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Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts looks to pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Hurts has 3 TD passes plus TD run, Eagles beat Titans 35-10

By Dan Gelston Dec. 04, 2022 04:18 PM EST

FILE - People line up to make sports bets at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J., March 19, 2021. Gambling has gone from the forbidden topic in the NFL to a key part of the league's present and future. The days of lobbying against widespread legalized sports betting, preventing broadcast partners from even discussing point spreads and even prohibiting players from holding a fantasy football convention because it was at a casino are firmly in the past. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
Once forbidden, gambling now embraced by NFL

By Josh Dubow Nov. 22, 2022 01:10 PM EST

FILE - Robert "Bojo" Ackah, center, and Fik-Shun, left, perform during the announcement of the first Thursday Night Football on Prime Video matchup featuring the San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs at the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. The Thursday night, Sept. 15 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs kicks off Amazon Prime Video's 11-year agreement with the NFL to carry “Thursday Night Football". (AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis, File)
NFL on Prime Video latest foray by leagues into streaming

By Joe Reedy Sep. 14, 2022 09:34 PM EDT

A customer makes a sports bet at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. on Sept. 6, 2022. In the fifth year of legal sports betting in most U.S. states, the action is speeding up due to microbetting, the ability to place a bet on an outcome as narrowly targeted as the result of the next pitch in baseball or the next play in football. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Study: 1-in-5 U.S. adults bet money on sports in past year

By Wayne Parry Sep. 14, 2022 03:15 PM EDT

A customer makes a sports bet at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. on Sept. 6, 2022. In the fifth year of legal sports betting in most U.S. states, the action is speeding up due to microbetting, the ability to place a bet on an outcome as narrowly targeted as the result of the next pitch in baseball or the next play in football. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Wins — and losses — can pile up with sped-up sports betting

By Wayne Parry Sep. 07, 2022 11:20 AM EDT

Retired firefighter Michelle Krause poses at the American Massage Therapist Association national convention at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Teresa Walker)
Watson case revives old fight for massage therapy industry

By Teresa M. Walker Aug. 26, 2022 02:22 AM EDT

FILE - St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner, right, gets a hug from coach Dick Vermeil after the Rams defeated the Tennessee Titans 23-16 to win NFL football's Super Bowl 34 in Atlanta. Vermeil won a Super Bowl with the St. Louis Rams and later coached the Kansas City Chiefs. But Philly is home and he’s going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as an Eagle. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
Dick Vermeil is as much Philly as the cheesesteak and Rocky

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 02, 2022 01:13 PM EDT

FILE - Fans watch at the start of an NFL football game inside AT&T Stadium between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys, on Sept. 8, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. The Dallas Cowboys sparked criticism on social media Tuesday, July 5, 2022, after announcing a marketing agreement with a gun-themed coffee company with blends that include “AK-47 Espresso,” “Silencer Smooth” and “Murdered Out.” The partnership with the Black Rifle Coffee Co. was revealed on Twitter the day after six people died in a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Cowboys criticized over deal with gun-themed coffee company

Jul. 05, 2022 04:10 PM EDT

FILE - Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley (18) makes a catch during the team's NFL training camp football practice Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Flowery Branch, Ga. Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has been suspended for the 2022 season for betting on NFL games in the 2021 season. The suspension announced by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday, March 7, 2022, is for activity that took place while Ridley was away from the team while addressing mental health concerns.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Analysis: NFL's monitoring of betting must never fall short

By Barry Wilner Mar. 09, 2022 02:19 AM EST

Allan DallaTorre, owner of L.A. Event Lights, poses for a photo in his downtown office Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. The Super Bowl's return to the Los Angeles area after a nearly 30-year absence is providing a much-needed boost to small businesses hard hit by the pandemic. Sunday's game and the events surrounding it are projected to generate up to $477 million for the local economy. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Super Bowl's return provides boost to hard-hit LA businesses

By Alex Veiga Feb. 08, 2022 02:28 PM EST

FILE - A gambler makes a sports bet at Bally's casino in Atlantic City N.J., Sept. 5, 2019. A record 31.5 million Americans plan to bet on this year's Super Bowl, according to the gambling industry's national trade group. The American Gaming Association on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, released its annual predictions for wagering on pro football's championship game, forecasting that over $7.6 billion will be bet legally and otherwise. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
31M Americans to bet on Super Bowl, gambling group estimates

By Wayne Parry Feb. 08, 2022 05:07 AM EST

FILE - Buffalo Bills wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie (19) carries the ball during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the New England Patriots in Orchard Park, N.Y., Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. GeoComply Solutions, the Vancouver, Canada-based tech company, recorded 17.9 million transactions last weekend in New York, up from 17.2 million the weekend before, when it went live in the state. The data records the amount of times the company was called on to verify a customer’s location and is considered a good indicator for at least a minimum level of sports betting activity, more than 80% of which is done online in the U.S. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey T. Barnes)
New York mobile sports bets top $600M in 2 weeks, rival NJ

By Wayne Parry Jan. 21, 2022 05:29 PM EST

A teller counts money at the sports book at Bally's casino on. Jan. 29, 2020 in Atlantic City, N.J. With advertisements for sports betting blanketing the airwaves, some in the industry and their pro sports and technology partners are starting to ask how much is too much? (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Sports betting ads: Industry weighs how much is too much?

By Wayne Parry Dec. 02, 2021 04:11 PM EST

Tennessee Titans running back Adrian Peterson answers questions after an NFL football practice Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. The Titans signed the 2012 NFL MVP and four-time All-Pro running back to help replace injured NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Ageless oldies but goodies defying Father Time around NFL

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Nov. 11, 2021 03:53 AM EST

FILE - In this Friday, March 19, 2021, file photo, people line up to make sports bets at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, the NFL announced it is spending $6.2 million on a responsible betting program with the National Council on Problem Gambling to teach people how to bet on sports responsibly and to fund and expand treatment and prevention programs for compulsive gambling. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
Column: Sports betting becoming more of a sure thing

By Tim Dahlberg Oct. 21, 2021 02:10 AM EDT

Rollout of sports betting in Connecticut to begin Thursday

By Susan Haigh Sep. 29, 2021 06:36 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The long-awaited rollout of sports wagering in Connecticut will begin on Thursday when Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun officially...

A gambler places a bet at the FanDuel sportsbook in East Rutherford N.J. on Aug. 30, 2021. The American Gaming Association says 45.2 million Americans plan to bet on NFL games this season, up 36% from last year. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Online bets on NFL games seen surging as season begins

By Wayne Parry Sep. 13, 2021 11:43 AM EDT

Sports betting windows officially open as the Arizona Diamondbacks partner with Caesars Entertainment setting up temporary sports betting windows at the Diamondbacks' Chase Field, the baseball home of the Diamondbacks baseball team, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Phoenix. The on-site sports betting permanent home just outside Chase Field will be opened in the coming months. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Sports betting starts in Arizona in time for NFL season

By Bob Christie And Jonathan J. Cooper Sep. 09, 2021 12:43 AM EDT

FILE: This Sept. 9, 2018 file photo shows fans of the New York Giants and Jets watching a football game after placing bets in the sports betting lounge at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. The American Gaming Association projects that 45.2 million Americans will bet on the NFL this season. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, FILE)
Half of US offers legal sports betting as NFL season begins

By Wayne Parry Sep. 08, 2021 11:16 AM EDT

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak provides an update on COVID-19 regulations for entertainment venues in Nevada at the Sawyer Building in Las Vegas on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
Nevada governor: No masks at events that require vaccines

By Ken Ritter And Sam Metz Aug. 16, 2021 11:48 PM EDT