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Poll: Half of Americans approve of legal sports betting

In this Monday, May 14, 2018, file photo, betting odds are displayed on a board in the sportsbook at the South Point.

A new poll finds that half of Americans approve of legal sports betting. The Fairleigh Dickinson University poll conducted shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting found that 50 percent of Americans favor it, with ...

20 May 2018

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Gambling, tech firms scramble for foothold in sports betting

Casinos, race tracks, daily fantasy sports companies and others are itching to offer bets in person and online after a court ...

18 May 2018

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Wynn completes $68 million pollution cleanup at Mass. casino site

Wynn Resorts has removed nearly 1 million tons of contaminated sediment from the former chemical plant site where ...

17 May 2018

Associated Press

Mandarin Oriental hotel to become Waldorf Astoria

CityCenter on Las Vegas Blvd on September 30, 2015. Shown is Mandarin Oriental, Veer Towers, and Crystals Mall.

The Mandarin Oriental hotel on the Las Vegas Strip will become a Waldorf Astoria this summer. Hilton's luxury hotel brand on Wednesday announced it will operate the 392-room property in the complex that ...

17 May 2018

Associated Press

NCAA opens door to title games for states with sports bets

The NCAA is opening a door for states with legalized sports gambling to host NCAA championship events and officials in Nevada are already set to get in the game as ...

17 May 2018

Associated Press

Tribes welcome the opportunity to add sports books to casinos

The lobby of the Navajo Nation's Twin Arrows Casino, east of Flagstaff, Ariz., is seen Tuesday, May 15, 2018. American Indian tribes are welcoming the opportunity to add sports betting to potentially hundreds of casinos across the country after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to legalize it.

American Indian tribes are welcoming an opportunity to offer sports betting in potentially hundreds of casinos across the country after ...

16 May 2018

By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press

Indiana man wins $1 million in slot tourney at M Resort

Richard Ideker is shown with his wife after winning the Marquee Millionaire Slot Tournament at M Resort.

An Indiana man won $1 million this month during a slot tournament at M Resort. Richard Ideker won the prize after racking up ...

15 May 2018

By Mick Akers

NFL seeks help from Congress on sports gambling ruling

In this Jan. 14, 2018, photo, NFL footballs sit on the field during warm ups before an NFL divisional football AFC playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Jacksonville Jaguars in Pittsburgh.

The NFL wants Congress to enact a framework for legalized sports betting in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that clears the way for more states to allow ...

14 May 2018

By Steve Megargee, Associated Press

Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility nationwide

This April 23, 2018, file photo, shows the Supreme Court in Washington.

The Supreme Court today gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in ...

14 May 2018

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

Portrait of a casino: Atlantic City property back in the black after 40 years

This April 20, 2018, photo shows a game of roulette underway at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. As Atlantic City's casinos mark their 40th anniversary, the industry is hailing the reopening of two of the five casinos that shut down since 2014, though some worry that re-expanding the market could lead to the same conditions that caused the wave of closings in the first place.

When Resorts became the first casino in the United States to open outside Nevada, gamblers overwhelmed it. Cars streamed into Atlantic City on May 26, 1978, and ...

13 May 2018

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

At 40, are Atlantic City casinos healing or courting danger?

This Friday, May 4, 2018 photo shows part of the first sign for the soon-to-open Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City N.J., being lifted into place on the building. As Atlantic City's casinos mark their 40th anniversary, the industry is hailing the reopening of two of the five casinos that shut down since 2014, though some worry that re-expanding the market could lead to the same conditions that caused the closings in the first place. Hard Rock, which is the former Trump Taj Majal, and Ocean Resort, which is the former Revel, are both due to open on June 28.

Having lost five of its 12 casinos over the past four years, Atlantic City will mark its 40th anniversary of casino gambling by reopening two of those shuttered properties, despite concern in some quarters that ...

11 May 2018

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Old Monte Carlo becomes the new Park MGM

New signage is shown in the porte cochere at the Park MGM, formerly the Monte Carlo, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. The name change and new look is part of the resort's rebranding and renovation project.

The Monte Carlo is no more. The 22-year-old Strip resort today was renamed the Park MGM. The transformation, which is ongoing, began with the opening of the Park Theater in December 2016 and has been undertaken while the property remains open. “Today is one of the many milestones in the transformation,” said Patrick Miller, the property’s president and ...

9 May 2018

By Mick Akers

50,000 Las Vegas casino workers to vote on strike over contract

A Culinary Union member receives vocal support from fellow protesters while being cuffed with a zip tie and escorted to a bus by Metro Police Officers on Wednesday evening in front of the Cosmopolitan Resort.

The union representing 50,000 Las Vegas casino employees whose contracts will expire at the end of the month on Wednesday announced the workers are set to vote on whether ...

9 May 2018

Staff and wire reports

Downtown casino project waiting on FAA approval

A workman operates an excavator at the site of the former Las Vegas Club casino on Main Street between Ogden Avenue and Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018.

The Las Vegas Planning Commission Tuesday considered the development plan for the 18 Fremont hotel-casino project downtown but postponed the matter until next month’s planning commission meeting because of ...

8 May 2018

By Mick Akers

Player hits $11.2 million jackpot at Paris Las Vegas

A player hit an $11.2 million Megabucks slot machine jackpot Saturday night at the Paris Las Vegas. The big win was announced via the IGT Jackpots Twitter account, which is affiliated with ...