Writer: Associated Press
Mass. targets date for awarding slots parlor (AP)
BOSTON (AP) – The state’s gambling commission has set a timetable for the awarding of the first and only slots parlor license... more
Illinois lawmakers extend online betting law (AP)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers approved an 11th-hour extension to an online betting law on Wednesday that will allow... more
Pleas set in Pa. gambling case, $1M buried cash (AP)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Guilty pleas are unfolding in a gambling case that involves $1 million buried in the yard of the daughter of a... more
New Pa. law on sports pool betting raises dispute (AP)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania law that took effect this week is causing a pre-Super Bowl dispute between a state senator and... more
SD voters could decide adding games in casinos (AP – updated)
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota voters would be able to decide whether Deadwood casinos should be allowed to offer roulette, keno... more
FireKeepers Casino Hotel plans women’s golf event (AP)
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) – FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Michigan plans to host a new women’s golf event in June at Battle Creek... more
Ky. Baptist leader condemns expanded gambling (AP)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky Baptist leader warns that casinos would “prey on the most vulnerable” as his... more
Asia’s Second-Richest Lui Expands Casino Empire Beyond Macau (Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg) — Lui Che-woo became Asia’s second- richest person by setting up a casino company that within a decade became the world’s... more
Both sides voice opinions at gambling hearing (AP)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – Pushing anew to finally expand Illinois gambling, state Rep. Robert Rita figured staging his first public... more
Deals reached with neighbors of Mass. casino plan (AP)
REVERE, Mass. (AP) – Mohegan Sun says it has struck deals with seven surrounding communities as it pursues a $1.3 billion resort... more
