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Las Vegas Sands Accused of “Sabotage” in Sands China CEO Steven Jacobs Case
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has been accused of employing delaying tactics in its ongoing legal spat with former Sands China CEO Steven Jacobs. Jacobs, who is suing his former employer for wrongful termination, filed an emergency motion last week in an attempt...
New York Online Poker Bill Reintroduced by State Assemblyman Gary Pretlow
New York online poker has returned to Albany, thanks to Assemblyman Gary Pretlow (D-District 89) reintroducing AB9049 to the state's legislature. Poker may be sailing in on the backs of the current racing, parimutuel wagering, and breeding laws, which are also addressed...
Poker Pro Phil Ivey Expands His Empire with Daily Fantasy Sports Site
PhilIveyDFS, a new daily fantasy sports platform brought to you by poker superstar Phil Ivey, will soon begin offering daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests on a variety of leagues including the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL. Ivey is no stranger to games...
Federal Court Rules for Amaya in Illinois Loss Recovery Case, Could Affect Kentucky Case Outcome Also
Amaya will not be required to pay back money lost by Illinois gamblers on PokerStars before Black Friday, a federal court has ruled. The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit last week upheld the earlier judgement of an Illinois court that...
Affinity Gaming Sues Cybersecurity Firm Over Data Breach
Las Vegas-based Affinity Gaming is suing a cybersecurity company, which it claims failed to deal adequately with a breach to its system, in what may come to be regarded as a landmark case. The casino operator, formerly Herbst Gaming of Terrible Herbst...
Former Mohegan Sun Pocono Executive Charged in Slots Cheating Scam
A former Mohegan Sun executive appeared in court this week charged with conspiracy to defraud his former employer out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Robert Pellegrini, 50, who was the VP of player development for the Mohegan Sun Pocono casino in...
Oneida Nation Sues New York State to Block Upstate Casino
The Oneida Nation has launched legal action to block the building of the newly licensed Lago Resort & Casino in Upstate New York. Lago was one of three licenses granted by the state to casino operators in December 2015, following a 2013...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Latest to Declare Daily Fantasy Sports Illegal
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is in agreement with opinions issued in New York, Illinois, and Nevada that daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators are in violation of state law and are operating illegal gambling enterprises. In his response to a query...
Macau Shaves Wynn Resorts Profits In 2015, As Las Vegas Continues to Pull Its Weight
Wynn Resorts has said that the economic squeeze in Macau hit hard in 2015, and that Q4 net revenue from its operations in the Chinese gambling hub could be halved from the same period in 2014. Despite this, a rosier outlook in...
Vermont DFS Bill Opposed by Assistant State AG
Vermont may not be a state you think about much in relation to daily fantasy sports (DFS). After all, there are plenty of viable outdoor activities for which the Green Mountain State is famous, skiing being the most obvious. So why would people...
