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Women throw beads from a balcony to passers-by below on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter Wednesday, March 30, 2022., in New Orleans. Few things in the sports world resemble a return to pre-pandemic life more than an NCAA Final Four in sold-out Superdome -- and all that goes with it. Hotels and restaurants are heavily booked as a city famous for majors sports events, music festivals and cultural tourism gets the economic and reputational jolt it has needed after about two years of pandemic restrictions. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
For New Orleans, a 6th Final Four is bounce-back moment

By Brett Martel Mar. 31, 2022 05:15 PM EDT

Jonathan Price of Staten Island, N.Y., researches picks for the March Madness college basketball championship tournament on March 19, 2021, at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, NJ. On March 13, 2022, the American Gaming Association predicted that 45 million Americans will bet on this year's tournament. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
NJ fines BetMGM $25K for bets on prohibited basketball games

By Wayne Parry Mar. 23, 2022 02:27 PM EDT

Customers watch a game in the NCAA basketball March Madness tournament on March 19, 2021, at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On March 13, 2022, the American Gaming Association predicted that 45 million Americans will bet on this year's tournament. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
45M Americans to bet on March Madness hoops, group estimates

By Wayne Parry Mar. 14, 2022 01:02 PM EDT

In this image provided by Three Wishes Foods, Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim, left, poses with Three Wishes Foods co-founder Ian Wishingrad on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in DeWitt, N.Y. A new era in college sports got underway at the beginning of July, and with players now allowed to make money on their celebrity it's anybody's guess where this is all headed. Boeheim, the sharp-shooting son of Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim, inked a deal that will put his likeness on the front of a cereal box with him shooting, a morsel of Three Wishes cereal in his right palm. . (Scott Yager/Three Wishes Foods via AP)
Group licensing: A new way for college athletes to cash in

By Aaron Beard Jul. 20, 2021 03:16 PM EDT

FILE - Duke players celebrate on the court after their 68-63 victory over Wisconsin at Lucas Oil Stadium in the NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament championship game in Indianapolis, in this April 6, 2015, file photo. Lucas Oil Stadium is one of six venues hosting NCAA Tournament games later this week.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Column: NCAA brackets NOT the best use of stimulus check

By Jim Litke Mar. 15, 2021 07:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 4, 2020, file photo, Florida coach Mike White gestures during an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia in Athens, Ga. Unlike a year ago, Florida begins the season unranked and won’t have nearly as much hype. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File)
Florida tweaks schedule again, now opening with UMass Lowell

Nov. 12, 2020 04:13 PM EST

FILE - In this March 4, 2020, file photo, Florida coach Mike White gestures during an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia in Athens, Ga. Unlike a year ago, Florida begins the season unranked and won’t have nearly as much hype. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File)
White, Gators want to 'reduce noise,' improve culture

By Mark Long Nov. 11, 2020 03:01 PM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 file photo, Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi, of Switzerland, plays against the St. Louis Blues in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn. Predators captain Roman Josi and his wife, Ellie, gave $20,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and another $20,000 to a local homeless ministry. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
The Latest: Cubs to use Wrigley as food distribution hub

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2020 02:34 PM EDT

Florida to start selling alcohol at men's basketball games

Nov. 04, 2019 05:20 PM EST
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will sell alcohol at men's basketball games beginning with the team's season opener against North Florida. ...

Atlanta businessman spared prison in college hoops scandal

By Larry Neumeister Oct. 17, 2019 11:56 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — An Atlanta businessman and former NBA referee was spared prison time Thursday after pleading guilty in a college basketball scandal that paid bribes...

Indiana joins list of states legalizing sports betting

By Tom Davies May. 08, 2019 06:38 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sports betting will become legal in Indiana and construction of two new casinos will be allowed in the state under a bill signed by the governor...

Lawsuit after 2 casinos couldn't take March Madness bets

Apr. 19, 2019 03:46 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A casino operator is suing a tech company after a contract dispute shuttered its sports betting platform at two West Virginia casinos ahead...

In this March 21, 2019 photo, a gambler places a bet on the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City N.J. Figures released on Friday, April 12, 2019, show gamblers bet $372.4 million on sports in New Jersey in March, the second-highest monthly total ever, with the March Madness tournament accounting for a significant part of the wagering. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
March Madness leads to gladness for New Jersey sports books

By Wayne Parry Apr. 12, 2019 02:31 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 file photo, patrons visit the sports betting area of Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. The state lottery released figures on Friday, March 29, 2019, showing that casinos in Rhode Island lost nearly $900,000 on sports betting in February, after they paid out winning bets for the Super Bowl and other professional sports. ( AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Sports betting revenue projection was $11.5M. So far? $150K

By Jennifer Mcdermott Mar. 29, 2019 12:04 PM EDT

Mike Heusser, of Middletown, Conn., checks off bets he planned to make on the NCAA basketball tournament, Thursday, March 21, 2019, at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City. College basketball fans are lining up at casinos and racetracks, and furiously tapping smartphone screens to get down bets on the March Madness college basketball tournament, in many states where it is legal for the first time. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Hoops fans line up to bet (legally) on March Madness tourney

By Wayne Parry Mar. 21, 2019 12:40 PM EDT

The exterior view of Capital One Arena is seen, Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Washington. As NCAA prepares to stage its first basketball championships since the Supreme Court allowed legal sports betting in any state that wants it, the organization remains opposed to gambling on its events. But it’s not denying reality, either. This year, at least one and likely two women’s games will be played in Mississippi, where people have been betting on college sports since last summer, and men’s games will be played in Washington at Capital One Arena, which could have a full-service onsite sports book this time next year. Future NCAA Tournament games are scheduled for Wells Fargo Center, an 11-mile drive from the sports book at Harrah’s Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
NCAA can't keep tournament games away from legal gambling

By Ben Nuckols Mar. 19, 2019 02:05 PM EDT

Map shows status of sports betting legislation by state.;
State lawmakers place their bets on sports gambling

By Geoff Mulvihill Feb. 21, 2019 01:49 PM EST