1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Churchill Downs Claims California Owners “Shakedown” Over Online Betting Fee
A Churchill Downs Inc. subsidiary filed a lawsuit in federal court last week against horse owners in California. The suit is an attempt to keep them from taking the Louisville, Ky.-based company to arbitration over commissions the company’s online wagering service takes...
AGA Says Interest in Casino Visits Grows, But Gaming Industry Still Needs Federal Help
Research by the American Gaming Association (AGA) shows more people feel comfortable about visiting a casino in 2021. However, that interest is still not close to what it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic that has crippled the hospitality sector. However, AGA...
Illinois Gaming Board Investigating Business Owned by Key Hard Rock Rockford Investor
UPDATE (2/4 12:30 pm ET) - The Illinois Gaming Board met in closed session Thursday morning to discuss the Hard Rock Rockford casino proposal. An open session is set for 3 pm CT/4 pm ET Thursday. The Illinois Gaming Board is set...
AGA Super Bowl Survey Sees More Online Bets But COVID Impacts Overall Wagers
More than 23 million Americans say they plan to bet on Sunday’s Super Bowl, according to a survey sponsored by the American Gaming Association. Nearly a third of those bettors plan to wager online. In all, the bettors say they expect to...
ZenSports Gains Access to Colorado Sports Betting Market Through New Casino
ZenSports has found its partner in Colorado. The company, seeking to establish peer-to-peer sports betting in the United States, signed an agreement late last week with Boulter Developments LLC. The deal means ZenSports will serve as the exclusive online partner for the...
DFS Site PrizePicks Lands New Investments from Poker Realm, Retired NBA Player
Daily fantasy sports operator PrizePicks announced this week it has closed on a “strategic” round of equity funding. And once again, the Atlanta-based company is drawing interest from both the poker world and the locker room. The company did not disclose how...
GameStop the Market: Big Bets on Stock Make Wall Street Look Like a ‘Casino’
The biggest bets made over the past couple days haven’t been placed in a casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Instead, the action’s taken place on Wall Street, as a group of stock traders on Reddit have aimed at hedge fund traders,...
Geolocation Data Shows Record Weekend for Legal US Online Sports Betting Markets
The penultimate weekend for the NFL was a busy one for US mobile sports bettors. Conscious Gaming announced late Sunday night there were more than 30 million geolocation transactions. It's the most ever recorded in one weekend. Mobile sports betting apps use...
888’s Sherman Says US Online Poker May Benefit in Latest Wire Act Ruling
A recent federal appeals court’s decision against a Trump Administration-era opinion on the Wire Act will almost certainly lead to exponential growth in online poker in the US. That’s according to 888 Holdings Yaniv Sherman, who talked with Casino.org after the ruling....
Mobile Sports Betting in New York May End Up Modeled After Pennsylvania: ANALYSIS
Mobile sports betting in New York is closer now to reality than it ever has been. That said, it's a far cry from a slam dunk at this point. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has come out in support of expanding sports betting. However,...
