1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Takes Key Step in Senate to Stay Alive This Session
The Kentucky sports betting bill still has a shot at passing this year. Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer told reporters Tuesday morning that he plans on giving House Bill 606 first and second readings in the Senate. That's before that body recesses...
Duke the Consensus Favorite Now as March Madness Reaches the Final Four
The Caesars Superdome is set to host some college basketball royalty next weekend. On Sunday, blueblood programs North Carolina and Kansas punched their tickets to the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four, joining fellow top-tier teams Duke and Villanova, both of which made their...
Jackpocket Becomes Official Lottery Sponsor for Audacy’s New York Stations
Jackpocket, a third-party app that allows people to buy lottery tickets online, announced this week that it reached an agreement with Audacy to be the radio and streaming audio content company’s “Official Mobile Lottery App” of its New York market. In a...
Kentucky Sports Betting Bill’s Fate May Rely on ‘Hand-to-Hand Combat’
It's getting down to crunch time in Frankfort for the Kentucky General Assembly's 2022 session. But the sponsor of a sports betting bill is not ready yet to throw in the towel on his bill passing this year. There are four legislative...
Bob Baffert Sees Odds of Racing in Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown Lengthen
Time is running out on Bob Baffert’s chances to get in the 2022 Kentucky Derby. The Hall of Fame racing trainer had his 2021 win stripped after stewards with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) disqualified Medina Spirit. The horse had excessive...
Chicago Casino Down to Three Sites, One Each from Bally’s, Hard Rock, and Rush Street
And then there were three. On Tuesday, Chicago officials announced they had pared down the proposals under consideration for its casino resort project. In doing so, they eliminated two projects that were tied to the city’s McCormick Place convention center. Left in...
Kentucky House Passes Sports Betting Legislation, Bill Heads to Senate
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- In a historic vote, the Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill that would legalize sports betting in the state on Friday. Lawmakers passed House Bill 606 in a 58-30 vote. The measure will now go to the state...
Gray Games Ban Weighed in Kentucky, Pace-O-Matic Gives $125K to Police Charity
Pace-O-Matic, a developer of skill-based games, made a $125,000 donation to the Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) on Tuesday, one day before a bill that would ban such machines from operating in the state passed in a legislative committee. Supporting law...
Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Gets a Committee Hearing on Wednesday
A bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky will get a hearing in the General Assembly on Wednesday morning, and the proposal’s sponsor is optimistic about its chances of clearing the state House of Representatives. House Bill 606 will go before the...
New York Budget Talks Start with Casinos, More Sports Betting Licenses on the Table
A key step for expanded gaming in New York took place on Monday, as both houses of the New York legislature unveiled their budget proposals. Lawmakers from the assembly and the senate will now work with the Hochul administration to determine if...
