1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
NFL Draft Offers Sports Fans a Betting Bonanza Starting Thursday, Except in Pennsylvania
Sports fans across the United States actually have something to look forward to Thursday on TV . No, it’s not a re-air of The Last Dance, instead, it’s the first round of NFL Draft. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the three-day event...
Las Vegas Mayor Goodman Tells CNN She Offered America’s Playground As America’s Petri Dish In Outbreak
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman grabbed the national spotlight Wednesday afternoon thanks to a combative interview conducted by CNN’s Anderson Cooper. In it, the 81-year-old Independent admitted she proposed turning Sin City into a “control group” to study the impact COVID-19 would...
Gov. Sisolak: Nevada Not Ready to Reopen Businesses Closed By Pandemic
While some governors have already announced plans to start reopening their states during the COVID-19 pandemic, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak doubled down on staying the course during a press briefing Tuesday evening. “We’re not at Phase One yet,” the Democratic leader said,...
Senate Approves $320B in New Paycheck Protection Program Funding. Will Small Gaming Companies Get Any?
The US Senate took the first step Tuesday to extend a small business COVID-19 relief program by approving a nearly half-trillion dollar spending package. That includes more than $320 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The vote took place on the...
Fonner Park, Tampa Bay Downs Look To Extend Meets, As COVID-19 Delays Other Openings
The Nebraska Racing Commission (NRC) is scheduled to meet Wednesday and take up a request by Fonner Park to extend its current thoroughbred meet into next month. It comes after the Grand Island racetrack reached an agreement with the state’s Horsemen’s Benevolent...
Players Say Right Call Made to Delay 2020 World Series of Poker Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Poker players across the world are hopeful the biggest event in their game will get to take place later this year. That's after the World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced Monday that the 51st running of the famed Las Vegas event will...
Trump ‘OK’ with Nevada Casino Closure Order, But He Can See Both Sides of the Vegas Issue
During his COVID-19 briefing Sunday evening, President Trump played the middle when asked whether Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman was right about criticizing Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak over his response to the coronavirus pandemic. Goodman last week lashed out at her Democratic...
BetAmerica Online Sportsbook, Casino Resume Operations Three Weeks After Cyberattack on SBTech
BetAmerica announced on Friday night that its US online sports betting and casino operations have come back, three weeks after a cyberattack in its third-party platform provider caused a shutdown. The sportsbook, owned by Churchill Downs Inc., went offline after SBTech was...
New Jersey, Pennsylvania See iGaming Take Off But COVID-19 Still Costs States Millions in March Gaming Tax Revenues
Not surprisingly, the COVID-19 outbreak caused casino and sports betting March revenues in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to crater. However, unlike most other states that allow gaming, the two Mid-Atlantic states were able to offset some of their losses through iGaming. Year-to-year...
Cuomo Extends New York COVID-19 Shutdown to May 15 as Northeastern States Coordinate Reopening Plans
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday he has extended the statewide shutdown because of the COVID-19 outbreak to May 15. The Governor looks to work with his neighbors in New England and the Mid-Atlantic to coordinate a reopening strategy. The...
