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How about a lottery to pay for rail? Sure, it's a form of gambling, but so is expecting a train to attract sufficient ridership to alleviate traffic congestion on an island ...

By Ivana Kottasov, CNN Business. Barclays rolled out a new mobile banking feature on Tuesday that allows users to switch off categories of spending including ...

New Jersey's sports betting market is closing in on the $1 billion dollar mark after less than six months of operation.

As the casino landscape gets more crowded and pressure mounts, executives should be revisiting the ideas of Bill Harrah, who founded a company that ...

Among those pushing for his impeachment: A man who Kaneshiro's office tried and failed to convict, twice.

One of the best parts about March Madness is watching the hilarious reactions in sportsbooks as otherwise meaningless shots cost bettors a bunch of money.

This Nov. 20, 2018, photo shows a gambler placing a sports bet at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Numerous U.S. states are considering joining the seven ...

The program is designed to help low to above-moderate income first-time home buyers get a down payment and help with closing costs.

The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Week kicked off at the South Point hotel-casino Tuesday night with a gold carpet event and welcome reception hosted by ...

State lawmakers who consider giving Alabamians a lottery to benefit education in 2019 will be caught between the Bible on one side and the allure of instant ...

NEW YORK (AP) — MGM Resorts International became Major League Baseball's official gambling partner in the U.S. and Japan, a deal made as the sport tries ...

Check out the early gambling line on all 40 college football bowl games this season.

Businessman and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has reached an agreement to sell Greektown Casino-Hotel in downtown Detroit for $1 billion.

The commissioner of the Esports Integrity Coalition says skill-based betting on battle royale games like Fortnite could be vulnerable to cheating.

A lottery winner from Kindersley, Sask. Immediately flew to Hawaii after learning he had won. He came back knowing that he was not ready to retire – yet.

Applicants are being asked for their name, age, email address, links to social media and to explain what would make them a good suitor for Ms. Park.

The British government says it will cut the maximum stake on electronic slot machines from 100 pounds ($130) to 2 pounds ($2.60) in April _ reversing an ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said they're concerned about loot boxes in video games.

Combined with Powerball, the two jackpots total $1.4 billion.

The winner must still come forward to claim the prize. And they do not have forever to do so.

Bruno Mars will mark the end of his massive "24K Magic World Tour" by providing meals to 24000 Hawaii residents in need for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into “loot boxes” in video games. Loot boxes allow players to pay for the possibility to win ...

A retired government worker from Harlem has been revealed as the winner of over $343 million from the Oct. 27 Powerball drawing. It's the biggest jackpot in ...

Loot boxes and gacha games where players purchase virtual items have become a topic of debate within the online gaming community according to aficionados ...

Bills that would call for legalized sports betting in Hawaii are likely to be introduced in next year's state Legislature in the wake of today's stunning U.S. Supreme ...

A Las Vegas CEO who funded a luxury gambling lifestyle through a $1.5 billion Ponzi scheme was found guilty of fraud and money laundering by a jury in ...

The annual lottery debate is happening again at the state Legislature.

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players are concerned the Seattle Mariners have become yet another rebuilding team and may be joined by others following a ...

Gonzaga, led by Junior forward�Rui Hachimura, defeated No. 1 Duke 89-87 in the finals of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii. Duke (5-1) lost its first game ...

Dane Cook has just announced the Tell It Like It Is Tour, his first full-scale stand-up tour since 2013's Under Oath. In 2015, Paste interviewed Cook for the ...

Four college football hidden betting gems include Princeton, who is one win away from an Ivy League title. Fresno State is trying to lock up their second ...

Disney says 'no merit' to Malaysian resort developer complaints over Fox Entertainment-related theme park.

A group of nurses at a St. Louis hospital took home a piece of the record Mega Millions drawing last month. But instead of pocketing their winnings, they decided ...

Trader Vincent Napolitano works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. Stocks are opening sharply higher on Wall Street, ...

With two games remaining on the schedule, the Rainbow Warriors need just one win to secure a second bowl berth in three years while locking up a winning ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. >> For sports leagues and gambling industries, the imminent expansion of legalized sports betting promises a bonanza. For the experts ...

Lottery officials have some advice if you win the $970 million Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs Friday night.

Gambling has long been outlawed in the islands, but that hasn't stopped people from getting their fix.

DES MOINES, Iowa >> A group of New Jersey construction workers noticed that the sixth member of their lottery pool had abruptly left work. Turns out, he had a ...

2 dead and 44 others hurt in tour bus crash in northern Mississippi as pre-winter storm pummels parts of South and Midwest.

Honolulu Police raided an alleged gambling operation in McCully Wednesday evening.

Only a handful of states don't participate in MegaMillions lottery drawings.

Massachusetts' first resort casino with expansive gambling and entertainment options opened Friday with a Las Vegas-style flourish.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. >> A group of California co-workers who decided to play the lottery on a whim won last month's $543 million Mega Millions jackpot, the ...

Honolulu city attorneys are heading to the bargaining table to try and end a civil lawsuit over a gambling case that failed twice in court and resulted in deputy ...

For all the anticipation about whether someone will finally snag the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot and the $620 million Powerball prize, the games come ...

A Malaysian resort developer is seeking at least $1 billion in damages from Walt Disney Co. and Fox Entertainment Group for alleged breach of contract related ...

What would you do if you won? Build a house? Buy a car? How about finance a wrestling show?

USA Gymnastics files for bankruptcy in effort to reach settlements in sex-abuse lawsuits, delay decertification.

Four people were arrested after a suspected gambling parlor was raided Tuesday night in Liliha, Honolulu police said.

Hawai'i's state legislature is in recess today, but a number of bills will be returning for consideration and discussion later this week. One issue that is.

PARIS (AP) — The Japanese city of Osaka will host the World Expo in 2025, after beating out cities in Russia and Azerbaijan in the race to host an event ...

Lottery officials announced early Saturday that no winning ticket had been sold. The jackpot has now climbed to $654 million.

A former Wynn Resorts shareholder is suing company founder Steve Wynn and former and current executives and board members, alleging that they concealed ...

Beijing's ambitions to bring more tourists and gambling to an island billed as China's Hawaii is sparking visions of a rapid transformation for an important ...

China is planning to transform an island the size of a small country into a sprawling hub for foreign investment, gambling, tourism, and luxury. Xi Jinping's ...

Hawaii sweepstake machine operators believe they have been maliciously targeted by a bungling prosecuting attorney's office.

Video gamers in the United States and elsewhere will soon be able to bet on themselves.

The Hawaii state legislature is now considering two sets of bills that would regulate games containing randomized in-game item purchases—commonly known ...

Franklin, Idaho • At “the Home of the Utah Lottery,” La Tienda convenience store in this Idaho border town, three cashiers served a steady and slowly growing ...

DES MOINES, Iowa >> No winning lottery ticket was sold for the latest Mega Millions drawing, meaning the jackpot climbs to $868 million. Mega Millions officials ...

Fake lottery scams frauded people out of over $117 million in 2017, according to a new report by the Better Business Bureau. The report found that In Hawaii, ...

LAS VEGAS >> Unionized casino workers in Las Vegas are continuing their weekly picketing campaign as they negotiate new contracts. Culinary Union ...

Colleen Hanabusa is a U.S. representative who is running for the office of governor.

Casino gambling was legalized in Japan last month, although the first one is unlikely to open its doors until the middle of the next decade. Elsewhere in Asia, the ...

As the Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $1 billion — the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. lottery history — Utahns hurried across state lines ...

(RNN) – A man scored a million-dollar payday when he took a fortune cookie at its word and played the lucky numbers that appeared inside. It makes you ...

Three months after the Supreme Court overturned a law prohibiting states from legalizing sports betting, a few states have begun accepting wagers.

Documents filed with the Las Vegas Planning Commission have revealed some details about the secretive 18 Fremont project, the downtown resort that will ...

The number of US states with no lottery products whatsoever has shrunk to five after Mississippi legislators did an overnight about-face on a lottery bill.

The Supreme Court ruled in New Jersey, opening the doors for states to introduce legislation for legalized sports betting. Ryan Rodenberg checks in on where ...

BRAINTREE, Mass. >> A Massachusetts great-grandfather has won a $100,000 lottery prize by picking the jersey numbers of five members of the World ...

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and KHON2 Web Staff - For the many Hawaii residents who have been asking, there is, in fact, a way to buy lottery tickets for the ...

The O'ahu Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (O'ahu SPCA) presents, "Casino Carnival Night" on Sunday June 10, 2018 from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

President Trump has signed one of the most sweeping tax reform bills in years. CNN's Christine Romans has the answers to what the changes mean for you.

DES MOINES, Iowa >> Lottery officials say two tickets have won the estimated $750 million Powerball jackpot. Powerball officials say tickets purchased in Iowa ...

Defensive inexperience for both teams and a new up-tempo Hawaii offense should see the Rainbow Warriors and Rams go over the total of 56.5. By Scott ...

Delaware ranked No. 5 in the nation in lottery spending per capita in 2016, according to a report by LendEDU. Delaware residents spent $416.50 each.

Honolulu Police seized eighteen gambling devices in a raid on Liliha Street at the corner of Kunawai Lane on Tuesday. Five people were also arrested.

NEW YORK – A New York construction worker kept his $245 million lottery win a secret for weeks, according to WPIX. When Nandlall Mangal came back from a ...

EA continues to take a hammering on all fronts over Battlefront II, and the game isn't going to be helped by declarations from Belgium and Hawaii. Belgium, after ...

Finally, the transition from Monte Carlo to Park MGM is official. The change in identity for the 22-year-old, 3,000-room Strip resort includes new restaurants and ...

Gambling regulators from 14 different European countries, as well as those from America's Washington State Gaming Commission, have come together in hopes ...

WAILUKU — Maui County's top civil attorney, Patrick Wong, got lucky again in Vegas last year, winning at least $26,000, although that's not his highest winnings ...

The sports gambling world is giddy right now, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that could pave the way for broadly legal betting on games. But teams ...

A New Jersey man was walking to buy a lottery ticket when he fell and broke his hip, landing him in a hospital where he joined a winning lottery pool.

Loot boxes are a substantial revenue stream for the video game industry. But some lawmakers say they constitute gambling and should be regulated.

This April 20, 2018 photo shows a game of cards underway at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. As Atlantic City's casinos mark their 40th anniversary, ...

Hawaiian policemen swooped down on different illegal card rooms and underground slot parlors in the island paradise, rounding up 35 people involved in ...

LAS VEGAS >> Casino regulators in Nevada are accusing former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley of gambling fraud. The Nevada Gaming Control Board ...

Police in Hawaii have made 35 arrests so far as part of a crackdown on illegal gambling, poker games, and gambling machines.

It took a while to get going, but the 3,400-room Resorts World Las Vegas tower at the center of the Strip is now more than halfway finished, reaching floor 35 of ...

The Alabama legislature could take up a lottery again this year, according to House Speaker Mac McCutcheon.

The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) launched reserved housing sales for eligible Hawai'i residents at Aalii, a mixed-use condominium ...

Eight people who were the subject of one of the largest illegal gambling stings in Hawaii history are suing Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro and ...

An international coalition is concerned about the influence some video games can have on children.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- A Cape Coral man got a million dollar present for his birthday with a lucky Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket.

LAS VEGAS >> Plans for a new 777-room hotel and casino for downtown Las Vegas have been submitted to the city for review. The documents show plans to ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators are expected to decide whether to grant a casino license to the new Hard Rock property.

Legislators in Hawaii were among the first to express concern over the use of loot boxes in video games when Star Wars Battlefront II was in the news. This issue ...