Writer: Associated Press
Georgia’s lottery closes year with record $1.54B in profits
ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia’s lottery saw profits leap again as gamblers kept reaching for lottery tickets and online games even as... more
Canada to let vaccinated US citizens enter on August 9; US not reciprocating yet
TORONTO (AP) – Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the... more
Pennsylvania smashes record for gambling revenue in a year
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania smashed its record for gambling revenue, state regulators said Monday, reporting nearly $3.9... more
South Carolina horse study committee may discuss betting too
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Some legislators on a committee studying the economic impact of raising and racing horses in South Carolina... more
Atlantic City casinos win $345M in June, new monthly record
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Atlantic City’s casinos set a new monthly record for gross gambling revenue in June, winning more... more
Nebraska: Casino and track developer to pitch project in Norfolk
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – The company that’s building casinos in Nebraska after voters legalized them announced plans Thursday for... more
Louisiana’s first fantasy sports betting license approved
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana gambling regulators Thursday backed the state’s first license for fantasy sports betting,... more
Louisiana: Ex-Gov. Edwin Edwards, convicted of taking casino license payoffs, dies
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — They were tough acts to follow on the stage of 20th century Louisiana politics: the arm-flailing Depression-era... more
Louisiana: Shreveport to decide if casinos exempt from smoking ban
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – The Shreveport City Council will decide whether to exempt casinos from a citywide smoking ban. The council... more
New daily COVID-19 cases in Nevada highest since February
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The COVID-19 positivity rate in Nevada has more than doubled over the last month to 7.9%, and the average number of new... more
