Public Gaming Industry
Legal Issues
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 ...
City Council Lifts Ban On Sports Betting, Allows Sportsbooks At Or Near Chicago Stadiums
Chicago will lift its ban on sports betting, after the City Council on Wednesday approved a plan to allow sportsbooks to be set up in or...
Malta, home to hundreds of betting sites, is a target of an international money laundering crackdown
One spring night in 2007, Joseph Borg and several colleagues from Malta’s tiny gaming commission stayed late at their office to listen to...
Online gambling sites lose bid to access Swiss market - court
ZURICH, Dec 14 (Reuters) - A Swiss court has blocked requests by foreign online gambling operators to access the Swiss market, which gami...
Florida gambling initiative legal fight dialed back
A political committee behind a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow casino gambling in North Florida on Saturday dropped a...
Ohio General Assembly approves sports betting
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Amid a busy day for the Ohio General Assembly, both the House and Senate approved House Bill 29, which would legalize sp...
Court ruling a wake-up call
Just when it appeared Florida was on its way to becoming a gambling mecca, a federal judge invalidated an agreement between the state and...
Remote Identity Verification For Cashless Wagering Accounts In Nevada
On Thursday, November 19th, 2021, the Gaming Control Board (“Board”) held a public workshop to discuss possible amendments to the Nevada ...
Michigan Gaming Control Board warns of unregulated gambling sites
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan residents who place wagers on unregulated gaming sites may gamble on more than they expected and become vict...
AGA encourages Justice Dept. to go after makers of illegal gaming machines
The American Gaming Association is urging the federal government to target manufacturers of illegal gaming machines to help stymie unregu...
Ohio Democratic gubernatorial hopeful John Cranley, calls for lottery commission oversight of sports betting
Ohio Capital Journal) – Democratic gubernatorial hopeful John Cranley is calling on state lawmakers to abandon a sports betting measure t...
Florida suspends sports gambling after federal court of appeals denies Seminole Tribe's emergency stay
The Tribe announced it would 'temporarily suspend operations' on the Hard Rock SportsBook mobile app on Saturday
Sports gambling is once...
Pressure grows to ban betting on the Lotto
Irish bookies have been taking bets on National Lottery draws for 30 years, but a new bill proposes to outlaw such activities
On an epis...
The Seminoles’ bid for a stay on sports betting ruling is denied, but their app was still taking wagers
A federal district judge Wednesday night rejected the Seminole Tribe’s request for a stay of a Monday ruling that invalidates the agreeme...
Lottery operator IGT sues U.S. Justice Department over ambiguity on Wire Act
Lottery operator IGT sues U.S. Justice Department over ambiguity on Wire Act
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US companies warned against investing in Cambodia’s casino and financial sectors on trafficking, money laundering concerns
The US Department of State, US Department of the Treasury and US Department of Commerce have issued a joint advisory cautioning American ...
New Jersey voters reject college sports betting
Residents have voted “no” to allow betting on college teams or teams from other states whose games are played in New Jersey.
US.- New Je...
Seminoles try to block rival gambling proposals
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – After nailing down a deal that gave it control over sports betting in the state, the Seminole Tribe is trying to clin...
Seminole Tribe, Vegas casinos involved in high stakes battle over Florida gambling
ORLANDO, Fla. —
When Florida voters passed Amendment three in 2018, they may have thought they put the brakes on expanded gambling. How...
Danish Gambling Authority has brought an action against LeoVegas
On the 28th of October 2021, the Danish Gambling Authority has brought action against LeoVegas for breaching the rules on customer due di...
Florida officials and Tribe win Round 1 in legal fight over sports betting
U.S. District Court Judge Allen Winsor ruled this week that West Flagler Associates, which owns Magic City Casino in Miami and Bonita Spr...
Feds want Judge to Dismiss Challenge to Florida Gambling Deal
TALLAHASSEE — The Biden administration is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Florida pari-mutuel operators challenging ...
EL urges Council of the EU to exclude explicit mention of online gambling and betting services from Digital Services Act
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EL urges Council of the EU to exclude explicit mention of online gambling and betting services from Digital Services Ac...
Georgia lawmakers set to renew debate over legalized gambling
ATLANTA – While the General Assembly gears up for next month’s once-a-decade redrawing of Georgia’s legislative and congressional distric...
Connecticut Online Sports Betting is Officially Delayed
Just days before its scheduled launch, state officials have announced Connecticut online sports betting will be delayed.
Connecticut’s o...
FL pari-mutuels fight to keep Seminole Tribe from defending its monopoly over sports betting
A pair of Florida pari-mutuel facilities wanting to add sports betting to their gambling offerings argued in court records Friday that th...
New York Court of Appeals hears arguments on daily fantasy sports
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's highest court will soon make a decision on the future of daily fantasy sports in the state.
The Court of Appea...
Connecticut Enacts Legislation Authorizing Retail and Online Sports Betting
On May 25, 2021, the Connecticut General Assembly enacted legislation authorizing retail and online sports betting, online casino gaming,...
Modifications to the CIBELAE statute were approved
On September 21, the Extraordinary Assembly of the Ibero-American Corporation of State Lotteries and Gambling (Cibelae) was held by video...
Federal review calls into question legality of Seneca casino payments to NY
The Biden administration has opened an inquiry into whether a casino revenue sharing deal between the Seneca Nation of Indians and New Yo...