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Casinos As Spies for the Federal Government

#66 ©Copyright 2000, all rights reserved worldwide. Gambling and the Law® is a registered trademark of Professor I. Nelson Rose, Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA. The following Notice has not been approved by any government official. (In fact, some of them would...

Cuba Will Have Casinos, Again

#161 © Copyright 2009, all rights reserved worldwide. Gambling and the Law® is a registered trademark of Professor I Nelson Rose, www.GamblingAndTheLaw.com It is technically not illegal for Americans to visit Cuba. To obey federal laws, all U.S. citizens have to do is...

Do Parents Have a Duty to Keep Their Kids Out of Casinos?

#65 ©Copyright 2000, all rights reserved worldwide. Gambling and the Law® is a registered trademark of Professor I. Nelson Rose, Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA. When a gaming operator loses its license because parents let their underage children gamble, can the...

Making Poker Legal as a Public Service

#09-10 © Copyright 2010, all rights reserved worldwide. Gambling and the Law® is a registered trademark of Professor I Nelson Rose, www.GamblingAndTheLaw.com What do insurance, commodities trading and state lotteries all have in common? They were all originally...

In Defense of Lobbyists

#09-15 © Copyright 2010, Professor I. Nelson Rose, Encino, California. All rights reserved worldwide. Gambling and the Law® is a registered trademark of Prof. Rose, www.GamblingAndTheLaw.com. “Okay, you've convinced me. Now go out there and bring pressure on me.”...

Commission Slings Mud, folds Tent

#51 Casino Executive ©Copyright 1999, all rights reserved worldwide. Gambling and the Law® is a registered trademark of Professor I. Nelson Rose, Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA. The National Gambling Impact Study Commission ended as it began: true believers and...

There Really is a Free Meal

#52 Casino Executive ©Copyright 1999, all rights reserved worldwide. Gambling and the Law® is a registered trademark of Professor I. Nelson Rose, Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA. The federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that when it comes to taxes, both...

Compulsive Gambler Just Can’t Win

#10-5 © Copyright 2010, Professor I. Nelson Rose, Encino, California. All rights reserved worldwide. Gambling and the Law® is a registered trademark of Prof. Rose, www.GamblingAndTheLaw.com. A federal judge in New Jersey has issued the most complete and comprehensive...

Can You be Sued, If a Casino Pays You Too Much?

#137 ©Copyright 1999, all rights reserved worldwide. Gambling and the Law® is a registered trademark of Professor I. Nelson Rose, Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA. We occasionally hear about players who think they have won fabulous jackpots, only to be told that...