AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — New lobbying reports show that gambling, tobacco, utility and marijuana groups are among the top spenders on lobbying so far this session in Maine.

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WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama church damaged by a tornado is returning a $25,000 donation from a casino because it doesn’t support gambling.

The pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wetumpka, James Troglen,

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The attorneys general of Pennsylvania and New Jersey have registered their objection to a Department of Justice legal opinion that could affect online gambling.

The opinion last month indicated federal laws against interstate transmission of gambling information could ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has banned all drivers and team members from betting on its races as part of new gambling guidelines established in this season’s rulebook.

NASCAR employees are prohibited from disclosing confidential information and from requesting insider information ...

CONSTANTA, Romania (AP) — Gheorghe Hagi’s soccer club in Romania says it has terminated a player’s contract for gambling on games.

Viitorul Constanta, which is owned and coached by the former Romania great, ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska commission will consider approving a race track’s request to allow wagering on historical horse races, even as the state attorney general challenges its legality.

The Nebraska Racing Commission this week revisited a request from Fonner Park in Grand ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators are looking into a sports betting tournament held over the weekend in which some competitors were unable to make bets on an NFL playoff game, costing them a shot at a $1 million top prize.

The New Jersey Division of Gaming ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Sports betting is coming to a second Rhode Island casino.

Twin River Casino says sports betting will launch at its Tiverton location Monday afternoon. Tiverton is close to the state line with Massachusetts.

Twin River began offering sports betting at its ...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets and MGM Resorts International have agreed on a multiyear deal that is the first of its kind in the NFL.

With the announcement Wednesday, MGM Resorts is now the official gaming partner of the Jets. The agreement is the most comprehensive and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A bill to legalize sports gambling in Illinois likely won’t be put before the General Assembly until next year, according to a state lawmaker.

Democratic Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie told two House subcommittees on Wednesday that he’s working on a sports betting bill, ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s government says it will relocate all casinos and betting shops out of residential areas to curb their spread, especially in the capital Tirana.

Prime Minister Edi Rama said Tuesday that by Dec. 31 all casinos, including shops taking bets on sports and ...

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi officials say gamblers bet $9.8 million on sporting events from Aug. 1 through Labor Day.

State Gaming Commission Director Allen Godfrey says that’s the total amount bet in the first 34 days of wagering in Mississippi.

Casinos earn about 5 percent off ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Groups that want to legalize casinos at Nebraska horse racing tracks are teaming up for another effort.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s chief gambling regulator says three of the state’s 15 riverboat casinos have indicated interest in moving their properties onshore, under a law passed earlier this year.

Ronnie Jones, chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, said Monday the rules ...

Colombian tennis player Robert Farah has been banned for three months and fined $5,000 for facilitating betting by promoting a gambling website on social media.

However, tennis authorities say Friday he is free to play during the three months provided there are “no further breaches”, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The nearly $1 billion casino opening in Massachusetts next month will have free parking.

A spokesman for MGM Springfield tells The Republican newspaper the ...

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A terminally ill New Jersey man who fulfilled one of his last wishes by making a trip to his favorite Atlantic City casino last week has died.

John Mudry died Monday at a nursing home in Toms River. Family members say he had been diagnosed with a rare form of ...

TUNICA, Miss. (AP) — A new charter airline plans to begin shuttling gamblers to a Mississippi airport near Tunica casinos starting July 1.

The Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau says Ashley Air and Travel will fly between the Tunica airport and Atlanta; Charlotte, North Carolina; ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Gamblers at MGM Springfield will be able to drink alcohol until 4 a.m.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday approved extending alcohol service to those actively gambling on the casino’s gaming floor. All other bars and restaurants on the 14-acre complex ...

Unions representing professional athletes are starting to lobby states that are considering legal sports gambling, seeking protection for athletes from threats and harassment and from those who might seek to manipulate their performance on the field for monetary gain.

In a document being ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The House of Representatives unveiled its $9.6 billion budget proposal Friday night, a plan that includes funding for school construction, legalizes sports betting and nixes the governor’s plan to expand the number of medical marijuana licenses in the state.

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RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming school officials are apologizing for cocktail glasses and playing cards branded with a casino’s name handed out to students during an event to teach students about local American Indian tribes’ cultures.

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