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AGA Wants US to Ban Offshore Betting Sites, Which Are Popular in CA 4a2c6x
The president and CEO of the American Gaming Association is urging the federal government to indict offshore betting operators. “An indictment will make it very difficult for someone who lives in that gray market to ever get licensed,” AGA President and CEO Bill Miller told legislators at the National Council of Legislators of Gaming States […] 4xx6k
Ranking the 9 Super Bowl-Winning California NFL Teams 342r6e
The 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 662s5p
Some 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 […]
How the Rams’ Fearsome Foursome Changed the Way We View Pro Athletes 1z5b3u
What’s better than being a famous athlete? Being a famous athlete in Los Angeles. The proximity of Hollywood opens the lid to a treasure chest of opportunity for celebrities in Southern California. That opportunity was not wasted on Rosy Grier and his multi-talented teammates who comprised arguably the NFL’s greatest defensive line in the 1960s […]
How the Chargers’ Air Coryell ing Attack Changed the NFL 3v6h53
So you like modern football, with the quick, precision ing, well-orchestrated TDs through the air, and quarterbacks firing for 4,000-plus yards a year? Love perfect crossing routes and multiple downfield targets? Thrilled by 55-yard touchdown strikes? If so, each Sunday you should thank Air Coryell. What is Air Coryell? A defunct airline? An old Nike […]
Star Wars to Da Vinci Art: What Could Prop 26, Prop 27 Spending Also Pay for? 7a2c
With both Prop 26 and Prop 27 headed for likely defeat in California in next week’s election, it’s a good time to evaluate how much was spent on a flawed effort to legalize sports betting in CA. Flawed and costly. ers of Prop 26 and Prop 27 have spent more than $450 million ing their […]
Which California MLB All-Time Team Would Win the Most Games? 3m5y4h
Over the past few months, we’ve published all-time team articles for the five MLB franchises in California: the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, and Oakland A’s. In those articles, we selected the best players in the history of those baseball teams while they’ve been in California. Three of […]
These CA Tribes Have Sports Partnerships That Could Be Key If Prop 26 es 701q5d
The Los Angeles Clippers have made Pechanga Resort Casino an exclusive tribal casino of the NBA team. The multi-year agreement follows similar arrangements between Pechanga Resort Casino and the Lakers, Rams, Chargers, Angels, SoFi Stadium, USC athletics, and Santa Anita Park. Pechanga Resort Casino is located in Temecula, about 80 miles southeast of the Los […]
Here’s Our Oakland A’s All-Time Team. Do You Agree? 1z6o3v
When Oakland A’s owner Charlie Finley sold his team in 1980, he said, “No one loved owning a baseball team as much as me or was hated by so many in the game.” Finley was bombastic, cheap, and a born showman. He once suggested MLB use orange baseballs, and he advocated for free substitution like […]
Newest Target for Prop 26 Attack Ads? California Card Rooms 3b202k
In a second salvo of attack ads, the Prop 26 campaign has released ments that paint California card room casino operators in an unflattering light. Previously, Yes on 26/No on 27 has concentrated its venom on large out-of-state sports betting companies that Prop 27. This latest tactic signals an untrammeled effort to target groups […]