UEA Incoming Tips: Evening News Brief: Gaming expansion bill passes; Bridgeport casino comes closer to reality

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Evening News Brief: Gaming expansion bill passes; Bridgeport casino comes closer to reality

Gaming expansion bill passes; Bridgeport casino comes closer to reality

A key legislative committee has approved plans to create online lottery games, allow sports betting and accept private bids on a new casino in Bridgeport.

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Forecast: Mostly sunny Wednesday, with highs in the 50s as spring rolls in

News 12 Connecticut weather update.

Family says man accused in Bridgeport drive-by suffers from 'mental illness'

A Stratford man who fled to Virginia was returned to Connecticut Tuesday to face charges stemming from a drive-by shooting earlier this month.

Google flexes tech muscles, elbows into gaming space with 'Stadia'

The tech giant revealed their 'Stadia' gaming service Tuesday at the Game Developer's Conference in Boston, MA.

Police make arrest in Milford embezzlement scandal

Police say Travis Smith scammed a Milford man out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

WATCH: Toy Story 4 new trailer released

Toy Story 4 new trailer

Marriott to open more than 1,700 hotels by 2021

Marriott plans to open more than 1,700 hotels by 2021.

Chef's Quick Tips: Bagels

This week chef Alex Lishchynsky from Olmo Restaurant in New Haven shows Tina Redwine how to make bagels.

On the Spot: U.S. cities

News 12's Lily Stolzberg went to the mall to see how well shoppers know the most popular cities in the United States.

Surveillance images show assault, abduction in Bridgeport

Police have released surveillance pictures of a person being assaulted during an apparent abduction in Bridgeport.

Suspect in mob boss hit flashes pro-Trump slogans; waives extradition

The man charged with killing the reputed boss of the Gambino crime family wrote pro-Donald Trump slogans on his hand and flashed them to journalists before a court hearing Monday.