1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Mask Mandates Spreading as Prairie Meadows Casino, EBCI Venues Take Action
As the delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread across the country, more places are starting to follow Nevada’s lead and make masks mandatory in indoor places. It’s not just governments making the call, either, as some casinos are going ahead on...
Cayuga Nation Wins Federal Appeals Ruling On IGRA vs Local Law
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Cayuga Nation could operate a Class II gaming parlor in Union Springs, NY. The ruling stems from a conflict between the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) and a local anti-gaming ordinance on the books...
Las Vegas Area and Most of Nevada Under Mandatory Mask Order Starting Friday
If you find yourself in a Las Vegas casino later this week when Thursday night turns into Friday morning, you better have something other than Lady Luck with you. You better have a mask. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Tuesday signed an...
Fuel Shortage at Reno-Tahoe Airport Sparks Concerns from Nevada Leaders
Nevada officials issued a statement over the weekend saying they are concerned about the possibility of a fuel shortage hindering flights in and out of Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Gov. Steve Sisolak (D), US Sens. Jacky Rosen (D) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D),...
Chicago Cop Gets 15-Month Federal Sentence for Role in Illegal Sportsbook
A Chicago police officer will spend 15 months in federal prison for his role in organizing an illegal sports betting operation. That was the sentence Nicholas Stella received on Thursday from US District Judge Virginia Kendall. In April, Stella entered a guilty...
Hawaii, Illinois Advise Against Visits to Las Vegas, Cite Delta Strain
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Las Vegas, officials in more jurisdictions are starting to advise their residents to either wear a mask when they go to the Nevada resort mecca or hold off on making a trip there for the...
Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Caesars $138M Superdome Naming Rights
Lawmakers in Louisiana on Thursday approved a deal that gives Caesars Entertainment naming rights for 20 years to the Superdome in New Orleans. Not long after the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget approved the deal at its meeting in Baton Rouge,...
Rhode Island Teamsters Cry Foul as Casino Valets, Drivers Await Twin River Recall
A Teamsters union official says more than three dozen valets and drivers have been off the job for way too long, and wants their Rhode Island casino employer to bring them back. The workers were officially laid off from Twin River Casino...
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Losing Reelection Support, Casino Owner Calls Him a ‘Bully’
In a Wall Street Journal article posted Wednesday, casino and racetrack owner Jeff Gural made it clear how he felt about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Gural is one of the former contributors to Cuomo’s campaigns interviewed in The Journal article. The...
Las Vegas Area Casino Workers Must Wear Masks After Clark County Passes Ordinance
Starting Wednesday at midnight, employees whose positions require them to work inside with the public in Nevada’s largest county – including Las Vegas area casinos – will need to wear a mask while on the job. That’s after the Clark County Commission...
