As reported by the Miami Herald: “A beauty store and a restaurant at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino complex near Hollywood are battling ugly mold problems — so severe that seven of the boutique’s employees have gotten sick. “The beauty store, The Body Shop, shut its doors for renovations July 5. “The restaurant, […]
As reported by the Times-Mail: “The deeper Indiana gets into the gambling business, the more it will need top-notch security officers in casinos. “Gov. Mitch Daniels has taken a good first step in taking Indiana State Police troopers out of the gambling houses and putting them back into communities and on highways, where they best […]
As reported by the Independent: “The Economic Development Committee and the Intergovernmental Relations Committee approved a Navajo Nation position statement Monday calling for defeat of House bill 4893, which would restrict off-reservation gaming. “The statement was to be presented to Congress after gaining IGR approval. “Navajo Nation Council Speaker Lawrence T. Morgan said, ‘H.R. 4893 […]
As reported by Reuters: “A bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling appears unlikely to win U.S. Senate passage before senators begin a month-long recess on August 4, two Republican leadership aides said on Tuesday. “They said backers of the legislation were trying to build support for it and resolve differences as the Senate […]
As reported by the Arizona Republic: “An Indian gaming reform bill sponsored by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that would bar tribes from establishing casinos off of their reservations has hit a snag, with more than a half-dozen senators putting a “hold” on the legislation. “McCain’s bill (SB 2078) was a response to the scandals involving […]
As reported by the U.K. Telegraph: “Internet gambling company BetonSports has removed David Carruthers from his job as chief executive following his arrest in the United States on charges related to an alleged racketeering conspiracy. “The company said that yesterday ‘the contract under which David Carruthers acted as CEO of the company was terminated’. “.BetonSports […]
As reported by the Providence Business News: “The Town of Johnston and its prospective casino partner, Ajax Gaming Ventures LLC, are the latest parties to seek to block a November statewide referendum on the competing West Warwick-Narragansett Indian Tribe casino proposal. “They filed a lawsuit late Friday in U.S. District Court, Providence, asking the court […]
At the World Series of Poker tournament at the Rio, operators of Internet gambling sites are hosting swank hospitality suites to promote online poker games. Potential customers are invited to learn the ropes by playing free games where no money changes hands. But promotions can no longer be found for online sports betting, which is […]
Nevada gaming regulators need to get tough, in a hurry. The state’s Gaming Control Board takes great pride in being strict enforcers of the rules that govern Nevada gambling. And they are – for the most part. But the meteoric growth of the poker business has blinded the gaming industry’s cops, and they seem unable […]
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The surprise airport arrest of a prominent UK internet gambling executivethis week is a counter-productive application of US law that ignores complexinternational trade issues, says Larry Gaydos, partner in the White CollarDefense/Antitrust Practice Group at Haynes and Boone, LLP. “Selectivelytargeting foreign businessmen who are respected in their own country tosensationalize the issue is unfair to […]
As reported by the Register Guard: “Governors wield what amounts to a veto pen when it comes to off-reservation casinos. “Just ask the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes, which tried in 2004 to win the approval of Colorado Gov. Bill Owens for an off-reservation casino near Denver’s airport. Owens said no, and that was that. “In […]
Budget Secretary Michael J. Masch released the following statement today after the Gaming Control Board voted unanimously to approve the administration’s financial solvency plan for the board’s 2006-07 operations: “I am very pleased that the board voted to accept the administration’s funding plan, which will ensure that the board can continue its important regulatory work […]
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams and Governor Carcieri have both called into question a pro-casino advertisement that ran this week. “Williams and other justices raised concerns about the full-page color ad by Harrah’s Entertainment and the Narragansett Indian Tribe, saying it might be misconstrued as an official court communication or that the […]