Legal
April 18, 2022
POM’s Lawsuit against BLCE Alleges Collusion with Casinos
Developer of skill games Pace-O-Matic (POM) filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement (BLCE), claiming the regulator engaged in coordinated actions to harass Pennsylvania Skill location owners and operators. ‘Betrayal of the Public Trust’ POM filed the complaint in Commonwealth Court requesting the court to permanently block BLCE, alleging the regulator […]
Legal
April 18, 2022
Church in Cologne Covers Priest’s $1.1M Gambling Debt
Men of the cloth are not infallible. In fact, they are just as prone to sinful thoughts, and sometimes deeds, as the rest of us. In the case of the archdiocese of Cologne, the sins of a particular priest stirred public outcry after it transpired that the church had agreed to pay more than €1 […]
Legal
April 18, 2022
Legalized Betting in Kentucky Has to Wait Until Next Year
No white smoke came from the building of the local legislative authority on the clear Thursday evening. House Bill 606 would have legitimized sports betting and online poker had it not failed in getting the third reading in Senate. In fact, it never left the boundaries of the Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee. The […]
Legal
April 14, 2022
Administrative Law Judge Ordered Unionization at Red Rock Casino
This week marked another loss for Station Casinos in its long-running battle with the Culinary and Bartenders Union after an administrative law judge ordered its Red Rock Casino to bargain with the union. Disguised Effort to Discourage Unionization The ruling issued by US Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey D. Wederkind on April 12, 2022, sided with […]
Legal
April 14, 2022
Broadway Gaming Lost an Appeal over £4.9 Million Tax Refund
The First-tier Tribunal rejected an appeal filed by Broadway Gaming, a UK-based online gaming company, against Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over a £4.9 million ($6.39 million) gaming tax refund. Broadway Gaming Provided Inadequate Expenditure Documentation One of the main reasons the First-tier Tribunal dismissed the bingo and online casino operator’s claim was Broadway […]
Legal
April 11, 2022
New York Approves Three New Casino Licenses Ahead of Schedule
Legislators in New York green-lighted plans for three new casinos in the state as part of the $220 billion one-year state budget they approved on Saturday that was passed into law on the same day following the signature of Gov. Kathy Hochul. Speeding up Phase 2 The three casinos are part of the New York […]
Legal
April 11, 2022
NSW Gaming Regulator under Fire for Lack of Effectiveness in Its Work
The Star Entertainment has been under a lot of scrutiny recently and now, the NSW gaming regulator is in the criticism surrounding the operator. Inquiries have found out that the regulator has only fined The Star a couple of times and the total cost of these fines was not bigger than $200,000 since 2016. Just […]
Legal
April 8, 2022
ILGA Extends Star Sydney Review to End of August
In light of additional witnesses expected to add more insight into The Star Entertainment Group’s review of its Sydney casino, the New South Wales Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has extended the publication date of the report to the end of August. The expansion request was initiated by senior counsel Adam Bell, the head […]
Legal
April 8, 2022
US Prosecutor Calls for Former Goldman Sachs Banker’s Conviction on ML Charges
On Monday, April 4, Assistant United States attorney Alixandra Smith from Brooklyn federal court started her closing arguments in the almost two-month trial of the ex-Goldman Sachs top investment banker from Malaysia, Roger Ng, who is charged with money laundering conspiracy, embezzlement, and bribery. Ng Faces Justice in Brooklyn Federal Court Per the court records, […]
Legal
April 8, 2022
Singapore Man Tries to Illegally Pay a Gambling Debt, Gets Caught by Police
Many gambling proponents, both individuals, and companies consider gambling to be a fun activity if done responsibly, but that wasn’t the case for the 20-year-old Terry Tong Hong Zhi from Singapore, who lost S$40,000 ($30,000) worth of loans while gambling online and was caught by the police while trying to obtain the money back in […]
