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Super Bowl gambling surging as states legalize it? You bet

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press
Feb 07, 2023 12:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - As legal sports gambling proliferates, the number of Americans betting on the Super Bowl and the total amount they're wagering is surging - althoug...
Didech named chair of House Gaming Committee

By Steve Zalusky
Jan 20, 2023 12:00 am - House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch announced this week state Rep. Daniel Didech will be appointed to serve as chairman of the House Gaming Committee for the 103rd Gener...
$1.35 billion Mega Millions prize drawing set for Friday night

Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - Mega Millions players will have another chance Friday night to end months of losing and finally win a jackpot that has grown to $1.35 billion. Plenty ...
New Mega Millions jackpot of $1.35 billion is game's 2nd highest

Jan 11, 2023 12:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - The Mega Millions prize has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner of the lottery's latest giant jackpot. The numbers dra...
Drawing nears for $685 million Mega Millions prize

Dec 30, 2022 12:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - The Mega Millions jackpot increased to $685 million ahead of Friday night's drawing, giving lottery players a chance to ring in the New Year with an e...
Rivers Casino employees' paychecks were stolen, altered, cashed

By Russell Lissau
Dec 29, 2022 12:00 am - Federal authorities are investigating the theft of paychecks destined for workers at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. More than a dozen checks were stolen between Dec. 12 a...
Mega Millions jackpot up to $640M after no big winner

Dec 28, 2022 12:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - A giant Mega Millions jackpot grew larger Wednesday to an estimated $640 million after another drawing without a winner. No one won the lottery game's...
Gambler arrested after cheating captured on Rivers Casino video

By Russell Lissau
Dec 27, 2022 12:00 am - Before you try to pull a fast one at a suburban casino, remember what Robert DeNiro's character sagely said in the film "Casino": "The eye in the sky is watching us all....
Thief hits slot players at Rivers Casino

Daily Herald report
Dec 26, 2022 12:00 am - A thief working inside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines stole money from three gamblers early Friday by cashing in credits at temporarily unattended slot machines, police sa...
Powerball ticket sold in California snags record $2.04 billion win

By STEFANIE DAZIO and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press
Nov 08, 2022 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone h...

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