1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Ontario to Launch Online Gaming, Sports Betting in April
A new era in Canadian gaming will start in just a couple of months. On Friday, officials in the province of Ontario announced that approved online casino and sports betting operators will be able to roll out their products starting in April...
Florida Education Champions Concedes Sports Betting Measure Won’t Make Deadline
The Florida political committee that sought to legalize sports betting through a statewide referendum this year is conceding defeat. Their goal to amend the state’s constitution via the November 2022 election ballot will not meet its deadline for signatures. In a statement...
Bally’s Will Wait Until April to Launch New York Mobile Sports Betting App, Says Kim
In case you haven’t heard, mobile sports betting in New York is all the rage these days. As the biggest state to launch a multi-operator system, New York quickly established itself as the nation’s top sports betting market, and that was with...
Interior Department, Haaland Appeal Ruling Against Seminole-Florida Gaming Compact
The US Department of the Interior and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland filed an appeal Tuesday in federal court. They are seeking to overturn a decision made two months ago that voided a gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and state...
Michigan Woman Finds Email on $3M Lottery Prize in Spam; Mega Millions Nears $400M
Not everything that gets sent to your spam folder is junk. A Detroit area woman learned she became a millionaire when she checked her spam folder recently for an email from someone. It wasn’t a Nigerian prince who made her wealthy. Instead,...
PointsBet Becomes Sixth Mobile Sports Betting Operator to Launch in New York
PointsBet became the sixth mobile sports betting operator to go live in New York late Monday night. The Australian-based company announced the first wager came through at 10:09 pm ET. In a statement, PointsBet US CEO Johnny Aitken called the New York...
MaximBet Picks Kambi, White Hat to Provide Online Gaming Platforms
MaximBet announced on Monday that it has signed long-term deals with Kambi and White Hat Gaming to serve as its sports betting and iGaming platform providers, respectively. The agreements fulfill a pledge to its users that the online gaming operator would provide...
Canada’s Playgon Positioned for Growth in iGaming Sector, Lands Several New Partners
Playgon, a Canadian-based gaming technology company, announced this past week that it has expanded its iGaming live-dealer footprint. In an announcement released on Thursday, Playgon said that four new operators were now using its VegasLounge live dealer platform with their global customers....
Caesars is Early New York Sports Betting King, But Acknowledges Need to Fix Issues
Caesars Sportsbook said Friday it is working to address customer service issues that have arisen since launching in New York two weeks ago. On social media, users complained that Caesars did not process withdrawals in a timely fashion. Others said they faced...
Jockey Mychel Sanchez Suspended After Betting Against Himself in Pennsylvania
Mychel Sanchez was suspended indefinitely by 1/ST Racing on Friday. That's after it was reported officials in Pennsylvania suspended the thoroughbred jockey for betting against his mounts. Sanchez was pulled from races on cards for Friday and Saturday at Laurel Park in...
