By the time you read this, Scott Sibella will probably have been sentenced in federal court.   Sibella had been president and chief operating officer of the MGM Grand casino in Las Vegas.  The sentencing hearing, set for May 8th, is the result of a plea agreement, in...

Just because you have made yourself into a national embarrassment does not mean you cannot sink any lower. No, I’m not talking about that other guy, the wannabe dictator with the superpower of having absolutely no sense of shame....

I don’t usually write about my cases.  But the trial court has reached its verdict.  And I want to describe my experience testifying as an expert witness in a criminal trial in Paris, France.  In French. Well, the trial was conducted entirely in French.  I spoke...

Shohei Ohtani's lawyers say the Dodgers superstar has allegedly been the victim of "massive theft," reportedly accusing his now-former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, of taking funds from Ohtani to use for illegal gambling. ESPN reports that at least $4.5 million in wire...

Every lawyer should carry a parrot trained to say two words. Especially criminal defense attorneys. That way at their first meeting, the lawyer can put the parrot on the new client’s shoulder to repeat over and over again, “Don’t talk!  Don’t talk!” If you have been...

The Attorney General of California has agreed that the state will now have no role in regulating five tribal casinos.  More Indian casinos may follow. A federal trial court, and then, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled that California lost its right to...

Gaming law is becoming more and more interesting, and international. The big boom in the U.S. is sports betting, and not just for the 35+ states that have legalized in the last few years. I have advised nearly a dozen professional bettors, all winners, on such diverse...

I was recently featured in an insightful article that poses a fascinating question: Can Macau transform itself into Asia’s Las Vegas? This discussion takes center stage as Macau, the world's largest gambling hub, embarks on an ambitious journey to diversify its...

I was recently featured in a San Francisco Chronicle article titled "Sports gambling in California is illegal. Super Bowl bets will soar, anyway." This piece delves into the intriguing scenario surrounding sports betting in California, especially in light of the Super...

In the past few years, I testified as an expert witness in two major hearings where “best practices” had important and surprising roles. The Bergin Inquiry reexamined the entire system of regulating casinos in New South Wales, Australia.  Five years earlier, NSW had...

The federal D.C. Court of Appeals just ruled that the Seminole Tribe has a monopoly on internet sports betting in Florida.  The legal gambling world is abuzz about whether this means every tribe in America can now operate online sports books and take bets from...