Legalized online sports betting advances in Mississippi Legislature

A panel of Mississippi lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that would permit mobile sports betting, a move proponents say would satisfy strong consumer demand and produce millions in new tax revenue. House Gaming Chairman Rep. Casey Eure, R-Saucier, is trying again to pass...

Recording captured ex-interpreter impersonating Ohtani to transfer $200,000, prosecutors say

A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani 's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,000 for what he describes as a car loan, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The recording...

The Las Vegas hotel workers union has reached a deal with a casino near the Strip to end its longest strike in decades

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas hotel workers union has reached a deal with a casino near the Strip to end its longest strike in decades.

Eastern Michigan basketball games flagged for unusual gambling activity

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Eastern Michigan played two men's college basketball games this season that were flagged for unusual betting, a university spokesperson confirmed Saturday. The Eagles’ game at Central Michigan on Tuesday and against Wright State on Dec. 21 had suspicious...

Supreme Court blog publisher Tom Goldstein, a high-stakes poker player, indicted on tax charges

WASHINGTON (AP) — The publisher of a prominent blog about the Supreme Court was indicted Thursday in a multimillion-dollar scheme to evade federal income taxes and use money from his law firm to cover gambling debts from high-stakes poker games. SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein,...

Thailand's Cabinet approves a draft bill to legalize casinos to boost tourism and economy

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's Cabinet approved on Monday a draft bill legalizing casinos with the aim of boosting tourism and a sluggish economy Some forms of gambling, such as betting on boxing and horse racing, are allowed but casinos remain illegal in the Southeast Asian country. ...