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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will not let the city’s beloved Bears leave for the suburbs without a fight. On Monday, she and other city leaders unveiled their plans to re-renovate historic Soldier Field, where the NFL team has called home for more than 50 years. A rendering of a renovated Solider Field in Chicago that includes a domed roof. Chicago officials unveiled the rendering yesterday as one of three options for the historic football stadium. The city is hoping to keep the Bears from moving to the suburbs, where it already has a deal in place to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse from Churchill Downs Inc. (Image: Landmark Chicago …

Attorneys for PlayUp have filed a motion in federal court seeking sanctions against Dr. Laila Mintas, the sports betting operator’s ex-US CEO. That’s after she failed to produce 17,000 email messages she discussed in her deposition. An ad for PlayUp on the Prudential Center hockey rink used by the New Jersey Devils. The Australian-based gaming company is suing Dr. Laila Mintas, its former US CEO, and seeking sanctions against her. The company states she failed to provide copies of more than 17,000 emails she claimed to have in her possession. (Image: New Jersey Devils) The call for sanctions was filed last week in Nevada’s US District Court. It is the …

Tennis players and umpires around the world are causing a racket. Over the past several months, a number of them have received bans for match-fixing, and two more are now on the list. Chilean tennis player Michel Vernier Quinteros practicing on a court. The ITIA has suspended him following his admission that he rigged matches. (Image: Bola Amarela) The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has had to kick out a Chilean tennis player, as well as an Italian judge, for embarrassing themselves and the sport. However, as technology to identify the potential rigging of sports contests improves, criminals such as these find it harder to continue their practice. In spite …

With the Major League Baseball Draft just a few days away, some sports analysts are predicting Druw Jones, son of former MLB slugger Andruw Jones, could be the first overall pick. Druw Jones( left) smiles for a photo next to his father, Andruw Jones (right), in his Braves uniform. (Image: Getty Images) Regarding drafts, the Major League Baseball one is  considered the least popular of the four major sports. It’s because these players, in some cases, haven’t even reached college, so they are much younger and therefore less developed than a player entering the NFL draft. But the MLB draft is looking to create a bigger splash this year. With …

Don’t expect to see FanDuel go after partnerships with colleges as long as Amy Howe leads the US sports betting giant. That was one of the points the company’s CEO brought up Wednesday during a wide-ranging keynote conversation at SBC Summit North America in Secaucus, NJ. FanDuel CEO Amy Howe (left) sits on stage with CNBC’s Contessa Brewer during a keynote session of the SBC Summit North America at Secaucus, NJ. Howe claimed 25% of sports bettors who wager with an offshore operator never get their winnings. (Image< Casino.org) Howe, who was interviewed by CNBC Reporter/Anchor Contessa Brewer, touched on several key topics during her 40-minute segment, including the economic …

UK bookmaker Coral is refusing to pay out on a 40/1 English Premier League (EPL) parlay bet. That’s because it says the wager was a “mistake” that should not have been offered in the first place. Phil Worthingon, pictured above, with his betting slip. According to the UK Gambling Commission, a betting slip is a “legally enforceable contract.” (Image: Chronicle Live) Retired electrician Phil Worthington, 72, told The Manchester Evening News he placed £25 on Manchester City, Liverpool, and Chelsea to finish in the top three, and Norwich, Burnley, and Watford to be relegated from the EPL last season. Worthington was elated when the 40/1 bet came in, expecting a …

Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert is set to return to racing this weekend after having served his 90-day suspension. Trainer Bob Baffert, shown here at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., will return to racing this weekend for the first time since his 90-day suspension ended earlier this month. The hall of fame trainer is set to field four horses in two races Saturday at Los Alamitos Race Course in Southern California. (Image: NBC News) Baffert, who was suspended by Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards as a result of Medina Spirit failing a drug test after the 2021 Kentucky Derby, entered four horses for Saturday’s races at Los Alamitos …

BetMakers has received the rights to offer Penn National Gaming’s racing content to international markets for fixed odds and exchange wagering. A horse race takes place at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Penn., near Harrisburg. Penn National Gaming and BetMakers announced a partnership late last week, with BetMakers offering Penn’s racing meets to international markets for fixed-odds wagering. (Image: Penn National Race Course/Facebook) In a Thursday release, the Australian-based gaming technology company said the races will be part of its Global Racing Network (GRN). That network will not offer Penn’s races in the US or Canadian markets. The two companies have entered into a revenue-sharing agreement, with Penn guaranteed …

On Thursday, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted to alter the classification of a terminal at the Port of Oakland. That potentially deals a blow to Las Vegas’s hopes of being the next home of the Oakland Athletics. Oakland Coliseum, home of the Oakland A’s. It’s possible the team remains in that city rather than moving to Las Vegas. (Image: KQED) The 23-2 vote by the commission changes the designation of a 56-acre terminal at the Port of Oakland to “mixed use,” which could set the stage for construction of a new stadium that would keep the Major League Baseball (MLB) team in its home city of …

UPDATE (6/29 5 pm ET ) – Updated story to include California labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta announcing her support for the tribal-backed sports betting measure. Get ready, California. Because the great debate over sports betting and who should control it – tribal gaming entities or online operators – is just getting started. Screenshots from two commercials regarding the constitutional amendment to legalize online sports betting in California. It’s one of two sports betting measures that will go before voters there on Nov. 8, and more ads for – and against – both measures will continue to be released in the weeks ahead. (Image: Californians for Tribal Sovereignty …