Writer: Associated Press
Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds
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
Pete Rose found home in Las Vegas before nation began to embrace sports betting
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
Man pleads guilty in betting scheme that ensnared ex-NBA player Jontay Porter
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
Ex-Jaguars worker who stole $22M from team sues FanDuel
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
New York: Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor is leaving City Hall for a betting agency
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
Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, dies at age 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams... more
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa evacuated twice after suspicious devices found at the casino
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Seminole Hard Rock Tampa was evacuated Sunday night and again on Monday after the discovery of two suspicious... more
The sole candidate for Macau’s leader pledges to diversify the casino city’s economy
HONG KONG (AP) — The sole candidate in the election for Macau’s next leader has pledged to diversify the economy of the Chinese casino... more
A tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California’s wine country
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For decades a small, landless tribe in Northern California has been on a mission to get land, open a casino and tap... more
Ex-regulator wants better protection for young adult gamblers, including uniform betting age
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s former top gambling regulator with a nationwide reputation for strengthening oversight of the... more
