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Oklahoma AG joins tribal gambling pacts lawsuit
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s new Republican attorney general accused Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday of failing to follow state law and said he’s stepping into a long-running legal dispute over tribal gambling agreements Stitt signed in 2020. In a letter and personal phone call to the fellow Republican, Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he notified […]
A small gamble
March Madness is here. The time where college basketball fanatics, casual fans, and the wholly disinterested gather in office break rooms to drop off their tournament prognostications and a couple of dollars for the pot. But before you fill out that bracket, ask yourself: Am I willing to go to jail for this? Am I […]
Consumer Protection – No Gambling Loss Recovery for ‘Virtual Casino’ Play
Mason v. Machine Zone Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-061-17, 10 pp.) (Keenan, J.) No. 15-2469, March 17, 2017; USDC at Baltimore, Md. (Bredar, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A plaintiff who, while playing Game of War on her mobile device, used “virtual chips” purchased with real money to spin a “virtual” casino wheel in order to […]
Tribe argues for reservation casino
South Carolina's only federally recognized tribe argued before the state's Supreme Court Wednesday that current law allows them to have a reservation casino — even though video gambling is banned elsewhere within the state's borders.
Tort/Negligence – Unjust Enrichment – Unfair Trade Practices – Gambling Losses – Video Poker – In Pari Delicto – Defense Abrogated
Proctor v. Whitlark & Whitlark Based on statutes originally adopted as part of the Statutes of Anne, and an S.C. Supreme Court decision from a time when video poker gambling was legal, the court rules that the defense of in pari delicto has been abrogated with regard to losses sustained through illegal gambling.
No jackpot for maker of gambling machines
A developer of gambling machines looking for a way to break into the South Carolina market will have to keep looking. The U.S. Fourth Circuit of Appeals has struck down his challenges to the state’s law against gambling devices.
Seized video machines ordered destroyed
A judge has ruled that 24 video machines seized this summer in Little River are illegal gambling devices and should be destroyed.
Judge delays decision on Catawba gambling hall
A judge wants to take some more time before deciding whether South Carolina’s only federally recognized tribe can open a gambling hall on its reservation in York County.
Administrative – Gambling – Game of Skill – Speedmaster S/N
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division v. 1-Speedmaster S/N 00218 The respondent machine is a game of skill and does not fall within the statutory definition of an illegal gaming device. We affirm the circuit court's decision, which affirmed the magistrate's finding that a Speedmaster machine confiscated from a convenience store was not an illegal gaming device under S.C. Code Ann. §[...]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
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