1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
AGA Survey Shows Fewer Adults Plan to Place Bets on NFL Games This Season
More than 33 million US adults are expected to place a bet on NFL contests this season, according to a survey by the American Gaming Association (AGA). That number is down by about 5 million from last year’s polling. A deeper dive...
New Synergy Blue Gaming Products Pay Homage to Classic Atari 2600 Design
Las Vegas-based casino game developer Synergy Blue announced this past week that it is unveiling a series of gaming cabinets that pay homage to one of the first video gaming consoles ever created. The 2600 cabinet series is inspired by the Atari...
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...
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....
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...
Chicago Cubs First in MLB to Announce Sportsbook Plans, Inks Deal with DraftKings
The Friendly Confines may get a little friendlier for sports bettors when DraftKings and the Chicago Cubs announced a deal Thursday morning that makes the Boston-based sports gaming and technology company the baseball club’s exclusive sports betting and daily fantasy partner. As...
PrizePicks Lands Partnership with Hometown Braves as Market for Single-Player DFS Game Grows
A seasoned veteran of fantasy sports, Adam Wexler had an idea in the back of his mind. As he conducted research in constructing his lineups, the digital entrepreneur would feel pretty good about his chances. But something was missing. The question was...
