1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight Games on Saturday Feature Basketball Teams with Contrasting Styles
The first two tickets to the Final Four get punched on Saturday night in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. In Anaheim, Calif., top-seeded Gonzaga seeks its second trip to the national semifinals in three seasons as the Bulldogs face Texas Tech, which has...
Kentucky Derby Contender Hidden Scroll Seeking Better Trip in Florida Prep Saturday
The road to the Kentucky Derby will be a road to redemption for Hidden Scroll on Saturday. Four weeks ago, the colt went off as the 6-5 favorite in the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. It was his stakes debut...
Filly Divine Image Listed as Morning-Line Favorite in Dubai Kentucky Derby Prep Race
The Road to the Kentucky Derby takes to the air this weekend as one of the two major prep races takes place in Dubai. The UAE Derby offers 100 qualifying points to the winner of Saturday’s 1-3/16-mile race at Meydan Racecourse. The...
Delaware North to Part Ways with Miomni After Snafu Closes Its West Virginia Sportsbooks Indefinitely
Delaware North Companies on Friday announced it will terminate its arrangement with a company that managed the information technology systems for its two sportsbooks in West Virginia, which have been shuttered for nearly a month. The sportsbooks at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and...
Santa Anita Set to Resume Racing Friday After California Board Passes Landmark Safety Reforms
Horse racing will return to Santa Anita Park on Friday, a day after a California state committee approved an agreement between the track and thoroughbred owners. As part of the approval, California Horse Racing Board also signed off on an overhaul of...
Live Horse Racing Lottery Game to Debut in Kentucky This Weekend
On Sunday, the Kentucky Lottery will launch a new daily game that offers an in-person horse racing-twist to the traditional lottery-style game. Shortly after 5 pm ET Sunday, the first Win Place Show game will take place. Like a traditional lottery, bettors...
In Letter, Delaware North President Explains Sportsbooks Closures to West Virginia Lottery
The company that owns the two West Virginia casinos that shuttered its sportsbooks earlier this month told state lottery officials it did not learn about the cause of the suspension until after the fact. In a letter dated March 19, Delaware North...
NFL Votes to Include Pass Interefence in Replay Rules After Controversial Decision Affected Playoff Game
The National Football League (NFL) on Tuesday evening approved a rule change that expands instant replay to include whether either team committed pass interference on a play. The decision comes more than two months after a controversial no-call late in the NFC...
Tennessee Legislators Punt Online Sports Betting Bill, Cite Wire Act Questions
A bill that would make Tennessee the only state in the country to offer sports betting exclusively on a digital basis failed to advance out of a committee Tuesday as lawmakers raised questions about the legislation. The House State Committee voted 13-6...
Iowa Sports Betting Bill Clears House Committee With Amendments: Floor Vote is Next
An Iowa lawmaker who serves as the main sponsor of a sports betting bill told Casino.org on Tuesday that the legislation is getting ready for a vote by the state House of Representatives. “I’d like to see a floor vote no later...
