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Internet casinos thrive in 6 states. So why hasn’t it caught on more widely in the US?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:47 GMT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has generated nearly $7 billion in revenue for casinos and their affiliates, sent over a billion dollars in tax revenue to the state’s coffers and helped keep Atlantic City’s nine casinos afloat while they were shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic.So why hasn’t it caught on more widely across America?Currently, only six states offer internet casino gambling: New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Michigan and West Virginia. (Nevada offers internet poker but not online casino games; Rhode Island has passed an online casino bill, but it is not expected to go into effect until March 2024.)Casino operators, online gambling companies, analysts and elected officials offer a number of reasons why they think it has yet to expand more widely: among them, including fears (unfounded, analysts say) that internet gambling will draw gamblers away from physica...

Toronto man wanted for assaulting woman, vandalizing victim’s residence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:47 GMT

Toronto police are searching for a man behind the alleged assault of a woman known to him and returning to her residence to vandalize it and threaten the victim.Authorities were called to the Danforth Avenue and Pape Avenue area in Toronto’s Greektown neighbourhood on Tuesday for reports of an assault.It’s alleged that on Nov. 18, a woman was assaulted by a man who is known to her. Days later, the suspect unlawfully entered the victim’s residence, vandalized the woman’s residence and threatened her.He then fled the area.Authorities said 33-year-old Kenneth Kingston of Toronto is wanted on multiple charges, including assault, threatening death, unlawfully in a dwelling, mischief and failing to comply with a release order.Photo: Toronto police.Kingston is described as five-foot-seven with a heavy build, long brown shoulder-length hair, brown eyes, a scruffy beard and a thick mustache. He was last seen wearing a dark-coloured baseball cap with a square white log...

Amazon workers strike in multiple countries on Black Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:47 GMT

Amazon workers in multiple countries went on strike for Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, to protest the e-commerce giant's labor practices. The strike is organized by the UNI Global Union, which represents workers around the world and said it has mobilized workers from more than 30 countries, including Italy, Germany and the U.S., to speak out against Amazon's treatment of employees.Hundreds of workers were striking on Friday at warehouses in Coventry, U.K., and in multiple German cities, Reuters reported. Additional walkouts were expected later in the day in other countries.Officials with the GMB Union, a large trade union in the U.K. that organized protesters there, wrote on the platform X that the strike on Friday was the "the biggest industrial action in Amazon's history."The effort is part of the "Make Amazon Pay" campaign, which has organized strikes for the past four years. Christy Hoffman, general secretary of UNI Global Union, said workers around the worl...

19 year-old obliterates world record for pull-ups

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:47 GMT

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (KTVI) – While many people struggle to do even one full pull-up, a teenager in Illinois has just completed thousands within 24 hours.Nineteen year-old Brandon Garrett grew up playing several sports and was a serious runner. At one point, he ran 10 miles every morning. A few months after becoming a personal trainer at Club Fitness in O’Fallon, Illinois, Garrett set a new goal.Garrett wanted to break the world record for the most pull-ups in 24 hours: 8,600. To break it down, Garrett would do 10 pull-ups a minute to get to 5,000 before switching his rep pace. Wanna get paid to watch Hallmark Christmas movies? One company is offering $2K "Once I'm committed to something, I'm going to get it," Garrett said.Nexstar's KTVI reports he spent eight months training while juggling clients at the gym. During that time he committed 25 hours per week doing pull-ups, completing 70,000 every seven days.Last Friday, it was time for Garrett to test his limits.At 4 p.m. at Clu...

Woman invents new luggage to avoid airline baggage fees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:47 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) -- Sick of checked bagged fees? So was Amber Waldeier. That is, until she invented luggage which doubles as a neck pillow.Inside a Zipplicity bag, Waldeier said she's ready for a five-day vacation. She said it can hold about five pounds worth of clothing."I've got three pairs of leggings, five shirts and six socks," Waldeier said, holding up one bag. Kansas drivers riled by ‘Mizzou colors’ on new default license plate Waldeier designed the fabric sleeve suitcase with a zipper specifically to cut costs on luggage at the airport. Instead of checking a bag, she and her family now carry on "neck pillows.""I didn't want to spend the money on the baggage fees," Waldeier said. "I wanted to spend the money on memory making, like all the money on fun."The idea came to her in 2019 during a family trip where they were celebrating good health. Qaldeier had battled a bladder disease and hip issues for the three years prior. When she finally got cleared to walk on the be...

World's tallest Christmas tree structure lights up in southern U.S.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:47 GMT

STONEWALL, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Do you know where the tallest Christmas tree structure in the world is?You may think of the 140-foot tall tree in Enid, Oklahoma, or the 284-foot tall tree in Indianapolis, but DeSoto Parish, Louisiana is about to take the title. The plan is to make Christmas history Friday when the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office lights up a towering 300-foot structure. That's the equivalent of a 28-story building. At 6:30 p.m. local time, officials are set to flip the switch on The Spirit of DeSoto Tree and its 10,250 LED holiday lights. The event will include hot cocoa and a visit with Santa Claus. Decorating for Christmas early can make you feel happier The "tree" is actually the parish's new Stonewall Government Plaza communications tower, but plans have been in the works since last December to give it a once-a-year holiday façade. Sheriff Jayson Richardson thought it would be possible to put DeSoto at the top of the list and began contacting the FAA, FCC, Kay Radi...

How much money your generation says it needs to be happy: study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:47 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — The saying has always been “money can’t buy happiness,” but a new poll shows that may not actually be the case. Empower, a financial services company, surveyed more than 2,000 Americans about their financial happiness. Almost 60% said that money can indeed buy happiness, but it comes with a hefty price tag: $1.2 million. The “magic number” varied across generations, according to Empower. It was Millennials that had the steepest ask at almost $1.7 million. That vastly outweighed almost every other generation. The slightly older Gen X age group said, on average, that it would take slightly more than $1.2 million to make them financially happy. For the Boomer generation, it would take just less than $1 million. The youngest, Gen Z, had the lowest price point at $487,711. Here’s the average net worth of Americans by age. How do you stack up? Researchers pointed to the 2008 financial crisis, the COVID pandemic, and our current inflation as likely pain po...

Gophers football vs. Wisconsin: Keys to game, how to watch and who has edge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:47 GMT

WISCONSIN vs. MINNESOTAWhen: 2:30 p.m. SaturdayWhere: Huntington Bank StadiumTV: Fox Sports 1Radio: KFAN, 100.3 FMWeather: 31 degrees, cloudy, 9 mph northeast windBetting spread: Wisconsin, -2Records: With a 37-3 defeat to No. 2 Ohio State last week, he Gophers (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) have lost three straight games. The Badgers (6-5, 4-4) ended a three-game losing streak with 14-point comeback for a 24-17 overtime win against Nebraska last Saturday.History: With a win, Minnesota will possess Paul Bunyan’s Axe for a third consecutive time, a streak unseen since winning four in a row in from 1984-87. College football’s most-played rivalry sits dead even at 62-62-8.Key matchup: P.J. Fleck vs. Luke Fickell. Fleck is 3-3 vs. the Badgers, while Fickell has not played Minnesota. The rivalry between the two schools was rekindled off the field when Fleck accused Wisconsin’s new staff of negative recruiting in December. On the field, will Fleck call the necessary shots to get a positive result?Who...

The Bread Butler opens relocated shop in Colonie Center

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:47 GMT

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Bread Butler has completed its move into Colonie Center and now has a café. The bread shop closed at its previous location at 1500 Central Avenue in Albany at the beginning of November to make the move. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! In June, owner Andreas Mergner said The Bread Butler would be moving into the former Moe’s space on the lower level across from Five Guys in Colonie Center. Instead of just selling bread, Mergner said they would also be adding a café.“We have been looking for a place with more foot traffic and exposure,” Mergner told NEWS10 in June. “We have a great product, but people don’t seem to like coming to our current location.” Columbia County restaurant closes after 87 years Now in Colonie Center, The Bread Butler stills sells an array of rotating bread products including loaves of bread, baguettes, challah, croissants, and other baked goods. Although the cafe menu hasn't ...

The Broken Inn hosting Niskayuna football block party

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:47 GMT

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Broken Inn announced they will be hosting a community watch party of the Niskayuna Silver Warriors state semifinal football game versus the Somers Tuskers. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. on November 24. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The game will be projected on a 20 foot long inflatable screen. Refreshments such as coffee and hot chocolate will be available at the block party, and the restaurant itself will remain open, offering hot food as well as bathroom access. A portion of Clifton Park Road between the venue and Crescent Road will be shut down at 4 p.m. on Friday in order to hold the event. Outdoor space heaters will also be set up at the block party. Hundreds seek Black Friday deals at Crossgates Mall The Broken Inn is located at 2209 Nott Street in Niskayuna. The event is free to attend and open to the public.