1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
FanDuel Responds to Same-Game Parlay Betting Project, Says Most Wagers Were Created by Bettors
FanDuel has told Casino.org that it didn't make most of the parlay wagers an Illinois lobbyist and gaming industry analyst played as part of an experiment he recently conducted. Over the last few weeks, Steve Brubaker played 50 same-game parlays featured on...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Signs AGA Heralded Gray Games Ban Bill Into Law
Kentucky's bill to ban gray, or skill games, seemed in peril last week. But on Thursday, it became law. During his weekly press conference, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) told reporters that he signed House Bill 594. Sponsored by state Rep. Killian Timoney...
UPDATED: Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Clears Senate Committee for First Time
The push to legalize sports betting in Kentucky took a major step forward Wednesday morning. That's when a bill to make the Bluegrass State the 37th in the country to accept live and online sports wagers easily passed through a state Senate...
New York iGaming Chances Fading Fast as Lawmakers Exclude it From Budget Plans
The push to legalize iGaming in New York this year appears to have come up snake eyes. Neither the New York Assembly nor the Senate included language to include online casinos in their versions of the state budget. Those proposals, called “one...
Kentucky Gray Games Ban Bill Heads to Governor After Senate’s Quick Approval
For the second straight year, the Kentucky General Assembly has passed a bill that would ban so-called gray games, gaming machines also known as skill games. However, unlike last year’s bill, this one will head to Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) desk. The...
Kentucky House Passes Sports Betting Bill By Nearly 2-to-1 Margin
The Kentucky House passed a bill to legalize sports betting in the state early Monday evening. The 63-34 vote on House Bill 551 cleared the three-fifths majority supporters needed to get since the bill generates revenue and makes appropriations in a nonbudget...
iGaming Update: Addabbo Hopeful for New York as Bills Stall in Midwest States
The next few days should determine whether iGaming has a chance in the New York Legislature this year. That’s according to comments state Sen. Joseph Addabbo, D-Queens, made to Casino.org last week. This week, the legislative chambers are expected to produce their...
NCAA March Madness: Houston, Bama Favorites to Win NCAA – Opinion
The field for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has been announced. It’s time for 68 teams to go dancing during March Madness. Alabama, Houston, Kansas, and Purdue earned the top seeds in the South, Midwest, East, and West regions, respectively. Not surprisingly,...
Betr Receives Virginia Sports Betting License, Delays Massachusetts Start
Betr this past week announced the Virginia Lottery Board approved the microbetting-focused startup for a license in the Mid-Atlantic state. There’s no official date for the operator to launch in Virginia, although the company’s announcement said it would become available soon. “We’re...
Indiana Gaming Commission Raises Concerns Over NeoGames 2020 License Application
The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) pulled from its meeting Thursday a decision to act on a vendor’s license application that has been in review for nearly three years. However, that move appears to be the last time the application for NeoGames will...
