Writer: Associated Press

07/29/22 6:27 PM

$1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot on the line Friday night

  • Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot keeps getting larger as officials raised the massive prize to $1.28... more
07/28/22 7:49 PM

Atlantic City casino contracts bring four years of labor peace

  • Wayne Parry, Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Atlantic City casino workers are getting substantial raises and the gambling halls will enjoy four years... more
07/28/22 7:24 PM

$1.1B Mega Millions jackpot latest in history of lotteries

  • Scott McFetridge, Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – At over $1 billion, the Mega Millions jackpot is among the largest lottery prizes ever up for grabs, making... more
07/28/22 1:34 AM

Resorts Casino reaches deal with union; only one Atlantic City casino remains without pact

  • Wayne Parry, Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Resorts Casino reached an agreement with Atlantic City’s main casino workers union on Wednesday,... more
07/27/22 10:41 PM

Judge halts Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act in Louisiana and West Virginia

  • Stephen Whyno, Associated Press
A federal judge said Tuesday a national horse racing authority cannot enforce its rules in Louisiana and West Virginia while a lawsuit... more
07/27/22 10:45 AM

No one wins U.S. Mega Millions, jackpot now over $1B

  • Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot ballooned to $1.02 billion after no one matched all six numbers Tuesday... more
07/20/22 10:52 PM

Players’ union leader concerned about Major League Baseball’s deals with gambling companies

  • Ronald Blum, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The head of the baseball players’ association is worried about the sport’s increased commercial deals... more
07/20/22 6:47 PM

Wisconsin: Menominee, Hard Rock renew efforts to open Kenosha casino

  • Associated Press
KESHENA, Wis. (AP) – The Menominee Indian Tribe said Wednesday that it’s relaunching its effort, in partnership with Hard Rock... more
07/16/22 4:26 PM

State lotteries increasingly cede control to huge firms

  • Tinashe Chingarande, Elizabeth Flood, Spencer Friedman, and Daniel Lawall / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Associated Press
The companies that run state-backed lotteries already have a heavy hand in how the games are operated. But in the years ahead, their... more
07/16/22 4:24 PM

State lotteries transfer wealth out of needy communities

  • Aadit Tambe, Stephen Neukam, Kate Seltzer, Rachel Logan, Henry Kuczynski, Emmett Gartner, Trisha Ahmed, Abby Zimmardi, Michael Purdie, Shreya Vuttaluru, Jamie Lin Pinzon / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Associated Press
WARREN, Mich. (AP) – While the growing expansion of casinos and state-sanctioned sports betting steal the spotlight, state lotteries... more