Writer: Associated Press

10/13/24 8:40 PM

Brazil starts blocking irregular online gambling as concern rises over addiction

  • Gabriela Sa Pessoa and Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil on Friday started blocking over 2,000 gambling websites designated as irregular, part of a push by the government... more
10/12/24 4:12 PM

Appeals court revives lawsuit in fight between 2 tribes over Alabama casinos

  • Associated Press
A federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit filed by one Native American tribe over another’s construction of a casino on what they... more
10/11/24 1:31 PM

At stake for casinos when ex-judge from mainland China takes Macau’s top job

  • Associated Press
Some 400 pro-establishment electors are set to approve the sole candidate for Macao’s chief executive job on Sunday, making him the Chinese... more
10/11/24 1:23 PM

Brazil starts blocking ‘irregular’ online-gambling, as concern rises over addiction

  • Associated Press
Brazil on Friday started blocking over 2,000 gambling websites designated as irregular, part of a push by the government to regulate the... more
10/10/24 8:49 PM

NCAA study finds widespread harassment of athletes, especially women

  • Pete Iacobelli, Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An NCAA study on social media abuse of athletes, coaches and other officials during championship events found nearly... more
10/07/24 3:31 PM

Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds

  • Scott McFetridge, Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said they’re... more
10/05/24 11:58 AM

Pete Rose found home in Las Vegas before nation began to embrace sports betting

  • Mark Anderson, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Betting on baseball got Pete Rose banned from the game, never to return while he was alive. But, perhaps appropriately, he... more
10/02/24 8:03 PM

Man pleads guilty in betting scheme that ensnared ex-NBA player Jontay Porter

  • Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A gambler pleaded guilty Wednesday in a sports betting scandal that got NBA player Jontay Porter kicked out of the league... more
10/01/24 4:19 PM

Ex-Jaguars worker who stole $22M from team sues FanDuel

  • Wayne Parry, Associated Press
A former financial manager for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars who stole $22 million from the team is suing FanDuel for $250 million, saying... more
10/01/24 3:05 PM

New York: Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor is leaving City Hall for a betting agency

  • Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor, Byron Brown, said Monday he will leave City Hall in a few weeks to lead an offtrack... more