1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
NFL Draft Recap: Receiver Trades Impact Super Bowl, Awards Odds
The NFL held its annual draft this past weekend in Las Vegas. However, the biggest news coming from the three-day event wasn’t any particular pick that’s set to turn a mediocre team into the next Cincinnati Bengals. Instead, it was the trades...
Kentucky Derby Field Comes Into Focus Ahead of Monday’s Post Position Draw
With less than a week before the Kentucky Derby, the field for the 148th running of the classic race is almost set. On Sunday, Early Voting’s owner notified Churchill Downs the Wood Memorial runner-up would not run in next Saturday’s race. That...
Aristocrat Starts on New Las Vegas Center, Unveils Fremont St. Promo
Aristocrat Technologies broke ground Friday on a manufacturing facility in Henderson, a building company officials said will develop gaming devices to clients across the world. The project will be the biggest for Aristocrat in five years, according to Mary Lynn Palenik, the...
Seminoles Withholding Payments to Florida as Sports Betting Case Appealed
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has suspended payments to the state that were part of the gaming compact the two sides amended last year. That's with its sports betting operation currently on hold because of a federal judge’s ruling, Politico Florida first...
NCAA to Allow Conferences, Colleges to Share Stats with Sportsbooks – Report
The relationship between college athletics and sportsbooks is showing signs of thawing. Earlier this week, Sportico reported the NCAA notified member schools that statistics available to the public can be also provided to sports betting operators. The move is seen as a...
California Sports Betting Measure to Aid Homeless Backed by Voters in Poll
Poll results released Friday morning show 59% of likely voters would support amending the California state Constitution to allow commercial sports betting operators to offer mobile wagering applications. Proceeds would support social services, like programs for the homeless. Likely voters favor the...
New York Voters Back New Casinos in Poll, But Bills Stadium Plan Slammed
A poll released Monday by a New York college found that the state’s plan to license three casinos in or around New York City enjoys modest support from voters. The Siena College Research Institute reported that 46% of registered voters it surveyed...
Powerball Sees Sales Spike as Jackpot Now Surpasses $400 Million Mark
No one won the Powerball on Saturday, so that means Monday night’s drawing is now worth an estimated $421 million. Saturday’s winning numbers for the then-$400 million jackpot were 10-39-47-49-56 and a Powerball of 8. While the grand prize jackpot grew, 1.2...
Powerball Hits $400M as Multi-State Lottery Game Celebrates 30th Anniversary
For the first time since the first week of the year, the Powerball jackpot for Saturday night’s drawing is worth $400 million. No one has won the multi-state lottery jackpot since Valentine's Day. That's when an anonymous ticketholder in Connecticut claimed the...
Donald Trump Scheduled to Attend Political Fundraiser at Kentucky Derby
Former President Donald Trump is expected to attend a high-dollar fundraiser his super PAC is hosting at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day. Maggie Haberman of The New York Times reported the news on Thursday afternoon on Twitter, posting part of an...
