Pennsylvania stands to win from the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision opening the way for legal sports betting across the country.

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting, the race is on to see who will referee the multibillion-dollar business of gambling on pro and college games.

By ruling Monday that any state can allow sports betting, the nation's highest court set America on track for what may be a historic expansion of its legal gambling offerings.

A Supreme Court decision Monday that could lead many states to legalize sports betting may provide some pocket change for those governments but not enough to help head off looming budget crises in a few years, experts say.

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a federal law prohibiting sports betting outside of Nevada, opening up the practice to any other states that choose to allow it.

One of the many subcultures that makes Las Vegas unlike any other city in the world is the large work force, deployed three shifts per day, running table games that help keep the local economy humming.

The state of New Jersey has pushed all its chips to the middle of the table, betting big that a legal battle against a federal ban on sports wagering will pay off.

It has been some time since optimism swirled around Atlantic City. For several years, there has only been despondency.