1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
WynnBET Scores Ambassador Deals with Former NFL Cincinnati Bengals, NY Jets, and Soccer Stars
WynnBET on Wednesday announced the signing of three well-known former pro athletes. They will serve as brand ambassadors for the mobile sports betting app. The Wynn Interactive product, which is currently available in Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia, brought...
Suspicious Betting Activity Triggers Alerts for Two Wimbledon Tennis Matches
A German newspaper has reported that two matches at Wimbledon have been referred to the International Tennis Integrity Agency over concerns of match-fixing. WELT said it learned a men’s doubles first-round match and a singles match were the targets of aberrant betting...
MLB Commissioner: Athletics Not Trying to “Bluff” Oakland With Las Vegas Talks
The effort to bring Major League Baseball to Las Vegas picked up steam Tuesday, when Commissioner Rob Manfred said no one should consider the Oakland A’s interest there as just a “bluff.” The commissioner spoke to members of the Baseball Writers Association...
Ontario Casinos OK to Reopen as Early as Friday as COVID-19 Wanes
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. announced on Monday it will take the necessary action to reopen 11 of their casinos in Canada’s most populous province this Friday. This Friday, July 16, is the new date that Ontario will enter into Step Three of...
Prophet Will Launch First US Sports Betting Exchanges in New Jersey, Indiana
The launch of the first sports betting exchange in the US may be coming closer. On Monday, New Jersey-based Prophet announced it secured an agreement with Caesars Entertainment to serve as a mobile betting skin for the gaming giant in New Jersey...
DC Sports Betting Audit Raises Questions About Local Business Involvement
A report released last week by the Office of the DC Auditor raised several issues with the DC Lottery’s $215 million no-bid contract to operate sports betting in the nation’s capital. Among the claims auditors made was that the Greek company was...
Aristocrat “Doubling Down” on Tulsa with Groundbreaking for Class II VGT Center
Representatives from Aristocrat Gaming, the Indian gaming industry, and the Tulsa business community gathered in that northeast Oklahoma city on Thursday to break ground on Aristocrat’s newest facility. The 137,500-square-foot building, to be called the Tulsa Operations Center, will bring together 300...
Study Reveals Allowable Deductions Impact Sports Betting Tax Receipts
A report released by the Tax Foundation on Thursday noted that when it comes to sports betting taxes in the US, the policies vary significantly by state. The study looked at 18 states where sports betting is currently offered. In four of...
New York Releases Sports Betting RFA, Seeks 50 Percent of Revenues (UPDATED)
More than a week after it was supposed to be released, the New York State Gaming Commission on Friday posted the much-anticipated request for applications for mobile sports betting. And if operators want to set up shop in what would be the...
New Jersey Poll Finds Little Support to End Ban on In-State College Sports Betting
A proposed state constitutional amendment to allow sports betting on games involving in-state college teams easily cleared last month through the New Jersey Legislature. However, a recent survey shows the referendum faces a tougher test in the voting booth. On Thursday, Fairleigh...
