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Rancho Mesquite Casino Faces Class Action Over Data Breach
A class-action lawsuit filed in Nevada District Court alleges Rancho Mesquite Casino Inc. (RMC) failed to protect its casino customers during a data breach. According to the complaint, the casino operator’s data security measures left its computer systems open to cyberattack. As a result, nearly 230,000 customers had sensitive personal information stolen, including full names and […]
Stadium Casino to Take State College Mini-Casino Licensing Dispute to Supreme Court
The Cordish Companies will look to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to overturn the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s (PGCB) decision to license businessman Ira Lubert for a mini-casino in the State College municipality. Cordish argues that Lubert’s bid is invalid because of the involvement of Bally’s, which wouldn’t have been able to place a bid of […]
Claims Process Underway for $415 Million DoubleDown Interactive Settlement
DoubleDown Interactive and International Game Technology Plc (IGT) agreed to a settlement of $415 million in a class action lawsuit in Washington. The lawsuit was related to the sale of virtual chips in several social casino-style games, including DoubleDown Casino and related brands. Players who bought virtual chips from one of the sites in question may be […]
Shoalwater Bay Tribe Prevails in Federal Court Against Maverick Gaming Challenge
On Feb. 21, federal Chief Judge David Estudillo dismissed Maverick Gaming’s challenge to Washington State’s sports betting law. It’s a significant win for tribal gaming in the US, as the suit had the potential to upend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of 1988. Maverick had named multiple state officials as defendants in the case. However, the […]
Pennsylvania Court Rules That Pace-O-Matic’s Pennsylvania Skill Games Are Legal
Pace-O-Matic (POM), the developer of skill game machines found throughout Pennsylvania, has won another legal battle. In 2021, the District Attorney’s Office in Monroe County, north of Philadelphia, seized 13 of the company’s machines from a Fill and Fly gas station and Joe’s Tobacco shop. The DA claimed the games were illegal games of chance. […]
Hopeful Signs for PredictIt Plaintiffs Following Oral Arguments in Fifth Circuit
It’s starting to look like the political futures market PredictIt may get to continue operating. Oral arguments in the legal battle to save the site took place in the Fifth Circuit on Feb. 8. According to reporting by Courthouse News, two of the three judges appeared inclined to side with PredictIt’s supporters, who are the plaintiffs in the […]
Minnesota Investigates Alleged TikTok Proxy Gambling Scheme
Two Minnesota men are suspected of using TikTok to run an illegal gambling operation. The state’s Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (AGED) is investigating the possible racket. Allegedly, an Edina resident was collecting money from would-be gamblers to play at the casino on their behalf. The man – or sometimes his brother – would then live-stream […]
Fifth Circuit Grants Injunction for PredictIt to Continue Operating Past Feb 15
The plaintiffs in the PredictIt case have obtained an injunction to keep the site up and running temporarily. That’s an essential reprieve with the original Feb 15 shutdown deadline now less than three weeks away. On Jan 18, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans laid out a timeline for the case. PredictIt, […]
PredictIt Scores A Minor Win At Court Of Appeals, Avoiding Dismissal
Hope springs eternal for PredictIt, as the Commodities & Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has failed in its attempt to have the former’s court case thrown out. Those following the PredictIt saga know that as things stand, the site will have to shut down next month. That’s due to the CFTC’s revocation of a no-action letter […]
Mike Postle Back in Action? Sighting at Beau Rivage Tournament
Is the notorious presumed cheater Mike Postle back at the tables? Most of the poker world seems to think so. If he is, it would appear that he’s now using his middle name, Lawrence. One thing is undoubtedly true: A player going by Michael Lawrence is at the final table of the Million Dollar Heater. This $1,200 buy-in live tournament […]