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Quick death for Mississippi bill that sought casino site in capital city of Jackson

Mar. 26, 2024 15:28 PM EDT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi House leader said Tuesday that he won't move forward with a bill to allow a casino in the capital city of Jackson — a proposal that would have been a dramatic change in a decades-old a state law that limits casinos to areas along the Gulf Coast and the...

Nevada regulators fine Laughlin casino record $500,000 for incidents involving security officers

Mar. 23, 2024 16:22 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada gambling regulators fined a hotel-casino in Laughlin a record $500,000 in a settlement with the state Gaming Control Board stemming from a pair of incidents involving security officers who roughed up a patron and a resort employee nearly two years ago. The...

Alabama gambling bill faces uncertain outlook in second half of legislative session

Mar. 22, 2024 17:09 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legislation to start a state lottery — and possibly allow casinos and other gambling devices — faces an uncertain outlook in the Alabama Statehouse because of divisions over sports betting and the number of casino sites. Lawmakers, who are on spring...

What is gambling addiction and how widespread is it in the US?

Mar. 21, 2024 17:24 PM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The firing of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend after allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball player is shining renewed attention on compulsive gambling. The team fired interpreter Ippei...

Firing of Ohtani's interpreter highlights how sports betting is still illegal in California

Mar. 21, 2024 17:17 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The firing of Shohei Ohtani's interpreter by the Los Angeles Dodgers over allegations of illegal gambling and theft has highlighted an issue many outside of California don't realize: Sports betting is still against the law in the nation's most populous state. ...

Florida online sports betting challenge is denied by state's highest court

Mar. 21, 2024 13:06 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Opponents of online sports betting in Florida on Thursday lost their latest fight against a Seminole Tribe agreement with the state that permits the gambling. The Florida Supreme Court ruled that the opponents had filed the wrong type of petition to challenge...

Shohei Ohtani's interpreter fired by Los Angeles Dodgers after allegations of illegal gambling, theft from Japanese star

Mar. 20, 2024 18:48 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's interpreter fired by Los Angeles Dodgers after allegations of illegal gambling, theft from Japanese star.

Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summer

Mar. 18, 2024 14:35 PM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The ocean and beaches have always been a part of Atlantic City's identity: from salt water taffy to Miss America bathing beauties to the name of the place itself, the city has been marketed as a place to have fun by the sea. But there is a little too much...

It's March Madness and more people than ever can legally bet on basketball games

Mar. 17, 2024 00:29 AM EDT

People in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year's NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, as they will be able to legally bet on the games through their smartphone apps and computers for the first time. For the sixth straight year, the number of states...

Florida rivals ask courts to stop online sports gambling off tribal lands

Mar. 15, 2024 16:49 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from online sports betting this decade, thanks to a compact between the tribe and Gov. Ron DeSantis that gave the tribe exclusive rights to run sports wagers as well as...