Gambling

Washington vaccination lottery: cash prize, tuition, flights

By Rachel La Corte Jun. 03, 2021 05:36 PM EDT

FILE - Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose, left, and Slash perform on the first weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Oct. 4, 2019, in Austin, Texas. The hard rock band has booked two dates at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J., Sept. 11 and 12. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

A-list shows returning to Atlantic City with Guns N' Roses

By Wayne Parry Jun. 01, 2021 10:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 21, 2020, file photo, a sign advises people to practice social distancing to slow the spread of the coronavirus at the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada" sign amid a shutdown of casinos along the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas. Economic signs are pointing up for Nevada gambling and tourism heading into the Memorial Day holiday weekend. New reports on Thursday, May 27, 2021, showed that casinos won $1 billion in April, the second month in a row, and monthly visitor volume increased for a fourth straight month. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Economic signs point up for Nevada ahead of holiday weekend

By Ken Ritter May. 27, 2021 01:40 PM EDT

Oregon officials bet that lottery will boost COVID-19 shots

By Andrew Selsky May. 21, 2021 03:03 PM EDT
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials are betting that the desire to win $1 million in a lottery will boost the percentage of Oregonians who are vaccinated...

Owner of Stratosphere property goes to 100% casino capacity

May. 10, 2021 07:26 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas casino long known as the Stratosphere announced Monday it has lifted most coronavirus pandemic restrictions and moved to 100%...

FILE - In this March 25, 2021, file photo, people play craps while wearing masks and between Plexiglas partitions as a precaution against the coronavirus at the opening night of the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is bouncing back to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, with increases in airport passengers and tourism and casinos statewide reporting $1 billion in winnings last month for the first time since February 2020. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Vegas tourism, airport, casinos show rebound from virus

By Ken Ritter Apr. 27, 2021 06:38 PM EDT

This Oct. 1, 2020 photo shows the exterior of the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On April 16, 2021, New Jersey gambling regulators released statistics showing that the Atlantic City casinos more than doubled their gambling revenue in March 2021 compared to a year earlier, when casinos were forced to shut down in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Both the Borgata and Hard Rock casinos posted identical revenue increases of 178.2% this March. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Bobby Flay restaurant in Borgata casino closing in June

By Wayne Parry Apr. 19, 2021 10:06 AM EDT

Late NY budget could leave state workers awaiting paychecks

By Marina Villeneuve Apr. 06, 2021 05:20 PM EDT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will boost spending by billions over the next year in a bid to revitalize the state's hard-hit economy under a late spending plan...

UCLA guard Johnny Juzang (3) shoots over Michigan center Hunter Dickinson (1) during the first half of an Elite 8 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

UCLA's Juzang could be first Asian American NBA lottery pick

By John Marshall Apr. 02, 2021 06:03 PM EDT

Brandon Hagy hits from the sand on the third hole during the third round of the Honda Classic golf tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Oh, baby! Rahm says he'll leave at once for birth of child

By Doug Ferguson Mar. 23, 2021 07:15 PM EDT

Las Vegas sees weekend crowds arrive for basketball, spring

Mar. 22, 2021 06:31 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Crowds during the weekend in Las Vegas stirred talk Monday about a coronavirus pandemic recovery arriving along with the college basketball...

Illinois residents must travel to bet on Illini, Loyola

Mar. 18, 2021 01:26 PM EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state law on sports gambling law is making it difficult — but not impossible — for Illinois residents to bet on...

A gambler makes a sports bet at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J. on March 8, 2019, the last year the March Madness college basketball tournament was held. The American Gaming Association predicts 47 million people will bet on this year's tournament, about the same as two years ago. But 8% fewer plan to fill out brackets pools because many offices remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Fewer brackets but same number plan bets on March Madness

By Wayne Parry Mar. 14, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

Lamont's new $46 billion budget focuses on defeating COVID

By Susan Haigh Feb. 10, 2021 12:52 PM EST
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Defeating COVID-19 tops the priority list for Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, who unveiled a new two-year, $46 billion state budget on...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Rob Gronkowski warms up before the NFC championship NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wis., Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)

Chiefs matriarch, now 82, will continue Super Bowl streak

By The Associated Press Feb. 01, 2021 05:50 PM EST

Phil Mickelson hits from a bunker off the 18th fairway during the first round of The American Express golf tournament on the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in La Quinta, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Love appointed captain again, this time for Presidents Cup

By Doug Ferguson Jan. 26, 2021 08:57 AM EST

A patron, who did not want to give her name, shows the ticket she had just bought for the Mega Millions lottery drawing at the lottery ticket vending kiosk in a Smoker Friendly store, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Cranberry Township, Pa. The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing after more than four months without a winner. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

$1B Mega Millions prize a result of long odds, slow sales

By Scott Mcfetridge Jan. 22, 2021 10:08 AM EST

FILE — In this Sept. 9, 2018 file photo, customers watch an NFL game in a sports betting lounge, in Atlantic City, N.J. New Jersey's top gambling regulator is threatening to fine sports books operating in his state that ask customers to cancel requests to cash out money from their accounts, saying the practice is ongoing and "unacceptable."(AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

NJ to fine sports books asking players to cancel withdrawals

By Wayne Parry Jan. 15, 2021 12:09 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Jan. 01, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT: Vaccination pins...

Frontline workers attend a candlelight ceremony on New Year's Eve on the famed Nelson Mandela Bridge in downtown Johannesburg Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Many South Africans will swap firecrackers for candles to mark New Year's Eve amid COVID-19 restrictions including a nighttime curfew responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa's call to light a candle to honor those who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic and the health workers who are on the frontline of battling the disease. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

The Latest: Tens of thousands on Vegas strip despite warning

By The Associated Press Dec. 31, 2020 02:28 AM EST