Gambling industry
Latest
-
Legal sports betting begins in upstate New York
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — New York joined the growing list of states allowing wagering on sports after an upstate casino cut the ribbon on a new betting lounge Tuesday and took its first bet —…
1 week ago -
1 year, $3.2 billion later, New Jersey sports betting soars
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gamblers plunked down more than $3 billion on sports in the first full year that it became legal, helping the state challenge Nevada for the nationwide lead in…
2 weeks ago -
New Hampshire legalizes sports betting
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire became the latest state to legalize sports gambling on Friday, and Gov. Chris Sununu said he’s eager to place the first bet. The Republican signed into law a measure…
2 weeks ago -
New Jersey tops Nevada in sports betting volume in May
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Here’s all you need to know about how fast sports betting is growing in New Jersey: the state took in more sports bets last month than Nevada did to lead…
3 weeks ago -
New England’s last thoroughbred horse track winds down
BOSTON (AP) — New England’s last thoroughbred horse track, Boston’s Suffolk Downs, is hosting its final live races this weekend, but it’s not clear what comes next for the industry, which continues to receive millions…
4 weeks ago -
2 Atlantic City casinos expanding sportsbooks worth $20M
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two new sportsbooks worth more than $20 million are making their debut in Atlantic City in the latest sign of how important casinos consider New Jersey’s fast-growing sports betting industry.…
4 weeks ago -
Feds: Texas family ran $33M illegal sports gambling outfit
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Members of a southeast Texas family acknowledged in federal court Tuesday that they ran illegal bookmaking from the father’s used car dealership for more than three decades, an enterprise federal authorities…
4 weeks ago -
Correction: Sports Betting-States story
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — In a story June 23 about regional differences in sports betting legalization, The Associated Press reported erroneously that sports betting has been legalized in two states in the Deep South.…
4 weeks ago -
New Jersey may let Golden Nugget casino take some NBA bets
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers are considering loosening their sports betting restrictions to allow the owner of the Golden Nugget casino to accept bets on most National Basketball Association teams. Texas billionaire…
1 month ago -
Panel: 90% of US sport bets could be online in 5 to 10 years
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Some gambling and technology executives say 90% of sports betting in the United States will be done over mobile phones or the internet in the next five to 10 years.…
1 month ago