Feb 12 Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Data from GeoComply shows the number of verification checks it carried out over the weekend increased by more than 22 percent from last year. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 6:51 A look at the growing ties between pro sports and the sports betting industry By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Winston Wilde Not long ago, professional sports avoided anything to do with gambling. But today in 2024, the Super Bowl is being played within sight of the Las Vegas Strip, and pro sports leagues and teams are raking in millions of dollars… Continue watching
Nov 07 Pro-casino effort in Richmond, Virginia, concedes defeat in second referendum By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press The developers of a proposed resort casino in Virginia's capital city conceded a loss Tuesday night in their second shot at winning voters' approval for the project. Continue reading
May 31 Former Connecticut lawmaker gets 27 months in prison for stealing over $1.2 million in coronavirus aid By Dave Collins, Associated Press Michael DiMassa used a chunk of the money to fuel his gambling addiction. He apologized Wednesday in federal court in Hartford. Continue reading
Feb 07 Powerball player in Washington wins $754.6 million prize By Associated Press Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds to win a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 5:18 Go big or go home: America's multi-billion dollar sports betting business By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest sporting -- and betting -- event of the year. Despite the pandemic, bookkeepers are expecting wagers worth more than $4 billion this year. Since its expansion outside Nevada in 2018, the legal betting industry… Continue watching
Nov 04 Expansion of gambling in the U.S. wins big at polls By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana approved sports betting. That means that more than half the country could have legal sports betting by the end of the year. Continue reading
Aug 06 Workers want mandated temp checks for casino patrons By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Five Atlantic City casinos are not physically checking the temperatures of guests entering the property, workers say. Continue reading
Feb 06 New York court rules fantasy sports contests are illegal gambling By Mary Esch, Associated Press The court upheld Thursday a previous decision that ruled daily fantasy sports violated the state constitution's ban on gambling. The court also ruled that the Legislature unlawfully authorized the activity by classifying it as a game of skill, not chance. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 10:16 How social casinos leverage Facebook user data to target vulnerable gamblers By Nate Halverson, Reveal Every year, more people are playing games on their phones, and a category of apps called social casinos has quickly become a multi-billion dollar industry. But are game developers targeting vulnerable users, with Facebookâs help and massive trove of personal… Continue watching