The accord between the Thoroughbred Owners of California, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, The Stronach Group’s 1/ST Racing, and TVG means $15 million more for purses over the next two years. The move had been expected to the point Santa Anita Park previously upped its purses by 10 percent. At $533,000, the average daily purse now…
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has been fighting for years for legal rights to build a $1 billion integrated resort casino in Taunton. The project, however, has been continually held up in courts. Maybank, one of the largest financial institutions in Southeast Asia, believes the tribe’s casino ambitions have a better chance with Biden in the…
Bayern Munich said on its official website on the 29th (Korea time), “Ito, the new player, is unlikely to be active for several weeks. He suffered a metatarsal fracture in a pre-season friendly match against Duren (1-1 draw).” He added, “It’s definitely a very bitter hit. We will do our best to support Ito to…
“I think this is the strength of our team.” San Diego Padres shortstop Kim Ha-sung spoke about his team’s persistence. San Diego lost 6-8 away to the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland on the 29th (Korea Standard Time). He allowed six runs in the third inning alone, dragging his…
The Virginia Lottery, which is tasked with issuing applications and regulating sports betting, said last month that it had received 25 applications to conduct mobile sportsbooks. Specific applicant names were not disclosed, but the usual suspects are expected to enter the Commonwealth, including DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and William Hill. The high level of interest by…
Cromwell was indicted on federal bribery and extortion charges last month. A grand jury found credible evidence that the then-tribal chairman received unlawful kickbacks in relation to the tribe’s efforts to build a $1 billion casino resort in Taunton. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has received a request from Cromwell for the tribe to compensate him…
Brandes pre-filed three bills — Senate Bill 392 (SB 392), SB 394 and SB 396 — for Florida’s 2021 legislative session, which commences in March. Similar legislation was pitched by the state senator in late 2019. But it didn’t see the light of day in the 2020 session because this was an election year and…
And that’s prompted speculation that Packer could be in discussions to sell his more than 36 percent stake in Crown Resorts to the Las Vegas Sands founder and CEO. The UK’s Daily Telegraph broke the news that Adelson, 87, and Packer, 53, were celebrating the end of the most difficult year for their gaming businesses….
COVID-19 in 2020 severely damaged NBA revenues. Fans have been absent at arenas, games have been postponed, and television ratings greatly declined. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver conceded last month that at least one expansion franchise might make sense to generate immediate revenue. Las Vegas, which the NHL Vegas Golden Knights and NFL Raiders call home,…
An executive for Dreamscape Companies this week shot down rumors that a baseball stadium would be build at the Rio site, or that the hotel-casino would be demolished, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Dreamscape owns the resort and 22 acres of unused property at the location, just west of Caesars Palace. The Rio is…