Legal
November 15, 2021
New Jersey Lawmakers to Discuss New PILOT Program for Gaming Revenue
Monday’s New Jersey Senate Committee meeting will consider a bill to exclude iGaming and sports from the casino payment in lieu of tax calculations. The bill also seeks to reduce 2022 PILOT payments to $110 million. New Jersey Contemplates Gaming Taxes Sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney, the Senate version (S4007) is similar to a […]
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November 12, 2021
Woman Charged with Stealing $1M from Cousin’s Bingo Ticket
The phrase blood is thicker than water was put to a test in the case of Iris Amador Argueta, a 32-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, who has been charged with grand larceny after allegedly stealing a $1 million lottery ticket from her Long Island-based cousin. Argueta was named in a joint press release by the […]
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November 12, 2021
Massachusetts Sports Betting Bill Could Be Passed by the End of 2021
Sports betting fans in Massachusetts may have a decent ending to 2021. On November 17, the formal legislative action is set to close, which is why it is still possible that a sports wagering bill, which was introduced in July, could be passed in late 2021. Senator Eric Lesser, the Joint Committee on Economic Development […]
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November 11, 2021
Former Kappa Alpha Psi Finance Director Pleaded Guilty of Embezzling
A former financial director of Kappa Alpha Psi who stole nearly $3 million from the organization pleaded guilty during the court hearing this week, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Check Embezzlement Scheme Former Kappa Alpha Psi financial director Curtis D. Anderson, who diligently worked his way up the ladder at one of the nation’s largest and […]
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November 11, 2021
Federal Government Claims Florida Compact Adheres to IGRA
A lawsuit filed against the compact between the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe is now up to a judge to decide after representatives of the Secretary of the Interior responded to a request for a brief. West Flagler Associates’ Case Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Rebecca Ross, representing Secretary of the Interior Deb […]
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November 11, 2021
PGMBM Seeks to File Class-Action Lawsuit in Sky Betting Case
A London-based law firm may be looking to bring action against betting firm and online casino operator Sky Betting and Gaming, citing prohibited advertising as the basis of future litigation. The firm, PGMBM, is looking into the possibility of filing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 120,000 people who mistakenly received a gambling advertisement by […]
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November 11, 2021
Kentucky’s Expanded Gambling Plans Lose Ground
Two Kentucky GOP legislators representing the Owensboro region and a Democrat member on a state task force for horse-racing-related gambling said that there is little or no chance of a Frankfort gambling bill being passed in the 2022 session. Kentucky’s Expanded Gambling Efforts Derailed Ellis Entertainment announced plans to build a historic simulcasting facility and […]
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November 10, 2021
ASA Strikes Down 777.com Gambling Ad as Misleading
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has sided with consumers against 888 UK Ltd. and its subsidiary, 777.com. A complaint flagged one of the subsidiary’s ads which included a countdown timer and had a caption that read “77 Free Spins ENABLED FOR ANOTHER,” which a plaintiff stipulated was misleading and ambiguous. The free spins did not […]
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November 10, 2021
Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts Execs Saved Once Again By Court Judge
A California federal judge dismissed a suit brought by a woman claiming that corruption and bribery had destroyed a case she had brought against Steve Wynn, the founder and ousted CEO of Wynn Resorts, and other company executives. The judge determined that California wasn’t able to oversee the case. Wynn Wins Another Lawsuit Angelica Limcaco […]
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November 9, 2021
Former Horse Data Analyst Sentenced for Fudging Wagering Results
Jack Bentham, a recovering gambling addict and a former horse racing analyst at PA Media, has been sentenced to ten months in prison after he was found guilty of manipulating race data to better reflect his own picks. Effectively, he robbed bettors, who had placed winning bets, of their proceedings by altering the data to […]