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Warner Bros Entertainment Incorporated settles $80 million lawsuit

July 5, 2017

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

American film company Warner Bros Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly settled an $80 million lawsuit with the estate of English writer J.R.R. Tolkien concerning the merchandizing rights for The Hobbit and...

Federal authorities take control of Primorye Entertainment Zone

Kim M

July 5, 2017

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

Concerns regarding the slow development of the region have reportedly led to the federal government usurping control of the Primorye Entertainment Zone near Vladivostok, Russia, from the local government. As...

Embattled Kazuo Okada files lawsuit against family members

Adam Morgan

July 4, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Japan, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

After recently being replaced as Chairman for Universal Entertainment Corporation and its casino-operating Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Incorporated subsidiary, Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada has r...

Yavapai-Apache Nation prevails in lawsuit against California tribe

Adam Morgan

July 3, 2017

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

In California, a state appeals court has upheld an earlier jury ruling that the La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians must pay the Yavapai-Apache Nation almost $49 million in order to satisfy a loan it took...

Kansas loses federal case against Downstream Casino Resort expansion

Adam Morgan

June 30, 2017

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

Gaming opponents in Kansas were dealt a major blow on Tuesday after a federal appeals court ruled in favor of an attempt by the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma to expand its casino operations onto neighboring ancestra...

Mashpee Wampanoag’s Taunton casino project faces further setback

Alex Lanter

June 30, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

In a statement issued by representatives of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe on Tuesday, the tribe announced that its revised application for taking land in Mashpee and Taunton into federal trust has been withdrawn...

Supreme Court agrees to hear New Jersey’s case against PASPA

Adam Morgan

June 28, 2017

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

In a surprise move, yesterday reportedly saw the United States Supreme Court agree to hear oral arguments in New Jersey’s legal effort to repeal the 25-year-old federal prohibition on legalized sportsbetting in...

Russia briefly adds local Google portal to list of banned websites

Adam Morgan

June 27, 2017

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

In Russia, the Roskomnadzor state online watchdog briefly added the local language portal of Internet search engine giant Google to a list of prohibited websites last week due to the domain allegedly displaying...

Ex-Mohegan Sun Pocono VP sentenced to 32 months in slots scheme

Kim M

June 20, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Money Laundering, Conspiracy, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Pennsylvania

Former Mohegan Sun Pocono vice president of player development, Robert Pellegrini, was handed down a 32-month prison sentence on Friday by a Pennsylvania federal court for conspiracy to commit money laundering....

Email from DraftKings’ co-founders notifies players of FTC attempt to block merger

Kim M

June 19, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

DraftKings has sent out an email to its registered players notifying them that the Boston-based daily fantasy sports (DFS) contest provider learned today that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will attemp...

Leadership and citizenship feud results in closure of Nooksack Tribe casino

Kim M

June 18, 2017

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

For the second time in less than two years, employees of a casino owned and operated by the Nooksack Indian Tribe are jobless without having been given any prior notice of an impending closing. After having ...

Crown Resorts employees in China charged with promoting gambling

Alex Lanter

June 14, 2017

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

The group of Crown Resorts employees who were arrested in China in October last year has now been charged by a local court, an announcement from the company reveals, according to British daily newspaper The Gua...

Texas files federal lawsuit against the Tigua Indians

Adam Morgan

June 13, 2017

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

The state of Texas has reportedly filed a federal lawsuit against the Tigua Indians amid allegations that the tribe’s Speaking Rock Entertainment Center near the city of El Paso violates local gaming laws and t...

Russian court upholds decision against Royal Time Group

Adam Morgan

June 7, 2017

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

In Russia, a Primorsky Krai court has reportedly upheld a decision from the local government to terminate a contract that had given Kazan-based developer, Royal Time Group, permission to construct a $215 millio...

Massachusetts Gaming Commission fines Plainridge Park Casino for security issue

Sadonna Price

June 3, 2017

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

The Plainridge Park Casino of Massachusetts will have to pay a $65,000 fine due to not being in compliance with requirements for security staffing on-site. The casino has been found to be in violation of the mi...

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Warner Bros Entertainment Incorporated settles $80 million lawsuit

Federal authorities take control of Primorye Entertainment Zone

Embattled Kazuo Okada files lawsuit against family members

Kansas loses federal case against Downstream Casino Resort expansion

Mashpee Wampanoag’s Taunton casino project faces further setback

Supreme Court agrees to hear New Jersey’s case against PASPA

Russia briefly adds local Google portal to list of banned websites

Ex-Mohegan Sun Pocono VP sentenced to 32 months in slots scheme

Email from DraftKings’ co-founders notifies players of FTC attempt to block merger

Leadership and citizenship feud results in closure of Nooksack Tribe casino

Crown Resorts employees in China charged with promoting gambling

Texas files federal lawsuit against the Tigua Indians

Russian court upholds decision against Royal Time Group

Massachusetts Gaming Commission fines Plainridge Park Casino for security issue

ACE Casino Returns to Four States as Sweepstakes Industry Braces for California Exit

Kalshi Files Lawsuit Against New York Gaming Commission Over Sports Event Contracts

Turkey Launches Disciplinary Action After Referee Betting Scandal

Macau’s Emperor Palace and Waldo Casinos to Close as Satellite Restructuring Continues

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