Writer: Associated Press
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
Powerful typhoon kills at least 3 in Macau, disrupts casino operations
A powerful typhoon caused at least three deaths Wednesday in Macau, according to local authorities in the Chinese gambling enclave. Three... more
Time is ripe to bring sports betting into the open
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Jimmy Vaccaro has been taking bets in this gambling town for more than 40 years, so there’s not much he... more
NFL still doesn’t get Vegas, even with Raiders
LAS VEGAS — Sometimes the bumbling bozos in charge of the NFL just can’t help themselves.Or maybe they’ve been so afraid of Las Vegas for... more
The Texas lottery is no place for anonymous winners.
Imagine winning a million or more dollars in the Texas lottery. Life and family history would inextricably shift into two separate... more
