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Hackers Who Breached Casino Giants MGM, Caesars also Hit 3 Other Firms, Okta Says
Sep 19 2023 // Hackers who breached casino giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment in recent weeks also broke into the systems of three other companies in the manufacturing, retail, and technology space, a security...
Group in Casino Hacks Skilled at Duping Workers for Access
Sep 15 2023 // The hacking group suspected of cyberattacks against two giant casino operators has quickly made a name for itself for its skills in social engineering, such as tricking someone to gain access to a computer system or...
Churchill Downs to Improve Track, Vet Resources After Recent Horse Deaths
Aug 2 2023 // Churchill Downs will implement safety measures for its September meet including new track surface maintenance equipment and additional monitoring and equine care following 12 horse deaths before and after the Kentucky...
Las Vegas Casino Mogul Fined $10M to End Fight Over Claims of Workplace Sexual Misconduct
Jul 31 2023 // Casino mogul Steve Wynn has ended a yearslong legal fight with Nevada gambling regulators that started with claims of workplace sexual misconduct, agreeing to pay a $10 million fine and cut ties to the industry he helped...
Pastor to Go to Jail, Repay Church and Insurer for Stealing $130K to Cover Gambling
Jul 25 2023 // A New Hampshire executive pastor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing about $130,000 from his church to pay off gambling debts and make purchases. Gregory Neal, of Barrington, 45, was sentenced in federal...
Muscogee Nation Renews Lawsuit Over Alabama Casino on Sacred Site
Jul 24 2023 // The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has asked a federal appellate court to reinstate its lawsuit against the Poarch Creek Band of Indians and Auburn University for improperly removing graves from a sacred site in Alabama to build...
Churchill Downs Extends Baffert Suspension Through 2024
Jul 6 2023 // Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension through 2024, keeping the two-time Triple Crown winner from entering horses in the Kentucky Derby and other races for an additional...
MGM Denies Responsibility for ‘Fraudster’s’ Gambling Addiction
Jun 16 2023 // Gambling giant MGM Resorts International says it did nothing wrong in its dealings with a New York City man who accuses it of preying on his gambling addiction with repeated cash bonuses intended to keep him gambling. In...
Crypto Should Be Regulated as Gambling, UK Lawmakers Say
May 17 2023 // Bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies should be regulated as gambling given the significant risks they pose to consumers, a panel of UK lawmakers said in a report on Wednesday. Britain, which wants to become a global...
Churchill Downs Investigates 4 Horse Deaths Ahead of Kentucky Derby
May 5 2023 // The death of four horses at Churchill Downs over a span of five days has overshadowed preparations for the Kentucky Derby. Two horses trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. collapsed on the track and died over the past week. Two...
Lawyer’s Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Vegas Casino
Feb 22 2023 // The family of a Florida lawyer who suffered a heart attack at a Las Vegas blackjack table last year and died months later has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a casino. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports David...
Atlantic City Casino Workers Seek Support for Smoking Ban
Feb 15 2023 // Atlantic City casino dealers pushing for a smoking ban received support from several state lawmakers Monday at a long-awaited hearing on a bill that would end smoking inside the nine casinos. Dealers, cocktail servers and...
Atlantic City Casino Sued for Allegedly Paying Gambler to Keep Malfunctions Secret
Oct 6 2022 // A New York City man is suing an Atlantic City casino, its parent company and its online betting partner, alleging he was repeatedly disconnected while gambling online, and was given payments to prevent him from reporting...
Mohegan Sun Casino Dealt a Loss on COVID-19 Insurance Claim
Jun 10 2022 // A Connecticut casino and resort operator has lost its bid to obtain insurance reimbursement for business losses due to the COVID-19 virus. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. (FMI) has succeeded in having the resort’s...
Liability of State Police, Casino/Track Owners at Issue in Pennsylvania Murder Case
Jun 7 2022 // On November 24, 2018, Alicia E. Shaffer Stalheim, 25, was murdered by her jealous boyfriend, Luis Rodriguez, seven months after Rodriguez learned Stalheim and her children met for ice cream with another man. Stalheim,...
Employee, Customer Die in Fire at Montana Casino
Apr 25 2022 // Two people died in a casino fire in a small town in south-central Montana, Carbon County Sheriff Josh McQuillan said. Marla Murray, 71, and John Ahles, 33, died Wednesday morning in the fire at Honest Tom’s Saloon...
Nevada Casino to Pay $8M For Serving Chemicals Instead of Beer
Mar 28 2022 // A jury in Las Vegas has awarded $8 million to a middle school special education teacher who sued after being permanently injured when he was served cleaning solvents instead of tap beer at a casino bar. Lon Enwright, 38,...
Insurance Executive Pattwell Named to Head New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Agency
Mar 21 2022 // Gov. Phil Murphy has named a long-time insurance industry executive to head the state agency helping to redevelop Atlantic City. Sean Pattwell was appointed executive director of the Casino Reinvestment Development...
State Farm Charges Chiro Clinics with Fraud in Gaming Florida’s PIP Law
Feb 3 2022 // In a federal lawsuit filed this week, State Farm Insurance accuses a chiropractor and his string of Florida clinics of widespread fraud by regularly and falsely claiming that car accident victims needed emergency care, so...
Judge Strikes Florida Tribe’s Plan for Casinos, Sports Betting
Nov 23 2021 // A federal judge has struck down a plan to give the Seminole Tribe of Florida a monopoly on sports betting and to expand two of the tribe’s hotels into Las Vegas-style casinos. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Dabney...
