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Another NFL Player Sues Greenberg Traurig

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Peterson v. Linden:

Peterson v. Linden

Posts about similar suits are here and here.

Gun Lake Gaming CEO John Shagonaby to Speak at WMU

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Here are the details.

Tenth Circuit Affirms Conviction of Indian Gaming Player Who Embezzled Funds from Choctaw

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Here are the available materials in United States v. Bryant:

CA10 opinion

USA Brief in Bryant

Bryant Reply

Here is a description of the crime:

On June 20, 2010, Ms. Bryant played a $1 slot machine at the Choctaw Casino and Resort, an Indian gaming establishment. She won 90 cents and took the ticket to her sister, who worked as a cashier. Her sister, and later  codefendant, paid Ms. Bryant $4,000.91. They later split the proceeds. R. 1, 26.  The casino noticed the missing $4,000 and saw the transaction as recorded by cameras. On appeal, Ms. Bryant contends that no federal law was violated. Her two-step argument is as follows: the statute upon which she was charged, 18 U.S.C. § 1168, prohibits theft by “an officer, employee, or individual licensee of a gaming establishment operated by or for or licensed by an Indian tribe.” But
she was not a casino employee, which, for purposes of this appeal, we take as true.

 

Connecticut Trial Court Quashes Subpoena of Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Representatives

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Davis v. Senibaldi (Conn. Sup. Ct.):

Crowder Subpoena Memo

The tribes and tribal reps are third parties to a dram shop action, and the court held that sovereign immunity required the quashing on the subpoena.

Treasury Recommends Repeal of Essential Government Function Test for Tribal Economic Development Bonds

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Here:

ReportToCongress-TribalEconomicDevelopmentBonds-FINAL121911

Federal Court Dismisses Saginaw Chippewa NLRB Challenge

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Here is the order:

DCT Order Dismissing SCIT Complaint

Briefs and other materials are here and here and here and here.

D.C. Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Challenge to NIGC Approval of Lytton Rancheria Gaming Ordinance

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the per curiam order in Neighbors of Casino San Pablo v. Salazar:

DC Circuit Order

And the briefs (opening brief is here):

Interior Appellee Brief

Lytton Rancheria Appellee Brief

Neighbors Reply

DOJ Opinion on Internet Gaming

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the NYTs coverage.

And the opinion.

Materials in KG Urban Enterprises LLC v. Patrick: Federal Court Challenge Brought against Mass. Gaming Law (Tribal Provision) — UPDATED

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Here are the materials:

KG Urban Complaint

2 KG v Patrick PI motion

9 KG v Patrick PI memo

Mass Opposition to Motion for PI

15 KG v Patrick answer

16B KG v Patrick PI resp memo

17 KG v Patrick Salinger aff

Minnesota Court Recognizes Tribal Court Judgment of $19 Million against Gaming World International

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the news coverage.

We posted about the tribal court decision here.