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Claims have been made in a legal challenge against the online shopping giant. The plaintiff, Nevada resident Steven Horn, is suing Amazon for profiting from social casino games that he believes should be classed as illegal.
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class action complaint
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Lawsuit seeks class-action status for Missourians out cash on unregulated slot machines
JEFFERSON CITY - A new lawsuit is using state consumer protection statutes and a federal law used to prosecute organized crime to go after Missouri's most well-known purveyor of unregulated video slot machines and the convenience stores that host them.
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‘Mexican Hooters’ Ojos Locos Opens a Casino in North Las Vegas
A Texas-based Mexican restaurant and sports bar is partnering with a Las Vegas hospitality company to open what it describes as the "first-ever hotel-casino dedicated to the Latino community." Ojos Locos, a breastaurant chain that has been described as "Mexican Hooters," will open on Monday, February 6 with a 10000-square-foot casino with a hotel…
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Magic City Casino Customer Suing for Exact Change
Magic City Casino in Miami is the subject of an odd and perhaps petty lawsuit filed by one of its patrons. Nicolas Manzini of Florida filed the lawsuit in 11th Circuit Court against West Flagler Associates, Magic City's owner, saying the company is essentially stealing money from customers by "manipulating the cash-out system" and not paying exact…
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Gambling Addiction: Calls to Gambling Crisis Hotlines Soar
As mobile betting apps turn people's phones into pocket-sized casinos, gamblers are also putting their phones to use for a more traditional purpose.
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An I-Team analysis of call data in New Jersey shows an steep spike in outreach to 800-GAMBLER, the state's hotline to deal with compulsive gambling and addiction.
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Kentucky woman sues Scientific Games over virtual slot gaming losses.
Hannelore Boorn of Lexington, Kentucky has filed a class-action lawsuit against several virtual slot machine companies based on thousands of dollars in losses. In the filing, Boorn says that the companies are violating state laws by letting her gamble with the games.
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Lawsuit filed against Horseshoe Casino, claiming it’s ‘short-changing’ customers during cash-outs
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A lawsuit has been filed against Caesars Entertainment.
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Atlantic City Casino Sued for Allegedly Paying Gambler to Keep Malfunctions Secret
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 the malfunctions to New Jersey gambling regulators during a nine-month span in which he wagered over $29 million.
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NJ Suit Against MGM Resorts Alleges 'Vulnerable' Gambler Bribed to Avoid Reporting Online Gambling Malfunctions
Counsel at Blank Rome on Thursday removed a lawsuit against MGM Resorts, the major operator of casinos in Las Vegas, and other defendants to New Jersey District Court. The complaint, was filed by Kingston Coventry LLC and Margo R. Zemel PC on behalf of Sam A. Antar, who contends that the defendants bribed him with over $30000 in monthly bonuses to…
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Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino Paid Problem Gambler To Not Report Online Glitches: Lawsuit
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 the malfunctions to New Jersey gambling regulators during a nine-month span in which he wagered over $29 million.
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Suit: MGM paid problem gambler to not report online glitches
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - 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 the malfunctions to New Jersey gambling regulators during a nine-month span in which he wagered over…
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Compulsive gambler who wagered $29 MILLION in nine months sues Atlantic City casino
A New York man is suing an Atlantic City casino because he claims being disconnected from their online gambling app cost him over $29million and he was paid off to remain quiet.
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Casino paid problem gambler to not report online glitches, lawsuit alleges
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 the malfunctions to New Jersey gambling regulators during a nine-month span in which he wagered over $29 million.
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On Wednesday, a
New York
resident sued
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Gambler Claims Online Casino BetMGM Glitches Robbed His Winnings, Fueled Addiction
A New York man who said he has a gambling addiction has accused online casino operator BetMGM of plying him with free bets to keep him from reporting game glitches to regulators, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Sam A. Antar alleged that BetMGM's online blackjack and other games repeatedly disconnected from BetMGM's servers, often while he…
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Bug in ‘Capital Gains’ online slot game giving false reports of $100K jackpots
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The manufacturer of a popular online slots game at the center of a lawsuit over how much a Pennsylvania woman should be paid for winning says it has "taken corrective action."
But the company maintains there are no grounds to pay the woman the $100000 jackpot her phone told her she had won while playing "Capital Gains."
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First lawsuit filed against Florida gambling deal
Two pari-mutuels filed the first federal lawsuit against the state's gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. It could be the first of several.
The lawsuit, filed Friday by the owners of Magic City Casino in Miami and Bonita Springs Poker Room, argues that the sports betting deal violates the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, or IGRA,…
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