Writer: Associated Press
Effort to expand Fla. gambling ends for this year
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A key lawmaker has pulled the plug on a legislative plan to broaden gambling in Florida during this... more
Cedar Rapids casino backers to push for approval (updated)
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – Supporters of a proposed $164 million casino development in Cedar Rapids made a final push Thursday to... more
Proposal to expand horse racing in Nebraska fails
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A proposed ballot measure that could allow betting on previously recorded horse races has failed to win enough... more
Catskills town sees casino as a good bet
MONTICELLO, N.Y. (AP) – Developers of a proposed Catskills casino say they have received a resolution of support from local... more
Bill for luring casino to southeast Kansas passes
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A proposal designed to bring a state-owned casino to southeast Kansas cleared the state Legislature on Wednesday... more
Ala. Supreme Court rules for state in bingo cases (updated)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Supreme Court, in a decision unsealed Tuesday, again sided with the state’s attorney... more
Dayton declines to take stance on lottery curbs
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Gov. Mark Dayton says he hasn’t formed a position on a bill that would bar the Minnesota Lottery from... more
Missouri bill seeks to lure high-stakes gamblers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gamblers willing to put up at least $10,000 could get a special perk at Missouri casinos that could make... more
Pa. casino: Gamblers can earn airline miles
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) – A suburban Philadelphia casino has partnered with US Airways on a promotion that will allow gamblers to... more
SC justices: No casino allowed on Catawba land (updated)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A statewide ban on video gambling means that South Carolina’s only federally recognized tribe cannot have... more
