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California law prohibiting gambling on sporting events, except for betting on horse races, also extends to the increasingly popular daily fantasy sports games, Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a legal opinion on Thursday.
Three people who California prosecutors say operated an illegal gambling business online have pleaded guilty in the case.
The tribes' suit alleges that the gambling halls scattered across California are illegally offering card games such as blackjack and pai gow poker that cut into the tribes' gambling revenues.
The Tropicana Las Vegas, once known for its opulence and A-list celebrity guests and entertainment, closed its doors after 67 years Tuesday, slated for demolition to make way for the new A's baseball stadium.
Nearly 68 million American adults — about 1 in 4 — plan to bet on this year's Super Bowl.
The early money is heavily on Kansas City to repeat as Super Bowl champions when the Chiefs face the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 11.
The sportsbook will be ready to use this fall in the 16 states where sports betting is legal and Penn Entertainment is licensed.
Putting his eggs in one basket proved fruitful for one Virginia man who purchased not one, but 20 winning lottery tickets with the same numbers.
FBI documents made public this week reveal the high-roller gambler who opened fire on concertgoers on the Las Vegas Strip had lost heavily while gambling weeks earlier.
The effort to legalize sports betting in California ran headlong into a typical challenge for competing ballot measures as each was battered in a torrent of negative advertising that doomed both to spectacular failure in the most expensive ballot race in U.S. history.
Lottery officials said one state was still processing its sales data. The jackpot is the largest for any lottery, anywhere, ever.
Statistically, a Powerball player is much more likely to be attacked by a grizzly bear at Yellowstone National Park.
Jim McIngvale, also known as "Mattress Mack," earned a $75 million payday after the Houston Astros won the World Series.
The jackpot has eluded players since Aug. 3, the last time anyone matched all five winning numbers and the Powerball.
The jackpot marks the tenth-largest Powerball jackpot ever.
The campaign that could bring legalized sports betting to California is the most expensive ballot-initiative fight in U.S. history.
While 30 states now allow, regulate and tax sports betting and this fall, California is not one of them. But, that could change as voters will decide if we're next with props 26 and 27.
Owners of the casino say it's the closest casino to Sacramento and South and East Bay areas.
Northern California's newest casino has officially opened, weeks ahead of schedule. It's the closest casino to Sacramento.
An initiative to allow sports betting at tribal casinos and horse-racing tracks in California has qualified for the November 2022 ballot.
Deputies have raided an illegal gambling room that had set up shop in the back room of a Stockton-area pet store.
Investigators are releasing more information about the Thursday night incident where a security guard shot a man outside a poker room.
A new casino in the Gold Country hopes to bring in more opportunity for an area that has watched nearby places like Sutter Creek thrive.
Feeling lucky? If you play the lottery, then you have another chance to become rich beyond your wildest dreams on Friday. The Mega Millions jackpot stands at an estimated $420 million.
A New Jersey woman turned a $10 bet into a huge payout over Labor Day Weekend in Atlantic City.
Police in Vallejo said Monday that a recent traffic collision led to the arrest of a suspect in multiple robberies, including the alleged theft of more than $2,500 in collectible Pokémon cards.
The Trump administration has dramatically curtailed the ability for those facing deportation to be released from immigration detention.
With a week until the signature deadline, the leaders of the California secession movement dubbed "Calexit" have decided to pull their attempted ballot initiative so they can re-file it later in the summertime.
Plastic pieces were discovered in the dome toppers of YoCrunch products, the FDA said in a recall alert.
The Consumer Price Index in June rose 2.7% on an annual basis, in line with economists' predictions.
One person was detained after a Sacramento city firefighter was assaulted while responding to a request for medical aid, officials said Monday night.
Police in Vallejo said Monday that a recent traffic collision led to the arrest of a suspect in multiple robberies, including the alleged theft of more than $2,500 in collectible Pokémon cards.
The City of Sacramento and Republic FC said Monday that there are still plans to move forward with the Railyards development after a protest to halt the expansion of a special taxing district was successful.
Serafini has been found guilty in the murder of his father-in-law and the attempted murder of his mother-in-law at their home in Lake Tahoe more than four years ago.
The Trump administration has dramatically curtailed the ability for those facing deportation to be released from immigration detention.
The City of Sacramento and Republic FC said Monday that there are still plans to move forward with the Railyards development after a protest to halt the expansion of a special taxing district was successful.
For the first time, thousands of live mosquitoes are being released in a Sacramento neighborhood to help prevent disease.
Sacramento police are investigating after a driver was shot before crashing Thursday evening along Franklin Boulevard.
Voting is underway to choose the top taco in California's capital city. The one-on-one bracket-style battle is part of Sacramento Taco Fest.
Multiple suspects are sought after an armed robbery at a jeweler in the Arden-Arcade area, authorities said.
A daring attempt to save a young bald eagle trapped for weeks in the rugged Plumas National Forest ended sadly, despite the determined efforts of local wildlife rescuers.
Star NFL running back Najee Harris of the Los Angeles Chargers has been injured in a Fourth of July fireworks mishap, according to his agent.
A haze visible in parts of the Sacramento Valley on Thursday is from multiple fires in Northern California.
Triple-digit heat is back in the forecast as we end the week. How long will our heat up last, and how hot will it be for the California State Fair?
Cal Fire's state fire marshal was leading the investigation at the Inner Richmond home on 2nd Avenue, between Geary Boulevard and Anza Street, a Yolo County spokesperson said.
Alyssa Thomas made a free throw with a second remaining to give the Phoenix Mercury a 78-77 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Monday night.
With the 11th pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the Athletics selected Florida State's left-handed pitcher Jamie Arnold.
Former NHL player Joe Pavelski won the American Century Championship on Sunday at Edgewood Tahoe, closing with an eagle to beat former pitcher John Smoltz by nine points in a wire-to-wire victory in the celebrity event.
Freddie Freeman blooped a single into shallow right-center with two outs in the 11th inning to score James Outman for the go-ahead run, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 for a winning series after snapping a season-worst, seven-game losing streak a day earlier.
Tyler Soderstrom, Nick Kurtz and Austin Wynns each hit a two-run homer, helping the Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3.
The Trump administration has dramatically curtailed the ability for those facing deportation to be released from immigration detention.
With a week until the signature deadline, the leaders of the California secession movement dubbed "Calexit" have decided to pull their attempted ballot initiative so they can re-file it later in the summertime.
Fresh tomatoes from Mexico — which supplies about 70% of the U.S. tomato market — will face a 17.09% duty.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to pause a lower court order that required the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees.
The states lost out on billions in funding for after-school and summer programs, teacher training and other initiatives.
Scientists conducting medical research are facing an existential crisis: Layoffs and budget cuts pushed by President Trump that, they say, jeopardize finding a cure for cancer.
The GOP's "big beautiful bill" would require people up to age 64 to certify they're working to get aid. Here's what the research shows.
Dr. Fiona Havers' resignation follows RFK Jr.'s orders to change the CDC's vaccine recommendations.
The CDC's new "checklist" comes amid a deadly year of measles outbreaks that is now near record levels.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the previous roster of the CDC's vaccine advisers on Monday.
Finding the perfect dress isn't easy, but now, selling them could become a lot more challenging.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
An economic blackout was underway Friday as activists nationwide encouraged people not to spend their money at large corporations, retailers and fast-food chains for 24 hours.
San Joaquin County's retail theft reporting app has only been around for six months and is already bringing a sense of calmness to local business owners.
CBS News California's Julie Watts and her daughter's fifth-grade class go undercover shopping and head to the State Capitol to investigate how the skincare industry makes billions by selling potentially harmful products to tweens.
As more people in California lose private insurance, the state's FAIR plan is filling up with homes in places the industry itself has classified as low-risk for wildfire.
Once thought of as a small, rarely-used backstop, the FAIR Plan is now one of the largest insurers in the state, and people without FAIR Plan insurance are the ones on the hook for the FAIR Plan's debt. Yet the FAIR Plan is still cloaked in secrecy.
In an exclusive interview, Huskins and Quinn take us through his interrogation, showing us step-by-step how old-school interrogation training led to their "American Nightmare."
As California faces the largest insurance crisis in the state's history, there is still no leader of the state Senate Insurance Committee. Half committee members are new to the committee, the committee staff is new, and arguably, the most experienced and qualified person in the Senate to lead this committee is embroiled in a federal corruption investigation.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The fire is located on Marysville Road, west of New Bullards Bar Reservoir.
Forward progress of the Camino Fire near Don Pedro Reservoir in Tuolumne County has been stopped, according to officials.
Mandatory evacuations have been lifted in the fire that erupted in El Dorado County near Shingle Springs on Tuesday.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News California Investigates, the California Insurance Commissioner announced a formal Market Conduct Examination of State Farm.
Smoke seen across Vacaville near Browns Valley Parkway on Monday was no cause for alarm. In fact, it marked the fourth and final wildland fire training operation for the city's fire department as they prepare for fire season.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
Junior Romello Bruhn of Woodland Christian High School is closer than ever to scoring 3,000 career points, something only 13 high school athletes have accomplished in California state history.
Cake, candles, chicken and a cow are the recipe for a 90th birthday celebration at the Madison Avenue Chick-fil-A for a long-time customer who has become a staple in the Sacramento community.
A high school senior and his girlfriend dressed up as Santa and Mrs. Claus and handed out gifts to every student at their school, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts.
It was a day of conquering fears and overcoming odds at the Sacramento Deep Water Channel this weekend. People living with physical disabilities got an opportunity to feel the exhilaration of setting sail.
The City of Citrus Heights confirmed Monday that the ownership group of Sunrise Mall is facing nearly $500,000 in fines related to significant code violations they have been accruing since 2024.
Sacramento city officials confirm a protest over how portions of the Sacramento Railyards project would be financed was successful.
On Monday, new reduced operating hours went into effect at the California State Fair, with the gates not opening until the afternoon.
Authorities are investigating after two people were shot on Grouse Run Drive in Stockton on Monday night.
Esteban Reynoso reports.