Wagering and betting industry

Meredith, Ocugen rise; Estee Lauder, Dell fall

May. 03, 2021 04:15 PM EDT
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Meredith Corp., up $4.11 to $35.21. The publisher...

Georgia State Senator Butch Miller, of Gainesville, Ga., speaks on the legislative session's first day on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Bills pile up for Georgia lawmakers as key deadline looms

By Jeff Amy Feb. 28, 2021 09:55 AM EST

Arnashia McCain uses her phone to copy phone numbers posted on the locked doors of a Georgia Department of Labor office Thursday, May 7, 2020, in Norcross Ga. McCain, who said she drives for Lyft and has had her hours cut in her job in retail, has been unable check on the status of her her unemployment claim. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Georgia lawmakers eye citizen's arrest, gambling, vouchers

By Jeff Amy Jan. 09, 2021 08:24 AM EST

Sports betting could start up in Maryland by summer

By Brian Witte Nov. 04, 2020 04:59 PM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, file photo, a member of the media walks through empty seats during the first half of an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Arizona Cardinals, in East Rutherford. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed a bill on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, that would have expanded charitable groups' ability to sell raffle tickets online based around sporting events, determining it was too close to internet gambling. Because the coronavirus pandemic has drastically reduced or even eliminated in-person attendance, some legislators proposed letting people buy tickets to such raffles over the internet, regardless of whether they were in a stadium or not. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Murphy vetoes expanded stadium raffle bill, eyes changes

By Wayne Parry Oct. 19, 2020 05:37 PM EDT

This Sept. 9, 2018 photo shows football fans waiting for kickoff in the sports betting lounge at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. Figures released on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 showed New Jersey broke its own recently set U.S. record for the most money bet on sports in a single month in September when gamblers plunked down more than $748 million on sports. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

NJ shatters its own sports betting record: $748M bet in Sept

By Wayne Parry Oct. 15, 2020 03:41 PM EDT

Tracks, casinos push for gambling expansion in New Mexico

Oct. 01, 2020 08:57 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s commercial racetrack and casino venues have crafted a proposal for an expansion that would include internet gaming, 24...

CORRECTS TO $2 BILLION, NOT 1.9 BILLION AS ORIGINALLY SENT - FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2020, file photo, Las Vegas Raiders players stretch during an NFL football training camp practice at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The NFL is opening in Sin City, something even the bookies in this gambling city would never have bet on happening. But on Monday night, Sept. 21, the gamble pays off when the Raiders meet the New Orleans Saints in the opening game of the glittering $2 billion stadium that Raiders owner Mark Davis dubbed the Death Star.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Raiders ready for big opening act on Las Vegas Strip

By Tim Dahlberg Sep. 18, 2020 01:04 PM EDT

New Mexico racinos ask governor to reconsider closure

By Susan Montoya Bryan Sep. 17, 2020 04:08 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's racetrack and casino operators are asking Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to consider allowing them to reopen, saying...

1st sports betting retail location opening in New Hampshire

Aug. 12, 2020 09:54 AM EDT
SEABROOK, N.H. (AP) — The first sports betting retail location is opening in New Hampshire, a little over a year after Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill...

Activists for casino gambling form a chain to unload boxes of signed petitions in front of the offices of Nebraska's Sect. of State, in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, July 2, 2020. Campaigns to legalize casino gambling and medical marijuana in Nebraska turned in petition signatures to try to place those issues on the November ballot. Casino gambling advocates have expressed confidence that they'll have enough signatures to qualify, and backers of the marijuana measure said earlier this week that they're "extremely close" to getting what they need. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Medical marijuana, gambling likely headed to Nebraska ballot

By Grant Schulte Jul. 02, 2020 10:00 AM EDT