Writer: Associated Press
Casino trade group updates rules to include sports betting
The casino industry’s largest lobbying group in the U.S. has updated its code of conduct for responsible gambling to specify that it... more
Bookies go from pariahs to partners in NBA deal
LAS VEGAS (AP) – As revenue goes it barely registers on the books. The NBA probably gets more from the contract with its frozen... more
NBA strikes deal with MGM Resorts to become ‘gaming partner’
NEW YORK (AP) – The NBA and WNBA will now share official data with MGM Resorts International, a major win for the leagues as they... more
New Jersey gets five sports betting applications; IGT to partner with FanDuel at Meadowlands
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey regulators have received five additional applications from gambling companies seeking to start... more
Sports betting is here, leagues should stay away
They’ve been taking action for two weeks now in New Jersey, where basketball great Julius Erving helped kick things off with a $5 bet... more
Bettman and Daly put on a lounge show of their own
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Just before the most improbable of Stanley Cup Final in the most improbable hockey city around, Gary Bettman and Bill Daly... more
A new frontier and legitimacy for sports betting
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Jimmy Vaccaro has seen just about everything in 40 years of taking money behind the counter at sports books in this... more
Is sports betting about to go mainstream? Bet on it
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Jimmy Vaccaro has been taking – and dispensing – money in this city’s sports books for the better... more
You’re looking live at Brent Musburger in a sports book
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The wink and nod are no longer needed. Neither are the euphemisms Brent Musburger liked to use on network television... more
Las Vegas rolls the dice and comes up a winner
LAS VEGAS (AP) – This was a sight no self-respecting bookie in this gambling town would have ever laid odds on seeing.There was Roger... more
