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Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds

Oct. 07, 2024 18:53 PM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said they're confident players won't mind paying more after changes that will lead to larger prizes and more frequent winners. Lottery officials announced...

Pete Rose found home in Las Vegas before nation began to embrace sports betting

Oct. 01, 2024 20:08 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Betting on baseball got Pete Rose banned from the game, never to return while he was alive. But, perhaps appropriately, he found a home in the nation's gambling capital — where acceptance wasn't a problem. In choosing to live in Las Vegas, before...

Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto looks ahead after gambling suspension, trying season

Sep. 17, 2024 10:40 AM EDT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Shane Pinto is convinced the experience will help him down the road. It just didn’t feel that way in the moment. Already sidelined due to a contract impasse that saw him miss the start of last season, the Ottawa Senators forward from New York's Long Island...

Bill would ban sports betting ads during games and forbid bets on college athletes

Sep. 13, 2024 13:07 PM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The federal government would ban in-game advertising and bets on college athletes under a sports betting regulation bill proposed by two northeastern legislators. Rep. Paul Tonko of New York and Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut introduced the bill...

China's Football Association bans 43 people for life after corruption investigation

Sep. 10, 2024 03:58 AM EDT

DALIAN, China (AP) — China’s Football Association has banned 43 people for life over allegations of match-fixing and other forms of corruption in the latest effort to weed out graft in the country’s notoriously underperforming team sport. The official Xinhua News Agency on...

Gaming wins Del Mar Futurity, giving Bob Baffert his 18th career victory in the race for 2-year-olds

Sep. 08, 2024 22:37 PM EDT

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Gaming won the $300,000 Del Mar Futurity by 1 3/4 lengths on Sunday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his 18th career victory in the Grade 1 race for 2-year-olds. Ridden by Flavien Prat, Gaming ran seven furlongs in 1:23.02 and paid $9.80 to win. The...

Sports betting firm bet365 fined $33K for taking bets after outcomes were known

Sep. 06, 2024 11:51 AM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have levied a $33,000 fine on sports betting company bet365 for taking wagers on events in which the outcome was already known, and on games that were not approved for betting. The state Division of Gaming Enforcement...

Giants' Chapman gets $151 million contract for 2025-30 after betting on himself with short-term deal

Sep. 05, 2024 19:19 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman's bet on himself paid off. After agreeing to a deal with San Francisco during spring training that allowed him to opt out after one season, the Giants third baseman agreed Wednesday to a $151 million, six-year contract for 2025-30. ...

Which cousin SUV is better? Edmunds compares the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe and 2025 Kia Sorento

Sep. 04, 2024 07:46 AM EDT

The Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento are like pro football’s Kelce brothers, Travis and Jason: Both have had distinguished careers, both offer different strengths, and you’d be glad to have either on your team. But chances are you can only afford one of these SUVs. Which one will be the better...

Travis Kelce's new racehorse Swift Delivery finishes 2nd as beaten favorite in Canada

Aug. 31, 2024 19:09 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — A racehorse named Swift Delivery that three-time Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce bought into has finished second in its latest start. Sent off as the even-money favorite, Swift Delivery was beaten in the $125,000 Toronto Cup Stakes at...