Writer: Associated Press

03/16/24 1:08 PM

Maryland House pushes higher taxes, online gambling in $1.3B plan for education and transportation

  • Brian Witte, Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A budget showdown at the Maryland General Assembly is brewing, with top House leaders outlining on Friday a $1.3... more
03/15/24 5:00 PM

UPDATED: Florida rivals ask courts to stop online sports gambling off tribal lands

  • Mike Schneider, Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from online... more
03/15/24 4:05 PM

New Jersey: Internet gambling revenue continues to soar; in-person revenue? Not so much.

  • Wayne Parry, Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Internet gambling revenue continues to soar in New Jersey, where online casinos are accounting for a growing... more
03/11/24 3:52 PM

North Carolina launches statewide sports wagering

  • Gary D. Robertson and Erik Verduzco , Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Mobile and online sports wagering across North Carolina took off on Monday, as several licensed gambling operators... more
03/08/24 4:23 PM

UPDATED: Temple, Loyola (Md.) men’s basketball programs disclose gambling-related investigations

  • Dan Gelston, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple University said Friday it will review reports that show at least one game involving its men’s basketball team... more
03/07/24 9:53 PM

Alabama Senate approves lottery, gambling bill including tribal compact; final outlook unclear

  • Kim Chandler, Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate on Thursday advanced a scaled-back gambling proposal — allowing a state lottery and electronic... more
03/07/24 4:20 PM

Panel says the next generation of online gambling will be more social, engaged and targeted

  • Wayne Parry, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The future of online gambling will be more social, more engaged with players and more targeted to their individual... more
03/06/24 3:56 PM

Panel says New York, Maryland and maybe California could offer internet gambling soon

  • Wayne Parry, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — With Rhode Island this week becoming the seventh U.S. state to launch internet gambling, industry panelists at an online... more
03/04/24 8:27 PM

Iowa State athletes’ lawyers scoff at investigator’s disappointment in gambling charges being dropped

  • Eric Olson, Associated Press
Attorneys for four Iowa State athletes who had been charged in a sports wagering case said Monday it was alarming that the Iowa Department... more
03/02/24 5:03 PM

Legislation to legalize, tax skill games passes Virginia Assembly, heads to governor

  • Sarah Rankin, Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers passed legislation Friday that would legalize skill games, the slots-like betting machines that... more