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Gaming Legal News - April 11, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 9

by Ryan M. Shannon, Robert Stocker | Dickinson Wright on 4/12/2013

In This Issue: - MICHIGAN GAMING CONTROL BOARD APPROVES ATHENS ACQUISITION TRANSACTION: At its April 9 monthly meeting, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (“MGCB”) approved Athens Acquisition LLC’s acquisition...more

Gaming Legal News - March 22, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 7

by Michael D. Lipton, Ryan M. Shannon, Jack Tadman, Kevin J. Weber | Dickinson Wright on 3/27/2013

In This Issue: - “NO MORE BETS”: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL DISMISSES “FLOATING BALL”1 CASE: “The process of removing a floating ball from the wheel, declaring a ‘nospin’, and rendering all bets void has no...more

N.J. Sets Up Regulations for Fantasy Sports Competitions in Casinos

by Jeff Ifrah on 3/21/2013

On March 19, 2013, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), announced that it has adopted temporary regulations authorizing the state’s casinos to offer fantasy sports tournaments...more

Bingo: Casino’s Federal License is A Shield Against Public Nuisance Claim

by Kevin Braig, Andrew Polesovsky | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 2/26/2013

The State of Alabama filed suit on February 19, 2012, attempting to shut down four casinos it contends are illegal. Three Indian gambling centers and VictoryLand – one of the state’s largest racetracks and casinos and a...more

Gaming Legal News - February 13, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 4

by Rodney Butler, W. Stuart Scott, Ryan M. Shannon | Dickinson Wright on 2/21/2013

In This Issue: - DOLLARS IN, DOLLARS OUT: DOES IT MAKE “CENTS” FOR TENNESSEE TO FURTHER LEGALIZE GAMBLING IN THE STATE? Uniquely situated in the mid-south, the state of Tennessee and its “three grand divisions,” or...more

You’re Out of Luck, Appellate Court Tells Casino Card Dealers

by Michael Newman | Barger & Wolen on 2/5/2013

Avidor v. Sutter’s Place, Inc., decided January 23, 2013, California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, involved a class action brought on behalf of card dealers employed by Sutter’s Place, a casino....more

Court Hears Argument on N.J. Law Permitting Sports Betting

by Jeff Ifrah on 12/19/2012

On December 18, 2012, oral arguments were heard in the federal lawsuit filed by the professional sports leagues and the NCAA against New Jersey, after the state passed a law that would legalize sports betting in the state’s...more

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