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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...

New Jersey internet gambling sets new record at $198M in revenue, but land casinos lag

Sep. 16, 2024 15:41 PM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Internet gambling in New Jersey had its best month ever in August, bringing in over $198 million in revenue even as most of Atlantic City's land-based casinos continued to win less than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. Figures released Monday by...

A union leader freed from prison vows to continue a strike against Cambodia's's biggest casino

Sep. 16, 2024 10:58 AM EDT

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A union leader freed from prison Monday after serving time for her part in a strike against Cambodia’s biggest casino has vowed to continue the labor action until justice is done. Chhim Sithar was sentenced in May 2023 to two years' imprisonment for...

More athletes tied to Iowa gambling sting join a civil suit, bringing number of plaintiffs to 37

Sep. 10, 2024 17:50 PM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ten more Iowa and Iowa State athletes and an Iowa basketball equipment manager ensnared in a 2023 state gambling sting joined a civil lawsuit Tuesday seeking unspecified monetary damages from the state and its public safety and criminal investigation agencies for violating...

Wynn Resorts paying $130M for letting illegal money reach gamblers at its Las Vegas Strip casino

Sep. 07, 2024 17:38 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino company Wynn Resorts Ltd. has agreed to pay $130 million to federal authorities and admit that it let unlicensed money transfer businesses around the world funnel funds to gamblers at its flagship Las Vegas Strip property. The publicly traded company said a...

Workers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher court

Sep. 06, 2024 17:14 PM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Workers seeking to ban smoking in Atlantic City's casinos on Friday asked an appeals court to consider their request, saying a lower court judge who dismissed their lawsuit did so in error. The workers, calling themselves Casino Employees Against Smoking...

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...

Buffalo's mayor is offered a job as president and CEO of regional Off-Track Betting Corporation

Sep. 05, 2024 18:35 PM EDT

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo's longest-serving mayor, Byron Brown, was offered a position Thursday to lead Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. The public benefit corporation's board of directors voted unanimously to offer Brown the job as president and chief executive...

Atlantic City's top casino underpaid its online gambling taxes by $1.1M, regulators say

Sep. 05, 2024 14:46 PM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators say Atlantic City's top-performing casino, the Borgata, underpaid some of its internet gambling taxes twice by taking almost $15 million more in credits than it was entitled to. That led the casino to pay $1.1 million less...

Atlantic City casino workers plan ad blitz to ban smoking after court rejects ban

Sep. 04, 2024 11:58 AM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A group of Atlantic City casino workers seeking to ban smoking in the gambling halls will launch an advertising campaign featuring their children in response to a judge's rejection of a lawsuit that would have ended smoking in the nine casinos. The...