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Bill for mobile sports betting passes Rhode Island Senate
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A bill to allow mobile wagering for sports betting in Rhode Island has passed the state Senate. The Senate approved the bill Wednesday. Expanding sports betting is a top priority for…
3 days agoGamblers bet on new US football league despite no history
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Almost no one knows the players and there’s virtually no history to look back on. But that’s not stopping gamblers from making — and bookmakers from taking — bets on…
3 days agoPlace your bets: NASCAR pushes its chips on sports gambling
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brendan Gaughan is the son of a casino magnate and has long grasped the allure of throwing down a few bucks to wager on a sporting event. Heck, Gaughan once…
4 days agoNew Jersey becomes first US state to take legal Oscars bets
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Perhaps you weren’t sure — or didn’t care — if Gisele Bundchen’s husband and the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl this month. But you know why “The Favourite” is…
5 days agoFans in 3 states legally bet almost $185.5M on Super Bowl
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Football fans in three states legally bet almost $185.5 million on the Super Bowl this year, with sportsbooks ending Sunday with mixed results and Nevada operators seeing the first drop in…
2 weeks agoThe Latest: Less money bet on Super Bowl at Nevada casinos
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on legal betting action on Super Bowl 53 (all times local): 4 p.m. Regulators say gamblers in Nevada bet less money on the Super Bowl this year. Unaudited tallies…
2 weeks agoUS sports leagues split on how to monetize sports betting
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America’s major professional sports leagues are split on how to get a piece of the action from legal sports betting after failing to get early adopting states to cut them…
2 weeks agoFans bet on Super Bowl in multiple states for the first time
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Football fans bet legally on the Super Bowl from states other than Nevada for the first time Sunday, with the excitement spreading from Las Vegas to as far as Rhode Island.…
2 weeks agoLas Vegas says charm will keep bettors coming for Super Bowl
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of football fans from around the country converge at Las Vegas casinos every February to place their bets on the Super Bowl’s winner, MVP, first touchdown scorer and hundreds of…
2 weeks agoPatriots fans flock to Rhode Island to bet on the Super Bowl
LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) — Given their team’s success, die-hard fans of the New England Patriots have made Las Vegas like a winter home during Super Bowl week so they can enjoy a fair-weather party while…
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