Steve Bittenbender
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News editor at Gambling Insider. My other tweets can be found at @freelancehack. RTs aren't endorsements.
Louisville, KY
Joined May 2019
Is Sam Darnold the greatest red-headed quarterback on history?
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@njassemblydems @NJSenDems @NJAssemblyGOP @NJSenateGOP I ask legislative leaders to please support SB 212 to ban smoking in all Atlantic City casinos! Thanks!
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NY lawmakers looking to ban prop bets shouldn't count on @SenJoeAddabbo's support. "I'd be hesitant [to back the bill]. New Yorkers, being quite savvy, will immediately go to other states or illegal sites," he tells @G_Insider.
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The Santa Anita track has filed a scathing lawsuit against the California AG/DOJ after they seized the track's betting machines in a raid. Breaking down the suit and subplots at @FOS
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Santa Anita's parent sued the California DOJ and the state AG after gambling machines were seized during a Jan. 17 raid.
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Next, on a very special episode of Justified... Ryan is stunned by the outcome of a middle school basketball game
The announcers for this are amazing and the tasing comes out of nowhere
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How the alleged NCAA match-fixers built a multi-million-dollar corruption ring that corrupted dozens of Tier-1 players and games at top US universities. Even if a small part of the federal indictment is true American sports have a huge, existential problem. There are more
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NEW: A Mass. judge said he'll hold off on setting an effective date on an injunction against Kalshi while he considered the prediction market's request for a stay. https://t.co/NuFJYn9QM1
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That decision by Superior Court Justice Christopher Barry-Smith came a few hours after Kalshi made its request to keep the injunction from taking effect while t
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Applying the 2026 CFP rules to this year's playoff, we would have seen an 8-5 Duke team make it over Miami.
Changes in 2026 playoff: auto bids to each Power 4 champ (regardless of ranking) & Notre Dame guaranteed at-large bid if ranked in Top 12 in final poll
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Jessica has been one of the best in the business for years, and I'm not just saying that because she's a fellow Kentuckian. Eager to see where she lands, and her successor will have some big shoes to fill.
Some big news in the me department: After nearly 4 years, I'm going to be leaving SBC at the end of the month. It's been an amazing ride and I think perhaps my proudest career achievement has been building @sbc_americas into a site many people in the industry find integral.
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NEW: Kalshi files emergency motion to stay the Massachusetts preliminary injunction pending exhaustion of state-level appeals. In the alternative, Kalshi requests an "interim" stay from the Superior Court while it seeks a stay pending appeal from the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
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NEW: The more I think about the Santa Anita story and California racing, something had to be done Here's my take for @G_Insider, along with a comparison of HHR vs "Racing on Demand" and what's at stake for racing https://t.co/NAmELxQGaH
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“I walk out and I look over, whether it be the paddock or the racetrack, (the view) is right up there,” he told Gambling Insider earlier this week. “You can do
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The 2:15 move makes more sense now that the women are playing at 11
The change in Louisville's game time was part of an ACC decision to adjust three games: Wake Forest at Duke – moves from 5:45 p.m. to Noon (airing on The CW) North Carolina at Virginia – moves from 2 p.m. to Noon (now airing on ESPN2) Virginia Tech at Louisville – moves from
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UPDATE -- If we're going to see the full deduction of gambling losses restored for the 2026 tax year anytime soon, then it'll come from the Senate. Spending bills must be passed by Jan. 30.
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Thursday could be a big day for American gamblers and the country’s gaming companies as House leaders in Washington continue their work on a spending bill that
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Typically, bills to legalize/authorize a new type of gambling face several hurdles. The fact that the Indiana General Assembly holds a short session this year further complicated matters.
Bill allowing Hoosier Lottery online sales won’t win in Legislature this year
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Looking at the current legislative landscape, new @SBAllianceUS president Joe Maloney has a tough job ahead of him. Here's our Q&A:
gamblinginsider.com
Maloney says he’ll measure the SBA’s success by its ability to support the expansion of legal wagering and help rein in tax rates. While there are a number of p
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Hawthorne canceled racing for this weekend. No surprise. I think, Hawthorne may have used horsemen’s purse menu and State racing money that was not theirs to use. Someone might want to look into this.
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A truly unfortunate injury for the Cardinal, who have been a surprise team in the ACC so far this season.
Stanford F Chisom Okpara (lower extremity) out for the season #StanfordMBB #NextStartsNow
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A special shoutout to @DataBasedBets for their coverage of today's House Rules Committee hearing, especially on a day like today when I'm trying to spin a half-dozen plates. It's good to know there's at least one plate I don't have to focus on.
With the House Rules Committee not reconvening until tomorrow morning, it gives us one last chance to try public outreach to improve our odds. Please contact some of the members below (especially the Republican members!) See the thread below for how to easily contact members 👇
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RULES is leaving for the night with no agreement to move forward on the rule for the final government spending pkg Panel will reconvene early tomorrow morning as GOP leaders are still struggling to finalize a deal with hardliners, per sources
NEW: House GOP leaders are struggling to strike a deal with Republican hard-liners tonight that would allow the final government funding package to advance The Rules Committee recessed Wednesday evening without a solution. Senior Rs hope to reconvene the panel by 9 pm
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