Fines, Lawsuits &amp; Litigation

September 19, 2017

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

In California, the federally-recognized Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians has reportedly avoided financial disaster after a state appeals court ruled that it does not owe almost $50 million to a former busi...

Islandia officials to appeal judge’s ruling

September 16, 2017

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

In response to a Sept. 8 Suffolk County Supreme Court justice’s ruling that the Islandia Village Board erred in awarding a special permit for Delaware North Companies to operate a casino in the former Islandia ...

Suffolk OTB’s special use permit for Jake’s 58 casino in question

September 15, 2017

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

Casino opponents in New York have claimed a victory against Suffolk OTB's Jake’s 58 Casino in Islandia. A justice of the New York State Supreme Court has ruled that village officials overstepped their bounds wh...

Aristocrat and Crown defend Dolphin Treasure in Australia Fed Court

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Game manufacturers, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

September 15, 2017

A recovering gambling addict who claims that slot machines (pokies, or poker machines in Australia) are misleading players and should be outlawed is having her day in court. Shonica Guy, who lost a lot of money...

ASA watchdog rules against four online sportsbetting firms

September 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, four online sportsbetting firms could soon reportedly face stiff fines from the Gambling Commission regulator after being found guilty by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) watchdo...

DraftKings and FanDuel agree to pay Massachusetts fines

September 11, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, daily fantasy sports operators DraftKings and FanDuel have reportedly agreed deals that will see them each hand over $1.3 million to settle allegations that they engaged in unfair and deceptiv...

888 Holdings agrees to pay record fine of over $10m

September 1, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, online gambling operator 888 Holdings has reportedly voluntarily agreed to pay a record fine of just over $10 million after it was found wanting in terms of its protections of vulnerable ...

New Jersey argues sports betting ban is unconstitutional

August 31, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

In the nearly decade-long battle over legal sports betting in the state, New Jersey filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week stating that the federal ban on the practice is not legal because i...

Court rules LVS must go to trial in Macau concession case

August 23, 2017

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

Local media are reporting that Macau's Court of Second Instance has determined that Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) must go to trial to defend an alleged breach of contract related to their 2002 gaming concess...

Comanche Nation sues fed gvt over new Chickasaw casino near Texas border

August 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, the federal government is being sued by the Comanche Nation over a rival casino currently being built in the small town of Terral in Jefferson County on land situated less than two miles from the b...

Ohio Casino Control Commission fines Jack Entertainment $200K for security and computer issues

August 18, 2017

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

Detroit-based Jack Entertainment LLC has been fined $200,000 by the Ohio Casino Control Commission for reportedly granting access to underage patrons to the Jack Cleveland Casino and allowing unauthorized emplo...

Last ditch effort by county to stop Mechoopda Tribe proposed casino near Chico

August 15, 2017

Tribal Gaming, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino project updates, California, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

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Arguments will be heard next month by a federal appeals court in a 15-year legal battle that has prevented the Mechoopda Tribe from opening a casino on ancestral territory located about ten miles south of the c...

Pojoaque Pueblo acquiesces to New Mexico gaming compact demands

August 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Mexico

In New Mexico, the casino-operating Pojoaque Pueblo has reportedly given up its over two-year battle with the administration of Governor Susana Martinez by agreeing to sign a new Class III gaming compact that w...

India court rules that enjoying daily fantasy sports is not gambling