Sportech, the British gambling company that acquired the bet-processing business of Scientific Games Racing in 2010, has reached a deal to buy eBet Technologies, an account-wagering services provider.
A U.S. federal judge indicated after a hearing on Tuesday that he would issue a ruling by Friday as to whether professional sports leagues have standing to challenge a New Jersey law that would allow gambling on sports at the state's casinos and racetracks, according to an official who attended the hearing.
Southern California owner and breeder Larry Mabee, son of the late California Racing Hall of Fame members John and Betty Mabee and owner of Golden Eagle Farm, died at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., on Sunday from prostate cancer. He was 69.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid will no longer pursue federal legislation that would legalize online poker during this year’s lame-duck session, an official from the senator’s office told a Las Vegas newspaper.
The owners of Beulah Park and River Downs in Ohio have reached a tentative agreement to run 65 days of live racing at Beulah under the River license in 2013.
The Indiana Horse Racing Commission on Friday approved two plans that will each provide a total of 114 Thoroughbred racing dates in the state for next year, a reduction of nine live racing dates from the number run this year
A bill that would allow wagering on historic race results, better known as Instant Racing, was passed by the Michigan Senate early Friday morning and awaits the approval of Gov. Rick Snyder to become law.
The Ohio State Racing Commission on Thursday approved 90 racing dates at Beulah Park and 122 dates for Thistledown, leaving unresolved the question of whether Beulah would run additional summer dates to make up for the temporary closure of River Downs.
Betfair, the British-based exchange-wagering company that owns Television Games Network, plans to withdraw from a dozen countries where the company has faced difficult regulatory conditions or questions about its legality.
Trainer Mike Campbell has won re-election as president of the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, Chicago’s Thoroughbred horsemen’s association.
