1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Vegas Favorites Clemson, Alabama Top First College Football 2019 Coaches Poll
The first major college football poll of the year came out late last week, and as expected, Clemson starts off the 2019 season where it ended last season: on top. The Tigers, the defending national champions, took 59 of 65 possible first-place...
Wyoming Northern Arapaho Council Members File Suit Against Current Law Firm After Tribe Sues Former Counsel
On Friday, two leaders of the Northern Arapaho tribe and two former management employees of the tribe’s casino filed a lawsuit in a Wyoming district court claiming the actions of the tribe’s new law firm were tantamount to a coup d'etat. According...
Prairie Meadows Expects Mobile Sports Betting Will Start When William Hill Opens Iowa Retail Book on Aug. 15
When Prairie Meadows goes live with sports betting on Aug. 15, officials at the Iowa racetrack and casino anticipate they won’t just be celebrating the grand opening of the retail sportsbook. William Hill will run Prairie Meadows' sportsbook, and their signage is...
Churchill Downs Wants Trackside Hotel, Historical Racing Parlor in Place by the 2021 Kentucky Derby
Once again, executives at Churchill Downs Inc. have plans in the works to expand the company's flagship property. In less than two years, the iconic race track could be home to a hotel and a historical horse racing (HHR) parlor. That's according to...
NFL Preseason Starts Thursday Night as Atlanta Faces Denver in the Hall of Fame Game
The National Football League kicks off preseason action Thursday night as the Denver Broncos face the Atlanta Falcons in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. Both William Hill and the Westgate SuperBook list the Broncos as 2.5-point favorites against the...
Kentucky Governor Makes Claim About Casino Suicides, Gets Refuted by Advocates Who Support Problem Gamblers
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a fierce critic of expanded gaming, once again lashed out on the topic during a radio interview Wednesday, when he claimed people kill themselves daily in casinos nationwide. The issue came up when Bevin called in for an...
DC Bars Intrigued by Sports Betting License Opportunities as Top Lawyer Pushes Joint Concept
As Washington, D.C. moves toward implementing sports betting, the District of Columbia government is seeking to roll out a type of license most sports betting states do not have. As the District of Columbia does not have any casinos, it has become...
Iowa Sportsbooks Get Green Light to Launch Operations on Aug. 15, IRGC Approves 18 Casinos for Licenses
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt the sports betting regulations developed by the regulatory body’s staff, meaning the state’s casinos will be able to launch their sports betting operations on Aug. 15. In addition, during the...
Amid Chaos in Puerto Rico, Gov. Rossello Signs Bill Legalizing Sports Betting
Puerto Rico became the latest in the United States to legalize sports betting as outgoing Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed a bill Monday allowing it on the Caribbean island, an American commonwealth. The bill signed by Rosselló also permits fantasy sports and betting...
Sportsbook Ads Featuring English Soccer Stars Mina, Kane Highlight Double Standard Some Want Ended
Another sports betting controversy popped up in soccer this past week, this time in England as a star player was charged by the country’s governing body for violating its rules related to gambling. Meanwhile, critics pointed out an apparent double standard in...
