Unlike the approval process for many aspects of Nevada gaming, manufacturers and distributors of associated equipment are not required to be found suitable or licensed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (“Board”) and the...more
Nevada, perhaps more than any other state, understands the importance of readily available credit to its licensed casinos and gaming manufacturers. The Nevada Gaming Control Act, which forms the basis for all gaming...more
Over the past several decades Nevada gaming law has permitted public companies, institutional investors and other financial entities to invest in Nevada gaming properties without obtaining a license or a finding of...more
In Nevada, four tiers of registration or licensing capture almost all individuals and companies involved in the gaming industry. The overall policy for registration and licensing is to protect the public’s confidence and...more
8/22/2025
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Gaming ,
Gaming Control Boards ,
License Applications ,
Licensing Boards ,
Licensing Rules ,
Permits ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Licenses
You’ve probably heard about the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc.—the “birthright citizenship case.” But the Court actually didn’t decide anything about who is a citizen....more
The Trump administration has recently issued a series of Executive Orders on “deregulation,” directing federal agencies to review, rescind, and modify existing federal regulations. This regulatory overhaul presents both...more
In the wake of the DOJ’s pending antitrust lawsuits, CRE companies should include several protections in their vendor agreements that involve the use of revenue management software. This article provides tips to mitigate...more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is taking the plunge into gambling, with the publication of commercial gaming regulations and licensing materials. The good news for interested investors and licensees is that the regulatory and...more
10/4/2024
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Compliance ,
Gambling ,
Gambling Licenses ,
Gaming ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Licensing Rules ,
Online Gaming ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Tourism ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its eagerly anticipated rulings in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce and explicitly overruled the doctrine of “Chevron deference,”...more
7/1/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Relentless Inc v US Department of Commerce ,
SCOTUS ,
Stare Decisis ,
Statutory Interpretation
We have discussed New York-based lighting and furniture designer and manufacturer Hudson Furniture, Inc. in a previous post. While that case has since been terminated, Hudson recently won summary judgment—a finding that...more
Federal regulators are taking an increasingly hard line on what are normally ordinary business operations that regulators view as suppressing wages and competition.
Antitrust issues can arise in every aspect of your...more
At the tail end of the NCAA tournament, this year’s biggest sports upset may come from an unlikely source—the Supreme Court. In Wednesday’s oral arguments in NCAA v. Alston, Justices from both sides of the ideological aisle...more
On Friday, April 24, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (the “Act”), which amends the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”)....more
As previously described in this March 30, 2020 client alert, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (the “Act”) amends Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act to include a new guaranteed, unsecured...more
It is said that people “come together” in times of crisis. Yet, businesses should be wary of collaboration with their rivals because antitrust laws apply equally in times of emergency as well as prosperity. Indeed, recent...more
On October 17, the United States Senate passed S.2258, the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2019 (“CAARA”). If enacted, it would amend the 2004 Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act, which limited...more
10/24/2019
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Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Leniency Programs ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Andy Bitter was a sportswriter for the Roanoke Times covering Virginia Tech football. He recently announced on Twitter that he was leaving the Roanoke Times and would become the VT beat writer for The Athletic, a...more
In my last post, I discussed one of Judge Kavanaugh's antitrust opinions, in which he argued for a "modern approach" to antitrust law. Others have similarly commented on Kavanaugh's willingness to modernize antitrust law by...more
Much has been speculated about Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's opinions on hot button issues, such as abortion and whether he considers Roe v. Wade to be "settled law."
What constitutes precedent and when...more
On May 14, the United States Supreme Court struck down a federal law that effectively prohibited states from legalizing sports betting. The Court’s decision breaks Nevada’s monopoly on sports betting and will empower state...more
5/17/2018
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Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Murphy v National Collegiate Athletic Association ,
NCAA ,
PASPA ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sports Gambling ,
State Sovereignty ,
States Rights ,
Tenth Amendment
According to several news outlets, the Department of Justice has called on AT&T and Time Warner to sell DirectTV or Turner Broadcasting, which includes CNN, in order to gain approval of AT&T's $84.5 billion acquisition of...more
Sports fans have long looked for ways to be a part of the action. The co-owner of the Oakland Raiders developed a fantasy golf game back in the 1950s. In the 1980s, journalist Daniel Okrent created “Rotisserie” League...more
Two federal lawsuits are proceeding against the Central Virginia Regional Jail for civil rights violations of inmates. One case is brought by the mother of an inmate who died in CVRJ custody allegedly due to lack of medical...more
Valerie Garner, publisher of the Roanoke Free Press website, has settled her copyright lawsuit against the Virginia Republican Party related to the unauthorized use of a photograph she took of Delegate Sam Rasoul. This...more
Let me stipulate that trying to evaluate a Supreme Court nominee based on a 30-year old law review article is a bad idea. That said, some of the issues that Obama nominee Merrick Garland wrote about in the mid-1980s are...more