all - Opinion Summaries

NCAA v. Governor of New Jersey

Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Sports Law
Summary judgment to plaintiffs, a conglomerate of sports leagues, in their action challenging New Jersey's proposed law that would license gambling on...

US v. DiCristina

Criminal Law & Procedure, Gaming Law
The district court's order dismissing the second superseding indictment and vacating defendant's conviction for operating and conspiring to operate an...

Mashantucket Pequot Tribe v. Town of Ledyard

Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Indian Law, Tax Law
Judgment for plaintiff-tribe in an action challenging defendant-town's imposition of a state personal property tax on vendors who leased slot machines...

City of Glendale v. US

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for federal defendants in action by plaintiff-city seeking to set aside the U.S. Dept. of the Interior's decision to accept in trust,...

IGT v. Alliance Gaming Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Gaming Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a dispute over several patents related to "wheel games," a type of casino gaming machine containing a secondary bonus game incorporating a spinning...

Martin v. Lloyd

Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Government Law
In plaintiffs' suit to enjoin enforcement of two South Carolina statutes prohibiting certain "devices pertaining to games of chance," district court's...

Stephens v. U.S. Railroad Retirement Bd.

Government Contracts, Administrative Law, Gaming Law
The United States Railroad Retirement Board's denial of a petitioner's application for benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act, (Act) on the ground...

Twenty-Nine Palms Enterprises Corp. v. Bardos

Construction, Contracts, Gaming Law, Indian Law
In an Indian tribal corporation's suit against a construction company seeking to recover money paid for constructing a road and parking lot for a...

Kyablue v. Watkins

Contracts, Gaming Law
In plaintiff's suit for breach of contract against a professional gambler to recover two sets of funds, one to play poker according to plaintiff's...

Tsao v. Desert Palace, Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a professional gambler's suit challenging her arrest at a casino as unconstitutional and asserting various other claims, district court's grant of...