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Story County sheriff hospitalized with illness NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — Story County Sheriff Paul H. Fitzgerald is being treated for a serious condition that can cause temporary paralysis. The sheriff's office announced in a news release Thursday that Fitzgerald has been hospitalized for treatment of Guillain-Barre (gee-YAHN' bah-RAY') syndrome. The ...
UK casino accuses US poker star Ivey of cheating
A major casino operator is accusing Phil Ivey, an American who is one of the world's top professional poker players, of amassing millions of dollars in winnings by cheating at baccarat. Court papers filed in Britain's High Court by the Malaysia-based Genting Group say that Ivey and an accomplice successfully ...
Officials estimate Powerball jackpot at $360M
Insurance agent Joe Williams is trying, like so many others, to get lucky with Powerball. Williams, of Middleton, Wis., won $500 several years ago and now wants to score a little higher. He'll have his chance Wednesday with the latest drawing for the Powerball jackpot. It's ballooned to an estimated ...
Jury sides with businessman in Vegas Sands lawsuit
A jury on Tuesday dealt another defeat to casino mogul and GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson in his nine-year fight with a Hong Kong businessman, awarding the former consultant $70 million for helping Las Vegas Sands Corp. secure a lucrative gambling license in the Chinese enclave of Macau. But Las Vegas ...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 06-10-12-28-32, Mega Ball: 38 (six, ten, twelve, twenty-eight, thirty-two; Mega Ball: thirty-eight) Estimated jackpot: $170 million
Sales down for Ohio Lottery instant tickets
Fewer gamblers bought Ohio lottery scratch-off tickets during the past year, and competition from the state's new casinos and racinos may be having an impact. Instant tickets are the lottery's most popular game with more than $1.4 billion worth sold every year. But sales have fallen 4 percent — or ...
University of Texas a partner in gaming academy
The University of Texas and video game industry leaders are teaming up to open a gaming academy beginning in the fall of 2014, the school announced Monday. The Denius-Sams Gaming Academy will focus on training students to become game development team leaders. Warren Spector, a 30-year industry veteran known for ...
Editorials from around Ohio
Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: The (Toledo) Blade, May 13 About 70,000 property owners joined the ranks of Ohioans facing foreclosure last year. That figure was a slight improvement over 2011, but it represents more than four times as many annual new foreclosure ...
PA Lottery
These Pennsylvania lotteries were drawn Monday: Cash 5 19-28-33-38-40 (nineteen, twenty-eight, thirty-three, thirty-eight, forty) Estimated jackpot: $325,000 Evening Big 4 2-4-2-4 (two, four, two, four) Evening Daily Number 0-9-8 (zero, nine, eight) Evening Quinto 5-9-2-2-2 (five, nine, two, two, two) Match 6 Lotto 01-05-16-20-21-44 (one, five, sixteen, twenty, twenty-one, forty-four) ...
Ohio horse racing industry shows signs of comeback
Ohio's horse racing industry is showing signs of rebounding. Race horse breeding in Ohio is on the upswing after years of decline as gambling rules are allowing tracks to add slots-like gambling that will pump millions into the horse industry. Some tracks are renovating to add the video terminal games ...
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