Here's why Americans spend nearly 4 times more money gambling at casinos than in the lottery
- Colleen Kilday, Data Work By Paxtyn Merten
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Some casinos continue to allow indoor smoking even as the share of Americans who smoke falls. Workers calling for smoking bans face stiff pushback.
The storied Vegas landmark, nicknamed the “Tiffany of the Strip,” will shut its doors for good to make room for a Major League Baseball stadium for the relocating Oakland Athletics.
New figures from the gambling industry show America's commercial casinos won more than $66 billion from gamblers in 2023, the industry’s best year ever.
After welcoming guests for 67 years, the Las Vegas Strip’s third-oldest casino is shutting its doors for good, slated for demolition to make room for a $1.5 billion baseball stadium.
The Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $1.23 billion after another drawing without a big winner Wednesday night.
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The Powerball lottery drawing scheduled for Saturday night has been delayed to complete procedures required before the numbers are announced, the game's organizers said.
Dave & Buster's is banking on the explosion of online sports betting apps with a new arcade gaming app that lets users make wagers on low-stakes social games.