gaming – Page 69 – Turtle Talk

DFP: Sault Tribe’s Proposed Lansing Casino Causes Saginaw Chippewas to Deploy Phil Hogen

January 21, 2012January 21, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher

N.C. Appellate Court Affirms Transfer of Civil Claims against Tribal Casino to Tribal Court

January 18, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher3 Comments

Here are the materials in Carden v. Owle Construction:

Carden Appellant Brief

Owle Construction Appellee Brief

Carden Supplemental Memorandum

Lower Court Record

Another NFL Player Sues Greenberg Traurig

January 17, 2012Matthew 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

January 13, 2012January 13, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the details.

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

January 9, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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

USA Brief in Bryant

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

January 3, 2012Matthew 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

December 27, 2011December 27, 2011Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

ReportToCongress-TribalEconomicDevelopmentBonds-FINAL121911

Federal Court Dismisses Saginaw Chippewa NLRB Challenge

December 27, 2011December 27, 2011Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

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

December 27, 2011December 27, 2011Matthew 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

December 26, 2011December 26, 2011Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the NYTs coverage.

And the opinion.