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Women upset at being turned away from bingo game

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:56:49 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - A dispute over a bingo game at a Baton Rouge senior center has led state officials to suggest the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging should implement sensitivity training for its staff.

Lattimore records ad for South Carolina lottery

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:36:11 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - San Francisco 49ers running back Marcus Lattimore has recorded two "Play Responsibly" ads for the South Carolina Education Lottery.

MTR Gaming allows betting from mobile devices

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:17:34 -0400

CHESTER, West Virginia - MTR Gaming Group Inc. is letting customers use their smartphones and iPads to place bets on horse races.

American conference women's tourney at casino

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:20:13 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - The new American Athletic Conference will hold its first women's basketball tournament at the Mohegan Sun casino.

Dutch player gets 6-month ban for betting

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:29:23 -0400

LONDON - Dutch tennis player Yannick Ebbinghaus has been suspended for six months and fined $10,000 for violating the sport's betting rules.

Kimball man wins more than $300K in lottery

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:25:22 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - For Larry Hughes, winning a big West Virginia Lottery prize was as easy as 1-2-3. And 4.

Fla. Lottery launching Guy Harvey scratch off game

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:45:04 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - The Florida Lottery is teaming up with marine artist Guy Harvey.

New Illinois Lottery game to support HIV treatment

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:40:42 -0400

CHICAGO - A new Illinois Lottery game will benefit programs working to prevent the spread of HIV and help those living with HIV and AIDS.

Casinos ban gamblers from using Google Glass

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:17:08 -0400

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - Casinos in several states are forbidding gamblers from wearing Google Glass, the tiny eyeglasses-mounted device capable of shooting photos, filming video and surfing the Internet.

San Bernardino DA charges 3 in gambling operations

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:34:14 -0400

SAN BERNARDINO, California - San Bernardino County prosecutors say some local Internet cafes were actually fronts for illegal gambling operations.

Tottenham winger gets 4-month ban in betting case

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:09:35 -0400

LONDON - Tottenham winger Andros Townsend has been banned from soccer for four months for violating betting rules.

Tottenham winger gets 4-month ban in betting case

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:36:04 -0400

LONDON - Tottenham winger Andros Townsend has been banned from football for four months for violating betting rules.

Penn National to close Pa. off-track betting site

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:49:30 -0400

CHAMBERSBURG, Pennsylvania - Penn National Off Track Wagering Center in central Pennsylvania is closing its doors for good.

W.Va. Lottery says human error caused number snafu

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:13:18 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Human error is being blamed for incorrect winning numbers in a recent West Virginia Lottery Daily 3 drawing.

Texas Lottery suspends sales for 'All or Nothing'

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:43:48 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Lottery has temporarily suspended sales for its "All or Nothing" draw game.

Scientific Games signs Oklahoma Lottery contract

Wed, 29 May 2013 03:16:17 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Scientific Games Corporation has signed a contract with the Oklahoma Lottery to provide a variety of lottery systems and services.

SPOTLIGHT: Bingo survives in Kankakee

Tue, 28 May 2013 08:49:13 -0400

KANKAKEE, Illinois - It used to be a wide-open game.

Bars, taverns, seek reprieve from sports kiosk ban

Mon, 27 May 2013 19:22:10 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Bar and tavern owners made a late-session appeal to Nevada lawmakers Monday to try to keep sports betting kiosks, at last for the time being.

English player charged with betting breaches

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:54:45 -0400

LONDON - Tottenham winger Andros Townsend was charged Friday with misconduct over breaches of the English Football Association's betting regulations and will seek "rehabilitation."

Saratoga marks 150 years of thoroughbred racing

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:24:44 -0400

SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York - Mineral springs, gambling and horses.

$35M Margaritaville complex opens at AC's Resorts

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:52:21 -0400

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - Mitchell Etess thinks he knows the biggest thing that was wrong with New Jersey's oldest casino.

College student wins $1m in Va. lottery game

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:06:18 -0400

YORKTOWN, Virginia - A student at Thomas Nelson Community College has won $1 million in a Virginia Lottery scratch-off game.

NJ's Revel casino exits bankruptcy court

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:14 -0400

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - Revel, a brand new but struggling Atlantic City casino, has formally emerged from bankruptcy.

Maryland Live! casino starts work on poker room

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:48:53 -0400

HANOVER, Maryland - Maryland Live! is starting to build a poker room.

Terrible's Casino to be renamed Silver Sevens

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:28:03 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Terrible's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is changing its name and getting rid of its famous cowboy sign.