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Controversial Tysons casino bill clears Virginia Senate committee
A Virginia Senate committee voted Wednesday in favor of moving the Tysons casino bill forward. The committee voted 9-3 in favor of the casino, with Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, abstaining. The bill would allow a Las Vegas-style casino resort in Tysons near the mall and Metro’s Silver Line. So far, the Tysons casino bill has cleared subcommittee and committee votes by...
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Controversial Tysons casino bill clears Virginia Senate committee
A Virginia Senate committee approved a bill to allow a casino in Tysons. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports.
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Inside the high-stakes gambling on the sets of ‘The King of Queens' and ‘Bookie'
Television executives Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay discuss the gambling that happens behind the scenes on the sets of “The King of Queens” and “Bookie”.
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How women are breaking through in the sports betting industry
Women have broken through in the sports betting industry as analysts and hosts. Now, they want to open doors for more casual female bettors.
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Bill would ban sports betting ads during games and forbid bets on college athletes
Rep. Paul Tonko of New York and Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut introduced the bill Thursday. It’s designed to address what they say are the harmful effects of the rapid expansion of legal sports betting in the U.S. since 2018. Blumenthal called the measure a matter of public health.
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Now you can not only vote in US Congressional elections, but bet on them, too
People began betting on which political party would win control of Congress in the November elections within minutes of a judge’s ruling allowing the bets — the only ones to be legally approved by a U.S. jurisdiction.
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Sports betting firm bet365 fined $33,000 for taking bets after outcomes were known
New Jersey gambling regulators have levied a $33,000 fine on sports betting company bet365 for taking bets on games in which the outcome was already known.
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Mirage casino must giveaway $1.6 million before closing for good
The solution comes in the form of The Mirage Progressive Finale Cash Giveaway promotion, which will run from July 9 through July 13 and July 16.
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Dave & Buster's to allow customers to bet on arcade games
Dave & Buster’s, one of the largest entertainment operators in the country, will allow its loyalty customers to compete against one another on its app.
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Gambling addiction hotlines say volume is up and callers are younger as online sports betting booms
In state after state, centers for problem gambling are noticing an alarming rise in calls to their helplines.
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Maintaining integrity while sports betting grows
With several gambling scandals making headlines, Drew Dinsick, host of “Bet the EDGE” podcast, explains why this will be an important for players and personnel to educate themselves on gambling policies in order to main the integrity of the game across the four major sports leagues.
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US betting hits record numbers in 2023
U.S. casinos took in a record $66.5 billion last year. News4’s Derrick Ward reports a Maryland casino brought in some of the highest revenues in the country.
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As sports betting spikes, help for people with gambling problems expands in some states
Kentucky residents are now able to legally bet on games for the first time — and by doing so, they also will be funding the state’s first-ever program for people with gambling problems.