1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
JACK Entertainment Executives Taking Roles in Development Company Also Owned by Dan Gilbert
Two members of the JACK Entertainment executive staff have been appointed to leadership positions with another Dan Gilbert business, transactions that are occurring as Gilbert has reduced his footprint in the gaming industry. Matt Cullen stepped down as JACK CEO to take...
Rapper Fetty Wap Busted in Las Vegas on Battery Charges at the Mirage
Rapper Fetty Wap faces three counts of battery after Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers arrested him Sunday morning at the Mirage Hotel and Casino. According to TMZ, the rapper, whose birth name is Willie Maxwell II, was charged with misdemeanors after allegedly...
Bob Baffert Seeks Eighth Del Mar Futurity Since 2008, Trains Morning Line Favorite Eight Rings
Del Mar closes out its summer meet on Monday, and the next-to-last race of the day may just feature the next Kentucky Derby winner. The Grade I Del Mar Futurity features a field of eight 2-year-old colts who will race seven furlongs...
Notre Dame-Louisville Closes Out Opening Week of College Football Monday with Irish Favored by 18
We’re still a week away from the start of the National Football League’s 2019 season, so that means college football gets a primetime audience on Labor Day. The only game takes place in Louisville, as the host Cardinals play Notre Dame. The...
DC Lottery Approves Sports Betting Regulations, Will Begin Taking License Applications in Coming Weeks
Sports fans in Washington, DC are one step closer to being able to wager legally on games after the District of Columbia Lottery announced Friday it had formally approved sports betting regulations. Nicole Jordan, the director of marketing and communications, told Casino.org...
Buffalo Bills Announce Deal with Neighboring Seneca Nation to Serve as ‘Official Casino’
The Buffalo Bills announced on Friday that they have reached a sponsorship agreement with a nearby tribal gaming community, a move that’s establishing a trend among National Football League teams to partner with casinos. Seneca Resorts and Casinos will serve as the...
Caesars Entertainment No Longer Pursuing Japanese Integrated Resort Casino License
Caesars Entertainment has pulled its name from the list of businesses considering a casino license in Japan, the company announced late Wednesday. The announcement comes nearly three years after Japan’s Diet, its parliamentary body, opened the door for integrated resort (IR) casinos,...
Hard Rock Gary Developer Receives Indiana Gaming Commission Approval to Build Land-Based Casino
INDIANAPOLIS – Spectacle Entertainment got the go-ahead Wednesday from the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) to move its Majestic Star riverboat casino in Gary to a land-based site in the northwest Indiana city. The approval, in a unanimous decision, allows the company to...
Indiana Sports Betting Regulations Receive State Commission Approval, First Sportsbooks Open Sunday
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) on Wednesday unanimously approved regulations for sports betting in the state, paving the way for casinos, racinos, and off-track betting parlors to begin taking wagers as soon as this Sunday. The move came as expected,...
FanDuel Officially Launches Mobile Sportsbook in West Virginia, Announces Dates for Iowa, Indiana Retail Books
Monday marked a big day for FanDuel’s sportsbook, which not only officially announced the launching of its mobile sportsbook in West Virginia, but also revealed when its sportsbooks would open in Iowa and Indiana. The company’s mobile arrival in West Virginia gives...
