Horse Race Betting News
Illinois' Online Gambling May Meet UIGEA ResistanceOnline gambling is now licensed in Illinois, but that doesn't mean the UIGEA won't interfere with payment processing in the state....
Illinois racing officials love the arrival of online gambling to their tracks, but foreign online casino operators are a mite confused....
Licenses to conduct regulated online gambling will likely be issued tomorrow by the state of Illinois....
Chickasaw gaming interests, which operate Oklahoma casinos on the Texas border, have placed a bid on a bankrupt Texas race track in hopes of expanded gambling in the state....
The M Casino in Las Vegas has released yet another innovative gambling option for its sports book, playing only on or against the favorite in horse racing....
Online gambling operator Youbet saw second quarter profits slip considerably, while analysts had predicted a rise in profit for the Internet horse racing site....
County officials are exploring putting a racetrack on premises so as to qualify for casino gambling....
Illinois adds forms of online gambling to the state's legalized gaming, even though the US Department of Justice somehow claims all Internet gambling is illegal....
Live horse racing in Hong Kong will be allowed five extra days this year, giving residents a few more paltry opportunities to enjoy gambling under the government's watchful eye....
Having found the state Senate firmly set against adding slots gambling to race tracks to help the horse industry, proponents have decided to work to put new Senators in place....
The attorney general of Kentucky gave an opinion that casino gambling at horse tracks could be passed by the legislature without a constitutional amendment....
The winning jockey in both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, Calvin Borel, asked people in Kentucky to rally behind a proposal to bring video lottery gambling to tracks....
Members of the horse racing industry are dropping their opposition to the Frank online casino bill as they see benefits for themselves in the law....
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is twisting legislative arms to get electronic slot gambling installed at race tracks, his latest move to protect impoverished horse owners and race track operators....
Jockey Calvin Borel says Mine That Bird will take first place at this week's Belmont Stakes, gambling that the little horse can once again outlast the field....
After reviewing the state's dire financial circumstances, Illinois Senators reversed their previous decision and approved four new casino licenses for the state....
A monstrous tale of a father who kept betting online on horse races while his daughter's dead body had been discovered doesn't mean gambling is at fault, says an analyst....
The state House in Illinois approved a plan to expand horse race betting to the Internet, allowing state residents access to online gambling....
Belmont betters are gambling that Mine That Bird continues his amazing performances, making the Kentucky Derby winner the heavy favorite at the third Triple Crown race....
Kentucky racing operators are using media and publicity outlets to tell the public of the need to approve slot machine gambling at tracks to save the horse industry....
Teri Hatcher, star of "Desperate Housewives," says she brings her daughter to horse races to help her learn math by computing odds and payouts....
Today's Preakness Stakes draws attention to the woes of the horse racing industry, a gambling style whose time may have passed....
The Preakness Stakes this year has attracted interest beyond gambling and racing circles as a Kentucky Derby-winning long shot and a once-in-a-lifetime filly lead the field....
Even as the state seeks to seize the domain names of online gambling sites that operate inside the state without paying taxes, online gambling on Kentucky horse racing continues to find more outlets around the world... at places it doesn't pay tax....
The horse racing industry has been in dire financial straits for some time, and racing insiders are blaming online casinos for their trouble. That's like dinosaurs blaming mankind for evolution....
Illinois lawmakers are considering plans to legalize and regulate online gambling on horse races and the lottery....
Nebraska lawmakers are considering an amendment to allow horse tracks to host slot machine gambling, but are wary of opening the door to Native American casinos....
Churchill Downs, the icon of Kentucky horse racing, has decided to lower its dependence on racing and build its online gambling and casino investments....
A study presented to Iowa gaming officials shows that live horse racing substantially increases the play at casino slots....
Kentucky and some other states seem to feel the collapse of their horse racing industries is due to the competition from online casinos, but there's reason to believe it's just bad business management....
Crowds at Kentucky tracks continue to diminish, as the best horses move to neighboring racinos and gambling tastes change....
While the US Department of Justice wields the Wire Act like a sledgehammer against online gambling, the true intent of the law is violated by New Jersey horse racing, which now accepts phone plays....
Despite desperate protectionist measures employed by the Governor against online casinos, Kentucky racetracks are still losing revenue to tracks in more competitive gambling states....
Internet gaming company Betfair is negotiating a price with U.S. racing groups for the use of American horse races in its wagering system....
Bo Derek may seem more likely to be a casino nightclub guest than a member of a governing board of horse racing, but Arnold Schwarzenegger and others think she's the best woman for the job....
Tragedies on horse racing tracks in recent prominent races have caused some Congressmen to consider the creation of a national board to oversee the sport....
The tentacles of the UIGEA have dug their way into many unintentional pitfalls, and horse racing is just another victim of this unjust law....
The horse that may have pushed Big Brown to greatness withdrew from today's Belmont Stakes....
The horse that may have pushed Big Brown to greatness withdrew from today's Belmont Stakes....
Montana's Board of Horse Racing will conduct fantasy sports gambling leagues statewide in conjunction with the Montana Lottery....
Online gambling on the famed Kentucky Derby may be rejected by banks and credit card companies wary of the undefined restrictions of the ridiculous UIGEA....
Horse racing, once the most popular form of gambling, is suffering, and nowhere more so than Nebraska....
Running Aces, Minesota's new harness racing track, got off to a great start....
Canadian race track owners want a level playing field, which means allowing them to compete online with internet casinos....
Casinos won big in New Jersey, as a relatively minimal payout buys them the state's refusal to allow video gaming at horse tracks....
Victoria, Australia has led the way in interactive television wagering....
Fairmount Park has trimmed its racing schedule in a desperate attempt to remain viable until legislators allow slot relief....
A Birmingham Dog Track has apparently closed in on a deal with a rival to form a joint venture and bring horse racing and bingo machines to the track....
Things are looking up at Philadelphia Park as construction plans earned a new, permanent license....
The New York Racing and Wagering Board has granted Capital OTB the right to provide Internet gambling transactions on horse races....
