary chooses to redeem that SC jackpot […]

Chumba Casino Releases 140th Online Slot Game: Money Train 2

February 1, 2023 | By: Matthew Bain

Chumba Casino, one of the most popular online social casinos in California, has released its 144th game. Money Train 2 is Chumba Casino’s 140th slot title (it also offers four table games). It’s a standard, five-reel online slots game. The play area is on a metallic train reminiscent of what you’d see in Mad Max. An old […]

The 10 Biggest Casinos in California – February 2023

February 1, 2023 | By: Matthew Bain

Currently, California tribal casinos are the only locations CA residents can legally play casino games such as slots and table games. Online casinos aren’t legal in the state. And California card rooms can only offer poker. So you’d better believe these California Indian casinos are popular. In fact, the state’s 66 operating casinos from 63 […]

Sign Up for Global Poker’s Grizzly Games VI, With 1.8M SC Prize Pool

January 27, 2023 | By: Matthew Bain

Global Poker, the only legal California online poker option, is about to launch a 21-day poker extravaganza with 216 events and nearly 2 million Sweeps Coins in guarantees. Grizzly Games VI begins Jan. 30 and runs through Feb. 19. There are 108 Gold Coin trophy events, with GC800,000,000 in guarantees. And there are 108 Sweeps Coin […]

Ione Band Facing One More Legal Hurdle for Plymouth Casino Project

January 25, 2023 | By: Matthew Bain

The National Indian Gaming Commission is urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to confirm a decision allowing a California tribe to move forward with its casino project and end attempts from a local advocacy group to stop it. In a brief submitted Monday, the NIGC told the Ninth Circuit the No Casino in Plymouth group has […]

Our Fliff Same Game Parlays for NFL Conference Championship Games

January 25, 2023 | By: Matthew Bain

Looking for a legal way to bet on sports in California? Fliff is your answer. No, Fliff is not a traditional real-money sportsbook. It’s a social sportsbook that follows the promotional sweepstakes model. Translation: You make your moneyline, spread, total, prop, and futures picks with fake digital currency that you can eventually redeem for real […]

Jamul Casino Gambler Wins $163,528 Ultimate Texas Hold’Em Jackpot

January 24, 2023 | By: Matthew Bain

One lucky poker player in San Diego had the Texas hold’em hand of a lifetime this week at Jamul Casino. A gambler identified as William M. won $163,528.70 on a $1 Ultimate Texas Hold’em progressive bet, the San Diego-area casino announced Monday via its Twitter. PLAY POKER: Best Online Poker in California Ultimate Texas Hold’em is just […]