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Microsoft’s Proposed Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Likely to Face Close Antitrust Review

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In January, Microsoft announced its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard, one of the largest video game publishers in the world. The roughly $69 billion deal constitutes the biggest gaming industry transaction of all time. ...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.14.2020 | Top Story: AstraZeneca Acquires Alexion in $39 Billion Push into Immunology

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Drugmaker AstraZeneca agreed on Saturday to buy biopharma company Alexion for $39 billion in cash and stock. In the deal—the “biggest by a health care company this year”—will help AstraZeneca expand into the immunology...more

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Gaming & Hospitality Legal News: Volume 12, Number 7 - Predictions for Gaming and Hospitality Trends in 2020

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The dawn of a new year always brings an opportunity to engage in speculation about significant events for the next year. At this time, the Gaming and Hospitality Group will do the same....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Court “Discards” DOJ Interpretation Of Wire Act

In a closely watched case, a New Hampshire federal court has ruled that the Wire Act is limited to sports betting and set aside the DOJ’s recent opinion to the contrary. However, it limited the scope of its declaratory relief...more

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DOJ Sued Over its Reinterpretation of the Wire Act

It didn’t take long. The New Hampshire Lottery has sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prevent enforcement of the DOJ’s opinion (issued last month) reinterpreting the Wire Act. As we reported last month, the DOJ reversed...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Vegas Sands FCPA Action: Good Controls are Good Business

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FCPA cases typically center on the payment of bribes to obtain or retain business. The bribes paid are usually small in comparison to the profits achieved – the obvious motive for the wrongful conduct. The profits of course...more

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Gaming Legal News: Volume 8, Number 16: Uncommon Definitions Of Common Gaming Terms – A Field Guide For Non-Nevada Gaming...

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Uncommon Definitions Of Common Gaming Terms – A Field Guide For Non-Nevada Gaming Practitioners In Nevada - Those not intimately familiar with Nevada gaming law are often confused about how certain terms, namely "mobile...more

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Gaming Legal News: Volume 7, Number 12: Department Of Justice Files Suit Against Santa Ysabel Tribe’s "Desert Rose Bingo" Site

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On December 3, United States Department of Justice attorneys filed a complaint in federal court seeking to prevent the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, a federally recognized Indian tribe near San Diego, from continuing to...more

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Global Connection - May 2013: iGaming Update

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More than 25 years ago, gaming in the United States faced a conundrum as Indian Tribes and States debated the legality of gambling on tribal lands. The issue culminated in a landmark decision in the United State Supreme...more

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Sands’ Casinos Report of “Possible” FCPA Violations Will Draw Scrutiny to the Gaming Industry

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On Friday, March 1, 2013, the parent company of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Sands), reported in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company may have violated the “books and records and internal...more

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Interactive Gaming And Taxes – Nevada’s Legislature Considers Gaming Amendments And The IRS Clarifies Slot Machine Withholding...

Nevada Legislature Considers Changes Critical to Gaming Industry - In the 2013 Nevada legislative session, the Nevada Legislature is considering a number of key legislative changes that would impact the gaming industry....more

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Gaming Legal News - January 17, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 2

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In This Issue: - I-GAMING IN THE UNITED STATES VERSION 2013: BACK TO THE STATES? Optimism had inched higher that the United States would shift its i-gaming policy from a prohibitory approach to allowing some form of...more

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