Tag: Gambling

Virginia betting hits $265M in first full month, one of fastest growing in nation

Washington Examiner · April 5, 2021 10:00 pm

Casino advocates wait for Illinois Gaming Board approval

Washington Examiner · April 5, 2021 12:35 pm

A March Madness sticker for the NCAA college basketball tournament is placed on a window in downtown Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 17, 2021.

March Madness betting bonanza coming with flood of stimulus cash

Zach Halaschak · March 19, 2021 10:33 am

Illinois gamblers expected to spend millions on NCAA basketball tournament

Washington Examiner · March 18, 2021 9:00 pm

Sports betting off to fast start in Virginia

Washington Examiner · March 5, 2021 7:00 pm

Colorado sees another month of record growth in sports betting with $326.9 million wagered in January

Washington Examiner · February 26, 2021 8:00 pm

This April 26, 2017, photo shows the Google mobile phone icon in Philadelphia.

Feeling lucky: Google to allow gambling apps on Play Store in US and 14 other countries

Tyler Van Dyke · January 29, 2021 2:45 pm

A patron, who did not want to give her name, shows the ticket she had just bought for the Mega Millions lottery drawing at the lottery ticket vending kiosk in a Smoker Friendly store, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Cranberry Township, Pa. The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday nightâs drawing after more than four months without a winner.

$1B lottery ticket sold in Michigan, jackpot believed to be third-largest ever

Zach Halaschak · January 23, 2021 8:47 pm

Online gaming, sports betting starts Friday in Michigan

Washington Examiner · January 23, 2021 1:00 am

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who had been seeking a waiver of $10 billion since 2012, said in a statement that an "agreement in principle" had been reached. The agreement with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius still has to be finalized.

Cuomo calls for legalization of mobile sports wagering

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2021 8:00 pm

Louisiana casino sector’s slide continues

Washington Examiner · December 29, 2020 7:00 pm

A sign displays the estimated Mega Millions jackpot at a convenience store in Chicago, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. Friday's jackpot has soared to $1 billion, the second-largest prize in U.S. lottery history.

South Africa lottery jackpot with unusual number sequence sparks allegations of fraud

Mica Soellner · December 2, 2020 8:13 pm