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Category: Horse Racing Betting News
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Created: Tuesday, 09 April 2024 14:26
The Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD is a famous and historic thoroughbred horse racetrack. Amongst those that bet on horses, it is famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes, which is the second leg of the prestigious Triple Crown. However, big changes are coming as Maryland Lawmakers Plans on Rebuilding the Pimlico Race Course.
Yestedday, Maryland lawmakers gave their approval to rebuild the Pimlico Race Course and to also put the ownership of the racetrack under the control of the state. Thus, the legislation also calls for the transfer of Pimlico from the Stronach Group, the current owners of Pimlico and nearby Laurel Park, to a newly established not-for-profit organization operating under the province.
Furthermore, the measure would then use $400 million in state bonds to put their plan into effect.
According to horse racing news, the motion passed 105-32 vote in the Maryland House. Now, they will send the bill to Gov. Wes Moore, who has expressed support for it.
History of the Pimlico Race Course
Read more: Maryland Lawmakers Plans on Rebuilding the Pimlico Race Course
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Category: eSports News
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Created: Monday, 25 March 2024 14:48
Betting on sports has been around for a very long time with some of the earliest records dating back to ancient Greece when spectators would place bet on which gladiator would win the fight. Since then, sports betting has evolved into a complex machine that let’s anyone bet on pretty much anything.
Over the past decade and the development of the internet and new technologies, betting on sports has added several new ways to gamble like live dealer casinos, live betting and virtual sports betting. Now, one of the latest gambling trends that has become increasingly more popular in the past few years is eSports betting.
Of course, some may argue that eSports is not a real sport and should be classified as a competition. However, an increasing majority of people like John Skipper, the president of ESPN, consider it a sport. This is because to be a professional eSports athlete requires tremendous motor skills and tactical understanding.
And since it is a sport, people will bet on it!
A short History of eSports
For those who are not familiar with e-sports, it pretty much started as simple competitions between fans of video games that go as far back as the 1970s when games would get together and hold private competitions for games like “Spacewar” in 1972 to the famous “Space Invaders Championship” held by Atari in 1980.
Read more: The History of eSports Betting