gambling

LAS VEGAS—Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international politics ...

A proposal to legalize sports betting in California that could generate billions of dollars in tax revenue—but threatens ...

People who are withdrawing their superannuation early during the COVID-19 crisis appear to be overwhelmingly spending it on ...

Casino tycoon Stanley Ho, whose business empire dominated the Portuguese gambling enclave of Macao for decades, has died ...

Two of Australia’s biggest casino operators have been forced to take out lines of credit to remain afloat ...

HONG KONG—Gambling revenue in Macau plunged 79.7 percent in March on the year, the government said on April ...

HONG KONG/MACAU—Casinos in Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, reopen on Feb. 20 after being closed for two ...

HONG KONG—The Chinese territory of Macau has become a near-ghost town during what is typically the busiest time ...

An official from Japan’s ruling party formerly in charge of casino policy was arrested on Dec. 25 on ...

Not too long ago, governments used to prohibit behaviour that was bad for its citizenry. Gambling was one ...

Commentary A 1957 raid finally convinced FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover that there was such a thing as ...

Commentary You’ve heard the news: For the first time in its 145-year history, Maximum Security, the horse that ...

Recent research has shown that a staggering 8 in 10 children (aged from as young as eight years ...

Vinny Vella, an actor who appeared in “Casino” and other mafia movies, died after a battle with cancer ...

Commentary I was asked recently to give a talk on sports betting, which just became legal in a ...

A 13 year-old from Lancashire, London, has lost more than £80,000 (US$106,800) of his parents' money after becoming addicted ...

On a quiet suburban California cul-de-sac where neighbors hang wind chimes and grow rose bushes, one three-bedroom house ...

Many interest rates in the United States are close to zero and even negative in some parts of ...

Saka was in charge of raising funds to sponsor incoming Iraqi refugees—costing roughly $6,000 a person, and about ...

BANGKOK—Add aging Western bridge players to the list of desperadoes in Thailand's seaside resort of Pattaya, a sin ...

He's the player daily fantasy sports fans across the country are suddenly watching: New York Attorney General Eric ...

Daily fantasy sports sites have been dealt a setback with Nevada regulators ordering them out of the state ...

Las Vegas, the city where scams are born and matured into cash cows, is nonetheless a wonder-filled "Never ...

A judge threw out a lawsuit over $1.65 million in gambling debts against the owner of Kentucky Derby ...

New York is joining the 21st century by providing a texting feature for their drug, alcohol, and gambling ...

A prison in northeastern China has been at the center of a media storm as news organizations throughout ...