1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Ohio Pro Teams Again Call on Legislators to Give Them Sports Betting Licenses
Ohio’s major professional sports teams have banded together to lobby lawmakers and reiterate their call for a piece of any sports betting bill that comes out of the legislature. The Ohio Professional Sports Coalition includes the eight professional sports teams that call...
G2E Organizers Optimistic Attendees Can Return to Las Vegas for 2021 Expo
The 2021 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is still about six months away. However, signs are that the annual gaming industry event will be able to return to its live, in-person format in Las Vegas this year, albeit with some COVID-related enhancements. The...
Kentucky Starts Court Action to Get Money from Flutter in $1.3B Online Poker Case
The state of Kentucky is continuing its effort to claim a $1.3 billion ruling from a Flutter Entertainment subsidiary over an online poker lawsuit that’s lasted over a decade. A hearing will take place Monday in Frankfort, Ky. On March 25, the...
Federal Judge Rules for Catawba, Says EBCI Rolled “Snake Eyes” in Casino Case
A federal district judge in Washington, DC ruled Friday in a sometimes colorful opinion that the Catawba Indian Nation can proceed with plans to build and open a tribal casino in North Carolina. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) filed the...
Retired Steve Wynn Still Active in Politics, Gives $770K to GOP House Campaign Fund
Republicans in Washington are working to take back the House of Representatives in next year’s elections, and they’re getting a nice chunk of Steve Wynn’s money to achieve that goal. The now-retired casino magnate was one of 11 individuals who contributed $771,900...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gives Time, Cost Estimates for Vegas Loop Trips
The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop still has yet to take its first official passenger from one end of the complex to the other. But Elon Musk’s The Boring Company is already moving forward with plans to expand the underground people mover...
GameCo Announces Three Strategic Hires as Vegas Company Lands New Investments
Less than a month after bringing on a new chief executive, GameCo announced on Wednesday the hiring of three additional gaming industry veterans to help the company across its different verticals. Michael Low has joined GameCo, where he will serve as its...
Senate Subcommittee Hears How COVID-19 Hurt Las Vegas, Gaming Industry
Las Vegas and the gaming community had the ear of US senators on Tuesday, as the Senate Commerce subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion met for the first time. Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors...
Bally’s Gets on the Strip with Tropicana Las Vegas Deal
Bally’s Corp. announced Tuesday morning it has agreed to buy the Tropicana Las Vegas from Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. in a transaction valued at more than $300 million. The sale-and-leaseback arrangement for the iconic casino now gives the Rhode Island-based gaming...
North Carolina Lawmakers Say Expanded Sports Betting Can Generate $50M for State
Less than three weeks after the first retail sportsbooks opened in the state, two North Carolina lawmakers filed a bill this past week to expand the opportunity statewide for a very noble reason. On Wednesday, state Sens. Paul Lowe Jr. (D-Winston Salem)...
