Gambling

The state's voters were against keno gambling when it was proposed by Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, and they are still against it now that it has been approved under Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. The latest poll by Quinnipiac University, released...

By Francesca Trianni NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with state lawmakers to license new resort-style casinos, in an effort to help revive a stagnant economy in upstate New York, the governor said on Wednesday....

The state’s voters are against the legalization of keno gambling once again. The latest poll by Quinnipiac University shows residents are opposed to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposal for legalizing keno gambling in the same way that they have...

Republican gubernatorial challenger Tom Foley leads incumbent Gov. Dannel P. Malloy by 43 percent to 40 percent in the latest Quinnipiac Poll released on Wednesday morning as the two rivals prepare for a rematch. Foley, a Greenwich millionaire and...

Hialeah Park Casino announced Nelson Costa as the Director of Poker Operations Costa, of Hialeah, began his career as a dealer at Miccosukee Indian Gaming in 2002, then became poker room director of the Crystal Card Room at Miami Jai-Alai and later...

The slot machines at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun in May pulled in less than they did a year ago, though losses at the casinos continue to narrow. Foxwoods in Mashantucket made $48.2 million from its slots last month, a 4.4 percent drop from...

Four years ago, Democrats blasted Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s proposal to generate state tax revenue by legalizing keno gambling. Today, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Democrats are considering the same idea, which would raise an estimated $28 million...

Connecticut was finally swept into the Northeast's whirlwind of gambling expansion with the introduction of keno to its lottery portfolio to produce revenue for the next budget. It's tapping a market that has proved very profitable for Massachusetts but...

Connecticut can't stop its addiction to gambling. The legislature is adding keno to a mix that includes lotteries, scratch games and off-track betting, not to mention the many offerings of mega-casinos Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun. Though this page...

Demanding that the state do more to combat addiction as lawmakers craft a budget with new revenue from keno, problem gambling advocates disrupted a press conference at the state Capitol on Monday aimed at boosting support for another form of betting,...

— As the weather gets warmer at this time of year, state legislators start acting like college students. Having known since before Christmas that their legislative session would end at midnight on Wednesday, the legislators procrastinated and...

The state House of Representatives early Sunday approved a $37.7 billion state budget that increases spending by about 10 percent over two years, restores money to municipalities and legalizes keno gambling to generate millions of dollars for the state....