Writer: Associated Press
Security gets boost for New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Officials are urging New Year’s Eve revelers in Las Vegas to leave bags, backpacks and strollers at home as... more
Black Eagle ticket wins Montana Millionaire jackpot
HELENA (AP) – A Montana Millionaire ticket sold in Black Eagle won this year’s $1 million jackpot. Montana Lottery officials say the... more
California tribe to reopen casino after more than a year (updated)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – A Central California tribe is set to reopen its casino Thursday, more than a year after a faction attempted an... more
Nevada regulators watching newspaper sale to Adelson family
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The sale of Nevada’s largest newspaper to the family of billionaire casino-mogul Sheldon Adelson has gambling... more
DraftKings, Illinois set schedule in fantasy sports case
CHICAGO (AP) – Boston-based DraftKings and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan have agreed to an expedited schedule and a bench... more
Bar owner’s lawsuit challenges St. Louis smoking ban
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis bar owner wants a judge to block the city’s smoking ban, just days before exemptions to the law... more
After rain deluge, rare winter floods on Mississippi River
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Warm and wet weather over the last several weeks followed by storms that brought a deluge of rain in recent days... more
Panel: $650M in untaxed Ohio gambling freebies need review
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Failing to tax more than $650 million worth of promotional freebies at casinos and racinos has been a direct... more
Hearing set for Jan 7. on Assembly casino referendum plan
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – A public hearing on one of two competing plans to ask voters whether to authorize two new casinos in... more
Vegas firefighters quell blaze at boarded-up downtown motel
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A Las Vegas fire official says no injuries were reported after firefighters quelled flames that badly damaged a... more
