Sports Betting Giants Strike Deals for Early Illinois Entry
June 4, 2020
When Illinois adopted rules for sports betting, the state included one that requires mobile-only sportsbooks
When Illinois adopted rules for sports betting, the state included one that requires mobile-only sportsbooks
The grand prize for the sport betting community would be legal bets in the huge
During the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. board meeting via teleconference on May 13, the agency
The coronavirus pandemic took a toll on casinos and sports betting. But it also hammered
State Senator Ronnie Johns represents the 27th District in Louisiana, an area that includes Lake
Unlike most sports leagues where clubs are based in individual cities, the Premiere Lacrosse League
When Virginia lawmakers drafted sports betting legislation, they included an aggressive deadline: wagering by the
In 2018, Louisiana lawmakers put the decision to legalize daily fantasy sports to the voters.
Wind Creek Bethlehem has applied for approval to operate both a casino sportsbook, along with
Churchill Downs on April 29 announced a Newport horse racing and gaming center just as
A bill introduced in the Pennsylvania state Senate would divert sports betting revenue to a
Proponents for a measure that would legalize sports betting in tribal casinos and racetracks in
On July 3, 1966, Atlanta Braves pitcher Tony Cloninger made MLB history by hitting two grand slams in a 17-3 rout of the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park. Driving in nine runs—a single-game record for a pitcher—Cloninger remains the only pitcher in major league history to hit two grand slams in a single game, or even an entire career.
On July 3, 2009, John Kane triggered five video poker jackpots in under an hour at Vegas's Silverton Casino. The secret? A hyper-specific software glitch that let him replay winning hands at max stakes just by pressing a precise sequence of buttons. The feds charged Kane and his partner under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, but a judge dismissed the case. The ruling? Simply pushing the buttons a casino provides to the public—even in a glitchy order—isn't hacking. The exploit forced IGT to rush out global firmware patches, cementing it as one of the wilder legal loopholes in modern gaming history.
