1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Boyd Gaming Sees Value in FanDuel Retail Sportsbooks, Customer Base
FLORENCE, Ind. – There’s a long corridor between the FanDuel sportsbook and the Belterra Casino Resort’s riverboat. But Peter Chu sees a corridor of opportunity at the Indiana venue. In the coming weeks, Belterra will bring six of its 42 table games...
US Sports Betting Exchange Needs to be in Multiple States, Smarkets VP Says Wire Act an Issue
When Smarkets announced late last week that it had secured its first deal with a US casino partner to launch a mobile sports betting application, it also just happened to raise a few eyebrows with a comment at the bottom of its...
South Dakota Tribal Casino Expansion Work Subject to $480K Excise Tax, Circuit Court Rules
A federal appellate court ruled last week that the state of South Dakota had the right to apply an excise tax on a nontribal contractor who renovated and expanded a casino for the Flandreau Santee Sioux. The case stems from the tribe’s...
FanDuel Opens Indiana Sportsbook at Belterra as CEO Considers US Political Betting Opportunities
FLORENCE, Ind. – FanDuel on Monday celebrated the opening of its second sportsbook in Indiana, as executives from the online sports entertainment company and its casino partner, Boyd Gaming, cut the ribbon at the Belterra Casino Resort. It put the cap on...
Danville, Illinois Officials Down to Two Finalists for Proposed Casino, Both Seek Same Site
And then there were two. That’s how many finalists the city of Danville, Ill., has for its proposed casino development, Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. told the City Council at a meeting last week. The recently elected mayor told the aldermen that they...
Smarkets US Sports Betting App Will Launch in Indiana and Include Social Interaction Options Among Bettors
English-based sports betting exchange Smarkets has announced its entry into the US market and has landed its first partnership. The company will provide its recently developed SBK online sportsbook to Full House Resorts, serving as a mobile skin for Full House’s casinos...
Sports Betting Projection Site, Sidelines.Io, Launched by Former Google Employees in Time for NFL 2019 Kickoff
A new online service launched this week, aimed at helping sports bettors make better decisions about the games they’re playing. Created by former Google staffers and gaming industry workers, Sidelines.Io strives to do that by pulling live data from sportsbooks and other...
No. 6 LSU Faces Sam Ehlinger and No. 9 Texas in Big Week 2 College Football Primetime Contest
The biggest game in college football this Saturday will take place down in Austin, as the Texas Longhorns will battle the LSU Tigers in a top 10 clash of blueblood programs. The game is almost as historic as it is big. It’s...
Hard Rock Compliance Committee to Review Gary Casino Development After Questions Raised About Properties
Hard Rock International announced on Thursday that it has asked the compliance committee for its board of directors to perform “due diligence” on a proposed casino development the company is tied to in Gary, Ind. The decision comes after an ongoing investigation...
Churchill Downs Announces Plans for $200M Track in ‘Neglected’ Northern Kentucky, Seeks Dates from Nearby Turfway
UPDATE (9/6 4:30 pm ET) - JACK Entertainment CEO Mark Dunkeson said in a statement they are "shocked and thoroughly disappointed by Churchill Downs' recent attack on Turfway Park." Turfway, currently owned by JACK, submitted its application for its traditional racing dates...
