Gaming Today

Specialties

GamingToday is the nation’s only newspaper dedicated to covering the commercial casino industry, as well as pari-​mutuel race wagering and Nevada’s sports betting industry. Originally established in 1976 as Sports Form, GamingToday is a full-​color, tabloid-​size weekly that is distributed in casinos, card rooms, race tracks and other outlets in Nevada, New Jersey, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, New York, Texas, Washington and West Virginia. The newspaper is also available to subscribers via first class mail.

The GamingToday website contains all the news and features of the newspaper, plus expanded coverage in key areas: race and sports analysis and handicapping, timely casino news/​slot club information, ongoing poker promotions and tournaments, as well as a comprehensive gaming guide and strategy manual for virtually all casino games and an archive of past issues of GamingToday.

History

Established in 1976.

Sports Form, the predecessor to GamingToday, was founded by 41-​year-​old Charles F. «Chuck» Di Rocco, a Philadelphia native with a background spanning newspaper journalism, as well as public relations in the thoroughbred and harness racing circles of Ohio, Kentucky, Delaware and Pennsylvania. In its earliest years, Sports Form focused its coverage on horse racing, sports gaming and entertainment. At the time, it featured a number of nationally known columnists and expert handicappers. In 1976, sports betting was a fledgling industry with only 12 sports books in Las Vegas — most of which were storefront offices outside of casinos. But that would change quickly as race and sports betting suddenly took off, with Di Rocco’s Sports Form playing a significant role.