Archive for March, 2008

Back in the Stampede saddle (Calgary Sun)

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

The phrase ‘never say never’ aptly applies to Stampede Park and the staging of thoroughbred racing. The entire Alberta horse racing industry believed last spring was going to be the final meet in Calgary.

Will Gloom Turn to Doom for Ohio Racing? (BloodHorse)

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

On a crisp October 2007 afternoon as the “Best of Ohio” program got under way at Beulah Park, Norm Barron, former chairman of the Ohio State Racing Commission, offered his assessment on the state of horse racing in the Buckeye State. Not surprisingly, it wasn’t good.

Early greyhound racing had its controversial moments, too (The Florida Times-Union)

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Greyhound racing at the southeast corner of U.S. 17 and Wells Road in Orange Park has had a long and colorful history.

Horse Racing: Drever Show Is Simply Out Of This World (Daily Record)

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

INGLIS DREVER made Cheltenham Festival history with a record third success in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle. The 11-8 favourite, winner in 2005 and 2007, stormed up the hill he loves so much in the hands of Denis O’Regan to hold the persistent challenge of Kasbah Bliss, with Kazal third.

The Big Question: Is Kauto Star vs Denman the greatest showdown in horse-racing history? (Independent)

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Why are we asking this now?

Senate panel mulls 24-hour gambling, sports-betting bills (The Providence Journal)

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

PROVIDENCE — With gambling promoters dangling the promise of tens of millions of new state dollars before their eyes, lawmakers yesterday turned their attention to professional sports-betting and round-the-clock gambling at Twin River and Newport Grand as possible ways to plug the state’s massive deficit.

14-03-2008: Genting Intl gets online gaming licence (The Edge Daily)

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR: Genting International PLC has been granted an online gaming licence by British Channel Island authorities, bringing it a step closer to kick-starting online gaming services in the United Kingdom.

SportsInsights.com Forges Partnership with Online Sportsbook Skybook.com to Provide Real-Time Wagering Statistics as … (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Just in time for “March Madness,” SportsInsights.com, a pioneering source for real-time betting statistics, announces the addition of Skybook.com, to its list of contributing sportsbooks.

SportsInsights.com Forges Partnership with Online Sportsbook Skybook.com to Provide Real-Time Wagering Statistics as … (PRWeb)

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Just in time for “March Madness,” SportsInsights.com, a pioneering source for real-time betting statistics, announces the addition of Skybook.com, to its list of contributing sportsbooks. The agreement means Skybook.com (Costa Rica) will provide real-time wagering statistics to SportsInsights.com in its unique sports betting marketplace analysis. SportsInsights.com is the only place on the web …

Rank & 888 team up on Euro sports betting (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Rank Group’s online betting unit, Blue Square, is to make its first foray into the international betting market with the launch of a multi-lingual sports betting service.