Writer: Associated Press
Compulsive gambling funds off pace of new casinos (AP)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Tom Leksan lost nearly everything when gambling became an addiction with easy access to casinos. Once an Ohio... more
DERBY LIVE: Sloppy track, Revolutionary, bets (AP)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs had a field of 19 horses, with Orb topping the... more
Rocky Gap casino invites gamblers to a preview (AP)
CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) – The Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort is holding an open house where gamblers can sign up for a casino loyalty... more
Ohio investigators raid suspected Internet cafe (AP)
ONTARIO, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s attorney general says state investigators searched a Richland County business suspected of... more
Mayor, Ill. lawmakers make case for Chicago casino (AP)
CHICAGO (AP) – Visitors to the nation’s third-largest city are usually spotted wandering the Magnificent Mile, snapping... more
Tribe business CEO says it desires Nebraska casino (AP)
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) – The Winnebago Tribe’s business arm intends to develop a casino at a former horse track in... more
PokerStars still wants to buy casino (AP)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – The British parent company of the PokerStars website says it still wants to buy an Atlantic City casino,... more
US casinos brace for impact of Internet gambling (AP)
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (AP) – With legal gambling in the United States now moving beyond the casinos and onto the Internet, the... more
Vegas, Macau help MGM Resorts beat 1Q expectations (AP)
LAS VEGAS (AP) – MGM Resorts International reported a surprise profit for its first quarter on the strength of room bookings and... more
Pa. slots revenue down for 5th straight month (AP)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Gross revenue from slot machines at the state’s 11 casinos declined for the fifth straight month in April,... more
