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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana gambling regulators Thursday backed the state’s first license for fantasy sports betting,... more

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — They were tough acts to follow on the stage of 20th century Louisiana politics: the arm-flailing Depression-era... more

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – The Shreveport City Council will decide whether to exempt casinos from a citywide smoking ban. The council... more

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The COVID-19 positivity rate in Nevada has more than doubled over the last month to 7.9%, and the average number of new... more

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – For a year, Gary Scromo of Staten Island, New York, would either walk outside one of Atlantic City’s... more

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Fifteen months after the pandemic transformed Las Vegas from flamboyant spectacle to ghost town, Sin City is back.... more

KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) – The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation has opened a preliminary, temporary version of its... more

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Tony Evers and the Oneida Nation signed an agreement Thursday to allow betting on sporting events for the... more

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey’s yearlong coronavirus-inspired ban on smoking in Atlantic City casinos will end Sunday,... more

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – An organization that represents thousands of racehorse owners and trainers is accusing New Mexico regulators... more