1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Las Vegas Police Rescue 300 Birds Groomed for Cockfighting, One Person Arrested
Police in Las Vegas made one arrest Friday as detectives and Clark County Animal Control officers confiscated more than 300 roosters groomed for cockfighting. A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department tweet said authorities placed an unnamed person in custody on a drug...
Nashville Christmas Bombing Delays William Hill Sports Betting Launch in Tennessee
William Hill was one of two online sports betting operators approved for licensing Friday by the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. However, the company’s rollout in the Volunteer State has been hampered by the Christmas morning bombing that rocked downtown Nashville. The Associated...
Sands CEO Goldstein Says Company ‘Deep in the Hunt’ for a New York City Casino
Rob Goldstein, the newly named chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., didn’t exactly let the cat out of the bag during a quarterly report call with analysts on Wednesday. But he did provide some insight into the company’s thoughts about...
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,...
Catawba, North Carolina Finalize Class III Gaming Compact for Two Kings Casino
The Catawba Nation is another step closer to operating a tribal casino in North Carolina. Late Friday, the tribe announced on its Facebook page it reached an agreement with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper regarding a Class III gaming compact. The document...
Winning $1 Billion Mega Millions Ticket Purchased in Michigan
After more than four months of building, the Mega Millions jackpot finally went out Friday night. The multi-state lottery announced a couple hours after its 11 pm ET drawing that one ticket won the $1 billion prize. The winning ticket was sold...
Phil Mickelson Disputes White House Claim He Supported Billy Walters Clemency Case
So, about that part of the Billy Walters clemency case where pro golfer Phil Mickelson wrote a letter in support of the retired gambler...turns out, the Trump Administration didn’t quite get that right. An attorney for the 44-time winner on the PGA...
