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NFL player files lawsuit against FanDuel citing exploitation of name and likeness

November 2, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

NFL player Pierre Garcon filed a lawsuit against FanDuel on Friday in the state of Maryland, accusing the daily fantasy sports site of misappropriation of his name and likeness as well as other NFL players. The...

Two Texas tribes win approval to offer slots casinos

Lars Jones

October 29, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Texas

In the early part of the century the state of Texas may have overstepped its bounds and forced two tribes to close their gaming facilities on sovereign land. The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe and the Tigua Tribes (ak...

Wynn Macau faces probe by Macau authorities due to smoking violations

Renee Kingsley

October 28, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Macau, Asian Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Macau, once a gambling paradise and a haven for casino establishments has tightened a number of regulations in the last 18 months that has made it very difficult for casinos to operate like before and those reg...

Deadline looms for tribe to remove all Florida blackjack tables

Sadonna Price

October 28, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Florida, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has until the end of the month to remove blackjack tables from their casino gaming floor, due to not being able to come to an agreement with the state in regards to a gaming compac...

Dispute over $36.2M in gaming compact overpayments won by Pauma Band

Kim M

October 27, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, California, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians is owed $36.2 million by the state of California, according to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals which ruled on Monday that the state misled the tribe. In 2004 three major ca...

Slots might get honest in Australia

Kim M

October 26, 2015

Australia, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Oceania Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Based on claims that video poker machines, or pokies, are designed to be addictive and deceive users, legal action against the operators and designers of pokies in Australia is being prepared by the Maurice Bla...

EU Court exempts bitcoin and all other digital currencies from VAT

Alex Lanter

October 26, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the exchange of all digital currencies, such as the bitcoin, should be treated like traditional money, i.e. bitcoin and all other cryptocurrencies are now exempt fro...

No casinos as part of a plea bargain for New Mexico Secretary of State who resigns

Kim M

October 24, 2015

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Friday in a New Mexico district court in Santa Fe, former secretary of state Dianna Duran pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement among other charges amid allegations that thousands of dollars were siphoned from ...

US House bill to block Phoenix area casino delayed

Lars Jones

October 24, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Arizona, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

On Friday House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy pulled HR 308 from the House suspension calendar postponing efforts to fast track a bill that would kill an Arizona tribe's efforts to build a casino on their rese...

Lago casino in New York to resume construction

Lars Jones

October 24, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Hotels, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New York

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After being stalled last summer over an environmental procedures lawsuit, Lago Resort and Casino in upstate New York will now resume construction. One of four casino license recommendations by a locations board...

Wyoming judge lets lottery lawsuit go forward; “outrageous and very chilling” says lawyer

Lars Jones

October 23, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Lottery, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Wyoming

The Wyoming Lottery Corporation can move forward to stop a Cheyenne man’s criticism of its problem gambling oversights. District Judge Thomas Campbell's ruling last week was in response to Edward Atchison's req...

US Rep. slips Arizona casino-killer in for House consent vote

Lars Jones

October 23, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Gaming Law & Legislation, Arizona, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

US Congressman Trent Franks has asked for his HR 308 to be placed on the House’s suspension calendar. U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (pictured) is trying to stop him. Known as the “Keep the Promise Act” the bill woul...

“Black Friday” Attorney opens DFS investigation in New York

Kim M

October 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New York

Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York who brought the poker industry to its knees and permanently altered the landscape of the online gambling industry in what has now become kno...

Bradley International Airport proposed as third Connecticut Casino

D. Graham

October 21, 2015

Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Connecticut, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

In a race to put a third Connecticut casino into operation at least one year before the MGM project in Springfield is scheduled to open, the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes are asking for casino proposal...

Macau authorities arrest South Korean casino workers for enticing Chinese gamblers

Renee Kingsley

October 20, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Macau, Asian Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, South Korea

Macau’s casino industry used to enlist special junket operators whose main role was to target VIP gamblers from Mainland China and bring them over to Macau’s casinos. These VIP gamblers accounted for more than ...

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NFL player files lawsuit against FanDuel citing exploitation of name and likeness

Two Texas tribes win approval to offer slots casinos

Wynn Macau faces probe by Macau authorities due to smoking violations

Deadline looms for tribe to remove all Florida blackjack tables

Dispute over $36.2M in gaming compact overpayments won by Pauma Band

Slots might get honest in Australia

EU Court exempts bitcoin and all other digital currencies from VAT

No casinos as part of a plea bargain for New Mexico Secretary of State who resigns

US House bill to block Phoenix area casino delayed

Lago casino in New York to resume construction

Wyoming judge lets lottery lawsuit go forward; “outrageous and very chilling” says lawyer

US Rep. slips Arizona casino-killer in for House consent vote

“Black Friday” Attorney opens DFS investigation in New York

Bradley International Airport proposed as third Connecticut Casino

Macau authorities arrest South Korean casino workers for enticing Chinese gamblers

New Hampshire Weighs Limits on Casino Charity Donations

Sydney University Criticized for Gambling Industry Investments

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