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Sports Betting
California Horse Racing Fans Get Set For 2024 Kentucky Derby
May 3, 2024Saturday’s Kentucky Derby is the 149th renewal of the race, and 20 3-year-olds are set to go 1 1/4 miles in front of more than 100,000 people.
Could A Retail California Sports Betting Initiative Make The 2024 Ballot?
April 5, 2024California tribal leaders could put a proposal on the 2024 ballot to allow sports betting only at tribal casinos in the state.
Evander Kane Says He Borrowed $50 Million To Feed Gambling Habit
March 28, 2024The former San Jose Shark has liabilities of more than $26 million, which is why he filed for bankruptcy in 2021.
Watch Your Favorite March Madness Teams At California Casinos
March 13, 2024Casinos perfect for watching California teams in March Madness, as five men’s teams and four women’s teams from California will compete.
Handicapping the Holiday Horse Betting Weekend at Santa Anita Park
February 16, 2024California gamblers can embrace a four-day holiday weekend horse-racing package at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. The lineup includes a Friday card with seven races, followed by nine-race programs and a $100,000 stakes race Saturday through Monday. California horse race betting enthusiasts also can play the popular Coast to Coast Pick 5 in the $1 […]
Handicapping the $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes at Santa Anita Park
February 9, 2024Santa Anita Park bettors will observe two significant trends before the Friday-Sunday cards at the Arcadia oval, just north of Los Angeles. Speed has returned. Frontrunners are again doing well as the track has appeared to drain from the rain deluge of December and January. That’s a handicapping tool bettors will put into their assessments.
Casinos and Poker
Jamul Casino Goes Sky High With Planned Renovations
June 1, 2024Jamul Casino east of San Diego is going all out in its planned renovations, including a 16-story hotel and sky bridge.
Authorities Expand Crackdown On Illegal California Casinos
May 26, 2024As legislators move to reinstitute a moratorium on new cardrooms in the state, illegal California gambling dens continue to thrive.
Early Success of Sky River Casino Leads To Expansion Talks
May 18, 2024Owned by the Wilton Rancheria Tribe and managed by Boyd Gaming, Sky River Casino was an immediate hit with Sacramento-area residents.
Eagle Mountain Casino Holds Grand Opening Ceremony
May 9, 2024Eagle Mountain Casino held its grand opening ceremony on Tuesday, May 9, two years after breaking ground on the project in April 2021.
Drugs, Guns, Cash Found In Raid Of Illegal Northern California Casinos
April 27, 2024After citizens complained, detectives organized a raid to take down illegal California casinos led by a 43-year-old San Jose resident.
Expanded Surveillance Requirements May Be Coming To California Cardrooms
April 18, 2024Not all California cardrooms have video cameras recording gambling activity. However, if the CGGC gets its way, that may change this year.
Sports Originals
How San Diego Changed the Super Bowl Experience 35 Years Ago
February 8, 2024Visitors to San Diego enjoy the downtown and Gaslamp Quarter. Both amenities make the downtown area a joy for locals and tourists. San Diego also frequently tops list of best places to live or vacation in the US. But here’s a little-known fact: Many of the great attractions in San Diego wouldn’t exist if it
Ranking the 9 Super Bowl-Winning California NFL Teams
November 22, 2022The saying goes that everything is bigger in Texas, a state that takes pride in being bigger and better. But when it comes to Super Bowl champions, California is supreme. Nine California-based teams have won the Super Bowl, the most for any state. The Super Bowl has a tight bond with the Golden State: The
Ranking the 14 World Series-Winning California MLB Teams
November 21, 2022Some day when “The Big One” tears California from North America and sends it hurtling into the Pacific Ocean, all that may be left of “The Left Coast” could be a few letters from a famous sign (“HO WOO” everybody!), buoyant surfboards, and a few shiny World Series trophies. Good riddance, high rent districts in
Featured Analysis
Final CA 2022 Election Results: These Counties Hated Prop 26, Prop 27 Most
December 19, 2022California certified its 2022 election results last Friday. So, we’ve known for a long time that the two California sports betting measures, Prop 26 and Prop 27, lost in landslides. Now, we can detail exactly how miserably they lost, and break it down by county. Ready? Let’s dive into the epic election failures of Prop
Dissecting the Ways CA Tribes, Sportsbooks Could Compromise in 2024
November 15, 2022A legislative compromise could be the next incarnation of California’s attempt to legalize sports betting. That does not mean that the gambling tribes and private sportsbook companies will harmoniously come together. Instead, a California legislator — or a group of them — could act as go-betweens to forge a compromise initiative that both groups can
Expert Doubts CA Tribes Would Back Legislative Sports Betting Prop in 2024
November 14, 2022The dust is still settling on Tuesday’s $450 million ballot race for sports betting in California. Prop 26 and Prop 27 both lost in landslides. And tribes behind the Prop 26 in-person sports betting measure are generally OK with it. Tribes see their loss as a win. “Tribes made clear that defeating Prop 27 was