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Property tycoon blames casino for £2 million debt

June 12, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In February of 2014, Safa Abdulla Al Geabury, a known property tycoon, visited the Ritz Club and used a check to cover a £2 million gambling spree. After spending the night gambling at the Ritz, Al Geabury was ...

Tribal labor rulings headed to Supreme Court?

Lars Jones

June 11, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Labor Relations, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Michigan

American Indian tribes have long contended that business conducted on tribal lands is sovereign and not subject to federal labor laws. Last week on June 4th the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seemed to a...

Nevada judge asked to unseal private eye reports on Sands China

Renee Kingsley

June 11, 2015

Casino News, Las Vegas, Gaming Industry News, Macau, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

When Las Vegas Sands Chairman and billionaire Sheldon Adelson decided to terminate his Sands China CEO Steve Jacobs in 2010, he had no idea of the repercussions that decision would bring. Jacobs took Adelson an...

Wang Bo bribery case to be investigated by new fact-finding team

Sadonna Price

June 9, 2015

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

Wang Bo is a Chinese national who is allegedly involved in a bribery case involving officials from the Bureau of Immigration. Wang currently sits in a BI detention facility in Taguig City and now the Department...

Tribe, opponents ask judge to decide on Martha’s Vineyard casino

Lars Jones

June 6, 2015

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

A federal judge is being asked by the state of Massachusetts and a tribe descending from the first inhabitants of Martha's Vineyard to rule on whether the Aquinnah Wampanoags can build a casino on tribal lands ...

Chickasaws prevail in major labor ruling

Lars Jones

June 6, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Labor Relations, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Oklahoma

In a matter that came down to the wording of their treaty and previous case law, the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma has won a major ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) who decided the tribe's en...

9th Circuit court backs Big Lagoon Rancheria in gaming site dispute

Renee Kingsley

June 5, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, California, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

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The state of California had earlier challenged a decision made by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1994 over forming a trust and allotting land to the Big Lagoon Rancheria. The federal government allows an India...

US Authorities impose $75 million fine on pacific island casino

Renee Kingsley

June 5, 2015

Casino News, Hong Kong, Money Laundering, Conspiracy, Crime, Northern Mariana Islands, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The US Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced this week that it had imposed a $75 million fine on the Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino, which is located in the Commonwea...

Idaho Tribe asks Supreme Court to deny Governor’s veto

Lars Jones

June 4, 2015

Horse Racing, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Idaho, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Idaho wants the state's Supreme Court to enforce legislation passed overwhelmingly by both houses but vetoed by Governor Butch Otter. The law would ban instant horse racing terminals ...

Federal attorneys seek dismissal of lawsuit over Quapaw casino expansion

Sam Mitchell

June 4, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma

The Joplin Globe is reporting that Federal attorneys are attempting to get Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's lawsuit attempting to stymie the expansion of the Downstream Casino Resort across the Oklahoma ...

$3 million lawsuit against Foxwoods Resort Casino dismissed

Sadonna Price

June 3, 2015

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

After losing $1.6 million in deposit money as well as $1.1 million winnings, three gamblers of the Foxwoods Casino tried to sue the facility for money they claimed was rightfully theirs. The Foxwoods Resort Cas...

U.S. Treasury’s FinCEN has reach into Northern Marianas/Saipan

Lars Jones

June 2, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, Money Laundering, Tax Evasion, Conspiracy, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan

A U.S. District Court judge in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands has ruled that the U.S. Treasury can regulate, and their Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) can enforce anti-money launderi...

Florida appeals court; Counties can okay slots

Lars Jones

May 30, 2015

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

The complicated Florida gambling landscape just got a little more interesting with a ruling from the First District Court of Appeals. The court ruled 2-1 that a voter referendum in Gadsden County allowing slots...

Poarch Band of Creeks file lawsuit to stop taxation on casino

Lars Jones

May 28, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Alabama, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is suing an Alabama Tax Assessor for trying to levy millions of dollars of taxes on tribal property. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alaba...

Jacobs v Las Vegas Sands to be heard in U.S. Court

Lars Jones

May 26, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Macau, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nevada

Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez has ruled that a wrongful termination suit brought by the former CEO of Sands China Ltd, Steven Jacobs against Sheldon Adelson and his company will be decide...

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Property tycoon blames casino for £2 million debt

Tribal labor rulings headed to Supreme Court?

Nevada judge asked to unseal private eye reports on Sands China

Wang Bo bribery case to be investigated by new fact-finding team

Tribe, opponents ask judge to decide on Martha’s Vineyard casino

Chickasaws prevail in major labor ruling

9th Circuit court backs Big Lagoon Rancheria in gaming site dispute

US Authorities impose $75 million fine on pacific island casino

Idaho Tribe asks Supreme Court to deny Governor’s veto

Federal attorneys seek dismissal of lawsuit over Quapaw casino expansion

$3 million lawsuit against Foxwoods Resort Casino dismissed

U.S. Treasury’s FinCEN has reach into Northern Marianas/Saipan

Florida appeals court; Counties can okay slots

Poarch Band of Creeks file lawsuit to stop taxation on casino

Jacobs v Las Vegas Sands to be heard in U.S. Court

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