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A person walks through a casino area ahead of the opening of Resorts World Las Vegas, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. Even the chips have chips at the newest casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip. When Resorts World Las Vegas opens to guests and gamblers late Thursday, card players will bet with house chips implanted with sensors at tables that take cashless transactions and track every bet, split, double-down and side wager. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Casino tech: Even chips have chips at newest Vegas resort

By Ken Ritter Jun. 24, 2021 03:15 PM EDT

A statue of Harry Kalas wears a face mask during a tour on the COVID-19 protocols and enhanced safety guidelines that fans should be aware of when they return to Philadelphia Phillies baseball games at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
MLB to relax virus protocols when 85% on field vaccinated

By Ronald Blum Mar. 29, 2021 03:32 PM EDT

In this Dec. 23, 2020, photo provided by courtesy of George Peters, the Peters family outdoor socially-distanced Christmas exchange is held on the front lawn at Renee and Dan Schauer's home in Cincinnati. Left to right are the grandchildren of Joe and Nancy Peters: Taylor J. and Oliva Meade in strollers; front row, Jane Matthews, Ben Felblinger, Amelia Hoying, Abby Felblinger, Maggie Hoying and Zach Felblinger; back row, Brad Schauer, Sarah Schauer, Nate Hoying, Ellie Schauer and Grandma Nancy Peters. The pandemic and its isolating restrictions have been especially tough for many of the nation's some 70 million grandparents, many at ages when they are considered most vulnerable to the deadly COVID-19 virus. (George Peters via AP)
Grandparents in the pandemic: a lost year, but now some hope

By Dan Sewell Mar. 21, 2021 05:00 AM EDT

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski looks on from the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Positive COVID-19 tests have knocked Stefanski out of Cleveland's wild-card game at Pittsburgh on Sunday night — the Browns' first playoff appearance since the 2002 season. (AP Photo/Justin Berl, File)
The Latest: Packers to allow 6,000 fans at playoff game

By The Associated Press Jan. 07, 2021 10:19 AM EST

El quarterback de los Browns de Cleveland Baker Mayfield celebra la victoria ante los Steelers de Pittsburgh, el domingo 3 de enero de 2021. (AP Foto/David Richard)
Cruel twist: Browns lose coach for playoffs due to COVID-19

By Tom Withers Jan. 05, 2021 11:42 AM EST

Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich is seen during a practice session Monday, July 13, 2020, at Miller Park in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Brewers seek to make history with 3rd straight playoff berth

By Steve Megargee Jul. 14, 2020 01:12 PM EDT

In this photo taken on Tuesday, June, 23, 2020, a group watch a movie at a makeshift home cinema in a neighborhood in Harare. Zimbabweans starved for entertainment, including some children, have turned to petty gambling and other activities in poor neighborhoods where many have lost their livelihoods. Some defy social distancing, crowding shoulder to shoulder. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Card games, pool, TV shows entertain Zimbabweans in lockdown

By Farai Mutsaka Jun. 27, 2020 03:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2020 file photo, people play blackjack at the reopening of the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas.With more casinos and businesses reopening and health officials charting a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, Nevada lawmakers on Friday, June 12, 2020 approved Gov. Steve Sisolak's plan to plug an $812 million budget deficit blamed on the coronavirus pandemic. An oversight committee vote to approve the Democratic governor's plan was along party lines, with Republicans united against it. State tax revenues plunged after Gov. Sisolak closed business and casinos in mid-March to prevent the spread of the communicable COVID-19 illness. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Face masks now required at casino table games in Nevada

Jun. 18, 2020 03:39 PM EDT

Chairs are removed to keep social distancing between players as a coronavirus safety precaution at an electronic gaming machine in the closed Bellagio hotel and casino, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Las Vegas. Casino operators in Las Vegas are awaiting word when they will be able to reopen after a shutdown during the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Disinfected dice: Las Vegas casinos getting ready to roll

By Ken Ritter May. 22, 2020 02:31 PM EDT

A woman walks out of a restaurant on Frenchman Street in New Orleans, Friday, May 15, 2020, next to a boarded up window that has been decorated with a painting of musician Louis Armstrong. The clubs and restaurants that are usually packed with people listening to music are closed as the city has fought to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (Rebecca Santana/AP Photo)
New Orleans businesses take tentative first reopening steps

By Rebecca Santana May. 16, 2020 08:44 AM EDT