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Pennsylvania postponing roll-out of online casinos

March 9, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Online gambling regulation, Lottery, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Licensing, Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has reportedly reacted to a recent ruling from the United States Department of Justice altering the federal government’s stance on the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 by announ...

iDEA Growth trade association submits legal challenge against DOJ

Marie Kelley

February 26, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The revised opinion by the United States Department of Justice regarding the Wire Act has many gaming stakeholders up in arms. So much so, that legal challenges have begun against the decision. The latest group...

Federal authorities attempting to seize Pojoaque Pueblo bank account

Adam Morgan

March 27, 2018

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

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In New Mexico, the federal government is reportedly trying to seize a bank account of the casino-operating Pojoaque Pueblo containing money the tribe earned while resolving its over two-year gambling compact di...

Tinian Dynasty Hotel And Casino owner suing United States immigration officials

Adam Morgan

March 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Northern Mariana Islands

In the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, the owner of the now-closed Tinian Dynasty Hotel And Casino is reportedly suing United States immigration officials for allegedly damaging its reputation and...

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

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., 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 ...

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...

Sands case against VIP deadbeats triggers closer look at proxy betting

Adam Morgan

October 26, 2016

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

The state gambling regulator in Nevada is reportedly investigating allegations that giant casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation allowed high-stakes Chinese players to bet millions of dollars using other p...

Federal judge declines to reconsider Massachusetts casino ruling

Adam Morgan

October 17, 2016

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

In Massachusetts, a federal judge has declined to reconsider his summer verdict in the case of Littlefield v Department Of The Interior despite a direct appeal from the United States Department Of Justice. A...

Former PokerStars employee pleads guilty to operating illegal gambling business

Marie Kelley

October 14, 2016

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

Yesterday, Paul Tate, a former employee of PokerStars, plead guilty to operating an illegal gambling business. Tate is an individual involved in an extensive case in the United States against the iPoker industr...

Strong anti-money laundering message sent to casinos and financial institutions

Adam Morgan

September 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Money Laundering, Nevada

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Representatives from the United States Department Of Justice and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) used the recent National AML Conference in Nevada to deliver a strong message on money launderi...

Reports: DOJ orders FBI to investigate DraftKings, FanDuel

Lars Jones

October 16, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Las Vegas, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey

The daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry is under siege from all quarters. Wednesday the Wall Street Journal, quoting anonymous sources, reported that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI are investigati...