1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Flip-Flop-Flip: Markets Move Wildly as Presidential Race Becomes a Toss-up
One long night down. Who knows how many to go? The outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election still is unclear, as neither Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden nor Republican President Donald Trump reached the 270 Electoral College votes necessary to claim...
PETA Purchases Stock in Companies Owning Race Tracks, Wants Boards to Adopt Safety Measures
Animal welfare organization PETA announced Friday a plan to take its concerns over horse racing straight to the boardrooms of four publicly traded companies that own tracks across the US. The nonprofit group said that it bought shares of stock in VICI...
Federal Money Laundering Case Prompts PGCB to Fine Mount Airy Casino $90K
The Mount Airy Casino Resort was fined $90,000, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PCGB) announced last week, for nearly 500 instances where employees exceeded the discretionary free slot play limit. The PGCB discovered that 10 casino employees awarded a total of $262,500...
DraftKings’ Robins Honored as US Executive of the Year at 2020 Global Gaming Awards
On Wednesday, Jason Robins, the cofounder, CEO, and chairman of the board for DraftKings, turned 40. The day before, he tweeted how his life changed over the past decade, which included creating the fantasy sports company that’s now become a sports betting...
Another Baffert Horse Tests Positive for Banned Substance, California Board Calls Justify Hearing
Less than a week after reports that one of his top fillies failed a drug test after the Kentucky Oaks, legendary horse racing trainer Bob Baffert was again in the news Tuesday. Reports revealed another horse tested positive for an illegal substance....
Twin River, GLPI Buy Tropicana Evansville from Caesars in $480M Deal
Caesars Entertainment Inc. announced Tuesday that it has reached a deal to sell its Tropicana Evansville casino in Indiana to Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI) and Twin River Worldwide Holdings. The complex deal is valued at nearly half a billion dollars. Under...
AGA’s Miller Kicks Off Virtual G2E, Says US Gaming Strong Despite COVID-19
Even as COVID-19 has brought a lot of uncertainty to the country, the economy, and the gaming industry in America, the head of the country’s leading trade organization for casinos opened the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) and said he sees a bright...
Penn National Gaming’s M Resort, Tropicana Las Vegas Announce More Layoffs
A Nevada economy still in the doldrums from the COVID-19 crisis received some more bad news in recent days. Two Las Vegas-area casinos operated by Penn National Gaming announced more layoffs. Last Wednesday, the M Resort Spa Casino in Henderson reported to...
Boyd Debuts Cashless Gaming at Blue Chip, Plans Casino Expansion, Mobile Apps
On Monday, Boyd Gaming has taken its first step into cashless gaming. The casino partnered with Aristocrat Technologies for a pilot project at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, Ind. Depending on how the Blue Chip initiative fares, and with proper...
Baffert’s Attorney Calls for Changes in Horse Racing Drug Policies After Gamine Test
An attorney for legendary thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert issued a statement Friday claiming a New York Times report regarding a failed drug test for Gamine after the Kentucky Oaks was “inaccurate and needs to be cleared up.” Craig Robertson, a Lexington, Ky....
