Wyoming Casino News

GILLETTE (WNE) — Local Campbell County government entities are benefiting from the most recent quarterly payment from the Wyoming Lottery to the state, ...

CHEYENNE – Two bills making their way through the state legislature would effectively change the way the state receives payments from the Wyoming Lottery ...

Local government entities are benefitting from the most recent quarterly payment from the Wyoming Lottery to the state, which was $2.8 million, by far the highest ...

Where the bison and the antelope now play on state land overlooking Kelly Warm Springs, slot machines and poker tables threaten to vie for real estate.

SALAMANCA — As many as 15000 people are expected to visit Salamanca during the fourth weekend in February for the AMSOIL Championship Snocross ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Wyoming Lottery's "Cowboy Draw" game were:

CHEYENNE – Owners of Wyoming Downs are asking the Cheyenne City Council for permission to open a second location at the former Jackson's All American ...

CHEYENNE – Attorney General Peter Michael declared some video “skill games” illegal under Wyoming gambling laws Tuesday.

CHEYENNE — It appears that a third time wasn't a charm for a bill to create a state gaming commission.

The U.S. Supreme Court legalizes sports gambling across the country.

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Northern Wyoming News, continuing the long tradition, more than 100 years, of chronicling the life and times.

In part one of a two part series, Greg Beesley from our sister station explains the future of sports betting in the state of Wyoming.

The state of Wyoming has just passed a bill which will allow cryptocurrencies to be recognized as actual money. On January 18th, Wyoming legislation first ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A lucky person is $3.3 million richer after winning the biggest jackpot in the history of Wyoming Lottery's Cowboy Draw game.

Wyoming Attorney General Peter Michael has declared so-called "skill games" found in some establishments across the state to be illegal gambling devices.

Sunday in Atlanta, Super Bowl LIII matches the New England Patriots against the Los Angeles Rams. Again. Well not exactly. Seventeen years ago, it was the.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Companies operating video slot machines in Wyoming bars are challenging the attorney general's opinion that the games constitute illegal ...

The world could add its newest billionaire on Friday night when the winning Mega Millions numbers are drawn for the second-largest lottery in U.S. history.

As the Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $1 billion — the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. lottery history — Utahns hurried across state lines ...

One lucky person stands to collect a whole bunch of cash after their lottery ticket turned out to be a winner in Thursday night's drawing. WyoLotto announced ...

A major decision by the U.S. Supreme Court Monday calling a 1992 law unconstitutional and making sports betting legal. States will regulate the change and ...

Many of Wyoming's electronic skill games machines are illegal games of chance, according to State Attorney General Peter Michael, which means those playing ...

A brother and sister from Casper are $3.3 million richer after claiming their Wyoming Lottery Cowboy Draw winnings. The lottery says in a news release that the ...

Jane Goodall is a global icon, perhaps the most admired living environmentalist and legendary for her research with chimpanzees. Cynthia Moss is famous for ...

The winners were born and raised in Casper and continue to call it home. They are frequent WyoLotto players, mainly buying Cowboy Draw tickets, noting that ...

The Wyoming Lottery has transferred $1.4 million in profits to the state Treasurer's Office for distribution to local cities, towns and counties.

WyoLottoTM would like to announce that the Cowboy DrawⓇ jackpot is up to $2.5 million. This is the highest jackpot amount in the history of Wyoming's Game.

Casper Police Chief Keith McPheeters will conduct an open, informal forum next week about the recent Wyoming Attorney General's formal opinion that declared ...

(KUTV) — While there's no lottery here in our state, it hasn't stopped many Utahns from heading to Idaho and Wyoming to get their tickets. With some of the ...

On Tuesday night, the drawing for the largest single U.S. lottery jackpot will be held giving someone the chance to win $1.6 billion. >> Mega Millions: How much ...

The Attorney General, Peter Michael, issued a formal legal opinion stating that Wyoming Skills Games are gambling devices and therefore, should be ...

The Mega Millions jackpot has hit “uncharted territory” with a grand prize of $1.6 billion up for grabs at Tuesday's drawing. There's a simple explanation for this: ...

Chaos in the Mountain West and a late point surge in the Vikings-Bears game on Sunday night were among this weekend's worst sports-betting bad beats.

CHEYENNE — “When it comes to gaming, Wyoming is not the most progressive state.”

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A $1.1 million winning Wyoming Lottery ticket remains unclaimed a week after the drawing.

An inquiry whether a certain brand of gambling machines was legal has been made by an attorney in the state of Wyoming. Both parties in the discussion shared ...

The Wyoming Lottery game Cowboy Draw is at an all-time high currently and with no winner today, the number has gone up to 2.26 million dollars.

A winning Powerball ticket worth $2 million was sold at the Maverik convenience store in Mills back in May, and has finally been claimed by the winner.

A whopping 7000 people vied for the chance to hunt Wyoming grizzly bears for the first time in 44 years. Many entrants in the permit lottery said if they won, they ...

In the finale of a two-part series, Greg Beesley from our sister station explains how the Cowboy state could soon be exposed to sports betting.

CHEYENNE — Companies operating bar games that resemble video slot machines are challenging the Wyoming attorney general's position that they're ...

WyoLotto officials are still searching for the recent winner of a $2 million lottery prize bought from a Mills gas station.

The Wyoming Lottery Corporation is defending itself against charges that it is not sending enough money to the state and is spending excessively on expenses ...

Someone just became a millionaire and they might not even know it.

CHEYENNE — Wyoming gamblers needn't expect any big changes in gaming laws next year as the Legislature makes another stab at setting up a state gaming ...

A number of Jackson Hole animal lovers are trying to rally like-minded folks to apply for grizzly bear hunting tags with no intention of shooting the big bruins.

The MegaMillions lottery is the at one of the highest levels it's ever been at $900 million, but what would you take home if you actually won?

A jackalope mascot named Yolo reaches out to grab a star. “Just maybe,” the tagline reads. The Wyoming Lottery's yellow and azure-blue color scheme can be ...

The United States Supreme Court overturned a sports gambling prohibition in May 2018. It opened the door for states to pass legislation allowing for sports ...

The Wyoming attorney general's formal opinion about electronic gambling devices was released last week — now the city of Casper is holding a public meeting ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Lottery has shared another $1.4 million of its earnings with local counties, cities and towns across the state. The latest ...

SALT LAKE CITY — By the time you read this, someone in the nation may be an instant billionaire, winner of the record $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery that was ...

A legislative panel has endorsed a proposal that would allow the state of Wyoming to grab some of the statewide lottery earnings. State coffers would be ...

CHEYENNE — Companies operating bar games that resemble video slot machines are challenging the Wyoming attorney general's position that they're.

On May 14 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 1992 law that effectively banned sports gambling outside of the state of Nevada.

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Attorney General Peter Michael declared some video "skill games" illegal under Wyoming gambling laws Tuesday.

In response to the recent ruling on electronic skill games in the state, Laramie Police say they will be attempting to bring local businesses up to code soon.

The Washington State Cougars travel to Laramie to take on the Wyoming Cowboys in a game that WSU fans have long anticipated would be difficult for the ...

On the morning of Thursday, July 26, around 7,000 people logged in to the website of the Wyoming Game & Fish Department, their fingers crossed. All had ...

On the heels of bonuses and pay raises, the Lottery Corporation transferred much less revenue to the state in July than past quarters.

If you bought a lottery ticket for the Mega Millions drawing tonight and beat the odds to win, you're not going to become a billionaire. Here's what.

Some wildlife activists see the grizzly bear hunting lottery as an opportunity to have a voice in Wyoming's wildlife management. Opponents of this coming.

Jill R. Dorson takes us on a state-by-state tour of the sports betting landscape in 2018. Fifth in this five-part series: the west.

Jane Goodall, Others Game Wyoming Grizzly Lottery - Across Wyoming, WY - Chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall and elephant conservationist Cynthia Moss ...

The Supreme Court ruled in New Jersey, opening the doors for states to introduce legislation for legalized sports betting. Ryan Rodenberg checks in on where ...

Companies operating video slot machines in Wyoming bars are challenging the attorney general's opinion that the games constitute illegal gambling.

When it comes to protecting the grizzlies, how effective are protests like singing up for a hunting tag with no intention of using it?

A Casper man is now "Lucky For LifeⓇ" after winning $25,000 a year in the WyoLotto game. Lottery officials say the winning ticket was purchased at the Maverik ...

The Powerball and Mega Millions lottery games have grown and expanded through the years to include more states. Here's a state-by-state ranking of the most ...

They're called skill game centers, often found in strip malls and giving people a place to gamble on electronic machines.

They look like slot machines. Symbols spin around the screen like slot machines. And when everything lines up just right, they pay out $1,000-plus jackpots like ...

If you bought a Powerball ticket in Mills, you'll probably want to check the numbers. WyoLotto officials announced a Powerball ticket worth a cool two million ...

Could Casper be the next Vegas? Residents who have been attending or watching City Council meetings in recent months may have noticed that one local ...

While the U.S. Supreme Court in May opened the door for sports betting to become legal, it may be at least a year before that occurs in most states.

Recently arrested by the Cheyenne Police Department: William M. McDaniel, 37, transient, for giving a false identity and on two warrants for failure to appear at ...

KINGSTON, Pa. -- A winning lottery ticket was sold in Luzerne County. The winning Treasure Hunt ticket was sold at Cooks Pharmacy along Wyoming Avenue in ...

Some CenturyLink Inc. customers across the country were without the internet as outages stretched from New York to California.

Nationally renowned wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen won the lottery. The grizzly hunt lottery, that is.

The largest grizzly hunt in the Lower 48 in more than 40 years is set to open next month in Wyoming, and more than 7,000 people applied for a chance to kill one ...

The New Hampshire woman who wanted to keep her identity private but still claim her Powerball prize of nearly $560 million did retrieve her winnings.

Three months after the Supreme Court overturned a law prohibiting states from legalizing sports betting, a few states have begun accepting wagers.

Two members of an alleged video lottery scam pleaded not guilty Thursday to altering tickets to steal thousands of dollars from a Box Elder convenience store for ...

Renowned environmentalist and chimpanzee buddy Jane Goodall has her fingers crossed: she's entered the lottery to win the right to kill a grizzly bear in the ...

That's a lot of cash. WyoLotto's Cowboy Draw game now has the second highest jackpot in the history of the game, at more than $1.6 million up for grabs for ...

Missouri won big Saturday on the heels of the dual-threat dominance of Drew Lock, but the Tigers were lacking were lacking in the running game. And after two ...

The nonprofit MoFi helps leverage new market tax credits to fund rural community projects in low-income areas around the Rocky Mountain region, and now.

About 7000 people applied in the first hunt of the bear since it was protected under the Endangered Species Act in 1975.

If you bet six figures on the Titans and New York Giants winning, it was a rough weekend. Here are the biggest bets on a losing weekend for the public.

A packed lineup is scheduled for the Lander LIVE 2018 season, which kicks off in July in downtown Lander. Presented by Fremont Toyota and the Shoshone ...

Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot was the fifth-largest in the history of the lottery, worth $522 million.

Hold'em with Holloway, Vol. 78: Chad Holloway highlights Kobey Simpson's win in the 2018 Wyoming State Poker Championship.

When the government shuts down, it can't carry through on its historic commitments to Native American tribes. The Wind River Reservation's tribes signed.

Idaho is a devoutly free-enterprise state, yet voters there are being asked to change state law to prop up one industry: horse racing. Proposition 1 on the Nov.

Here's a look at what's happening at Shoshone Rose Casino this May: Special Events. American Indian Heritage Day: May 4th. We will be celebrating American ...

Among the crowd of people in Missoula for Thursday's grizzly bear court hearing, Diedre Bainbridge and Judy Hoffland brought their own bear.

With Mega Millions boasting its largest jackpot ever, even the most skeptical lottery players are buying in.

The Powerball Numbers (white) for May 5: 14-29-36-57-61. The Red Powerball Power Number: 17. The Power Play Number: 4.( Courtesy Michigan State Lottery ).

The WyoLotto has transferred $1001963 to the State Treasurer's Office, where the funds will be distributed to Wyoming cities, towns and counties. To date, the ...

Though East Coast states have been quick to legalize sports betting, the western states seem to be slower to take action.

The grandstand at Les Bois Park in Garden City has been mostly empty for the past three years, ever since state lawmakers pulled the plug on historic horse.