1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Bally’s Will Wait Until April to Launch New York Mobile Sports Betting App, Says Kim
In case you haven’t heard, mobile sports betting in New York is all the rage these days. As the biggest state to launch a multi-operator system, New York quickly established itself as the nation’s top sports betting market, and that was with...
Interior Department, Haaland Appeal Ruling Against Seminole-Florida Gaming Compact
The US Department of the Interior and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland filed an appeal Tuesday in federal court. They are seeking to overturn a decision made two months ago that voided a gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and state...
Michigan Woman Finds Email on $3M Lottery Prize in Spam; Mega Millions Nears $400M
Not everything that gets sent to your spam folder is junk. A Detroit area woman learned she became a millionaire when she checked her spam folder recently for an email from someone. It wasn’t a Nigerian prince who made her wealthy. Instead,...
PointsBet Becomes Sixth Mobile Sports Betting Operator to Launch in New York
PointsBet became the sixth mobile sports betting operator to go live in New York late Monday night. The Australian-based company announced the first wager came through at 10:09 pm ET. In a statement, PointsBet US CEO Johnny Aitken called the New York...
MaximBet Picks Kambi, White Hat to Provide Online Gaming Platforms
MaximBet announced on Monday that it has signed long-term deals with Kambi and White Hat Gaming to serve as its sports betting and iGaming platform providers, respectively. The agreements fulfill a pledge to its users that the online gaming operator would provide...
Caesars is Early New York Sports Betting King, But Acknowledges Need to Fix Issues
Caesars Sportsbook said Friday it is working to address customer service issues that have arisen since launching in New York two weeks ago. On social media, users complained that Caesars did not process withdrawals in a timely fashion. Others said they faced...
Jockey Mychel Sanchez Suspended After Betting Against Himself in Pennsylvania
Mychel Sanchez was suspended indefinitely by 1/ST Racing on Friday. That's after it was reported officials in Pennsylvania suspended the thoroughbred jockey for betting against his mounts. Sanchez was pulled from races on cards for Friday and Saturday at Laurel Park in...
New York Mobile Sports Betting Handle Exceeds $600M in First Nine Days
The New York State Gaming Commission released its first batch of weekly financial figures for mobile sports betting on Friday. The numbers show the state generated $24.6 million in tax revenue for the first nine days since the first apps launched. BetRivers,...
PlayUp gets $35M Investment from FTX to Spur Growth in US Gaming Market
The company that backed away from purchasing PlayUp outright has instead decided to invest in the Australian-based gaming company that has a presence in the United States. PlayUp announced Thursday that crypto-exchange FTX agreed to invest $35 million into the company during...
Nevada Gaming Commission OKs Mobile Verification for Cashless Gaming Accounts
The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) on Thursday approved a new regulation that will allow individuals to set up their cashless gaming accounts remotely. It’s a change that Omer Sattar had been wanting for a long time. Sattar serves as the co-CEO of...
