The U.S. Supreme Court may legalize sports betting in 32 states if it rules in the favor of New Jersey’s quest to provide various gambling options. It is estimated that a well-regulated sports betting market in the U.S. may be worth five times its current value, thereby creating more job opportunities along with financial windfall for all the people associated with it.

Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock was a familiar presence at casinos around Nevada. Paddock, who spent a lot time gambling in the days before the attack, was part of an elite group of wealthy high-rollers.

Stephen Paddock was known to sit for hours playing slot machines and video poker, gambling with tens of thousands of dollars and earning VIP status and the lavish “comps” that casinos shower on their regular high-rollers to keep them playing.

As thousands of Las Vegans flock across the California state line to get their Powerball tickets; the one question on most people’s lips is, why doesn’t Nevada get on board?

Las Vegas is the backdrop for plenty of comedies and dramas both in print and on screen. The Strip has also been the focus of many a scholarly examination, including a now classic study on design, undertaken nearly five decades ago by a trio of Yale professors.

Casinos are slowly embracing competitive video game tournaments as a way to help their bottom lines, but the money is coming from renting hotel rooms to the young players and selling them food and drinks, not from turning them into gamblers.

The White House’s plan to revive a nuclear waste dump at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain has pushed President Trump into an all-out war with Las Vegas, as powerful casino owners and city economic leaders vow to fight the administration tooth and nail over the proposal.

Fans of blackjack, baccarat and specialty games such as Three Card Poker play an increasingly important role in the success of Pennsylvania casinos.