Las Vegas went from a barren, desert town to a city of bright lights and casinos in a matter of decades. In 1910, Las Vegas had just 800 residents. By 1972, more than 15 million people were visiting ...

Iowa’s gambling market started with strict moral compromises on riverboats. Now it’s a powerful, digitally integrated financial engine. This article dissects the policy shifts that created this pretty ...

There was once a time when, if caught red-handed, you would be arrested for gambling in Ocean City, Maryland. That’s right — slot machines, poker tables, bingo parlors; you name it — all forms of ...

Minnesotans wanting to gamble have many options these days. They can visit a Native American casino, buy scratch-off games at a gas station, yank open pull-tabs at a bar or even play bingo at a church ...

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Sports gambling apps like 'DraftKings' have become increasingly popular in the state of Michigan. The availability of online and in-person sports gambling is growing, adding another chapter in ...

Millions of people worldwide are active in virtual and land-based gambling halls. With few exceptions, almost all of these players pursue the same goal: to win the big money in gambling. The sad truth ...

The NBA banned Toronto’s Jontay Porter for gambling. It’s the league’s first gambling ban in 70 years but just the latest in a long history of gambling scandals. NBA has leveled a lifetime ban on ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Shattered friendships and family relationships, alienation, self-loathing and insurmountable debt that can lead to criminal activity: Gambling addiction takes a toll on its ...

From lotteries funding colonial infrastructure to a full-blown state lottery with per-capita spending rivaling casino spending, Massachusetts’ love affair with gambling is a rollercoaster of legalized ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kevin Blackistone, a national sports columnist at The Washington Post, about where Thursday's NBA gambling arrests fit within the history of sports gambling scandals.