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January 28, 2023

gambling

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31M Americans to bet on Super Bowl, gambling group estimates

February 10, 2022 Wayne Parry, Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A record 31.5 million Americans plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, according to estimates released Tuesday by the gambling industry’s national trade group. The American Gaming Association forecasts that […]

Article

Gambling wave coming to NFL TV screens, but in moderation

September 9, 2021 Joe Reedy, Associated Press

Al Michaels no longer has to subtly refer to the point spread if a game comes down to the wire on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” Now he can refer to it directly without worrying about […]

Opinion

IDEN: The time is now: why online sports betting is a must for North Carolina

September 2, 2021 Brandt Iden

North Carolina legalized sports betting in July 2019 — 14 months after the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in May 2018. It took another 20 months for the first sportsbook […]

Article

NC senators approve sports gambling bill

August 20, 2021 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — Sports gambling would be authorized across North Carolina, with up to a dozen entities licensed to offer online and in-person betting, in legislation approved by Thursday by the state Senate. The bipartisan measure  […]

Article

HILL: Gambling and surrender in Washington, DC

August 18, 2021 Frank Hill

President Joe Biden rolled the dice on removing U.S. military support in Afghanistan. He could have reversed President Trump’s executive order to get troops out of Afghanistan until he was absolutely sure that the Afghan […]

Article

NC sports betting bill gets winning vote from Senate panel

August 5, 2021 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — Legislation to license and tax sports betting throughout North Carolina cleared its first Senate committee Wednesday, with supporters, for now, overcoming social conservatives who argue it will create more gambling addicts. The bill’s […]

Article

Michigan launches online sports betting, casino games Friday

January 22, 2021 David Eggert, Associated Press

LANSING, Mich. — Online sports betting and casino games will start in Michigan at noon Friday, an expansion of options for gamblers who now wager through offshore sites. State regulators have authorized licenses for all […]

Article

New Jersey sets US sports betting monthly record at $668M

September 14, 2020 Wayne Parry, Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey gamblers set a nationwide record for the most money bet on sports in a singe month, plunking down almost $668 million in August on events including resurgent baseball, basketball […]

Business

Trade group report: Gambling economy hit hard by coronavirus

August 15, 2020 The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — The coronavirus and efforts to fight it have hit U.S. casinos and legal gambling businesses hard, leading to a nearly 79% drop in commercial gambling revenue for the second quarter of 2020, […]

Article

Vegas, baby! Casinos reopen after long coronavirus closure

June 6, 2020 The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Mask use was spotty among customers as casinos in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada reopened Thursday for the first time since March following a closure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. […]

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