CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — Some Rhode Island Lottery games can now be played online.

The lottery in a statement Tuesday said players can register at RILOT.com or on the lottery’s new mobile app...

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — An Alaska man has pleaded guilty to making a bogus online threat that disrupted exams and a graduation ceremony at an eastern Pennsylvania college almost two years...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are closing in on an agreement to legalize sports betting and internet gambling in Michigan, with final votes possible this...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lottery leaders took a key step Tuesday toward expanding online sales, but left themselves a way out if they aren’t satisfied with the details or face...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Hoosier Lottery is set to consider whether players in Indiana should be allowed to purchase tickets online for Powerball, Mega Millions and instant games, which could...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's casinos are asking a court to immediately stop the state lottery's use of online games that they say are too much like casino games.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal regulators are accusing a Las Vegas online game developer of gambling away part of his investors' money.

The Securities and Exchange Commission in a complaint filed Thursday accuses developer Robert Alexander of misspending part of the approximately $9 million he raised from investors for a purported online gambling business.

HENNIKER, N.H. (AP) — New England College is going to open an Esports Arena for students who will compete against other colleges in the region in a variety of live-action online games.

A ribbon-cutting is planned Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Henniker college's Simon Center.

Esports — competition using video games — has grown in popularity. New England College officials say it can build on the success of the school's various degree programs, such as game design.

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Federal authorities say an Alaska man has been charged in a bogus online threat that disrupted exams and a graduation ceremony at an eastern Pennsylvania college earlier this year.

The U.S. attorney's office announced Wednesday that 30-year-old Gavin Lee Casdorph of Anchorage was charged with "willfully making false threats" on May 5 against Lafayette College.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it's banning a long list of popular video games after allegations surfaced that two children killed themselves after being encouraged to do so in an online game.

The Saudi General Commission for Audio-Visual Media said Monday it was banning 47 games, including Grand Theft Auto V, Assassins Creed 2 and Witcher, for unspecified violations of rules and regulations.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some North Carolina House members are trying to revive a bill to regulate the fantasy sports industry in the state a year after a committee refused to approve it.

The measure resurfaced Wednesday in a different House committee, with supporters repeating it would provide consumer protections to those paying to participate in the online games and prevent industry abuses.

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House has approved making daily fantasy sports permanently legal in the state.

Two years ago the Legislature approved a bill legalizing the online games but only through July 31, 2018, allowing time for permanent regulations to be established.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislators sounded cautious and divided Thursday about the North Carolina lottery's latest pitch to expand online sales, with some worried it could cannibalize ticket sales at convenience stores and complicate flushing out illegal video sweepstakes parlors.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The maker of a video game that pits players worldwide in a fight for survival on virtual terrain has used U.S. courts to successfully chasten cheaters from Ukraine to Minnesota.

North Carolina-based Epic Games has in the past two months squeezed promises from men in Minnesota, Sweden and Russia to stop cheating and spoiling revenues from its popular "Fortnite" online multiplayer game. The company also closed its case against a Louisiana boy with a confidential settlement.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers are considering taxing daily fantasy sports operators like Boston's DraftKings.

State Sen. Eileen Donoghue has introduced legislation making the online games permanently legal and subject to a 15 percent tax. The Lowell Democrat also wants to charge the state Gaming Commission with regulating the industry.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Companies that run daily fantasy sports games contributed more than $3 million to New York state coffers last year, the first year after lawmakers approved new regulations for the popular online games.

While that's a minuscule amount compared to the state's overall $153 billion state budget, it's a valuable contribution, especially when the state is facing a looming budget deficit of more than $4 billion.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's lottery — looking for that next game or technology to generate more sales and profits for public education — is taking it slow on expanding further online sales as traditional lottery retailers and social conservatives express reservations.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the North Carolina lottery commission considering an expansion of selling tickets online (all times local):

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North Carolina lottery officials want to give the idea of offering online "scratch-off" tickets some more thought after hearing concerns from the state's retailers and social conservatives.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Rogue online gamers have designed, sold or used computer code to crush competitors playing the popular "Fortnite" survival video game, spoiling the experience and the creator's profit potential, the game's maker charges in a series of lawsuits.

PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix school district is blocking an online game that simulated slavery after parents complained about its use in the classroom.

Phoenix Elementary School District officials said they are unsure how the game got into the classroom, but they blocked access to it on Tuesday after meeting with parents.

DALLAS (AP) — The family of a Texas teen who hanged himself says their son was involved in a ghoulish online game that calls on participants to complete a series of tasks before taking their own lives, and some schools are warning parents about the so-called Blue Whale Challenge.

ATLANTA (AP) — Some of the top video game players in the world will compete in a multiplayer online battle game championship in Atlanta.

The four-day Hi-Rez Expo kicks off Wednesday at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. Eight teams who qualified from regional tournaments in North America, Europe, Latin America, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and China will compete for the $150,000 prize.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Lottery — which just registered more than $6 billion in annual sales — is in line for a large expansion due to a massive new contract that state officials signed this month.

Lottery officials, who report to Gov. Rick Scott, signed a 13-year contract worth more than $700 million with IGT Global Solutions covering major aspects of the lottery, including the systems used to sell tickets for games such as Powerball and Mega Millions.

BOSTON (AP) — The daily fantasy sports industry notched some wins but failed to capture a majority of states after an all-out push this year to preserve its legality amid concerns the online games amount to illegal sports betting operations.

Six states — Colorado, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Indiana and Virginia — enacted laws legalizing and regulating games offered by Boston's DraftKings, New York's FanDuel and dozens of other smaller operators. They join...