Writer: Associated Press
Western retirees at Thai resort busted for playing bridge
BANGKOK (AP) – Add aging Western bridge players to the list of desperadoes in Thailand’s seaside resort of Pattaya, a sin city... more
Polk County commits to loan nearly $30M for convention hotel
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Polk County’s board of supervisors has agreed to loan nearly $30 million in additional financing to... more
Kasich keeps it positive in final days before New Hampshire
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) – Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik) is betting big on positivity. Jeb Bush and Chris Christie are turning... more
Female cricketer banned for betting on men’s match
SYDNEY (AP) – An Australian female cricket player has been banned for six months for placing bets on a men’s test match between... more
Missouri lawmakers consider fantasy sports regulations
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are debating whether to regulate fantasy sports like gambling. Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick... more
First lawsuit in state lottery-fixing scandal seeks millions (updated)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – It was one of those feel-good moments that lotteries love to promote when “Lucky Larry” Dawson... more
Groundbreaking for Schenectady casino to open in 2017
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) – Builders of a riverside casino in Schenectady say they will keep an aggressive construction schedule as they... more
Martha’s Vineyard Tribe Appeals Ruling Against Gambling Hall
BOSTON (AP) — A native American tribe on Martha’s Vineyard is appealing a federal judge’s decision to block them from building a gambling... more
Hawaii prosecutor: fantasy sports sites cease and desist
HONOLULU (AP) – Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro is demanding that the heads of two major fantasy sports sites stop... more
Correction: MGM Resorts outsourcing Strip parking to Chicago-based firm
LAS VEGAS (AP) – In a story Feb. 2 about MGM Resorts International outsourcing its Las Vegas Strip parking operations to a... more
