Chris Altruda has been a sportswriter with ESPN, The Associated Press, and STATS over more than two decades. He recently expanded into covering sports betting and gambling around the Midwest.
Indiana became the fourth state to generate $1 billion in cumulative sports betting handle following the May 2018 repeal of PASPA after reporting nearly $71 million for its handle in July.
→PointsBet continued to raise its profile in the Midwest, entering an agreement with the Indiana Pacers as an official gaming partner.
→The Chicago Blackhawks are among the longshots to win the Stanley Cup as the NHL playoffs begin Saturday with an expanded 24-team field.
→Churchill Downs Inc. appears to be ending its attempt to bring sports betting to Arlington International Racecourse in Illinois, and Chief Executive Officer William Carstanjen raised the possibility of selling the property.
→With the NBA set to restart Thursday in the bubble at the Walt Disney World sports complex in Orlando, few teams are as difficult to figure out for sports betting purposes as the Indiana Pacers.
→Horsehoe Hammond will become the first casino in Indiana to have multiple mobile sports betting skins starting Thursday following the Indiana Gaming Commission’s approval of Unibet for online and mobile sports wagering.
→Both the Cubs and White Sox are drawing heavy betting interest in the Chicagoland area ahead of the MLB season opener.
→Eldorado Resorts had its merger with Caesars approved by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission and will sell Horseshoe Hammond Casino.
→The Indiana Gaming Commission unanimously approved the merger of Eldorado Resorts and Caesars properties Friday with two key conditions.
→Casinos across Northwest Indiana opened their doors for the first time in three months, and plenty of changes were evident at Horseshoe Hammond, Ameristar Casino, and Blue Chip Casino.
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