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Online gambling has proved immensely popular, but it still is heavily weighted in favor of the casino.

Benny Figgins, a blackjack dealer, was hired by Caesars Palace on April 27, 1967, and worked in five different departments at the company.

Caleb Mitchell Rogers allegedly carried out armed robberies at three different locations using a revolver issued by the Las Vegas police.

Casino workers are at higher risk for lung disease, and the air in casinos can have 50 times more cancer-causing particles than the air on rush-hour highways.

The PILOT bill is meant to help ease COVID-19 impacts on casinos by reducing large payments that will be made instead of property taxes.

The data released Thursday showed $440 million won by New Jersey's nine casinos through November, a 52 percent increase over the same time frame in 2020.

"The industry is in a strong position for a full recovery," said American Gaming Association President and CEO Bill Miller.

Most forms of gambling are illegal in Texas—unlike its neighboring states—but the illegal gambling industry generates over $2 billion annually within the state.

Thursday, anti-smoking activists held a news conference to persuade lawmakers to pass the bill during a lame-duck session of the Legislature currently going.

The record winnings reflect growing comfort among consumers returning to casinos after the initial decline during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I'm standing here and I'm getting all ash particulates on my jacket, even," Gov. Steve Sisolak said. "This is serious, folks."

The industry has equaled all the revenue U.S. casinos took in during 2020 amid shutdowns and health protocols, according to a report.

Most people know his name, but few know his story.

Sheldon Adelson did what he thought was right, in business and in every other part of his life.

The two tribal casinos operate under federal law on federally protected land, which means Gov. Gavin Newsom's ban on indoor entertainment does not apply to them.

A Nevada man was reportedly ordered to wear a face mask in public and banned from casinos, after he was arrested on Saturday for trespassing at a casino when he refused to wear a mask or leave the property.

Las Vegas continues to reopen with The Bellagio and Caesars Palace poker rooms opening today for the first time in three months.

"I don't think you're going to find a safer place to come than Las Vegas by June 4," Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak said on Tuesday.

Restaurants and drive-in movie theatres are allowed to reopen in Las Vegas today, with casinos hoping to reopen by Memorial Day.

The gambling regulator in the state says there should be limits on people in casinos, and how many can gather around a table.

Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox told President Donald Trump during a Wednesday roundtable event that he hoped casinos on the Las Vegas strip would be reopened by May 25.

Around 350,000 Nevada residents have filed for unemployment benefits since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, doubling jobless numbers seen during the Great Recession and setting an all-time state record.

Caught between being stuck at home and closed casinos, addicted gamblers may view the $1,200 stimulus check as a windfall to bet online.

"My ultimate goal here is to come together as Nevadans to save lives," Governor Sisolak said. "We don't have time to waste."

St. Petersburg politician Oleg Kalyadin said he had no knowledge of the casino equipment in his apartment.

Former casino boss Steve Wynn has claimed that he is immune from punishment for alleged sexual harassment, because he is no longer in the gaming industry or legally tied to the company that bears his name.

It was a sister act with a gambling habit.