HONG KONG (AP) — Family says Stanley Ho, the Macao casino tycoon considered the father of modern gambling in China, has died at 98.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians may be spending a lot of time at home, but it's not stopping them from playing the state lottery.

Lottery sales set a monthly record in April after dropping in...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Winning a Mega Millions lottery prize worth hundreds of millions of dollars was always a long, long shot, but soon it will be nearly impossible.

LONDON (AP) — A 24-year-old unranked British tennis player was suspended Wednesday for at least three months and fined at least $500 for betting on six matches involving other players.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos continued a hot streak in January, topping $1 billion in house winnings for the second consecutive month and eighth time in the last year.

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming city is considering whether to require businesses to get permits for gambling machines.

The Gillette City Council will consider a proposed ordinance for...

LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island casino company said Friday it has completed the purchase of three casinos in Colorado.

Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. said it closed on the Golden...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Harrah's Reno has been sold to an affiliate of a Las Vegas investment firm with plans to turn the long-time hotel-casino into a non-gambling property with apartments, office...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's governor is closing the books on legalized sports betting in the state for now.

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill Friday that would have added the state...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The second month of legal sports betting in Indiana saw nearly three times as much money wagered than in its opening month, with much of that surge coming from bets placed...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Members and employees of the governing board for Iowa's public universities could soon be barred from gambling on the college teams they help oversee.

BOSTON (AP) — The NBA has agreed to a multiyear deal making DraftKings an official sports betting operator.

The Boston-based company joins a half-dozen others, including MGM and longtime...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan would allow sports betting and online gambling under bills that have been approved by the state House and will move to the Senate for further...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A public hearing on proposed rules for Montana's new sports wagering law is scheduled for Monday in Helena.

The draft rules would limit sports betting locations to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has denied an injunction request that would've blocked the District of Columbia from moving forward on its $215 million no-bid sports gambling contract.

MARION, Ill. (AP) — Local officials have advanced a plan for a resort and casino on the site of a Southern Illinois winery.

The Southern Illinoisan reports the Williamson County board on...

MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Gaming Commission says the opening month of sports betting at Indiana casinos attracted $34.5 million in wagers.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The Purdue University trustees have approved a policy banning faculty, staff and non-athlete students from gambling on sporting events involving any Purdue teams,...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A lightning strike caused power to go out in several Atlantic City casinos for several hours early Sunday.

Atlantic City Electric tells the Press of Atlantic City...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada gambling regulators are close to amending rules for charity lotteries and games conducted by nonprofit organizations, amid questions about their effect on the charity wing...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A D.C. Superior Court judge has issued a restraining order blocking the District from moving forward on its $215 million no-bid sports gambling contract.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Gaming Commission has received 84 complaints this year that identified at least 200 possibly illegal slot machines and other gaming devices across the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington, D.C., technology developer who filed a lawsuit against the District's $215 million no-bid sports gambling contract has now requested a temporary restraining order...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs is raising the minimum wage for its nearly 1,000 employees.

The racetrack and casino said Monday that it would increase...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Thirteen companies have submitted proposals to run New Hampshire's new sports betting system, lottery officials said Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia's attorney general is looking into the legality of a $215 million sports gambling contract that was awarded without competitive bidding and approved by...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia lottery official is warning that unregulated gaming machines popping up in bars and convenience stores could hurt sales and cost the state millions in money used...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Democratic House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello says the state lottery cost taxpayers money by not ordering the removal of 360 underperforming video slots machines from the...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials say the state won't offer sports betting until the end of the year, and possibly longer.

Montana Lottery Director Angela Wong told an interim...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Lottery has ordered the removal of 360 underperforming video slots machines from the Twin River casinos.

ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's casino gambling oversight commission has fined an Altoona casino for allowing a 19-year-old man to gamble and drink alcohol there earlier this year.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Justice Department is planning to challenge a federal judge's ruling that a law prohibiting interstate wagering applies only to sports gambling, renewing the dispute over...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Senate leader says a slow start means the country's first online-only sports betting law might not see its first wager until after the fall.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Lottery is looking for proposals from potential online vendors and retailers to offer sports betting after it became legal last month.

Standardized injury reports will not be implemented across college football this season after the NCAA explored the possibility in response to the rise of legalized sports betting.

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A judge could make a key ruling this month in a legal battle over whether a developer can open a sports book at a former southern New Jersey racetrack.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — June was a bad month for gamblers betting on pro sports in Rhode Island, but a great one for the house.

The state lottery announced Wednesday that betters wagered...