all - Opinion Summaries

De la Rosa v. St. Charles Gaming Co., Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Gaming Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit claiming unseaworthiness in admiralty and negligence under Louisiana's "slip and fall" statute involving a customer's fall while aboard a...

Planet Bingo, LLC v. Gametech Int'l, Inc.

Gaming Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent case involving methods of playing bingo, a district court's non-infringement and invalidity findings are affirmed where the district court...

Floridians Against Expanded Gambling v. Floridians for a Level Playing Field

Constitutional Law, Elections, Gaming Law, Government Law
In a dispute over the legality of placing on a ballot a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing certain counties' voters to approve slot...

Taylor v. Los Angeles Dep't of Water & Power

Civil Rights, Gaming Law, Labor & Employment Law
Sustaining of demurrer to amended complaint, in action brought by employee for retaliation after he opposed race discrimination against a subordinate,...

Colorado River Indian Tribes v. Nat'l Indian Gaming Comm'n

Administrative Law, Gaming Law, Indian Law
Summary judgment in favor of Indian tribes in a suit over regulations issued by the National Indian Gaming Commission is affirmed where the Indian...

State of Idaho v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Contracts, Gaming Law, Government Law, Indian Law
Summary judgment for Indian tribes in a declaratory judgment action regarding the types of games they may offer pursuant to their tribal-state gaming...

Allen v. Gold Country Casino

Gaming Law, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against a Tribe and its casino by a former employee alleging retaliation, dismissal of claims on sovereign immunity grounds is affirmed...

Gulfstream Park Racing Ass'n, Inc. v. Tampa Bay Downs, Inc.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Gaming Law
Provisions of agreements which purport to restrict a Florida thoroughbred track receiving and conducting wagering on out-of-state thoroughbred...

State of Wisconsin v. Ho-Chunk Nation

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Gaming Law, Indian Law, Sanctions
Denial of Indian nation's motion to dismiss in a suit alleging violation of a compact with the State of Wisconsin enabling gaming on the nation's land...

U.S. v. Potter

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Gaming Law, Government Law
Convictions for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud in a scheme to bribe the then-speaker of the Rhode Island House of...