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Faced with a drop in gambling revenue, states are adding games, considering new casinos and increasing lottery options — anything to keep their cut of the profits rolling in.
A new poll finds most Americans oppose Internet and half oppose sports betting, but many have gambled themselves at a casino.
Lawmakers in Hawaii have decided not to allow gambling on the state's sunny isles.
A loophole that allowed a South Dakota man to avoid repaying a $33,000 debt because he once lost $1,500 to the lender in a card game would be closed under a bill headed to the governor's desk.
Supporters of a perennial proposal to put slots and video gambling in racetracks are promising something for everyone this year, from preschoolers to cutting-edge medical researchers, horse breeders and maybe the Minnesota Vikings.
Hawaii has always been known for its sun, sand and surf. It may soon add another attraction: slots.
Nevada casinos won almost $6.9 million on this year's Super Bowl as bettors wagered $82.7 million on the NFL title game, gambling regulators said Tuesday.
Developers of a casino in Kansas City have asked legislators not to change the rules governing gambling in Kansas to benefit a potential competitor to the detriment of their $386 million project.
Senate Democrats killed legislation Thursday that would have allowed voters a say in any proposal that would expand gambling in Kentucky.
Supporters of expanded gambling in Kansas hoped Thursday that the promise of new revenues for the state would overcome legislators' reluctance to tinker with an existing law allowing casinos and slot machines at racetracks.
Another version of a politically divisive proposal to legalize slots at Kentucky horse tracks has been filed in the House.
Montana video gambling tax receipts fell by nearly 18 percent in the final three months of 2009, with the new indoor smoking ban adding to the effects of the recession.
Kansas Lottery officials are still waiting to receive any casino proposals for the state's southeast corner.
Religious organizations are lining up to fight legislation that would expand and tax gambling in Alabama.
The Kansas Lottery's top official hopes a new plan for a Wichita-area casino will emerge in a few weeks.
A Nebraska lawmaker is making another run at helping the state's ailing horse-racing industry.
A man who helped build one of the world's largest Internet gambling companies, only to see it crumble after an indictment by U.S. prosecutors, was sentenced to nearly three years in prison Friday on federal racketeering charges.
All bets are off on the New Jersey Nets' team plane.
Oaklawn Park has opened its expanded electronic gambling parlor, giving bettors a casino atmosphere in which they can play craps, poker, blackjack and machines that look an awful lot like slots.
A politically divisive proposal to legalize slots at Kentucky horse tracks appears to be facing long odds in the state Legislature this year, House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Friday.
A top state senator said Wednesday that his committee will consider legislation that would allow riverboat casinos on Lake Michigan and the Ohio River to move inland in hopes of staving off new competition from neighboring states.
About 40 Alabama state troopers assembled in the pre-down hours Wednesday for a raid approved by Gov. Bob Riley himself. Their target: the bingo machines at a new, $87 million casino near Dothan that the governor says is operating illegally.
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning is taking his fight against new video games that offer cash pay-outs to the state Legislature, a move that distributors of a popular new barroom game called a continuation of his "witch hunt."
A New York man has admitted he helped run an illegal offshore sports betting ring that operated in several states, including New Jersey.
Officials of the Kansas Lottery hope a new plan for a Wichita-area casino will emerge by year's end.
There's already some much said and written about addiction. Drug addiction, nicotine addiction, gambling addiction and whatever people are addicted to.
BBC News - Taliban harness power of the webThe Taliban banned the internet when they were in power in Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001 declaring it immoral and un-Islamic.
N.J. Says Casino Magnate Has Mob Ties in China - NYTimes.comNew Jersey comes down hard on MGM because of ties to organized crime. To clarify, it's because of ties to Chinese organized crime. Turf wars.
With mid-March in full swing, many folks around the nation have their attention focused on the NCAA tournament as they strive for that slice of immortality of winning their office pools. Usually, there are one or two people within each office that run the pool.
States Rush to Legalize Sports Betting, Expand GamblingWith the melt down of the global economy over the past 2 years, multi-national brokerage firms and trusted financial institutions bore the brunt of accusations of gambling away the financial health and futures of investors, primarily through the sale of toxic mortgages with credi …
With the melt down of the global economy over the past 2 years, multi-national brokerage firms and trusted financial institutions bore the brunt of accusations of gambling away the financial health and futures of investors, primarily through the sale of toxic mortgages with cred …
Iverson Battles Gambling, Alcohol Problems: ReportFormer 76ers guard Allen Iverson's personal problems seem to keep piling up. The latest news is that multiple league sources are worried about A.I. saying that he is battling alcohol and gambling problems, reported the Inquirer's Stephen A. Smith.
Oxfam Could Win £330,000 After A Man Left The Charity £4,420 In Betting Slips In His WillA man who donated a series of gambling bets to Oxfam when he died, could raise the charity £330,000.
Poker Heist: Armed Group Storms Tournament, Makes Off With $1.36 Million Jackpot (VIDEO)A heavily armed group stormed a poker tournament in a German luxury hotel Saturday afternoon and made off with a jackpot, a police spokesman said.
Fox guest blames Obama for rise in domestic violence... because he criticized VegasA conservative talk show host says President Barack Obama is "partly" to blame for a rise in domestic violence because of the deteriorating job situation over the past year -- and because the president has criticized Las Vegas.
Debate rages on whether Alabama wins or loses by ending bingoNutcake, Fundamentalist christians in Alabama want to outlaw gambling and put hard working people out of a job just to protect us from sinning.
Nevada casinos win $6.86M on Super Bowl betsNevada casinos won almost $6.9 million on this year's Super Bowl as bettors wagered $82.7 million on the NFL title game, gambling regulators said Tuesday.
Internet gambling again in playPoker lobbyists are ramping up an aggressive push backed by millions of dollars to legalize Internet gambling in the United States this year, hoping to overcome passionate objections from social conservatives, sports leagues and other longtime opponents.
Casino Spurs Hope For Neglected Columbus Neighborhood Residents near the site of a proposed casino in the city say they hope the plan will boost the struggling neighborhood.
Miss. House: No Divorces For Excessive Gambling Husband at the blackjack table every night? Wife depleting the family savings at the slot machines? Those habits, alone, are not reason enough to get divorced in Mississippi.
"Wall Street's Pervasive Cultural and Ethical Effects Reach The NBA? One possible scenario:
Teams review gambling stance after Gilbert Arenas incidentNBA clubs are reviewing their gambling policies after allegations that debts from card games prompted Gilbert Arenas to bring guns into the Washington Wizards locker room.
Bookie refuses to pay out £7 million on snow betBookmaker Ladbrokes is refusing to pay out more than 7 million pounds to a man who gambled on a white Christmas across the UK, as the bet was accepted by mistake.
All bets are off: Nets ban gambling on team planeAll bets are off on the New Jersey Nets' team plane. A team spokesman confirms the Nets have decided to ban gambling on their flights, not long after it apparently led to the locker room incident involving Washington's Gilbert Arenas (FSY) and his guns.
Report: Wizards' Arenas, Crittenton pull guns on each otherhe investigation of Gilbert Arenas (FSY) and the guns he brought to the Verizon Center took a much more serious turn Friday amid a report that the Washington Wizards point guard and teammate Javaris Crittenton (FSY) allegedly drew on each other during a locker-room argument over …
Gambler threatened to kill champion racehorse after forgetting to place bet For self-confessed gambling addict Andrew Rodgerson it must have seemed like the perfect way to make money from his vice. He would be supplied with sure-fire tips from horse-racing insiders who were too well known to place their own bets.
Pistol Pull In The NBA ? "This is unprecedented in the history of sports," says Players Assoc. ExecThe Washington Wizards take this situation and the ongoing investigation very seriously," the Wizards said in a statement. "We are continuing to cooperate fully with the proper authorities and the NBA and will have no further comment at this time."
"Considering the fact that so many state governments – probably between 40 and 50 – don't consider it immoral, I don't think that anyone should. It may be a little immoral because in reality it is a tax on the poor; the lotteries.
Betting Against All of UsDuring the bubble, Goldman Sachs and other financial firms created complicated mortgage-related investments, sold them to clients and then placed bets that those investments would decline in value.
Robin Hood of Las Vegas takes from the rich casinos to give to the poorSo who is this gambling Good Samaritan? He calls himself "Robin Hood 702" and runs a website on which he promises to milk the casinos and give the proceeds to the poor. The number 702 refers to the Las Vegas postal code area.
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