1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
College Basketball Saturday: Top-Ranked Baylor Hosts NCAA Title Favorite Kansas in Big 12 Showdown
The biggest college basketball game of the weekend will be one of the first played on Saturday. That’s when the third-ranked Kansas Jayhawks face-off against the top-ranked Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas before a nationally televised audience on ESPN. Tipoff is set...
Pennsylvania Sports Betting Handle Approaches $350M in January, Online Wagering Near 90 Percent
For the eighth straight month, Pennsylvania’s sports betting market saw month-to-month growth. According to data from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the state’s 12 licensed sportsbooks reported a handle of $348.4 million in January. That was a roughly $5.8 million jump from...
New York Man Changes Plea, Admits He Tried to Pay Players to Fix a College Basketball Game
A New York man entered a guilty plea in a federal court on Thursday to a charge he attempted to fix a college basketball game in 2018. Benjamin Bifalco initially entered a not guilty plea when he was arraigned in October on...
Illegal Chicago Sports Betting Site Busted by Feds, Brother of Ex-Bears Great Urlacher Indicted
Federal authorities have charged 10 individuals, including the brother of a legendary Chicago Bears linebacker, with operating an extensive illegal sportsbook in the Chicago area. The US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced the indictments on Thursday. The alleged...
DraftKings Launches Mobile Sports Betting in Iowa, App Now Live in Six States
Another sportsbook is going online in Iowa. On Wednesday, DraftKings announced it has launched its mobile sports betting application in the state. The sports technology and entertainment company has operated retail sportsbooks at the three Wild Rose Casino resorts in Iowa since...
Scientific Games Enters into Historical Horse Racing Gaming Segment with Churchill Downs Contract
Scientific Games is entering into a new market. On Tuesday, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) unanimously approved Churchill Downs Inc.’s (CDI) request to offer the Las Vegas-based gaming company’s historical horse racing (HHR) machines at its HHR parlors. The commission approved...
AGA, AGEM Partner to Stop Spread of Unregulated Gaming Machines Across Country
On Tuesday, two gaming industry groups came together to announce a new partnership that seeks to curb the spread of unregulated gaming machines across the country. In a joint release, the American Gaming Association (AGA) and the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers...
Tennessee Education Lottery Holds Off on Approving Sports Betting Regulations After Lawmakers Raise Concerns
Don’t expect Tennessee officials to pass sports betting regulations any time soon. Senate Speaker Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge), who also serves as the lieutenant governor, and House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) sent a letter to Susan Lanigan, chairwoman of the Tennessee Education...
Churchill Downs Wants ‘Derby City Lite’ Historical Horse Racing Parlor for Turfway Park in Northern Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. – An official from Churchill Downs Inc.’s told members of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) on Tuesday that the company plans to build a historical horse racing (HHR) parlor in northern Kentucky. The parlor is necessary because planned renovations...
Feds Say Massachusetts State Rep. David Nangle Dipped into Campaign Funds for Personal Use, Including Trips to Casinos
A prominent Massachusetts state lawmaker was arrested Tuesday and charged with using campaign funds to pay for personal expenses and for falsifying loan applications to pay for his gambling sprees. State Rep. David M. Nangle (D-Middlesex) entered a plea of not guilty...
