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Las Vegas Sands Defeats Casino Money-Laundering Controls Suit

Securities Litigation Correspondent Las Vegas Sands Corp. is off the hook for allegations that its Singapore casino didn't take proper money-laundering control measures, after shareholders opted not to replead claims that were previously rejected by a federal court in Nevada. Investors had alleged that Las Vegas Sands failed to tell investors how…

Finance ・ 29 February 2024

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Wayne Nix’s Las Vegas trips explained in court documents

Wayne Joseph Nix, the illegal bookmaker whose casino play at MGM Grand led former resort president Scott Sibella to plead guilty to federal charges in a California courtroom this week, is well connected. The former minor league baseball pitcher who lives in Newport Coast, California, took sports bets from major league players of several sports who…

Incidents ・ 30 January 2024

New York Post

NYC casino race could be upended by Las Vegas bookie scandal: sources

The odds are getting rejiggered in the closely watched race for three lucrative casino licenses in the New York City area - partly because of an alleged bookmaking scandal that's unfolding in Las Vegas, The Post has learned. Until as recently as last week, MGM Grand and Resorts World - operators, respectively, of the Empire City Casino in Yonkers…

Incidents ・ 19 September 2023

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Triad woman wins $1 million in Mega Millions jackpot

Triad woman wins $1 million in Mega Millions jackpot A Statesville woman took her chances at the Mega Millions jackpot as she saw it growing and ended up winning a $1 million prize, according to N.C. Lottery ALL RIGHT, MICHELLE, THANK YOU. AND THIS MONTH IS THE PLANET'S HOTTEST ON RECORD. AND RIGHT NOW, 150 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US ARE UNDER HEAT…

Winnings ・ 28 July 2023

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Gaming Commission asks feds to shut down illegal gambling

GAMBLERS IN MASSACHUSETTS have a full menu of wagering options to choose from these days: physical casinos, sports betting in person or online, and the state lottery, which some officials are itching to bring online as well. One thing not on the menu, Bay State regulators want to make clear, is illegal gambling. Members of the Massachusetts Gaming…

Law ・ 31 May 2023

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Illegal gambling websites, American Gaming Assocation says, preys on players

For years, the American Gaming Association has encouraged the public to bet responsibly with licensed operators and to avoid illegal offshore websites. The AGA stepped up its advocacy in the past year and made it one of the organization's highest priorities. It's advice a Canadian gambler, Victor Janicki, now wishes he would have taken. Janicki, a…

Law ・ 16 April 2023

New York Post

Mexican Mafia members run profitable illegal LA casinos from behind bars

Illegal casinos in Los Angeles are cropping up everywhere from warehouses to homes and are largely benefiting incarcerated members of a prison gang called the Mexican Mafia, authorities say. Richard Velasquez, a Los Angeles County sheriff's detective, told the Los Angeles Times that casitas, Spanish for "little houses," are "everywhere, to be…

Incidents ・ 15 March 2023

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Casino landlord closes buyout of MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and North Las Vegas modular home maker opens 2nd factory

A judge ordered a competency evaluation on Tuesday for a man facing a terrorism charge after police said he set a car on fire at the MGM Mega Solar Array facility. By Zeke Miller The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe…

Incidents ・ 10 January 2023

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US casinos take aim at ‘illegal’ slot machinesVending Times

The U.S. casino industry has launched a legal war against videogame machines which they claim are gambling machines that are evading gambling laws and avoiding taxes, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The machines' screens feature a grid of spinning squares and players must get a match of icons by tapping the screen to win a…

Law ・ 28 December 2022

The Nevada Independent

Indy Gaming: Research gives AGA ammunition in fight with illegal gambling operations

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz American Gaming Association CEO Bill…

Industry ・ 07 December 2022

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Casino industry urges federal prosecutors to crack down on illegal operators

American casinos, gaming companies and lawmakers are calling on federal prosecutors to crack down on illegal offshore gambling sites that they say are evading consumer protection regulations. The push comes as sports gambling has quickly expanded in the U.S. in recent years, with more than 30 states and Washington, D.C., allowing it. "What maybe at…

Law ・ 30 November 2022

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Philippines to Shut 175 Online Casinos, Deport 40,000 Chinese

Incidents ・ 16 October 2022

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Philippines to shut 175 online casinos, deport 40,000 Chinese

The Philippines will shut 175 online casinos that are operating illegally and deport 40000 Chinese workers, a justice department official said. Licences of these online casinos, locally known as Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGO, have been cancelled by the gaming regulator, Department of Justice Spokesman Jose Dominic Clavano said in a…

Incidents ・ 06 October 2022

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Developers and Billionaires Are Lining Up for the Chance to Operate a New York City Casino

As the development of a New York City casino inches closer towards reality, the race is on to secure a license. New York state voters authorized the creation of seven casinos in 2013, and four upstate facilities opened in the first phase. Now the second phase is underway, and licenses for three casinos in the New York City area will soon be open…

Land-based ・ 05 October 2022

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Queensland’s casino watchdog under fire for lack of enforcement

Data from Queensland's Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) show that none of the state's casinos have faced any legal action for the past five fiscal years, local news reported. A whistleblower with firsthand knowledge of the Queensland casino business claims told Australia's ABC News that the the oversight agency is "asleep at the…

Law ・ 01 October 2022

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Gambling Sites ・ 30 August 2022

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Biden administration says Florida, Seminole Tribe gambling deal should get OK

TALLAHASSEE - The Biden administration is urging an appeals court to reinstate a deal that gave the Seminole Tribe control of sports betting throughout Florida, nearly nine months after a Washington, D.C.-based judge ruled that the 30-year agreement violated federal law. A U.S. Department of the Interior brief filed Wednesday offered a…

Poker ・ 19 August 2022

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US Congress calls for a federal crackdown on the illegal offshore gambling market

NAIROBI, Kenya August 9 - In recent years, many states across the US have legalized gambling. Prior to introducing regulatory frameworks for online gambling, Americans were still gambling, but under illegal circumstances. It has been estimated that illegal gambling in the United States is a $150 billion industry. As a result, states were missing…

Industry ・ 10 August 2022

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Florida man is next to plead guilty in illegal casino case

A man from Florida, not previously named in federal indictments but linked by prosecutors to ownership of the Redemption and Skilled Shamrock skill game parlors in Plain Township, pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding the U.S. government. Larry Dayton submitted his plea in a video hearing overseen by U.S. District Judge Donald Nugent in Cleveland,…

Incidents ・ 21 July 2022

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Scientific Games’ lottery playbook succeeded, then spread

The growth of the lottery business nationwide was inspired in large part by the lobbying innovations of a single multinational gambling company, Scientific Games Holdings LP. A 1986 memo from Scientific Games co-founder and then-Chairman John R. Koza described a "draft version of our new model state lottery law which we distribute widely each year…

Lottery ・ 13 July 2022

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Las Vegas Union asks Macau Govt. for land transaction records involving Genting and Treasure Island failed casino project

The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501 - which represents over 2000 members working in Las Vegas casinos- submitted a public record request regarding the land transaction involving Genting Group and Ao Mio Leong to the Land and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU). According to corporate filings, Mio Leongis one of a four-person…

Politics ・ 04 June 2022

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Barry Diller Only Receives Two-Year Nevada Casino License

Billionaire Barry Diller has received a two-year casino license in Nevada, pending the outcome of an insider trading investigation. The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) announced its decision to limit the license of the major MGM Resorts International shareholder on Thursday. Diller is currently under investigation by the Justice Department and the…

Land-based ・ 20 May 2022

Asia Times

Policy changes make Macau’s casinos a risky bet

Casino operators in Macau, once the world's largest gambling center, are facing serious challenges due to Beijing's decisions to tighten travel rules and clamp down on junkets. Macau's Court of Final Appeal on Monday ruled that operators and junkets organizers were jointly liable for client deposits in nine cases filed by VIP gamblers, who demanded…

Covid ・ 18 May 2022

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US sues casino mogul Steve Wynn over relationship with China

Religion ・ 18 May 2022

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Gambling group seeks crackdown on illegal betting sites

The gambling industry's national trade association is asking the federal government to crack down on illegal betting sites, saying consumers need to be protected. The American Gaming Association is asking Justice Department to investigate and prosecute the largest illegal bookmaking operations. Association president Bill Miller says the illegal…

Incidents ・ 16 April 2022

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U.S. Supreme Court hears Tigua gambling case

El Paso's Tigua Indians finally got their day before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, capping a three-decade legal battle with the state of Texas over whether the tribe can offer some type of gambling on its land. Lawyers for the Tiguas, the state and the U.S. Department of Justice spent just over 90 minutes in oral arguments before the high…

Law ・ 22 February 2022

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Casinos Can Help in the Battle against Human Trafficking, Annie Sovcik Says

Busing on the Lookout's director, Annie Sovcik, has called for casino training programs in which staff will be able to recognize potential human trafficking. While addressing Las Vegas' World Game Protection Conference, Sovcik noted that casinos are one of the prime destinations for sex trafficking. According to Las Vegas Metro Police, around 400…

Incidents ・ 18 February 2022

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Justice Department: Gambling center plan unconstitutional

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Department of Justice has released an opinion that the planned gambling machines in an entertainment center next to the Grants Pass Downs horse racing track amount to a casino that would violate the Oregon Constitution. The Justice Department ruled Friday that the machines are games of chance and "do not afford…

Law ・ 14 February 2022

Oregon Capital Chronicle

Dutch Bros founder's Grants Pass gambling plans violate Oregon Constitution, attorney general says

The Oregon Constitution won't allow the billionaire co-founder of a drive-thru coffee chain to add a casino-like resort to a Grants Pass horse track he owns, the state Justice Department said in a legal opinion released Friday. The 9-page opinion by Renee Stineman, chief counsel in the department's General Counsel Division, responded to an inquiry…

Law ・ 12 February 2022

Oregon Live

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 Department of Justice on Friday released its opinion that the gambling machines the Dutch Bros co-founder intends to put in an entertainment center adjacent to the Grants Pass Downs track amount to a casino that…

Law ・ 12 February 2022

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US casino workers union calls for federal probe into Macau's junket SunCity's link with US casinos

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501, which represents over 2000 members working in Las Vegas casinos, on Tuesday called for a coordinated U.S. federal investigation into Macau's largest gambling junket operator SunCity Group and its historical relationships with U.S. gaming companies. In separate letters to the U.S. Justice…

Politics ・ 11 February 2022

Forbes

Former Las Vegas Casino Exec Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison In College Admissions Scandal

Former MGM Resorts executive Gamal Abdelaziz was sentenced Wednesday to one year and one day in federal prison for bribing his daughter's way into the University of Southern California as a fake basketball recruit, marking an end to the first case in the nationwide "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal to go to trial. A Boston-based judge also…

Land-based ・ 10 February 2022

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Las Vegas casino worker union calls for US federal investigation on gaming operators’ former ties with Suncity

A Las Vegas casino workers union has called for a coordinated US federal investigation into former junket operator Suncity and its former business ties with US-linked gaming companies. The public statement was issued by the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501, which represents over 2000 members, primarily construction workers who…

Land-based ・ 09 February 2022

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Playtech to launch live dealer studios in the USA

Playtech Plc (LON: PTEC) is making a slow return to the regulated US market after losing 40% of value when US legislators dropped the hammer on internet gambling in 2006 with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Online gambling has never been specifically illegal in the United States but lawmakers made payment processing a…

Live Gambling ・ 02 January 2022

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Feds' next move unclear in gambling fight

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (News Service of Florida) - As the Seminole Tribe pursues a legal battle to regain control over online sports betting in Florida, the federal government has not decided whether to launch an appeal. The Seminoles are appealing a decision by U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, who last month scrapped a deal negotiated by Gov. Ron…

Sports ・ 29 December 2021

Gambling News

AGA Calls on the Justice Department to Stop Illegal Gambling Machines

The American Gaming Association has urged the federal government not to allow illegal gambling machines to be manufactured. In a letter to the Justice Department, Bill Miller, AGA President, and CEO wrote that "support and resources from the Department of Justice and federal law enforcement agencies are critical to eliminating illegal gambling…

Law ・ 03 December 2021

Casino News Daily

IGT demands a definitive answer about the legality of online gambling in the USA

International lottery giant, IGT filed a complaint against the United States Department of Justice last week asking for final clarification of the 1961 Wire Act - the U.S. federal law that has stood in the way of federally regulated online gambling in the country since the advent of the internet. In an 18-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court…

Law ・ 29 November 2021

El Paso Herald Post

Biden administration sides with Tigua, Alabama-Coushatta tribes in long-standing gambling fight with Texas

The Texas state government and the tribes have repeatedly gone to court since 1993 over gambling issues, with the state regularly prevailing since a 1994 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision known as Ysleta I held that federal law prohibited gambling on Tigua (also known as Ysleta del Sur Pueblo) and Alabama-Coushatta land. Now, the Biden…

Politics ・ 06 September 2021

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Puerto Rico's Justice Department dismisses latest regulatory advances on slot machines

uerto Rican judge Glorianne Lotti Rodríguez overturned regulation 9174 of 2020, for the Operational Inspection and Interconnection of Gambling Machines on the Road, and regulation 9175, for the Issuance, Management, and Inspection of Licenses, considering them unconstitutional, Electronic Games Inc. (EGI). The Executive Director of the Puerto Rico…

Gaming Authorities ・ 26 July 2021

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Trump threatened to kill online gambling. N.J. just asked Biden to declare it legal.

New Jersey is asking the U.S. Justice Department to confirm that online gambling is allowed under federal law, an issue officials thought was settled until the agency reversed course under Donald Trump. After Justice in 2011 ruled during Barack Obama's administration that the federal Wire Act did not ban gambling over the internet, New Jersey was…

Politics ・ 22 June 2021

Courthouse News Service

Internet Gambling Hits the Jackpot in First Circuit

The Justice Department went bust-o Wednesday in its attempt to shut down online betting, including state lotteries. BOSTON (CN) - The First Circuit handed a major victory to online gambling businesses Wednesday, rejecting the Justice Department's 2018 effort to criminalize most of the industry and cost states billions of dollars in lottery…

Winnings ・ 07 May 2021

International Policy Digest

The Lobbyists' Secret War behind Gambling Legalization in the United States

The U.S. Department of Justice announced in January 2019 that all forms of interstate online gambling are illegal, reversing a longstanding DOJ opinion. Since then, proponents of legal online casinos and poker sites have accused Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson of calling in political favors with the Trump administration to change federal laws.…

Gaming Authorities ・ 07 May 2021