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Online Gaming Signed Into Law in New Jersey

Online Gaming Signed Into Law in New Jersey

Gov. Chris Christie Feb. 26 signed legislation legalizing Internet gambling through the Atlantic City casinos. The state legislature passed the bill just a few hours earlier.

 Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Penn National Launches Wagering Interface

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course has launched a new eBet USA account wagering website with a multitude of new features and improvements.

 Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Penn National Launches Wagering Interface

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course has launched a new eBet USA account wagering website with a multitude of new features and improvements

 Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Casino, Online Betting Grow CDI Earnings

Casino, Online Betting Grow CDI Earnings

Churchill Downs Inc reported 19% growth in revenue for 2011 due largely to a Mississippi casino and online wagering.

 Monday, March 12, 2012

NJ Internet Betting Bill Has Money for Purses

Legislation to authorize Internet gambling at Atlantic City casinos-- and produce a dedicated amount for purses at racetracks--has been introduced in the New Jersey Senate.

 Tuesday, September 13, 2011
What's Going On Here: Hidden Handle

What's Going On Here: Hidden Handle

How can handle numbers be so elusive in an industry as regulated as pari-mutuel wagering?

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 Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Illinois Gov. Signs Online Wagering Bill

Illinois gambling patrons in Illinois will now have the opportunity of placing their bets online, as Gov. Pat Quinn approved a bill Aug. 26 legalizing online wagering on horse racing.

 Wednesday, August 26, 2009

MTR Gaming Group Launches Account-Bet Service

MTR Gaming Group has launched an online account wagering service called RacelineBet.com, which is affiliated with AmericaATB.

 Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Youbet at Impasse With TrackNet Media; Could Jeopardize Derby Wagering

Youbet.com announced Monday that it is at an impasse in negotiations with TrackNet Media that could result in the online wagering company being unable to take bets on this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).

 Monday, April 23, 2007

Youbet.com, Delta Downs Ink Promotional Deal

Youbet.com will team with Boyd Gaming's Delta Downs Racetrack & Casino in Louisiana to help build the track's online pari-mutuel handle.

 Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Simulcast Conference to Address Internet Wagering

Originally scheduled to take place in New Orleans, the International Simulcasting Conference kicked off Monday afternoon in San Diego with discussions focusing on the future trends in gambling and the growing presence of Internet wagering.

 Tuesday, October 04, 2005

True Named Vice President of Youbet.com

Jeff True, Western region general manager for Youbet.com, has been named a vice president of the company. He will continue with his current duties but also head promotion and partner development programs.

 Wednesday, June 29, 2005

TVG Sets One-Day, Quarterly Handle Records

TV Games Network, the 24-hour horseracing and interactive wagering network, set a one-day handle record May 7 with $6,397,203 in bets. Wagering on the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) alone was $2,767,545.

 Thursday, May 12, 2005

Youbet.com Sets One-Day Handle Record

Youbet.com set records for one-day handle and customer deposits May 7, Kentucky Derby (gr. I) day, the online wagering company announced.

 Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Youbet.com Forms Compliance Committee

Youbet.com, the California-based online wagering company, has appointed the members of an independent wagering compliance committee designed to provide oversight and audit company practices.

 Thursday, March 31, 2005

Canadian Officials Probe Woodbine Bet Site

The Canadian Justice Department is investigating Woodbine Entertainment Group's new online wagering site that critics contend violates the law and should be shut down.

 Saturday, February 28, 2004

Effort to Stop Internet Bets Impacts Account Wagering

Account-wagering providers and others in the pari-mutuel industry are working behind the scenes to remedy a situation that has kept bettors with certain credit cards from making legal Internet wagers.

 Thursday, May 29, 2003

AmericaTab Offers Site for Spanish Speakers

HipodromoEnLinea.com, designed to bring online pari-mutuel wagering to Spanish-speaking people in the United States, has joined the list of affiliates in the AmericaTab program.

 Wednesday, May 28, 2003

AmericaTab Grows Handle, Customer Base in 2003

AmericaTab and its affiliates set a one-month handle record in March with $8.3 million in wagers, the company reported April 10. It was the second consecutive month of record-breaking handle.

 Thursday, April 10, 2003

Youbet.com to charge subscription fee

Youbet.com will begin charging a subscription fee to some of its customers within the next 30 days, chief executive officer Chuck Champion said on Tuesday.

 Tuesday, November 05, 2002

Credit Card Company: Online Wagers to be Blocked

Citibank, the nation's largest credit card company, is beginning a new system to block customers from using their plastic to make online wagers, New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer said June 14. The impact on companies that offer pari-mutuel wagering remains to be seen.

 Saturday, June 15, 2002

Youbet.com Reports First Quarter Results, Election of New Board Chairman

Youbet.com reported Monday that revenues rose 59% and operating expenses increased 32% during the first quarter of fiscal year 2002 and announced the election of Larry Lucas as chairman of the board.

 Monday, May 13, 2002

TVG Grants License to America TAB

Online wagering company America Tab has gained access to many of the country's premier racetracks by entering into a patent and content licensing agreement with the TV Games Network.

 Tuesday, May 07, 2002

Krantz Appointed U.S. Broker for Overseas Internet Racing Business

Fair Grounds president Bryan Krantz has been appointed the United States representative for Attheraces, an ambitious new online wagering and interactive television wagering company in the United Kingdom.

 Saturday, December 08, 2001

AmericaTab Adds Harness Track to Stable

AmericaTab, an online wagering company owned by two Ohio racetracks -- Beulah Park and River Downs -- has added Northfield Park to its stable. The northern Ohio harness track has been approved as an equity partner in AmericaTab by the Oregon Racing Commission.

 Wednesday, November 21, 2001

All Telephone, Online Wagering Available for Breeders' Cup

An agreement struck over the weekend will allow all online and telephone account wagering services to put the World Thoroughbred Championships on their menus Oct. 27.

 Tuesday, October 23, 2001

Online Wagering, Complete With 'Betting Bunny'

Penn National Gaming has inked a deal with Playboy Enterprises to develop PlayboyRacingUSA.com, the company's online pari-mutuel wagering site. Operations could begin by the third quarter of 2001.

 Monday, April 16, 2001

Youbet.com, Form Ink Five-Year Partnership

Youbet.com, an online wagering service, hopes to grow its wagering business through a deal with Daily Racing Form.

 Friday, February 16, 2001