Writer: Associated Press
Legal questions arise for fantasy day game biz
Some of the newest incarnations of fantasy football look a lot more like gambling than intricate, outsmart-your-opponent strategy games.... more
Wyoming sees nearly $200K in 1st-day lottery sales
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – The opening day of the new Wyoming Lottery saw nearly $200,000 in Powerball and Mega Millions tickets being... more
Tribe’s casino plan roils quaint Martha’s Vineyard
AQUINNAH, Mass. (AP) – On the western tip of Martha’s Vineyard, bright clay cliffs and a red brick lighthouse draw visitors as... more
Hasidic village sues to block Orange County casino
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – A Hasidic Jewish village has mounted a legal challenge seeking to halt a casino proposed for Orange County in... more
Daily game explosion spawns big-dollar industry
LAS VEGAS (AP) – When U.S. lawmakers carved out an exemption for fantasy sports in a 2006 law targeting online poker, no one... more
Fantasy explosion in US has some giving up jobs
Cory Albertson was cruising at 30,000 feet and, like others on the plane to Detroit, taking care of some business on his laptop. His... more
Foxwoods owners straining again under heavy debt
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) – The tribe that runs the country’s largest resort casino is showing new signs of strain under the... more
Atlantic City casinos’ operating profit up 35 pct
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Atlantic City’s 11 casinos saw their gross operating profit increase by nearly 35 percent in the... more
Q2 2014 operating profit for Atlantic City casinos
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – 2nd quarter gross operating profit or loss figures for Atlantic City casinos: Borgata: $43.2 million... more
Vegas’ storied Sahara casino reborn, transformed
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The Moroccan-themed Sahara casino that once hosted Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and the Beatles seemed a lost cause in... more
