1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Cyberknife, Taiba Set to Duel Again in Saturday’s Pennsylvania Derby
A field of 11 three-year-olds is set to race in Saturday’s Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing, and the $1 million race features a deep field with several contenders. The morning-line favorite is Taiba at 5-2. That's the Bob Baffert-trained colt who won...
Xpoint Makes US Sports Betting Debut Providing Geofencing for Sporttrade
When Sporttrade debuted its sports betting exchange in New Jersey last week, it also marked the arrival of another new gaming technology product. Xpoint debuted its Xpoint Verify, its geolocation product for real-money gaming operators. Xpoint also offers a similar product, called...
California Sports Betting: Prop 27 Group Cuts TV Ad Buy, Report States
With less than seven weeks before the Nov. 8 voting, proponents of Proposition 27, the measure to legalize online sports betting in California, are looking to go in a new direction. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that "Californians for Solutions to...
Ohio Casino Control Commission Approves 10 Sports Betting Hosts
The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) on Wednesday gave conditional approval during its meeting to 10 more proprietors seeking sports betting licenses. Those entities were the Cincinnati Bengals, FC Cincinnati, MGM Northfield Park, Scioto Downs in Columbus, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the...
Kalshi’s Congressional Futures Exchange Proposal Garners High-Profile Support
More than 120 letters, including some from highly influential individuals, have been sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding Kalshi’s request to offer contracts on which political party controls the US House and Senate. Among those who have submitted letters...
Polymarket Adds California Sports Betting Futures, Trading Banned in US
California’s sports betting propositions are now available on a futures trading site. However, if you’re in the US, you’re barred from participating in the market. Polymarket launched markets on Tuesday afternoon for California's Proposition 26 and Proposition 27. Polymarket is like a...
Monmouth Park Sees Handle Increase, CEO Dennis Drazin Pleased with Fixed-Odds Debut
Monmouth Park closed out its summer meet on Sunday, and the New Jersey racetrack reported solid numbers for the season. The all-sources pari-mutuel handle for races at the track rose by more than $43.7 million from last year to $217.2 million. Even...
BetMGM Replaces PointsBet as NBC ‘Sunday Night Football’ Sponsor
The NFL season is just two weeks old and, already, there’s a big change – at least from the sports betting industry’s perspective. On Sunday Night, BetMGM became the new sports betting sponsor for NBC Sports’ NFL coverage, debuting on the Sunday...
Minnesota Survey Shows Nearly Half of Likely Voters Support Legal Sports Betting
A plurality of Minnesota residents says the Great Lakes state should legalize sports betting. That’s according to survey results released Sunday by three media outlets in the state. Mason Dixon Polling conducted the survey last week for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) News,...
Shohei Ohtani Following MVP Season with Great Year, But He’s No Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge cranked home runs No. 58 and 59 on the season Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee. That further cemented the New York Yankees slugger’s case to be the American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) this year. However, Shohei Ohtani, the reigning MVP,...
