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Lost on the national sports scene Tuesday night, amidst the rising scandal at Penn State and the NBA lockout non-news, was the vote by Garden Staters to legalize sports betting in the State if the Federal Ban on such activities can be overturned. Right now Nevada and its casinos remain king of legal sports books, …
This weekend the Disney movie “Real Steel” will open with a futuristic look at fight sports, a world where robots enter the ring, controlled by gamers and former fighters, as a way to deliver action and excitement without the mano a mano violence that occurs when humans mix it up. Starring Hugh Jackman, the movie …
Sean Gleason has been a key member of the leadership team for the PBR, helping lead the circuit into a more, aggressive, positive and mainstream era for the sport. He has been key in having the PBR enter new markets, grow its corporate base and find ways to engage with new fans while not alienating …
The weekend brought more hope for boxing and horse racing…again. Manny Pacquaio’s win over Shane Mosley continued to raise his stature in the sports and entertainment world, while Animal Kingdom captured the Kentucky Derby with great fanfare and record attendance. So what’s next? In boxing, the next step for Top Rank’s integrated marketing approach should …
They are sports driven by gambling dollars and the big event, and they have spent years trying to reconnect with the heyday of the past. Saturday boxing, in the form of Manny Pacquaio and Shane Mosley’s title bout, and horse racing, with the Kentucky Derby, will again take center stage in sports and try and …
This past week the Sports Business Journal had an extensive report of the financial failure of the World Boxing League, which limped home following its first season. The WBL launched last year with city by city team boxing, hoping to pit young stars trained in cities like Los Angeles and Miami against other global cities …
When the UFC waged war to bring the sport of Mixed Martial Arts back from its death sentence in the late 1990&’s, one of the key places it went to for support was New Jersey. Along with Nevada, New Jersey had staged more fights, both boxing and MMA, had a solid amateur wrestling platform, casino …