Locating the spiritual longing hiding in America’s obsession with betting. When I walk into an Appalachian casino on a Friday evening, every sense in my body dilates with the onslaught of stimulation.

The Houston Gamblers wrapped up their 2026 United Football League (UFL) season with a lackluster performance, finishing 4-6 and failing to qualify for the four-team playoff for the United Bowl ...

Blake Shelton helped bring the 2026 ACM Awards to an emotional close with a performance that had the entire arena singing along. As the night wrapped up in Las Vegas, Shelton took the stage to perform ...

Kenny Rogers sent 21 songs to the top of the Hot Country Songs chart during his career. However, none of them stuck like “The Gambler.” The single spent three weeks at No. 1 in 1978 and became Rogers’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nicole Hester / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Don Schlitz, who died Thursday at the age of 73, might have ...

Songwriter Don Schlitz, who wrote hit tunes for Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Mary Chapin Carpenter and the Judds, has died at 73. His best known song was arguably the 1980 number “The Gambler,” which ...

The Louisville Kings beat the Houston Gamblers in overtime, 24-22, to earn their first win as a member of the United Football League. The Kings improved to 1-3 with the victory, while the Gamblers ...

Don Schlitz, a hit songwriter whose solo composition “The Gambler” became a crossover smash for Kenny Rogers in 1978, died Thursday. He was 73. No cause was given, but a statement announcing his death ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Gamblers will host the Madison Capitals in a first-round playoff rematch at the Resch Center after sweeping their in-state rivals last weekend. Last year, the Gamblers ...

The Houston Gamblers defeated the Birmingham Stallions by a score of 22-20 during the second week of the 2026 UFL season. Fans were initially screaming at head coach Kevin Sumlin for potential clock ...

Calls for tougher laws as network stretching from Caribbean to Georgia generates riches for offshore tycoons by appearing to prey on the vulnerable Immaculately groomed and beaming from ear to ear, ...

People who took up sports gambling after legalization were twice as likely to fall behind on their bills, according to new research from the New York Fed. People under 40 took the biggest financial ...