1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
EBCI Holdings Gets Council Approval to Launch $10M Gaming Tech Incubator Fund
EBCI Holdings, the commercial gaming arm of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, plans to establish a gaming technology incubator and invest between $10 million and $12 million in early stage startup companies. Scott Barber, EBCI Holdings’ CEO, told the Band’s Tribal...
FanDuel Inks New Sports Betting Deal with Pat McAfee, Reportedly for $30M Annually
FanDuel on Thursday showed Pat McAfee the money. The sports betting operator and iGaming company announced the former NFL player turned sports media personality would remain an exclusive partner in a multi-year deal. Terms weren’t announced in a FanDuel press release. But...
Illinois Gaming Board Picks Full House, Wind Creek to Advance for Casino Projects
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) moved forward Wednesday on two new casinos, picking Full House Resorts and Wind Creek Hospitality as its choices to operate gaming facilities in Waukegan and Chicago’s South Suburbs, respectively. Wednesday’s votes are not the final action for...
Ohio Sports Betting Bill Passed by State Lawmakers, Now Heads to Governor’s Desk
Ohio is on the verge of becoming the 33rd state to legalize sports betting. On Wednesday, both chambers of the state legislature overwhelmingly passed House Bill 29. That’s after a conference committee of lawmakers from the House and Senate agreed on the...
Before Ushering In Fixed-Odds, US Horse Racing Must Fix Its Safety Issues – Opinion
An article about the future of horse racing, and how fixed-odds betting will play a role in that, has been on my to-do list for a while, and especially since last week’s SBC Summit North America. But after Monday’s awful news about...
Ohio Sports Betting Bill to Go Before House Conference Panel on Wednesday
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but we may be nearing a deal on sports betting in Ohio. The state House of Representatives Conference Committee has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday morning to hold a hearing and possibly vote on House...
Medina Spirit, Kentucky Derby Winner That Failed Drug Test, Dies After Training at Santa Anita
Medina Spirit, the Bob Baffert-trained 2021 Kentucky Derby winner under investigation for a failed drug test in that race, died suddenly Monday morning after a training session at Santa Anita Park in California. Ray Paulick, publisher of horse racing news site PaulickReport.com,...
Seminole Tribe Pulls Florida Sports Betting App After Federal Appeals Court Ruling
The Seminole Tribe of Florida pulled the plug Saturday on its Hard Rock Sportsbook mobile app. The move came less than 24 hours after a second federal court in as many weeks denied the tribe’s request to continue offering mobile sports betting...
Bob Baffert’s Lawyer Says Latest Drug Test Clears Trainer and Kentucky Derby Winner
The lawyer for Bob Baffert said results from a drug test on 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit show that the horse was not injected with a version of betamethasone, banned under the state’s racing rules. Craig Robertson issued a statement late...
Florida Sports Betting Case: Appeals Court Denies Seminole Request to Keep App Online
A federal appeals court late Friday afternoon turned down a request by the Seminole Tribe of Florida to continue offering sports betting in the Sunshine State. The tribe sought a stay from the District of Columbia US Circuit Court of Appeals as...
