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Monopoly Ditches Cash With New App-Based Board Game: See The Huge Changes Monopoly Ditches Cash With New App-Based Board Game: See The Huge Changes
Monopoly Ditches Cash With New App-Based Board Game: See The Huge Changes Forget about picking a banker or flipping deeds to mortgage properties, Monopoly is going digital. Hasbro unveiled Monopoly App Banking at the North American International Toy Fair in New York City. The newest version is a major change as the classic board game celebrates its 90th anniversary. The digital-based game replaces paper money and the banker role with a mobile app handling all transactions, The Verge reported. Players will scan their bank and property cards into a smartphone or tablet, which will track money and automate transactions. The update…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
PA Ranks Top 5 For Sports Gambling Revenue, US Hits Record $13.7B In 2024 PA Ranks Top 5 For Sports Gambling Revenue, US Hits Record $13.7B In 2024
PA Ranks Top 5 For Sports Gambling Revenue, US Hits Record $13.7B In 2024 The US sports betting industry shattered records in 2024, pulling in nearly $14 billion in revenue as more states embraced legal gambling. Sportsbooks brought home $13.71 billion in revenue in 2024, the American Gaming Association (AGA) said in a news release on Wednesday, Feb. 19. That was up 25.4 percent from 2023. Americans legally bet $147.91 billion on sports, a 23.6 percent jump from 2023. More than 95 percent of those wagers were placed online, continuing a trend that has made mobile betting the dominant force in the industry. New York remained the top sports-betting marke…

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by Chris Spiker
Weather
6 To 8 Inches Of Snow Could Fall In Parts Of NJ, PA: Here's The Latest Winter Storm Forecast 6 To 8 Inches Of Snow Could Fall In Parts Of NJ, PA: Here's The Latest Winter Storm Forecast
6 To 8 Inches Of Snow Could Fall In Parts Of NJ, PA: Here's The Latest Winter Storm Forecast The first significant snowstorm of 2025 is expected to hit the region Sunday night, Jan 5, bringing up to 8 inches of snow to parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to the National Weather Service. The storm is expected to begin late Sunday night, continuing through Monday, Jan. 6 before tapering off into Monday night.  Snow accumulations are forecast across the region, with the highest totals predicted in South Jersey (Vineland, Atlantic City, Cape May) and Philadelphia, where snowfall could reach 6 to 8 inches, new weather maps show.  Greater Philadelphia could see 3 t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Speeding NJ Dad Set To Be Extradited To PA: Police Speeding NJ Dad Set To Be Extradited To PA: Police
Speeding NJ Dad Set To Be Extradited To PA: Police A 29-year-old man fled from police in Doylestown at a high rate of speed with a child in the car, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 7.  Jeremy Ott is awaiting extradition from New Jersey to Pennsylvania on child endangerment, reckless driving, and other charges, they said. On July 19, police received reports of a reckless driver. Ott was known to police as having a suspended driver’s license as a result of a recent DUI arrest, police said. Ott did not stop and sped away from police, they said. A short time later, police found Ott’s vehicle stopped on the roadway of Hidden Den…

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by Jon Craig