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A Las Vegas woman is facing grand larceny charges after she allegedly ditched her “sugar daddy” at a U2 concert to steal over $50,000 from his hotel safe.

A Texas mother is accused of leaving her young daughters at home for hours to go gambling and drinking.

Detroit Lions wide receiver and 2022 1st-round draft pick Jameson Williams is among five NFL players suspended for violating the league’s rules against gambling.

Legendary Cleveland broadcaster Bernie Kosar was fired on Sunday after the Browns found out he placed a $19,000 bet on the team.

President Joe Biden was involved with a family gambling business venture in Latin America while he was vice president of the United States, a whistleblower revealed Monday. 

A Caesars Palace blackjack dealer who has worked at the casino since its first year, dealing cards to many celebrities, officially retired on Wednesday. 

The UK government has concluded that it will not regulate video game mechanics that have been linked to “problem gambling” by multiple studies, saying that it wants video game companies to self-regulate instead.

The government of Macau, a Chinese special administrative region and gambling hub, began shutting down most businesses and public spaces in the region on Sunday to contain a fresh outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The Atlanta Falcons’ Calvin Ridley has been suspended for the 2022 NFL season after accusations rose that he gambled on games.

ESPN has fired sports betting analyst Kelly Stewart before her first day over nine-year-old tweets that she had already acknowledged years ago

The Florida House approved the 2021 Gaming Compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis in a 97-17 vote on Wednesday.

Failed presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said he opposes Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) effort to change the gambling landscape in Florida.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reached an agreement with the state’s Seminole Tribe on Friday that would greatly expand gambling in the state, adding legalized sports wagering as that once mostly illegal activity continues to grow nationwide.

TAMPA, Fla. — A sports gambler faces up to five years in federal prison for threatening social media messages sent to players with the Tampa Bay Rays.

One man was killed, and at least three others were injured in a knife attack outside a New York City gambling den. The blood-soaked attack took place around 9:30 p.m. Friday on the sidewalk outside an illegal gambling den in

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A spot on the Atlantic City Boardwalk where movie stars, athletes and rock stars used to party — and a future president honed his instincts for bravado and hype — was reduced to a smoking pile of rubble on Wednesday.

Federal investigators should consider expanding their probe of Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) to examine his relationship with a South Carolina gambling mogul.

A study shows that Utah is the most independent state in America and Kentucky the least independent based on a set of metrics.

The Las Vegas strip began to breathe new life Thursday as some casinos started to reopen following a 78-day coronavirus lockdown.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Double down on Donald, or bet big on Biden? Plenty of Americans would like the chance to place a bet on the upcoming presidential election (and sports books would love to take their money), but so far, it is not legal anywhere in the country.

President Donald Trump pardoned former San Francisco 49ers wonder, Eddie Debartolo Jr., on Tuesday, the White House announced.

Pacman Jones cheated at the blackjack table and angrily confronted officers when they attempted to remove him. All of that was caught on camera and that footage has been obtained and released by TMZ.

Several Texas families allegedly traded their food stamps for gambling money, according to a report released Monday.

A “Shariah-certified” Internet browser for Muslim web surfers steers users away from porn and gambling, and provides prayer times and information.

The “Young People & Gambling 2018” study has revealed some disturbing trends among young gamblers.

On May 14, the Supreme Court overturned a federal law that prohibits sports gambling, giving states the right to legalize sports betting.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal law Monday that has barred California and 46 other states from legalizing and taxing the $400 billion a year in “black market” sports betting.

ESPN “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the ban on sports gambling, saying it was “long overdue.” “I think this is something that has been going on for quite a long time,” Smith

Horse racing in Britain needs to become more “diverse” the sport was told at an industry awards night at which 90 per cent of nominees were white. Speaking at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards in London on Monday,

The archbishops of the two cities represented in Super Bowl LII have announced a “friendly wager” on their respective teams, with a $100 donation to charity and lunch at stake in the bet.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Hawaii State Representative Sean Quinlan advocated for self-regulation of loot boxes by the video game industry.

From the US to Belgium, the predatory pseudo-gambling video game “loot box” business model is coming under fire, and politicians are finally taking notice.

Even as the White House is still slamming the National Football League for its stance on players protesting during the playing of the national anthem, there has been a meeting of minds between the league and the administration on at least one issue.

Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) called out the “hypocrisy” of professional sports leagues like the NFL and NHL for blocking sports gambling while allowing the Oakland Raiders to move to Las Vegas and the NHL an expansion team in the Vegas

A former Michigan high school Spanish teacher is accused of embezzling more than $30,000 in school funds to try her luck at the casino.

I came away from this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo excited about a precious few upcoming titles. Foremost among them was Middle-earth: Shadow of War. I described the elegance with which the developers introduced complexity to 2014’s Shadow of Mordor’s alchemy of procedural generation and visceral combat. I said that I would be “shocked if it doesn’t immediately become one of the year’s highlights” upon its release, and I meant it.