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The North Texas Commission plans to explore how destination resort casinos would impact the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

Posted on: July 29, 2024 | | Phil West

The Cherokee Nation got the OK for a $300M casino 75 miles from Little Rock, but a Choctaw-backed initiative is seeking to block the project.

Posted on: July 17, 2024 | | Phil West

As long as Republicans hold key legislative offices, it will be challenging to expand gambling in Texas. Their new platform shows why.

Posted on: June 10, 2024 | | Phil West

Former Astros pitcher Michael Kelly was banned from the MLB for a year for betting on baseball, including on 2021 Astros playoff games.

Posted on: June 5, 2024 | | Phil West

A district adjoining Fort Worth is a Texas House battleground thanks in part to a massive donation from a Las Vegas Sands Corp.-funded PAC.

Posted on: May 28, 2024 | | Phil West

Should Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan lose his re-election bid, it could spell trouble for proposed casino and sports betting bills.

Posted on: May 22, 2024 | | Phil West

Dallas Trinity FC, part of the brand-new USL Super League, will be one of eight new women's pro teams kicking off in August.

Posted on: May 10, 2024 | | Phil West

The Texas Sands PAC run by the Las Vegas Sands Corp. distributed nearly $2 million in funds to Texas House races in the most recent primary.

Posted on: April 29, 2024 | | Phil West

The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, which operates one of three casinos in Texas, is planning to build a new casino on its land.

Posted on: April 17, 2024 | | Phil West

The annual baseball series between the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros starts with the first of 13 games on Friday night in Arlington.

Posted on: April 6, 2024 | | Phil West