{"id":24172,"date":"2019-05-17T07:58:39","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T15:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=24172"},"modified":"2020-10-19T06:55:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T14:55:24","slug":"case-bets-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/case-bets-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Need a scorecard to keep up with the progress of sports betting? Never fear, the American Gaming Association<\/strong> has provided one<\/a>. It shows sports-betting legislation on the docket in 15 states, including casino-averse Texas<\/strong> and \"\"Vermont<\/strong>. States that have rejected sports wagering include Maryland<\/strong>, Georgia<\/strong>, Virginia<\/strong>, Arizona<\/strong>, Kansas<\/strong>, the Dakotas<\/strong> and Hawaii<\/strong> (the latter rather surprisingly, given its residents’ fever for betting). Online sports betting has yet to go live in Pennsylvania<\/strong> but that may change in a couple of weeks. Parx Casino<\/strong> says it’s all systems go<\/a> for an early June takeoff. The disclosure came during Parx’s five-year relicensing hearing, during which it received a unanimous vote of confidence from regulators. Also on the docket was Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs<\/strong>‘ proposed sports book, which also got a thumbs up, bringing the Keystone State’s total to eight.<\/p>\n

Wrigleyville<\/strong> may be a-swarm with sports books, if state Rep. Mike Zalewski<\/strong> (D) gets his way. He’s introducing a bill in the Illinois that would legalize bookies within a five-block radius of Guaranteed Rate Field<\/strong>, Soldier Field<\/strong>, United Center<\/strong> and Wrigley Field<\/strong>, provided that the resident teams agree. And why shouldn’t they? Zalewski’s bill requires the participating bookies pay a 0.25% royalty to the leagues and base their odds on official major-league data. The sports arenas could even host sports books on their premises. Depending on whether would-be oddsmakers balk or not at Zalewski’s requirements he seems to have something for everybody.<\/p>\n

* Rivers Casinos<\/strong> in Pittsburgh<\/strong> needs to get a lot better at carding drinkers. It just got hit with a $90,000 fine<\/a> for seven instances when people under 21 \"\"gambled and drank. To its credit, Rivers caught the oversights and self-reported them. \u201cWe\u2019ve reviewed and modified internal procedures to help prevent recurrence. We respect the decision of the gaming board,\u201d said spokesman Jack Horner<\/strong>. A pat on the back to Rivers for doing the right thing when it would have been easier\u2014and cheaper\u2014to sweep it under the rug.<\/p>\n

* Taco Bell<\/strong>, of all unlikely parties, is opening a Palm Springs<\/strong> resort based around the brand. Do they mean ‘cheap and unsatisfying’? You can even have a Taco Bell-themed wedding there<\/a>, if that catches your fancy. \u201cI have often quipped that Taco Bell is the fast fashion of food. We have our everyday classics, but then we\u2019re always introducing these cool limited-edition experiences to do something new and different,\u201d said Chief Brand Officer Marisa Thalberg<\/strong>. If Palm Springs is a success could Las Vegas<\/strong> be next?<\/p>\n

* Is there light at the end of the Mandalay Bay Massacre<\/strong> tunnel? MGM Resorts International<\/strong> is floating talk of an $800 million settlement, which is a laudable turnaround from where we left them, suing the victims of the shooting. We’ll keep tabs on this.<\/p>\n

* Station Casinos<\/strong> is catching flack from a Las Vegas mother whose son died of from drug use. Seems the giant-pill stickers on the outside of the revamped Palms<\/strong> don’t amuse her and evidently equates them with the promotion of recreational drug use. We don’t expect Station to budge but it’s worth a mention.<\/p>\n

* Grumpy Cat<\/strong> (2012-9). Rest in peace, fellow curmudgeon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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