Gambling

October 12, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sought to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) in asking federal labor officials to give Foxwoods Resort Casino dealers the opportunity to vote on unionization.

Blumenthal filed a motion to intervene on the side of the UAW in the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing on the union's petition for a vote. If granted, Blumenthal would file briefs and make oral arguments backing the UAW's request for a unionization vote.    » read more »

October 3, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, in testimony submitted to a federal congressional committee, criticized a proposed federal tribal recognition bill that threatens to provide recognition review "do-overs" to Connecticut tribal groups that were denied recognition.

The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing today on the Indian Tribal Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act - legislation that Blumenthal called "fatally and fundamentally flawed."    » read more »

September 28, 2007 -- "This petition is epochal - portending huge shifts in the legal and labor landscape at tribal casinos around the country. A vital victory in union recognition would give workers a voice and a choice without fear of retaliation.

"My office fought hard for this historic opportunity - rights exercised by 3,000 Foxwoods dealers in a first ever NLRB union election at a tribal casino. The courts accepted my argument that these casino dealers have the same rights as any workers anywhere, even if their employer is a federally recognized tribe on a sovereign reservation.    » read more »

BALTIMORE, MD (October 1, 2007) – Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, together with Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, sent a letter to Congressman Barney Frank and Congressman Spencer Bachus, chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the House Committee on Financial Services, expressing grave concerns about H.R. 2046, the “Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007.”    » read more »

O’Malley Outlines Plan to Protect Horse-Related Open Space, Agriculture, and Jobs; O’Malley Meets with Owners, Breeders, Trainers at Maryland Stallion Station

GLYNDON, MD (September 25, 2007) – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley joined with Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown today to outline his plan to protect horse-related open space, agriculture and jobs in the State of Maryland.    » read more »

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 -- In a rare television interview, billionaire hotel and casino developer Steve Wynn talks candidly to Cynthia McFadden on "Nightline" Wednesday night. Wynn, the man often credited with the expansion and resurgence of the Las Vegas Strip, shares his thoughts on everything from growing up with a father who was addicted to gambling to his passion for paintings. He offers viewers a glimpse of the infamous $139 million dollar Picasso he put his elbow through.    » read more »

September 20, 2007 -- SAN FRANCISCO—California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that the Division of Gambling Control has caught, red-handed, two counterfeiters who were feeding fake $100 bills into slot machines at a Tribal Casino in Mendocino County.    » read more »

September 17, 2007 -- BOSTON – The following is the statement of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in response to Governor Deval Patrick’s announcement today regarding casino gambling:    » read more »

Three destination resort casinos to spur economic development and create tens of thousands of new jobs

BOSTON—Monday, September 17, 2007 — Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today announced his decision to support the authorization of three destination resort casinos to be built in different regions of the state.    » read more »

September 4, 2007 -- COLUMBUS - Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann today filed four complaints seeking preliminary injunctions against gambling parlors in Belmont and Licking counties. The complaints allege that the operators of the parlors are violating Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act by claiming their machines are “skill based” when, in fact, they are not.    » read more »

Asks Citizens To Report Location Of Devices By Calling 1-877-AG4-OHIO

August 28, 2007 -- COLUMBUS – Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann is asking Ohioans to join in the effort to drive illegal electronic gaming out of the state by reporting the location of the gambling machines to his office’s new toll-free phone line: 1-877-AG4-OHIO (877-244-6446) or by logging on to his new website: www.ag4ohio.gov. “Today we are issuing an All Points Bulletin for the 50,000 unlicensed, unregulated, and illegal slot machines that are located throughout our state,” Mr. Dann said.    » read more »

August 24, 2007 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that a Swedesboro man was sentenced today for his role in a multi-million dollar sports bookmaking enterprise.    » read more »

August 23, 2007 -- Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison today challenged the constitutionality of Kansas’ new expanded gaming statute. The lawsuit was filed with the Kansas Supreme Court.

In May, Governor Kathleen Sebelius suggested a lawsuit would help settle the issue and make way for future investments. After reviewing the statute, Morrison agreed.    » read more »

New definition of skill-based amusement machines closes loophole that led to influx of slot machines

August 22, 2007 -- COLUMBUS - Responding to an Executive Order issued by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann today promulgated emergency administrative rule 109:4-3-31“Skill-based amusement games,”which states that calling an illegal slot machine a “skill-based amusement machine” is an unfair and deceptive act or practice under Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act.    » read more »

8.22.07 - Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today signed an Executive Order aimed at stopping the flood of new electronic gambling machines in Ohio.

The Executive Order authorizes Attorney General Marc Dann to immediately implement a new administrative rule that will provide a usable definition for “skill-based amusement game,” giving law enforcement authorities clear guidance about which machines are illegal gambling machines and which are amusement machines protected by Ohio law.    » read more »