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Churchill Downs Inc. has lifted its ban on trainer Bob Baffert from racing his horses at their tracks. That’s after the Horse Racing Hall of Famer issued a statement accepting responsibility for Medina Spirit’s positive drug test after winning the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Bob Baffert with Medina Spirit in 2021. The horse won that year’s Kentucky Derby but was disqualified after failing a drug test and died of a heart attack before the year’s end. (Image: Paulick Report) “I am responsible for any substance found in the horses that I train, and I have paid a very steep price with a three-year suspension and the disqualification of Medina Spirit’s performance,” Baffert said …

The Professional Pickleball Association this week announced a partnership with Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360) to monitor its PPA Tour for fair play better. The Professional Pickleball Association has partnered with Integrity Compliance 360 for sports betting monitoring. The PPA hopes more state gaming regulators will allow its tour to be included in the permissible events catalog. (Image: Carvana PPA Tour) Seeking to expand its product to more legal sports betting states in the US, the PPA, headquartered in Las Vegas, is bringing on a third-party monitor to oversee the legal betting activity surrounding its competitions. IC360 is a leading sports betting integrity firm that provides compliance solutions for sportsbooks and …

Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) is planning layoffs at its Penn Interactive arm, which includes the ESPN Bet online sports wagering unit. An image from an ESPN Bet tutorial. Operator Penn Entertainment is laying off workers at its Penn Interactive unit. (Image: YouTube) The number of jobs to be eliminated wasn’t announced, and the news was originally reported Wednesday by Legal Sports Report. News of the headcount reductions at Penn Interactive arrived about nine months after the ESPN Bet mobile application went live. This week, we are implementing changes at PENN Interactive to help streamline reporting lines, enhance operational efficiencies, and leverage shared resources across PENN,” wrote Penn CEO Jay Snowden …

A Native American tribe in Colorado that holds a Class III gaming compact with the state is suing Gov. Jared Polis (D) and Colorado Gaming Division Director Christopher Schroder for how they rolled out sports betting in The Centennial State. An advertisement for the now-defunct online Sky Ute Sportsbook. The tribe behind the internet wagering platform is suing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and the state’s gaming regulatory agency for not negotiating in good faith with the tribe for it to gain online sports betting market access. (Image: Southern Ute Casino Resort) In a federal lawsuit filed in Colorado’s US District Court, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe alleges that Polis and …

MGM Resorts International is the first casino operator in the history of the famed New York Yankees to become a “Proud Partner” of the iconic MLB franchise. The New York Yankees and MGM Resorts International have teamed up to provide MGM Rewards members and baseball fans with exclusive events and promotions. MGM signage will also soon come to the famed ballpark in the Bronx. (Image: Casino.org) The winningest team in professional baseball history with 27 World Series championships, the Bronx Bombers are partnering with one of the gaming industry’s most recognizable brands in MGM. Through the affiliation, the Bellagio and MGM Grand operator will offer its VIP players enrolled in …

New research commissioned by GambleAware, the UK’s leading nonprofit committed to educating the public on gambling harms and tailoring prevention and treatment programs, finds there’s robust public support for stricter regulations for gambling advertisements. Betting sponsors are seen on the front of Everton’s and West Ham’s jerseys during a 2022 Premier League match. Though gambling ads are going away on Premier League jersey fronts, GambleAware says the UK government should do more to restrict the prevalence of gambling ads in sports. (Image: Shutterstock) Market research firm Ipsos found that 67% of the public thinks there are too many gambling adverts in the media, and 66% say they’re concerned about how …

Rush Street Interactive’s BetRivers sports betting platform was dealt a winning hand in Delaware over the weekend when the state’s General Assembly adjourned for the year without passing legislation that sought to end the sportsbook’s monopoly. BetRivers in Delaware now offers Evolution live dealer games for online casino players. BetRivers maintains a monopoly on sports betting and iGaming in the First State. (Image: Evolution) House Bill 365 was introduced in April by state Reps. Franklin Cooke (D-District 16) and William Bush (D-District 29). The bill proposed allowing in five additional online sportsbook platforms. BetRivers acquired Delaware’s exclusive retail and online sportsbook license when it was the lone bidder for the …

Celine Dion helped make the 2024 NHL Draft, the first sports-related event held inside the Las Vegas Sphere, a memorable one on Friday. Celine Dion, born 15 miles northeast of Montreal, grew up a Montreal Canadiens fan and remains one, despite making Las Vegas her primary residence since 2003. (Image: NHL) The Las Vegas icon, whose singing career has been sidelined by a rare and incurable neurological disease, announced the fifth overall choice of the night on behalf of the Montreal Canadiens, her home team. “My Heart Will Go On” singer was accompanied to the stage by her 23-year-old son. René-Charles Dion Angélil, who is also a singer and goes …

Stadium Casino RE, LLC, the operator of Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia in the city’s Stadium District, has been slapped with a $100K fine for violating Pennsylvania’s sports wagering regulatory conditions. An aerial view of Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia. The casino’s FanDuel Sportsbook took banned proxy bets from a bettor that resulted in the resort’s operating company being hit with a $100K fine. (Image: Tripadvisor) The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) signed off on a consent agreement offered by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel (OEC) to Stadium Casino to settle the regulatory mishaps. Live! officials conceded that several of its FanDuel Sportsbook employees wrongly took bets via the …

Baseballs aren’t the only round things fancied by Steve Cohen. According to Sportico, the owner of the New York Mets recently picked up a 5.5% stake in the Las Vegas Sphere. Steve Cohen owns 97% of the New York Mets. (Images: Foreground, Getty; Background: YouTube) Cohen bought 1.56 million shares of Sphere Entertainment, which includes the spherical concert venue built for $2.3 billion by majority owner James Dolan, and opened last September. The new investment came to light via a Schedule 13G filing, which is required for investment firms with an ownership stake in a company’s total stock exceeding 5%. Though the filing didn’t include Cohen’s purchase price, 1.56 million …