sports gambling

A new report finds that states with legalized sports betting aren't doing enough to protect people from gambling trouble.

Despite slow progress, casino empire Las Vegas Sands promised to continue investing in candidates who support bringing destination resort casinos to Texas.

Kansas has been trying to sway the region's NFL and MLB teams to cross the border. Lawmakers in both Kansas and Missouri have lobbed tax incentives and construction fund packages at the teams.

Texas is once again looking at legalizing sports gambling during this years’ legislative session, and supporters are being backed by some of the most influential people in Texas sports.

A multitude of sports betting bills have been introduced to the legislature, with three advancing in the Senate.

A state senator has filed legislation to legalize sports betting in a way that closely aligns with the governor’s vision for expanding gaming across the state. But it already faces pushback.

Kansas' gaming law, which followed years of legislative debate over the merits of sports betting, is written to allow sports betting companies who partner with casinos to deduct promotional subsidies from taxable revenue.

Legal sports betting in Kansas came with mobile casinos that offer easy access to place wagers online. Experts say that also comes with a higher risk of addiction.

A bill allowing sports betting in Oklahoma is dead for this legislative session.

Kansas Lottery officials expect to see a large spike in bets placed for the Super Bowl. But the state will only get a small amount of the revenue generated from the big game — if the state-owned casinos make any money at all.