1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Wynn Disputes Massachusetts Findings on CEO but Pays $35.5M in Fines to Settle Case
Wynn Resorts on Tuesday announced, as expected, that it would not appeal a $35 million fine handed down earlier this month by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) for failing to reveal sexual misconduct allegations against the company’s founder as it sought a...
Sen. Feinstein, LA Times Call on Santa Anita to Stop Horse Racing After Another Equine Fatality
After three horses have died in a nine-day span at Santa Anita, California’s senior US senator on Tuesday renewed her call to suspend racing at the track. And on Wednesday, the editorial board of the Los Angeles Times added its voice to...
Spanish Authorities Claim La Liga Soccer Matches Targeted for Fixing, Plan to Arrest 11, Including Players
Spanish federal law enforcement authorities on Tuesday announced they plan to arrest 11 individuals for their participation in a match-fixing scheme that penetrated the highest levels of professional soccer in the country. The investigation is just the latest blemish for a sport...
Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder Herrera Arrested for Domestic Violence at Atlantic City Casino
Odubel Herrera, an outfielder with the Philadelphia Phillies, has been placed on leave by Major League Baseball after police arrested him Monday in a domestic violence case at an Atlantic City, N.J. casino. According to a statement the Atlantic City Police Department...
Dan Gilbert, JACK Entertainment Founder and Cleveland Cavaliers Owner, Recovering from Stroke
Dan Gilbert, the founder of JACK Entertainment LLC and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, remains hospitalized after suffering a stroke on Sunday. Gilbert, 57, is awake and responsive, said Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner in a statement to the Associated Press Monday...
Report: NBA Plans Betting Data Cutoff to Non-Partner Sportsbooks for Finals
Betting options may become limited for many US sportsbooks – and their customers – for the upcoming NBA Finals. ESPN reported on Friday that Sportradar communicated via letters to sportsbooks across the country that the NBA will prohibit it from providing official...
Raptors Rally to Secure First Appearance in NBA Finals, Will Face Favored Warriors Starting Thursday
Once again, Toronto needed a rally, but once again the Raptors got it. After beating Milwaukee 100-94 Saturday, they earned the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. After falling 0-2 to start the Eastern Conference finals, Toronto had odds of +650...
Online-Only Sports Betting Now Legal in Tennessee as Gov. Lee Returns Bill Unsigned
Sports betting became legal in Tennessee on Friday afternoon, when Gov. Bill Lee returned HB0001 unsigned 10 days after receiving it from the General Assembly. The move had been expected as the governor’s spokesman indicated last month. In a statement Friday, Lee...
Raptors on the Cusp of NBA Finals, but Handicappers, Bettors Not Quite Convinced
Toronto overcame a 14-point first half deficit and needed a big rally in the fourth quarter to win Thursday night’s Game 5 105-99 at Milwaukee. Now, after losing the first two games of the NBA’s Eastern Conference final, the Raptors find themselves...
West Virginia Approves DraftKings for Mobile Sports Betting; Lottery Director Expects Launch Next Week
West Virginia could be back in the mobile sports betting business as soon as next week as the state’s Lottery Commission gave approval for the DraftKings app to launch statewide. Randy Burnside, the lottery’s public relations manager, confirmed to Casino.org that the...
