1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Alvin Kamara Arrested for Battery in Vegas After Saints Star RB Played in NFL Pro Bowl
Las Vegas police on Sunday night arrested New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara on a felony battery charge. The arrest is stemming from an altercation that occurred Saturday on the Strip. According to a release from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police...
FOXBet, Poker Stars Real-Money Apps Down Due to ‘Unscheduled Maintenance Issue’
Online gaming sites run by the Stars Group have been down the entire weekend. That’s according to users’ posts on Twitter, leading the company to issue an apology citing an “unscheduled maintenance issue” as the cause. It remains uncertain when the real-money...
Maryland Lawmakers File Bill to Allow Slot Machines at Baltimore/Washington Airport
A pair of Republican Maryland lawmakers filed a bill Thursday that would open the door for slot machines at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). Dels. Ric Metzgar (R-Essex), and Susan Krebs (R-Sykesville) filed House Bill 733, which would allow more than...
Mattress Mack Backs the Bengals for the Super Bowl in a Record-Setting Wager
Mattress Mack has made some big bets before. But his biggest to date came Thursday night on the upcoming Super Bowl. Gallery Furniture owner Jim McIngvale, the Houston businessman better known by his Mattress Mack nickname, placed a $4.5 million bet with...
PointsBet, theScore Target April 4 Launch for Mobile Sports Betting in Ontario
Two gaming companies revealed Thursday they have been approved for licenses to offer online gaming in Ontario. The announcements by PointsBet Canada and Score Digital Sports Ventures came less than a week after Ontario officials announced that approved private-operator apps can launch...
Florida Voters in Charge Seek Extension, as Casino Petition Misses Threshold at Deadline
UPDATE 2 pm 2/2/22 - This article has been updated to include a judge's ruling against "Florida Voters in Charge" late Tuesday. A $51.6 million campaign to put a casino gaming referendum on Florida’s 2022 general election ballot appears to have fallen...
NFL Bettor Turns $20 FanDuel Bonus into $579K Winner After ‘Insane’ Parlay Bet
The Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams weren’t the only big winners on Sunday. One NFL bettor turned a $20 bonus into $579,020, thanks to an incredible prop bet parlay. An unnamed FanDuel Sportsbook user took the bonus they received and used...
Dick Duchossois, Former Arlington Park Owner, Dies at 100
Richard “Dick” Duchossois, an Illinois businessman who headed a group that bought Arlington Park nearly 40 years ago and then oversaw the suburban Chicago track’s resurrection from a devastating fire, died Friday. He was 100. After serving as an Army officer in...
Ontario to Launch Online Gaming, Sports Betting in April
A new era in Canadian gaming will start in just a couple of months. On Friday, officials in the province of Ontario announced that approved online casino and sports betting operators will be able to roll out their products starting in April...
Florida Education Champions Concedes Sports Betting Measure Won’t Make Deadline
The Florida political committee that sought to legalize sports betting through a statewide referendum this year is conceding defeat. Their goal to amend the state’s constitution via the November 2022 election ballot will not meet its deadline for signatures. In a statement...
