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West Flagler et al Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Florida Sports Betting Case
West Flagler Associates’ attempt to block Florida sports betting may yet end up before the Supreme Court, but first, it has petitioned for the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the case en banc. This is a move the circuit court panel anticipated, perhaps even encouraged, in attaching a supplementary order to its ruling on June […]
Court Will Order Fliff, Free-to-Play Sports Prediction Site User Enter Arbitration
Fliff’s response to a class action lawsuit against the free-to-play sports prediction site might as well have said, “Read the fine print.” On Aug. 2, a California judge agreed with Fliff’s attorneys that plaintiff Bishoy Nessim had consented to Fliff’s Terms of Use and Sweepstakes Rules when he signed up for an account. Therefore, Nessim […]
Muscogee Creek Nation Sues Poarch Creek Band and Auburn University Over Burial Site Desecration
Muscogee Creek Nation (MCN) reignited its legal challenge against the Poarch Creek Indian Band and Auburn University on Friday, asking a federal appeals court to reinstate a lawsuit alleging the parties illegally removed remains and artifacts from a sacred site to build an Alabama casino. The Oklahoma-based Nation’s lawsuit alleges that Poarch built Wind Creek […]
Meta Asks Ninth Circuit to Dismiss MDL, Says Virtual Chip Sales Are Just ‘Information’
Meta is asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to dismiss a case about whether platform providers can be liable for in-app purchases they facilitate between their users and third-party content providers such as play money casinos. The multidistrict litigation names Meta, Apple, and Google as defendants for their involvement with products like Double Down Casino, which recently settled a […]
Oklahoma AG Joins Lawsuit Over GOP Governor’s Contested Tribal Gaming Agreements
Oklahoma’s new Republican attorney general is stepping in to represent the state’s interests in a costly, three-year legal battle over tribal gambling after accusing Gov. Kevin Stitt of failing to follow state law. Attorney General Gentner Drummond delivered the news during a personal call with the Republican governor on Tuesday. An official letter to Stitt […]
Social Casino ‘Free Sweeps’ Scam Lures Users to Consent Farms Amid FTC Crackdown
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has cracked down on five “consent farm” networks it says were tricking US citizens into signing up for telemarketing call lists with misleading promises of gifts, special offers, or job opportunities. Bonus has determined that one of the defendants in these cases, RewardZone USA, was involved with the social casino “hack” scam we cautioned […]
PredictIt Lives On as Fifth Circuit Remands Case to District Court With Preliminary Injunction
By order of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, PredictIt and its co-plaintiffs will have their case heard in District Court, and the political futures market may continue to operate until it concludes. The Fifth Circuit panel issued the decision on July 21 following a split 2-1 vote. Judge Stuart Duncan penned the majority opinion, […]
Steve Wynn Settles Sexual Harassment Complaint for $10 Million
Former Wynn Resorts Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn has reached an agreement with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) to settle a sexual harassment complaint that was filed against him in 2019. He will pay $10 million but hasn’t admitted to wrongdoing in the case. The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) will consider the settlement during its meeting […]
CFTC to Fifth Circuit: PredictIt Plaintiffs’ Lack Standing, Injuries Not Cognizable
Lawyers for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) submitted a new document to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on June 28, drawing the court’s attention to a recent Supreme Court decision. The CFTC feels that the ruling in United States v. Texas is pertinent to its attempts to get the court to dismiss the PredictIt case. On the surface, […]
Maverick Gaming Persists With Appeal Though Higher Court Sentiment Appears to Be With Tribes
Washington cardroom operator Maverick Gaming will persist in its attempt to undermine the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), even though the odds appear to be more against it than ever. Maverick would like to offer sports betting in Washington and has challenged the law awarding exclusivity over such gambling to the state’s gaming tribes. Although District Court Judge David […]
