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13 Feb

Gamblers bet on new US football league despite no history

published on February 13, 2019 - 12:49 PM

(AP) – Almost no one knows the players and there’s virtually no history to look back on. But that’s not

04 Feb

US sports leagues split on how to monetize sports betting

published on February 4, 2019 - 1:03 PM

(AP) – America’s major professional sports leagues are split on how to get a piece of the action from legal

25 Jan

Judge won’t block Miss America Org from state changes

published on January 25, 2019 - 1:02 PM

(AP) – A New Jersey judge refused to block the Miss America Organization from carrying out changes to some of

28 Nov

US leagues cashing in on sports betting they once fought

published on November 28, 2018 - 12:49 PM

(AP) – Professional sports leagues, which once vehemently fought the prospect of legal sports betting, are now scrambling to get

15 Nov

Nearly $600M bet on sports in New Jersey in 4 ½ months

published on November 15, 2018 - 12:49 PM

(AP) – New Jersey’s red-hot sports betting market blew past the half-billion dollar mark in October, with nearly $600 million

19 Sep

NJ probes FanDuel refusal to pay $82K on wrong football odds

published on September 19, 2018 - 12:51 PM

(AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators are investigating whether FanDuel’s sports book should pay out more than $82,000 to a

30 Mar

DraftKings seeking casino partners for sports betting

published on March 30, 2018 - 12:37 PM

(AP) — DraftKings says it has contacted potential casino partners in New Jersey with an eye to offering sports betting

02 Jan

Things looking up for Atlantic City in 2018

published on January 2, 2018 - 12:09 PM

(AP) — The last traces of President Donald Trump’s onetime casino empire could vanish. Someone may finally buy and reopen

13 Nov

Sports betting isn’t legal, but firms are jockeying already

published on November 13, 2017 - 12:17 PM

(AP) — Some gambling technology companies expect the U.S. Supreme Court to legalize sports betting and are jockeying for position

18 Aug

Casinos embrace esports even as they work to understand it

published on August 18, 2017 - 10:52 AM

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Casinos are slowly embracing competitive video game tournaments as a way to help their bottom...

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