Public Gaming Industry

Legal Issues

April 4, 2022

Station Casinos in Nevada hit with Lawsuit from former employees

A lawsuit filed this week by 76 former employees alleges that Station Casino violated Nevada’s Right to Return Law. The law, also called ...

April 2, 2022

Camelot to challenge the award of contract to run the UK National Lottery

01 April 2022 Following the decision to issue proceedings in the High Court against the Gambling Commission, Camelot CEO, Nigel Railton ...

March 22, 2022

WLA suspends Russian and Belarusian membership

WLA suspends Russian and Belarusian membership The very principles on which the WLA is founded; territorial integrity, pub...

March 1, 2022

Where Gaming Lawsuits Stand In Courts Across The Country

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February 23, 2022

Missouri: casino cities urge state authorities to crack down on "pre-reveal" gaming machines

As Missouri starts debating the legalization of sports betting this year, officials for Missouri’s 13 cities that have casinos called on ...

February 23, 2022

Lottery corporation calls foul as ‘grey market’ gambling companies target British Columbia market

BCLC expects windfall from single-event betting but online gambling sites from other jurisdictions will cut into revenues After the leg...

February 22, 2022

The Kentucky Lottery Corp. says unregulated devices hurt lottery sales

The Kentucky Lottery Corp. says the gaming machines hurt lottery sales. In a November meeting of the interim committee on licensing and o...

February 21, 2022

Online legal status of sports betting in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico

Sports betting in Mexico is popular throughout the country including in Yucatan. The province shares the same overarching gambling laws a...

February 19, 2022

Kindred Group receives warning from Norwegian regulator

"When a gambling company that operates illegally in Norway can make NOK 437 million from its illegal activity within a year, we owe it to...

February 15, 2022

N.C. Supreme Court has issued another ruling against video sweepstakes operators

A unanimous N.C. Supreme Court has issued another ruling against video sweepstakes operators. “Gift Surplus, LLC, and Sandhill Amusement...

February 14, 2022

Dutch Bros founder’s plan for Grants Pass gambling center unconstitutional, Oregon Justice Department finds

Travis Boersma seemed on the home stretch to revive horse racing in Oregon. But it appears he could finish out of the money. The Oregon...

February 6, 2022

First Nation Vows to Derail Ontario Online Gaming, Sports Betting Market

Ontario will launch its private online gaming and sports betting market on April 4, signifying a move away from the provincial monopolies...

January 21, 2022

US federal government to appeal ruling against Florida-Seminoles sports betting compact

The US federal government is set to appeal a federal court decision that struck down a Florida gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe. A ...

January 17, 2022

The Columbian "In Our View: Sports gambling legislation needs adjustments"

Washington legislators should rethink their stance regarding who is allowed to manage sports gambling in the state. Regardless of the all...

January 21, 2022

The Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden, warned Mr. Green for breaching the rules on KYC in sections 10(1) and 11(1)(5) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act

On 20 January 2022, the Danish Gambling Authority warned Mr. Green for breaching the rules on KYC in sections 10(1) and 11(1)(5) of the A...

January 9, 2022

Florida Supreme Court To Look At Casino Expansion Effort Backed By Las Vegas Sands

On Friday, the attorney general of the state of Florida asked the state’s high court to look at a proposed casino expansion plan. Attorn...

January 7, 2022

UNLV and Entain launch new online gaming law training program

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has partnered with online wagering giant Entain to launch a new online training program for op...

December 28, 2021

Brazil: The next steps for the execution of the bidding for the concession of the São Paulo Lottery operation to the private sector will be the holding of a public hearing

São Paulo defines exclusivity and single lot model for state lottery operation 1/6/2022 | At its 28th meeting, held in December, the Cou...

December 29, 2021

Federal court ruling again backs state in casino revenue dispute with Senecas

A third federal court ruling supports New York State in its yearslong dispute with the Seneca Nation of Indians over hundreds of million ...

December 23, 2021

Judge to order mediation in Atlantic County lawsuit to stop new casino PILOT law

Judge to order mediation in Atlantic County lawsuit to stop new casino PILOT law A Superior Court judge scheduled a conference with atto...

December 17, 2021

Illinois college teams on the board as Pritzker signs law lifting betting ban on in-state schools

Sports betting was legalized in Illinois two years ago, but wagers on in-state teams had been prohibited. For the first time since sport...

December 17, 2021

U.S. Dept of Justice sued to clarify federal law pertaining to online gaming and declare Trump-era opinion on Wire Act “contrary to law”

If a lawsuit that IGT and its US-based subsidiary filed last month against the Biden DOJ goes the way US gaming law attorneys expect, US ...

December 15, 2021