Writer: Associated Press
MGM opens Macau casino resort as license renewal looms
MACAU — MGM Resorts is launching a lavish multibillion-dollar casino resort in Macau in the latest big bet by foreign gaming companies on... more
West Virginia Senate committee passes sports betting bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia Senate committee has advanced a bill that would introduce sports betting at the... more
New Mexico students seek vote on lottery scholarship bill
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – University of New Mexico students are calling on state lawmakers to vote on a measure aimed at shoring up the... more
Judge to decide whether Powerball winner can stay anonymous
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) – A New Hampshire state judge is deciding whether to allow a woman who won a $559.7 million Powerball jackpot to... more
Comedian Marty Allen dies in Las Vegas at 95
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marty Allen, the baby-faced, bug-eyed comedian with wild black hair who was a staple of TV variety shows, game shows and... more
Commission says it can’t withhold Powerball winner’s name
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – New Hampshire’s lottery commission will ask a court to dismiss a complaint from a Powerball winner asking... more
Seminole Tribe could add craps and roulette at its casinos
The Seminole Tribe of Florida would be allowed to add craps and roulette at its casinos under a bill now moving in the Florida Senate. The... more
Connecticut officials call for probe of Interior Department
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut officials on Monday called for an investigation of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s... more
Long-stalled Vegas casino-resort gets new life
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The Fontainebleau is no more. Call it The Drew Las Vegas. The hulking, bluish casino-resort, which has sat... more
Norwalk man who profited from betting websites faces judge
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A 41-year-old Norwalk man faces sentencing for failing to pay income tax on more than $1 million he received... more
