Brandywine clears step to run Herbst Gaming sports books
Gaming regulators on Thursday gave sports book operator Brandywine preliminary approval to operate sports and race wagering facilities at six Herbst Gaming properties.

Gamblers who backed lowly Temple — as a favorite — may have been using a smart calculus, or just had lots of luck
Perhaps the hoariest handicapping angle in college football betting — tallying a team’s returning starters — paid off in a crucial matchup during the season’s opening weekend.

Defeated Nikolay Davydenko not upset by question at US Open
News Brief: After he lost to a qualifier ranked 130th at the U.S. Open, Nikolay Davydenko says he can beat everyone and lose to everyone.

Betting options offers on Obama's speech
Ahead of Barack Obama's democratic nomination acceptance speech, Paddy Power have released a wide range of betting opportunities on the Presidential hopeful's performance.

BetAmerica.com relaunches new website
With the launch of its redesigned website and wagering platform, BetAmerica.com today joins the ranks of U.S. based and regulated pari-mutuel account wagering services.

Top-10 Olympic prop bets that we'd like to see
For some reason, proposition bets on the Olympics is a concept that has yet to catch fire. With that in mind, we here at Casino City put on our bookie hats and came up with 10 Olympic prop bets we’d like see when the games begin later this week.

888 signs deal with Sportech
Under the new partnership, 888.com will power Sportech's brand and customer base with its gaming and back-end software, customer support and payments processing services.

Burt Kwouk stars in Euro 2008 betting ad
International News Brief: Bet365 is aiming to cash in on the easing of gambling advertising rules with a Banzai-eque TV campaign.

IOC acts on gambling
International News Brief: The International Olympic Committee has moved to address the threat of gambling-related corruption at the Beijing Games with the establishment of a specialist unit.

Intertop.com offers Euro 2008 odds
Intertops.com also has Euro 2008 odds on everything from whether or not it will rain in Vienna the day of the final to whether or not Germans will get a tax free day should their team win the title.