By Julie Moraine

Esports

Epic Games Sues Google and Apple for Fortnite Store Ban

August 14, 2020

Google and Apple have suspended Fortnite from their mobile stores hours within Epic Games’ announcing a 20% discount on any Fortnite V-bucks purchased directly from the company instead of using the tech firms’ proprietary payment systems. Epic, Apple and Google’s Thorny Relationship Epic Games’ attempt to go it alone may have flopped, with the company […]

By Fiona Simmons

Legal

Tribes Sue Each Other over Gambling Compacts in Oklahoma

August 10, 2020

A lawsuit was filed against U.S. Department of the Interior and Governor Kevin Stitt by four Oklahoma tribes – The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Citizen Potawatomi Nations. The Hurdle over Gambling Compacts in Oklahoma Continues Last week Friday, four tribes in Oklahoma filed a lawsuit against U.S. Department of the Interior and Governor Kevin Stitt. […]

By Julie Moraine

Legal

Major Football Stars File a Lawsuit over Use of Their Personal Data

July 29, 2020

Global Sports Data and Technology Group along with 400 professional football players has filed a lawsuit over personal data usage. The lawsuit will be seeking compensation for lost dividends for players in the last six years. Lawsuit with More Than 400 Professional Football Players A massive lawsuit is gaining momentum over the use of professional […]

By Mike Johnson

Legal

Lawsuit against MGM Resorts by the Culinary Union Dropped

July 22, 2020

The lawsuit by the Culinary Union against two properties owned by the casino industry giant, MGM Resorts was dropped. However, the Union’s lawsuit against the Guy Fieri Las Vegas at Harrah’s, which is now owned by Eldorado, stays. Filed on June 29, the Lawsuit against MGM Resorts Was Dropped The Culinary Union has announced that […]

By Fiona Simmons

Legal

Borgata and Phil Ivey Will Settle the Infamous Baccarat Case

July 9, 2020

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a court ruling Thursday regarding the long-lasting saga between poker legend Phil Ivey and MGM’s Borgata casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Both parties have reached a settlement the terms of which have not been disclosed. Edge Sorting Technique Changed the Odds The case started […]

By Jerome García

Legal

Steve Wynn’s Defamation Lawsuit against AP May be Reopened by Nevada Supreme Court

July 8, 2020

The former casino mogul Steve Wynn’s defamation lawsuit against The Associated Press may be reopened by the Nevada Supreme Court. The Defamation Lawsuit Dates Back to 2018 Earlier this week, the Nevada Supreme Court said it may reopen a defamation lawsuit from 2018. The lawsuit, filed by Steve Wynn, former CEO of Wynn Resorts Ltd […]

By Julie Moraine

Legal

Culinary Union Filed a Lawsuit Against Major Las Vegas Casino Industry Giants

June 30, 2020

The Culinary Union filed a lawsuit against The Signature at the MGM Grand, Guy Fieri Las Vegas at Harrah’s and Sadelle’s Cafe at Bellagio. According to the allegations, the operators did not take steps to protect their employees, employees’ families and the community from the COVID-19 outbreak in the state. Lawsuit Against Major Casino Industry […]

By Jerome García

Legal

Las Vegas Casinos Face Lawsuit from the Culinary Union

June 28, 2020

The Culinary Union announced Saturday it will file a lawsuit Monday, June 29, on behalf of the workers at Las Vegas Strip casinos the union represents, against the respective casino operators. The union is suing the companies for injunctive relief under the Labor-Management Relations Act based on the hazardous working conditions that workers face. The […]

By Jerome García

Legal

Hamburg Chooses Enforcement Actions Against Online Casinos

June 25, 2020

Bwin, Tipico and Bet3000 have been accused of operating illegal online casinos in Hamburg, as the Hamburg Interior Authority filed criminal complaints against them in a development that showed the glaring differences between the 16 German states ahead of the New Treaty on Gambling coming into force July 1, 2021. Germany States Divided Barely a […]

By Fiona Simmons

Legal

Apple Sued over Offering Loot Boxes in App Store

June 14, 2020

Apple may face a new lawsuit by a lady from California over loot boxes which are available for games played by children.  A Lady from California Filed a Lawsuit Over Loot Boxes to Apple Apple faces a lawsuit following a complaint which was filed on Friday. Reported by Apple Insider, a complaint was filed with […]