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Regulators Examining Marijuana’s Impact on Massachusetts Casinos
Dec 5 2016 // Gambling regulators in Massachusetts are looking into the possible impact of legalized marijuana on the state’s emerging casino industry. The state Gaming Commission has announced its requesting comments from...
Woman Convicted in $7M Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Scheme Charged Anew
Nov 21 2016 // A woman who spent more than seven years in prison for a $7 million insurance fraud and the unrelated death of a patient at her now-defunct Pennsylvania nursing home is in trouble with the law again. This time, the...
Bus in Fatal Texas Crash Had Seatbelts Only in First Row
May 18 2016 // Officials investigating a charter bus crash that killed eight people and injured 44 on a rain-slicked South Texas highway said that the vehicle had seat belts only in the first row. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt....
Fire Causes Hotel Evacuation on Las Vegas Strip
Mar 23 2016 // An escalator fire sent smoke billowing into parts of Las Vegas’ glitzy Caesars Palace, sending three hotel workers to the hospital with smoke inhalation and leading to an evacuation early Monday, officials said. The...
Bangladesh Launches Cyber Heist Probe; Cash Packed into Manila Banker’s Car
Mar 18 2016 // Bangladesh police launched a criminal investigation on Thursday into the cyber theft of $81 million from the central bank’s U.S. account but said it was too early to pinpoint any suspects. The money was transferred...
Washington Casino Dealer Ordered to Repay $27K in Workers’ Comp Scam
Mar 9 2016 // A Spokane, Wash. card dealer caught working at casinos while receiving disability benefits must repay more than $27,000. Victor Arredondo, 58, pleaded guilty this week in Spokane County Superior Court to felony...
Oregon Resident Files Class Action Against DraftKings, FanDuel
Jan 28 2016 // An Oregon resident has filed a class-action lawsuit against two daily fantasy sports sites, claiming the businesses are operating illegal online sports betting. The Oregonian reported that Polk County resident Brandon Peck...
Judge Orders Online Poker Company to Pay Kentucky $870M
Dec 30 2015 // A Kentucky state judge ordered an online poker company to pay Kentucky $870 million and sternly rebuked the company for making “a calculation that breaking the law was good for business.” Casino-style gambling...
U.S. Charges 3 in ‘Securities Fraud on Cyber Steroids’ Scheme
Nov 11 2015 // U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and generated hundreds...
Fraud Class Action Claim Filed Against Fantasy Sports Sites
Oct 9 2015 // Fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings are coming under further pressure as a player in Kentucky accused them of negligence and fraud in a lawsuit. Adam Johnson, a daily fantasy player from Jefferson County, says...
Pool Fire at Las Vegas Hotel Fueled by Fake Palm Trees
Jul 29 2015 // Fake palm trees and high winds fueled a poolside fire on a rooftop at The Cosmopolitan hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip over the weekend, fire officials said Monday. The blaze on Saturday sent guests running and plumes...
BP Settlement Doesn’t Cover Claims by Insurers, Banks, Casinos and Others
Jul 5 2015 // BP Plc’s record $18.7 billion settlement ended government claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, leaving numerous smaller private lawsuits to be mopped up. While investors, residents and businesses that...
West Virginia Lottery to Charities: Casino Night Fundraisers Are Illegal
Jul 2 2015 // West Virginia Lottery officials say “casino night” fundraisers conducted by charitable organizations are illegal but the Lottery does not have authority to crack down on such events. County prosecutors have...
Steve Wynn’s Assault on Nevada Free-Speech Raises Yelp’s Ire
May 21 2015 // Steve Wynn’s push for a stronger hand when suing people who badmouth him is being viewed by some, including Yelp Inc., as stacking the deck against free speech. The social media site called on its subscribers to stop...
XL CEO: ‘Reinsurance Sector Littered With Roadkill’, Playing High Stakes Game
Apr 28 2015 // XL Group plc Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick said that while he shuns casinos unless he’s with his mother-in-law, he’s felt lately like he was sitting at a “high stakes table” as he made...
Suit: Vegas Strip Casinos Hid Resort Fees
Mar 26 2015 // A class action lawsuit filed in a California federal court alleges The Venetian and The Palazzo casino-resorts hid daily resort fees from travelers booking rooms at the Las Vegas Strip properties. The lawsuit filed earlier...
Hedge Funds Find Gambling on Lawsuits Lucrative
Mar 18 2015 // For better or worse, the lawsuit-finance market continues to grow. Hedge funds and others speculating on litigation are making more and larger bets. Some corporate lobbyists warn that the new financial engineering...
Lawsuit Accuses California Tribe of Squandering Casino’s Millions
Mar 16 2015 // One faction of an Indian tribe has accused another in a lawsuit of squandering millions of dollars in profits from a Northern California casino to lead lavish lifestyles. In the federal suit filed Tuesday, tribe members...
Mississippi Supreme Court to Hear Katrina Case of Home Hit by Casino Barge
Jan 26 2015 // The Mississippi Supreme Court will consider whether a judge was wrong in finding that an insurance company was not liable for damage caused when the Grand Casino barge was torn from its moorings during Hurricane Katrina...
2015 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 12 2015 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2015 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
