1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Betfred Pays Out on Biden Before AP Calls Presidential Race, Other Markets Wait
Democrats weren’t the only ones cheering Saturday when the Associated Press called the 2020 US Presidential election for Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Some who had money on the former vice president got an early payday from one British bookmaker. About five hours...
Breeders’ Cup Classic Features All-Star Field of Horse Racing Contenders
On paper, Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland certainly looks like a horse race that will live up to its name. For starters, you have Authentic and Tiz the Law, winners of two of the three Triple Crown races this year. The...
2020 Breeders’ Cup Starts Friday with Juveniles Taking Center Stage at Keeneland
The future stars of horse racing will take to the track Friday at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., for the first day of the 2020 Breeders’ Cup. The first five races of the two-day world championship horse racing event feature the top 2-year-old...
Casinos Could Open at Nebraska Tracks in Less Than a Year After Ballot Initiatives Pass
Voters in Nebraska overwhelmingly approved three measures that will allow racetracks in the state to offer casino gaming. With identical 64.9 percent support in the unofficial vote tallies, voters statewide approved separate measures that allow laws leading to the creation of racetrack...
Single-Game Sports Betting Bill Revived in Canada with Cross-Party Support in Parliament
While the US was busy electing a president Tuesday, Canadian lawmakers took another step toward expanding legal sports betting in the Great White North. In Ottawa, Parliament’s House of Commons heard the second reading of a bill sponsored by MP Kevin Waugh...
Flip-Flop-Flip: Markets Move Wildly as Presidential Race Becomes a Toss-up
One long night down. Who knows how many to go? The outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election still is unclear, as neither Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden nor Republican President Donald Trump reached the 270 Electoral College votes necessary to claim...
PETA Purchases Stock in Companies Owning Race Tracks, Wants Boards to Adopt Safety Measures
Animal welfare organization PETA announced Friday a plan to take its concerns over horse racing straight to the boardrooms of four publicly traded companies that own tracks across the US. The nonprofit group said that it bought shares of stock in VICI...
Federal Money Laundering Case Prompts PGCB to Fine Mount Airy Casino $90K
The Mount Airy Casino Resort was fined $90,000, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PCGB) announced last week, for nearly 500 instances where employees exceeded the discretionary free slot play limit. The PGCB discovered that 10 casino employees awarded a total of $262,500...
Four Tennessee Mobile Sportsbooks to Roll Out, With More Looking
A new state joins the sports betting fray this weekend, and Tennessee’s debut has been highly anticipated for nearly 18 months. According to the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., wagering on sporting events can take place starting at 12:01 am CT on Sunday....
DraftKings’ Robins Honored as US Executive of the Year at 2020 Global Gaming Awards
On Wednesday, Jason Robins, the cofounder, CEO, and chairman of the board for DraftKings, turned 40. The day before, he tweeted how his life changed over the past decade, which included creating the fantasy sports company that’s now become a sports betting...
