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Hawaiian Gardens Casino levied $2.8m fine by FinCEN for AML lapses

July 18, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, California, Money Laundering, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced this past Friday that they were able to reach an agreement with the owners of the Hawaiian Gardens Casino, a card club of California, for violati...

Massachusetts environmental official recommends waterfront permit to be issued to Wynn Everett Casino

Alex Lanter

July 18, 2016

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

Four months ago work on the brand new Wynn Boston Harbor Resort was terminated after a key waterfront permit the property which had been issued earlier was appealed by Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone. Mont...

Federal court upholds Gun Lake land-into-trust law

Adam Morgan

July 18, 2016

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

In a unanimous decision, the United States Court Of Appeals For The District Of Columbia Circuit has ended a long-running land-into-trust dispute between a Michigan tribe and a local landowner by upholding the ...

Two shareholders of Lebanon casino file complaint against CEO

Sadonna Price

July 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Hamid Kreidi is the CEO of the Casino du Liban, a venue located in Lebanon, who recently was accused of mismanaging the property. Two shareholders of the casino have filed a complaint alleging that financial mi...

Alabama Supreme Court grants stay on Greenetrack gambling ruling

Sadonna Price

July 15, 2016

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

Greenetrack Bingo & Racing, a gambling facility located within the state of Alabama, has been fighting for years to be able to offer bingo gambling games. After finally seeing headway back in June, the faci...

Dirty dealing in Arizona; State releases documents to rival tribe

Kim M

July 14, 2016

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

The Tohono O'odham Nation’s hopes of turning their Class II Desert Diamond Casino Resort in the West Valley in Glendale, Arizona into a full-scale gaming operation may have hit a major roadblock after documents...

U.S. District Court Judge asks for briefings on North Fork Rancheria casino plan

Renee Kingsley

July 14, 2016

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

The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians have proposed to develop a casino on trust land that is close to the City of Madera but is facing strong opposition from the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians who...

Amador County continues fight against new California casino

Adam Morgan

July 12, 2016

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

Despite having its updated gambling compact approved by Democratic governor Jerry Brown late last month, the Buena Vista Rancheria Of Me-Wuk Indians still faces a fight to open a casino in Amador County. Acc...

USDOJ supports BIA; Mashpee Wampanoag qualify land into trust

Kim M

July 11, 2016

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

The U.S. Department of Justice is standing by the Bureau of Indian Affair’s (BIA) decision in September which granted the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s land-into-trust application for 151 acres in Taunton for the t...

MGM Resorts continues to impose pressure on the proposed new tribal casino in Connecticut

Renee Kingsley

July 11, 2016

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

MGM Resorts International has been unhappy ever since Connecticut’s Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Sun tribes proposed to build a new tribal casino near the Connecticut and Massachusetts state border. The trib...

Rivers Casino owner suing Pennsylvania over local tax regime

Adam Morgan

July 9, 2016

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

The owner of Rivers Casino is suing the Pennsylvania Department Of Revenue in order to challenge a local share tax that it has paid to Allegheny County and the city of Pittsburgh since opening in 2009. Accor...

Charges filed against 3 in Iowa casino cheating scheme

Kim M

July 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino Cheating, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Iowa

The investigation that led to a casino supervisor, dealer and patron of the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs being charged with conspiring to cheat at roulette and split thousands of dollars illegally obtaine...

Casino compact deadline for Enterprise Rancheria casino extended

Kim M

July 3, 2016

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

The deadline for the state’s approval of a Class III gaming compact proposed by the Enterprise Rancheria for its Fire Mountain Casino Resort has been extended to July 5 from the original date of July 1 issued b...

$120,000 recouped by authorities in Singapore smartphone slot scam

Kim M

June 30, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino Cheating, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Singapore

So far police have recovered approximately $120,000 in winnings resulting from a syndicate member’s use of sophisticated technology to cheat two Singapore casinos. In the first case of its kind, The Straight...

MGM, Venetian join Galaxy in Macau back tax ruling results

Martin Chua

June 30, 2016

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

Venetian Macau and MGM Macau have had their appeals denied which related to tourism taxes owed from 2011 and 2009 respectively. Galaxy Entertainment Group had previously exercised their last appeal on taxes owe...

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Hawaiian Gardens Casino levied $2.8m fine by FinCEN for AML lapses

Massachusetts environmental official recommends waterfront permit to be issued to Wynn Everett Casino

Federal court upholds Gun Lake land-into-trust law

Two shareholders of Lebanon casino file complaint against CEO

Alabama Supreme Court grants stay on Greenetrack gambling ruling

Dirty dealing in Arizona; State releases documents to rival tribe

U.S. District Court Judge asks for briefings on North Fork Rancheria casino plan

Amador County continues fight against new California casino

USDOJ supports BIA; Mashpee Wampanoag qualify land into trust

MGM Resorts continues to impose pressure on the proposed new tribal casino in Connecticut

Rivers Casino owner suing Pennsylvania over local tax regime

Charges filed against 3 in Iowa casino cheating scheme

Casino compact deadline for Enterprise Rancheria casino extended

$120,000 recouped by authorities in Singapore smartphone slot scam

MGM, Venetian join Galaxy in Macau back tax ruling results

Anutin Charnvirakul Reverses Pheu Thai Policy, Reimposes Nationwide Ban on Poker in Thailand

Kjerulf Ainsworth Moves to Block Novomatic’s Control of Ainsworth Game Technology

Chicago Advances Plan for Slot Machines at O’Hare and Midway Airports

Missouri Regulator Hands Out Temporary Sports Betting Licenses

NHL Becomes First Major League to Partner with Kalshi and Polymarket