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Oral arguments heard by Kansas Supreme Court over Kansas Crossing license

January 27, 2017

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

Legal challenges in the form of oral arguments were presented to the Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday as a passed-over casino developer and Cherokee County exercise their last legal attempt to scuttle Kansas C...

Western Union to pay $586 million federal penalty

Adam Morgan

January 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Fraud

In the United States, global financial services firm Western Union has reportedly agreed to pay a fine of $586 million after admitting that it violated federal anti-money laundering laws by allowing its agents ...

Las Vegas Sands Corporation agrees to $6.96 million federal fine

Adam Morgan

January 20, 2017

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

American casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $6.96 million in order to end the long-running probe by the United States Department Of Justice into whether ...

Gibraltar facing defeat in point-of-consumption tax challenge

Adam Morgan

January 19, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Gambling News, Gibraltar, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The small European territory of Gibraltar seemingly looks set to lose a legal challenge currently before the Court Of Justice For The European Union against the 15% point-of-consumption tax levied by the govern...

Gambling Commission regulator offers bonus conditions advice

Adam Morgan

January 17, 2017

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

In the United Kingdom, the Gambling Commission regulator has published a public notice advising online operators to learn from a 2016 case and ensure that any bonus promotions for customers are entirely fair an...

Ho-Chunk Inc. to sue polling company due to failed casino petition drive

Sadonna Price

January 16, 2017

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

Ho-Chunk Inc. has decided to sue Northstar Campaign Systems after a petition drive they attempted in efforts to see a referendum placed on the ballot in Nebraska for casino gaming failed. The Ho-Chunk tribe wer...

Security company sues former Beijing Imperial Palace operator

Lars Jones

January 16, 2017

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

Beijing Imperial Palace hotel in Taipa was closed in July 2016 due to uncorrected health and safety violations after several attempts by the Macau Tourism Office to encourage repairs. Last week the hotel lost i...

Sheldon Adelson dismisses libel lawsuit against newspaper reporter

Adam Morgan

January 13, 2017

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Hong Kong, Casino moguls, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has reportedly settled a libel lawsuit he had brought against a reporter from The Wall Street Journal newspaper regarding a 2012 article in which he was described as “...

Boss of former Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx pleads guilty in federal court

Adam Morgan

January 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Online Gambling News, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In New York, the operator of unlicensed Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx has pled guilty to federal charges including bank fraud and obstructing an investigation and is now facing up to 30 years in prison. Anthony M...

Former members of California tribe indicted by federal authorities

Adam Morgan

January 12, 2017

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

In northern California, a federal grand jury has reportedly indicted three former members of the Paskenta Band Of Nomlaki Indians on charges that they had used tribal funds for their own personal expenses. A...

Goa ordered to make final decision on sixth offshore casino

Adam Morgan

January 12, 2017

Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In India, the government for the small state of Goa has reportedly been ordered by the Mumbai High Court to make a final decision on a license for a sixth offshore casino within the next four weeks. Accordin...

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board hands out trio of fines

Adam Morgan

January 12, 2017

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

At its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board levied fines totaling $165,000 against three casino operators for incidents of allowing underage gambling and the incorrect dis...

Antigua And Barbuda looking to Donald Trump to help end long-running dispute

Adam Morgan

January 11, 2017

Antigua and Barbuda, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The government for the small Caribbean nation of Antigua And Barbuda has been at odds with the United States regarding online gambling and sportsbetting since the late 1990s but it is now reportedly hopeful of ...

Israeli court rules in favor of nation’s slot and keno franchisees

Adam Morgan

January 11, 2017

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

After last week being forced to shut down its estate of slot and keno machines, Israeli national lottery operator Mifal HaPayis was reportedly granted a temporary reprieve courtesy of a ruling from the country’...

Former boss of Sheriff Gaming files lawsuit against Dutch authorities

Adam Morgan

January 11, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the past Chief Executive Officer for former three-dimensional online games developer and operator Sheriff Gaming has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the government for just over $79 milli...

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Oral arguments heard by Kansas Supreme Court over Kansas Crossing license

Western Union to pay $586 million federal penalty

Las Vegas Sands Corporation agrees to $6.96 million federal fine

Gibraltar facing defeat in point-of-consumption tax challenge

Gambling Commission regulator offers bonus conditions advice

Ho-Chunk Inc. to sue polling company due to failed casino petition drive

Security company sues former Beijing Imperial Palace operator

Sheldon Adelson dismisses libel lawsuit against newspaper reporter

Boss of former Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx pleads guilty in federal court

Former members of California tribe indicted by federal authorities

Goa ordered to make final decision on sixth offshore casino

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board hands out trio of fines

Antigua And Barbuda looking to Donald Trump to help end long-running dispute

Israeli court rules in favor of nation’s slot and keno franchisees

Former boss of Sheriff Gaming files lawsuit against Dutch authorities

Michigan Gaming Control Board Takes Action Against 11 Illegal Offshore Casinos

Enjoy Requests Termination of Casino Licenses in Chile’s Key Cities

Boyd Gaming Breaks Ground on Cadence Crossing Casino in Henderson

Grand Korea Leisure Reports Strong March Casino Revenue Growth

Florida Horsemen Continue Battle Against Racing Decoupling Bill