1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
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...
Montana Senator Faces Short Deadline to Pass Sports Betting Bill in Current Legislative Session
This week stands as a big one for a Montana lawmaker shepherding a bill that would allow sports betting in Big Sky Country. State Sen. Mark Blasdel (R-Kalispell) faces an April 1 deadline to get his bill, SB 330, out of the...
War of Will Kentucky Derby Odds Plummet After Louisiana Stumble, Longshot Takes Prep Race
War of Will and his status as an emerging contender for this year’s Kentucky Derby has been all the talk coming out of the Fair Grounds Race Course these past few weeks. Now, though, all that is up in the air after...
Kentucky Derby Trail Sees War of Will Ready for Battle in Louisiana
The road to the Kentucky Derby returns to Fair Grounds Race Course on Saturday for the running of the Grade II Louisiana Derby, and War of Will stands to be the heavy favorite in the 1-1/8-mile race. The Mark Casse-trained colt enters...
NCAA Tournament: Injured Star Puts Kentucky in Tough Spot Against Upstart Wofford
Kentucky -- one of the top teams remaining in the NCAA Tournament -- will not have a key player for its second-round game on Saturday. The Wildcats face Wofford for a trip to the Sweet 16, and it will again be without...
Illinois Could Be First Midwestern State to Legalize Sports Betting, Multiple Proposals Filed
Illinois lawmakers will consider four proposals to legalize sports betting in the Prairie State, which, if succesful, would make it the first in the Midwest to do so. On Thursday, four state House representatives filed amendments to a bill, HB 3308, sponsored...
Fight to Keep Preakness at Pimlico, as Baltimore Officials Sue The Stronach Group
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, along with local officials and residents, filed suit in a city circuit court Tuesday against The Stronach Group, its holdings, and the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to block the company from carrying out a proposed move of the Preakness...
Las Vegas Still Appeals to Bettors During NCAA Tournament, Despite Sports Betting Expansion
This is the drama of the NCAA Tournament: over the next couple of days, three or four college basketball games will be broadcast simultaneously on national television. Their stakes will be the same. Win and keep playing, or lose and see your...
