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Trial Scheduled in Mississippi Casino Drug Ring
Dec 30 2014 // A federal judge has scheduled for Jan. 26 the trial of a Georgia doctor accused of recruiting casino workers in Biloxi to run a prescription pill ring. Dr. Sanjay Sinha of Woodstock, Georgia, is charged with one count of...
Willis’ Ryan Joins Marsh As Gaming Practice Leader
Oct 7 2014 // Insurance broker Marsh has named Christian Ryan, a real estate, gaming and hospitality insurance broker, as its U.S. Gaming Practice leader. Christian Ryan Ryan joins Marsh from Willis North America where he has spent the...
Tantrums, Concubines, Hotpot Burns, Smog: China Insurers Have it Covered
Sep 2 2014 // Your child throws a tantrum and smashes something? Take out “naughty child insurance”. Similarly, buy cover against your bride becoming pregnant before the honeymoon, your team being knocked out of the soccer...
Court Rules Mississippi Casino Not Liable for Death of Drunk Patron
Jul 23 2014 // A federal appeals court has declined to allow the family of Bryan Lee Glenn to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges a Biloxi, Mississippi, casino kept serving drinks to the man while he was drunk. Glenn, 30,...
Apollo’s Life Insurance Unit Athene Holding Said to Be Examined for Caesars Link
Jul 22 2014 // Apollo Global Management LLC’s dual stakes in an insurer and the largest operator of U.S. casinos are drawing scrutiny by New York’s top financial regulator, who doesn’t want policyholders exposed to the...
Lockton Names Risk Managers to Las Vegas Gaming Practice
May 29 2014 // Lockton has hired Veronica Fuentes and Svenja Dahlstrom in the company’s Gaming, Entertainment & Sports Practice, a new practice launched as part of Lockton’s Pacific Operations in April. Fuentes in an...
Alabama Supreme Court Nixes Tribal Immunity for Casino in Dram-Shop Case
May 27 2014 // An Alabama casino lost any tribal immunity from dram-shop lawsuits when it agreed as part of the state licensing process that it would be financially responsible for damages in serving alcohol to an apparently intoxicated...
Lockton Launches Gaming, Entertainment and Sports Practice in California
May 5 2014 // Lockton has launched a gaming, entertainment and sports practice to be based in Irvine, Calif. The group is part of Lockton’s Pacific operations and it integrates multiple vertical markets. Lockton’s gaming,...
Lockton Launches Gaming, Entertainment and Sports Practice in California
Apr 21 2014 // Lockton has launched a gaming, entertainment and sports practice to be based in Irvine, Calif. The group is part of Lockton’s Pacific operations and it integrates multiple vertical markets. Lockton’s gaming,...
N.J. Casino Dealer Wins Workers’ Comp Dispute by a Foot
Feb 10 2014 // New Jersey’s appellate court recently affirmed a ruling that an employee who got injured in a traffic accident while driving out of her employer’s premises is entitled to worker’s comp benefits. Documents...
Indiana Jury Acquits Manager in 2009 Fire at Concert Hall
Feb 2 2014 // The former manager of a southern Indiana concert hall has been found not guilty on charges that he set a 2009 fire that destroyed the venue. The Herald-Times reports a Brown County jury acquitted James Bowyer of Morgantown...
Casino Dealer Prevails in Workers’ Comp Dispute in New Jersey
Jan 24 2014 // New Jersey’s appellate court affirmed a ruling that an employee who got injured in a traffic accident while driving out of her employer’s premises is entitled to worker’s compensation benefits. The court...
Court Says Oklahoma Tribe Immune from Dramshop Liability Lawsuit
Nov 4 2013 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court, reversing a previous ruling, says a family injured in a 2006 auto accident cannot sue the Peoria Tribe or its Buffalo Run Casino, where the other driver in the crash had been drinking. The...
Court Says Oklahoma Tribe Immune from Dramshop Liability Lawsuit
Oct 29 2013 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court, reversing a previous ruling, says a family injured in a 2006 auto accident cannot sue the Peoria Tribe or its Buffalo Run Casino, where the other driver in the crash had been drinking. The...
‘Super Storm’ the Ride Now Running at New Jersey Shore
Aug 16 2013 // “Super Storm” the ride is now up and running on the New Jersey shore. The new attraction is located at the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J., where Superstorm Sandy is best known for toppling a roller...
Judge Won’t Toss $70M Jury Award Against Las Vegas Sands
Aug 1 2013 // A Hong Kong businessman is one step closer to collecting a multibillion-dollar award from Las Vegas Sands Corp., the largest U.S. casino company. A Nevada judge on Tuesday denied Sands’ request to throw out a jury...
Woman Awarded $775K After Tripping At Vegas Casino
Jul 30 2013 // A woman who tripped on a speed bump and injured her shoulder at a U.S. casino has been awarded $775,000. The Nevada Supreme Court upheld the judgment against Harrah’s casino, the Las Vegas Sun reported. Alice Swanson...
Casino Executives Named in Iowa Harassment Lawsuit
Jul 25 2013 // A former employee at an Iowa casino is accusing its general manager of making inappropriate sexual comments to employees and patrons. Gail Wilson, a former guest services manager at Lakeside Casino in Osceola, filed a...
Detroit Says It’s Settled with Some Creditors
Jul 17 2013 // Detroit has reached an “important settlement” with some creditors as it negotiates ways to get rid of billions of dollars of debt, according to court documents filed on July 15, though details of the agreement...
Detroit Files Lawsuit Against 1 of Its Insurers
Jul 8 2013 // Detroit has filed a lawsuit against an insurance company the city says is improperly withholding $11 million a month in casino payments and taxes. According to The Detroit News, the suit against Syncora Guarantee Inc. was...
