Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby wins injunction against NCAA
The judge's ruling means that Sorsby can play this season despite the NCAA ruling him ineligible for betting on his team's games.
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The judge's ruling means that Sorsby can play this season despite the NCAA ruling him ineligible for betting on his team's games.
For Buddy Wiggins of Honolulu, Hawaii, the end result of a yearslong sports gambling addiction has come to this: soliciting strangers on the beach.
Airion Simmons is charged with wire fraud and bribery.
Here are the top 20 largest Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, and the odds of winning them.
Powerball's jackpot rose to an estimated $1.25 billion — the sixth-largest in its history — after no tickets came up winners of Monday night's grand prize of roughly $1.14 billion.
Under previous legislation that failed, Texas would have allowed a limited number of resorts to be built that featured casino gambling.
An NBA Hall of Famer, a current star and former player are among dozens arrested in an FBI crackdown on illegal gambling that includes alleged members of organized crime families.
An Irving woman wants a state court judge to let her attorney depose the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce about its business relationship with the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.
Nathan Johnson said his work to keep revenue flowing in the state is not rooted in political contributions for legalized gambling.
The city council meeting wrapped up just before 2 a.m. Friday.
Even if city leaders sign off, the project faces a larger hurdle.
As the Irving City Council was set to talk about a contentious issue Thursday night – whether or not to allow the construction of a destination resort, the Las Vegas Sands Corporation announced it is pulling the casino-style gaming component until they gain traction on the state level.
Thursday night, the Irving City Council will take up a contentious issue – whether or not to allow the construction of a destination resort.
Gambling is currently illegal in Texas, meaning lawmakers would need to change state law before voters could weigh in on a constitutional amendment to legalize it.
City officials and residents discussed with the local planning and zoning commission what could happen to the city if the billion-dollar project moves forward. CBS News Texas reporter Marvin Hurst has the story.
The study analyzed search queries mentioning gambling, addiction, addict, anonymous or hotline — such as gambling addiction hotline — from January 2016 through June 2024.
This isn't the first time the casino company has attempted to get Texas to change its laws on gambling.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban plans to sell a majority stake of the NBA team to billionaire Miriam Adelson and the Las Vegas Sands Casino family.
Jack Fink covers the biggest political stories of the week in the latest episode of Eye on Politics.
After MGM systems went down Monday, Caesars, another gambling giant with ties to Atlantic City, reported being the victim of a cyberattack this week.
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In dramatic fashion, the Texas House on Thursday gave final approval to legislation that would let voters decide whether to legalize online sports betting across the state.
Texas could ultimately be home to seven casino destination resorts, including two in the Dallas-Fort Worth area under new legislation filed by State Representative Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth.
Lawmakers are pushing to legalize gambling in Texas.
