1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
NHL Announces Plans to Resume Play, Move Forward with Stanley Cup Playoff This Summer
It wasn't quite Wayne and Garth saying “Game On!” But the National Hockey League announced on Tuesday how it plans to move forward with the conclusion of the 2019-20 season and award the Stanley Cup. As it stands now, the top 12...
Maxfield, Attachment Rate Hope Matt Winn Stakes Helps Them Catch Up on the Road to the Kentucky Derby
This year’s Road to the Kentucky Derby hit a speed bump because of COVID-19. But the four-month delay in the race now gives some promising horses a chance to catch up and earn a spot in the Sept. 5 race. A couple...
Rising Star Using PPP Loan to Bring Back Workers as Indiana Casino Prepares for Possible Mid-June Reopening
UPDATE (8:45 pm PT, May 25) - This article has been updated to clarify any confusion about the term "laid off," which typically represents a permanent reduction, as opposed to a furlough, which is a temporary reduction. it also adds a line...
Keeneland Requests Five Race Days in July After COVID-19 Canceled Spring Meet at Kentucky Track
Keeneland announced Friday evening it submitted a request to the Race Dates Committee of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) to run an abbreviated meet in July to make up for the dates the Lexington track lost in April because of the...
American Gaming Association Wants Trump Administration to Revise Tax Threshold on Slots
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order calling on federal agencies to review and rescind – either temporarily or permanently – regulations that may stagnate the economic recovery coming out of the COVID-19 crisis. That led the American Gaming Association (AGA)...
Caesars Entertainment: Caesars Palace, Flamingo Will Be Its First Vegas Properties to Reopen
We still don’t know exactly when Nevada will let casinos open in the state. But once Gov. Steve Sisolak gives the order, Caesars Entertainment will be ready to open the doors at two of its Las Vegas properties. In a press release...
Indiana COVID-19 Casino Reopening Plan Requires Masks at Table Games, Encourages PPE for All Guests
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Wednesday announced that the third stage of the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan would take place a couple days sooner than expected. However, that doesn’t translate into the state’s casinos opening sooner. Officials from the Indiana Gaming Commission...
Gold Rush Files Countersuit in Illinois Case, Alleges Conspiracy by Gaming Cafés and Rival Vendor
Gold Rush Gaming, Inc., a gaming terminal operator embroiled in an Illinois civil lawsuit filed by the Stella’s and Shelby’s chain of gaming cafés in Illinois, has amended its counterclaims in the case. It now alleges gaming businessman Daniel Fischer paid just...
Peninsula Pacific: ‘No Plans’ for DiamondJacks License or Relocation in Louisiana
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment, which announced last week it would not reopen a Louisiana casino after the state began easing restrictions put in place by the coronavirus, has no plans for the casino's license at this time, a company official told Casino.org in...
COVID-19 Bumps Belmont from Last to First for the 2020 Triple Crown Races
COVID-19 has turned the sporting world upside down in 2020, and that includes horse racing’s Triple Crown. On Tuesday, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced the Belmont Stakes, historically the anchor leg of the series of classic races for 3-year-old thoroughbreds,...
