1979 stories by Steve Bittenbender
Clark County Leaders Call Emergency Meeting Tuesday, Masks in Vegas a Likely Topic
Clark County announced on Monday that the Board of Commissioners will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the significant rise in COVID-19 cases over recent weeks. It will also discuss the mask recommendation made Friday by the Southern Nevada Health...
Smyler Tabbed as New Chair of Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Monday marks a new era in Pennsylvania gaming. Denise Smyler will take over as chairperson of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. She is succeeding David Barasch, whose six-year stint as PGCB chair ended last week. Gov. Tom Wolf (D) made the announcement...
Britney Spears Says No More Stage Shows Until She’s Free From Her Father
Legendary pop star Britney Spears spoke freely on Instagram over the weekend. She wrote to say that she won’t be returning to a stage in Las Vegas – or anywhere, for that matter – as long as her father maintains a role...
Ontario Authorities Launch Money Laundering Task Force as Casinos Reopen
The majority of Ontario’s casinos reopened on Friday, as Canada’s most populous province took another step toward fully reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. Gaming officials there also launched a new initiative to combat money laundering schemes. A task force established by the...
Pleas for Vaccinations Continue, As Las Vegas Area Health Leaders Urge Mask Use
Representatives from the Las Vegas tourism and gaming industry on Friday again called on more people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. That's after area health officials issued a recommendation earlier in the day. The call asks for all individuals in the region...
Bob Baffert Wins Injunction to Race Horses at New York Tracks
Bob Baffert got a victory in the courtroom Wednesday when a federal judge blocked a suspension against him handed down by the New York Racing Association (NYRA). Baffert is best known as the legendary thoroughbred racehorse trainer whose reputation is in tatters...
WynnBET Scores Ambassador Deals with Former NFL Cincinnati Bengals, NY Jets, and Soccer Stars
WynnBET on Wednesday announced the signing of three well-known former pro athletes. They will serve as brand ambassadors for the mobile sports betting app. The Wynn Interactive product, which is currently available in Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia, brought...
Suspicious Betting Activity Triggers Alerts for Two Wimbledon Tennis Matches
A German newspaper has reported that two matches at Wimbledon have been referred to the International Tennis Integrity Agency over concerns of match-fixing. WELT said it learned a men’s doubles first-round match and a singles match were the targets of aberrant betting...
MLB Commissioner: Athletics Not Trying to “Bluff” Oakland With Las Vegas Talks
The effort to bring Major League Baseball to Las Vegas picked up steam Tuesday, when Commissioner Rob Manfred said no one should consider the Oakland A’s interest there as just a “bluff.” The commissioner spoke to members of the Baseball Writers Association...
Ontario Casinos OK to Reopen as Early as Friday as COVID-19 Wanes
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. announced on Monday it will take the necessary action to reopen 11 of their casinos in Canada’s most populous province this Friday. This Friday, July 16, is the new date that Ontario will enter into Step Three of...
