Fines, Lawsuits &amp; Litigation

December 29, 2016

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

The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hold conference on New Jersey's fight to have their sports betting case heard on January 13. If at least four of the current eight justices decide to hear the cas...

Rivers Casino joins three other PA casinos and agrees to host community fee

December 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Taxation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Pennsylvania

Rivers Casino officials and Mayor William Peduto’s (pictured) administration reached a final agreement this week to pay a $10 million local government assessment in 2017 after the City Council tentatively appro...

Florida Attorney General asks state’s Supreme Court to investigate illegal gambling case

December 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Unlicensed Operation, Florida, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The Florida Attorney General has reportedly asked the southern state’s Supreme Court to assume jurisdiction over an illegal gambling case it brought against a Jacksonville-based attorney that was subsequently d...

Caesar’s Operating Arm Resolves Lender Disputes Over Bankruptcy Exit

Alex Lanter

December 26, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Economy/Finance, Bankruptcy, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company – the operating arm of Caesar’s Entertainment Corp (CEC)., finally resolved their lender disputes Friday, leaving the door open for the long-awaited plan to save the comp...

Pennsylvania Senator summons casino officials to Harrisburg Jan. 3

December 25, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Economy/Finance, Taxation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Pennsylvania

Sen. Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, has called on officials from Pennsylvania's 12 gambling concerns to meet in the Capital soon after the holidays. The senator says changes are needed in the state's gambling laws a...

Alabama gambling halls lose state Supreme Court cases

December 25, 2016

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

The Alabama Supreme Court stayed the course on their anti-gambling position when they ruled against Greenetrack Bingo & Racing and Victoryland in two separate cases Friday. The justices decided unanimous...

Community group loses appeal against construction of Sydney casino

December 23, 2016

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Australia, a community group has lost its last-ditch legal challenge against Crown Resorts Limited and the firm’s plan to build the $2 billion Crown Sydney casino resort in the Barangaroo inner-city neighbor...

Federal judge declines to reconsider Florida “banked” card games ruling

December 22, 2016

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

In Florida, a federal judge has rejected a motion from state lawyers to reconsider his previous ruling that gave the Seminole Tribe Of Florida the exclusive right to offer blackjack and other “banked” card game...

Florida Senate President supports voter will in county slot referendums

December 22, 2016

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

Although the legal path is not currently clear, Florida's Senate President, Joe Negron indicated earlier this week that he is in favor of allowing slot machines in counties where voters have approved them. Vote...

Colusa tribe asks judge for delay in federal casino case

December 22, 2016

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

A status report requesting that a federal judge put off a final decision regarding the casino case in Yuba County, California was filed by an attorney for the Colusa Casino tribe in U.S. District Court in Sacra...

Judge orders trial in Tohono O’odham Nation casino feud with state

December 22, 2016

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

The Tohono O'odham Nation will further its pursuit of Class III gaming at its Glendale casino after U.S. District Judge David Campbell on Monday ordered a trial to determine whether or not to grant a casino-sty...

Judge orders Phil Ivey and partner to pay US$10.1m to Borgata casino in advantage play winnings

Renee Kingsley

December 20, 2016

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

Poker pro Phil Ivey has battled two lawsuits that are almost identical as both accuse Ivey and his playing partner Cheung Yin Sun for using a controversial technique known as ‘edge sorting’ to gain an advantage...

Sault St. Marie Tribe says Lansing casino project still has legs

December 19, 2016

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

Plans for the Kewadin Lansing Casino in Michigan remain in limbo but the Sault St. Marie Tribe of the Chippewa Indians say there is still hope for the almost four-year-old casino proposal, according to the Lans...

Florida asks Federal judge to reconsider November “banked” card games ruling