1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Monolith Pops Up Suddenly on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas
After similar structures made appearances in the Utah desert and a California hiking trail, the bizarre monolith-mania that’s captured media attention in recent weeks made its way Friday to a less remote destination - Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. Videos and...
Sports-Centric Streaming Service FuboTV Buys Tech Firm in Preparation for Sports Betting Move
Online streaming service fuboTV wants to get into the sports betting business. On Tuesday, the company made its first move toward that goal by purchasing a startup co-founded by the son of legendary NFL quarterback Joe Montana. Fubo announced the acquisition of...
Chicago Area Grocer Shelved to Federal Prison for Bookmaking, Tax Evasion
A 63-year-old meat market owner from suburban Chicago was sentenced to a year in prison by a federal judge Monday for running an illegal bookmaking operation and failing to report nearly $4 million in income from the sports betting enterprise. Domenic Poeta...
ZenSports Applies for Sports Betting Licenses in Tennessee and Virginia
ZenSports, which seeks to establish its sports betting marketplace in the United States, has filed for licenses Tennessee and Virginia. Company cofounder and CEO Mark Thomas said that the company will seek approval to offer its online marketplace, which is like a...
Bob Baffert’s Life is Good Leads the Pack in 2021 Kentucky Derby Futures Betting (VIDEO)
We’re still more than five months away from the 2021 Kentucky Derby, but it already seems like bettors have found their horse for next year’s Run for the Roses. Betting opened at noon ET Thursday at Churchill Downs on the first futures...
Illinois Casinos Want Lawmakers To Take Up iGaming, Mobile Sports Betting Registration in 2021
As Illinois casinos enter their second week under Gov. J.B. Pritzker's closure order, signs point to the 10 gaming properties lobbying lawmakers for some more changes to state laws. Tom Swoik, the executive director of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association, told Casino.org...
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Creating LLC to Pursue Commercial Casino Acquisitions
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council has funded the due diligence on its possible purchase of the Caesars Southern Indiana casino. But tribal council members also approved another initiative to help the nation expand into commercial gaming. At its Nov....
Liberals, Canada’s Ruling Party, File Bill to Eliminate Ban on Single-Game Sports Betting
The original sponsor of a bill to legalize single-game sports betting in Canada said he’s “skeptical,” but also “encouraged” by similar legislation the country’s Liberal Party government filed on Thursday That comment from MP Kevin Waugh (Conservative, Saskatoon-Grasswood) came as Canada’s Minister...
Indiana Gaming Officials Give Caesars Another Year to Find a Buyer for Horseshoe Hammond
Caesars Entertainment now has more time to sell its Horseshoe Hammond Casino in northwest Indiana. On Monday, the Indiana Gaming Commission extended the deadline to find a deal for the casino by a year, to Dec. 31, 2021. Horseshoe is one of...
Indiana Gaming Commission Expands Spectacle Probe, Action May Come Soon
The scope of the Indiana Gaming Commission’s investigation into Spectacle Entertainment has widened, Executive Director Sara Gonso Tait told commissioners Monday. As a result, the company that operates the Majestic Star Casinos and building a $300 million land-based replacement in Gary with...
