1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Improbable Tabbed as Morning Line Favorite for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes
Improbable drew the fourth post for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes and became the 5-2 morning-line favorite to capture the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Post positions were drawn Wednesday at Pimlico for the 13-horse Grade I stakes race, which will run...
Caesars to Rebrand Southern Indiana Casino Under Flagship Name as Part of $85M Project
Officials with Caesars Entertainment announced on Wednesday that its Southern Indiana property will get a name change once work finishes on moving the casino from the Ohio River to a new $85 million venue. When the new 100,000-square-foot casino opens in Elizabeth,...
AGA Releases Code for Members to Promote Responsible Sports Betting
The American Gaming Association on Tuesday unveiled a set of guidelines it believes will help market sports betting to U.S. audiences in a responsible manner. Entitled “Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering,” the AGA worked with its members to develop the document,...
Caesars, ESPN Sign Partnership Agreement That Includes Studio at The LINQ
ESPN and Caesars Entertainment announced on Tuesday the creation of a partnership that will expand the sports broadcasting company’s presence in Las Vegas in a big way. Caesars has agreed to build a studio for ESPN at its LINQ Hotel & Casino...
One Year After PASPA Overturn, Is US Sports Betting State-by-State Growth Living Up to the Hype?
May 14, 2018: that’s the day the sports betting world changed forever in the United States. It's been a year since the overturn of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), and the push for massive US sports betting expansion has...
Warriors, Bucks Favored as NBA Playoffs Reach Conference Finals Stage
And then there were four left in the NBA Playoffs. The NBA Conference Finals begin on Tuesday with Golden State hosting Portland for the Western Conference title. It’s the fifth consecutive trip for the top-seeded Warriors, who have won three of the...
Iowa Sports Betting Bill Signed Into Law, Becomes 11th State to Legalize
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Monday afternoon that made the state the 11th in the country to legalize sports betting. The law, which will take effect on July 1, allows the state’s 22 casinos to establish retail...
Former Oklahoma Punter Sentenced in Bank Fraud Case to Pay Off Bookie Debts
A former University of Oklahoma football player was sentenced to more than two-and-a-half years in federal prison on Thursday for defrauding a bank and two of its customers of hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay off gambling debts. Blake Brian Ferguson...
Durant’s Calf Strain Leaves NBA Playoff Odds in Flux for Warriors
After tonight, the Golden State Warriors will either be one step closer to their fourth NBA title in five years or a step closer to an uncertain future. The Warriors, the league’s two-time defending champions, head to Houston for Game Six of...
New York Senator Remains Hopeful Mobile Sports Betting Becomes Reality in 2019
A New York state senator is holding out hope the state will be able to implement mobile sports betting sooner rather than later. Prior to Wednesday’s Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee’s meeting that focused on the topic in Albany, state Sen. Joe...
