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Sports betting wins narrow approval in Missouri after high-dollar campaign
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Fans in Missouri will be able to bet on sports next year as a result of a ballot measure that barely passed despite getting help from record-setting spending and the state's professional teams. State election officials on Thursday certified that the...
Legislators propose 15% to 25% tax rate for new states adopting internet gambling
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Lawmakers from states where gambling is legal are proposing standards for additional states that are considering allowing internet gambling, including a tax rate of 15% to 25%, and a ban on credit card deposits. The National Council of Legislators from...
Rival union official says Atlantic City casino union boss should resign for opposing a smoking ban
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Workers pushing for an end to smoking in Atlantic City casinos say the main employee union has been won over by tobacco companies seeking allies in the fight against smoking restrictions. An official of a union involved in the anti-smoking push on Monday...
Baseball star Shohei Ohtani seeks $325,000 worth of baseball cards from his ex-interpreter
Baseball star Shohei Ohtani wants his former interpreter to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of baseball cards he says were fraudulently bought using his money. The Los Angeles Dodgers star is also requesting Ippei Mizuhara, who previously pleaded guilty to bank and...
Sand coming to Atlantic City's eroding beaches is better late than never, casinos say
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City is finally getting a beach replenishment project that casinos say is essential for visitors who have had precious little space to spread their towels for two sand-starved summers. Work is under way on a project by the U.S. Army Corps of...
An ex-casino dealer is accused of stealing from the pot more than a dozen times
CLEVELAND (AP) — A former casino dealer in Ohio has been charged with skimming from the pot more than a dozen times this summer. How much the onetime poker room dealer at the JACK Cleveland Casino is accused of stealing isn't spelled out in court records. The...
Atlantic City casino earnings fall nearly 14% in 3rd quarter
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City's casinos saw their operating profits decline by nearly 14% in the third quarter of this year, figures released Friday by New Jersey gambling regulators show. The state Division of Gaming Enforcement issued statistics showing that the nine...
Casino workers who want smoking ended demonstrate in New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With their push to end smoking in Atlantic City's casinos going nowhere fast in either the courts or the state Legislature, casino workers and supporters of smoke-free gambling halls demonstrated Thursday outside a hotel where New Jersey's governor was due to speak. ...
Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws record betting for a combat sports event
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jake Paul's unanimous victory over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might have been disappointing from a competitive standpoint, but it drew record betting. BetMGM said the fight between the YouTube star and the 58-year-old Tyson, who showed his age by being...
New Jersey internet gambling sets another revenue record at $213 million
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's internet gambling market set another record in October, the latest proof that people are betting more of their money online rather than coming to Atlantic City to gamble it in person. Figures released Monday by the New Jersey Division of...
