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National Coin Shortage a New Problem for Old Vegas Casino, Other Gaming Businesses Too
At nearly 80 years old, the El Cortez Hotel and Casino markets itself on the history of Las Vegas and the casino itself, the only one existing on the National Register of Historic Places. While the downtown landmark has gone through its...
Harrah’s Southern California Former GM Sues Caesars Entertainment Over COVID-19 Concerns
Caesars Entertainment, which operates Harrah’s Resort Southern California, has been sued by the casino’s ex-senior vice president and general manager after he claimed to have warned the company about coronavirus health risks before its reopening. The resumption of operations at the Valley...
Kentucky Derby 146: Betting Handle Drops By About Half From Last Year’s Record Total
Betting on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby card fell by nearly 50 percent from last year’s record handle, as only $126 million was bet across all sources on the 14 races at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Of that total, bettors wagered $79.4 million...
Vegas Racebooks Get OK From NGCB to Book Derby Bets After Impasse with Churchill Downs
The Kentucky Derby is one of the biggest betting events in sports. But the action isn’t as lively this year in Las Vegas, thanks to an impasse between Churchill Downs and the Nevada Pari-Mutuel Association. Last week, Sandra Douglass Morgan, chair of...
Kentucky Derby 146: Tiz the Law Tops the Field, But Others Await Their Chance
Tiz the Law enters Saturday’s Kentucky Derby as the massive favorite. The Barclay Tagg-trained colt is the 3-5 morning-line selection, and early pari-mutuel betting from Churchill Downs has moved those odds just a little – to 4-5 as of 10:30 a.m ET....
Wagering at New York Bar on Number of Shooting Deaths Leads to Outcry, Inquiries
A betting pool at a Long Island, New York bar on how many people would die in shootings in either New York City or Chicago this Labor Day weekend was disbanded following public outrage. Now the bar, called The Cliffton, faces an...
UFC Fight Night Odds: Overeem Favored vs. Sakai in Clash of Heavyweight Contenders
Veteran Alistair Overeem will once again walk into the Octagon as a favorite on Saturday night when he takes on promising prospect Augusto Sakai in the main event of UFC Fight Night 176 in Las Vegas. PointsBet has posted Overeem as a...
Nevada Gaming Board Issued Seven COVID-19 Complaints After Close to 12,000 Site Visits
The Nevada Gaming Control Board undertook more than 11,795 inspections or observations at gaming venues statewide since June 4. The goal was to ensure compliance with state coronavirus regulations, according to data released on Thursday. But those official visits led to only...
Gamine, Swiss Skydiver Face Off in Friday’s Kentucky Oaks
A field of nine is set to run in Friday’s Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. The sister race to the Kentucky Derby, the Oaks is a 1-1/8th mile race for 3-year-old fillies, and the top two choices come to Louisville...
Kentucky Derby Update: King Guillermo, Finnick the Fierce Scratched, Special Wagering Opportunities Available
UPDATE (12:15 pm ET, 9/4) - The connections for Finnick the Fierce announced Friday morning their colt would not race in Saturday's Kentucky Derby. That brings the field down to 16. The last time the race's field was this small happened in...
