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Who Owns Tokens Left in Slot Machine Trays? Or How to Turn 5¢ Into A Fortune - By Suing the Casino

29 January 2006
Stella Romanski found a nickel token in a slot machine tray and won a jackpot, thanks to a runaway jury and judges who think casinos have too much money. Stella, 72, and her friends, Dorothy Dombrowski and Linda Holman, had paid $9 each for bus rides and a lunch buffet at the MotorCity casino in Detroit. ... (read more)
 

Casinos on Cruise Ships, Why Not on Airplanes?

1 January 2006
Ryanair has announced it may start in-flight gambling as early as March 2006. Its expectations are high. A spokesman described gambling on its aircraft and on its website as "a real wallet phenomenon." The low-cost airline will introduce a new system known as Digebox, with 6,000 gaming laptop units, which can be converted to play real-time gambling games. ... (read more)
 

John Roberts, the Supreme Court, and Me

20 November 2005
It was the New York Times calling, wanting to know what I thought of the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court. My first thought was, "Yes!! I've made it!" Then reality struck me, "Wait a minute." So I asked, "Why ask me?" The reporter replied, "You went to school with him for three years." I checked the 1979 Harvard Law School yearbook. ... (read more)
 

When Social Engineering Is a Disaster

7 October 2005
The Mississippi Legislature went into special session at the end of September 2005 to decide whether to allow Gulf of Mexico casinos to be build on solid land. As this is being written, the result is not yet known. But I predict the law will be changed - if not this time, then after the next ... (read more)
 

Keeping Out Legal Gambling

19 August 2005
Licensed online casinos, sports books and poker rooms and state-operated Internet lotteries are now a multi-billion-dollar-a-year industry. Yet, for most governments, they are not dreams come true, but public policy nightmares. States and countries that permit their operators to take at-home wagers from foreigners gain tax income and create jobs. ... (read more)
 

What IGRA Left Out

24 July 2005
The federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, which everyone involved in tribal gaming calls IGRA, has turned into one of the most unusual laws ever enacted. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled it unconstitutional. It leaves many important questions unanswered. Still, it has worked remarkably well, mainly ... (read more)
 

Poker Tournaments in Bars, Clubs, Online ... Everywhere

11 June 2005
The astounding success of poker on television and the Internet has created a poker phenomenon in the United States. And everyone wants a piece of the action. Toys R Us ran out of poker gift sets at Christmas, and so did Nordstrom. Run a search for "poker" at BarnesandNoble.com and you get 670 titles, including kits for home Texas Hold 'Em tournaments. ... (read more)
 

Internet Gaming: U.S. Beats Antigua In WTO

22 May 2005
In 2003, Antigua filed a formal complaint against the United States with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the issue of Internet gaming. In 2004, after many briefs and hearings, a WTO panel ruled in favor of Antigua, igniting worldwide speculation that the U.S. would soon have to let Americans bet with foreign online operators. ... (read more)
 

The Threat of Reservation Shopping

11 April 2005
Anti-gambling activists use it to scare small children. Multi-billion-dollar casinos say this is why they need lower taxes. Even some Indian tribes, especially those with competing businesses, claim it's an attack on tribal sovereignty. But are there really going to be Indian casinos popping up in ... (read more)
 

Casinos As Debt Collectors

4 April 2005
A large casino may be stuck with more than $10 million every year in bum checks and bounced markers. How to collect? Debt collectors often make their money by, well, collecting debts. They are not paid by the hour, but depend for their livelihood upon their ability to extract money from reluctant customers. ... (read more)

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I. Nelson Rose
Professor I. Nelson Rose is an internationally known scholar, public speaker and writer and is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on gambling law. A 1979 graduate of Harvard Law School, he is a tenured full Professor at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California, where he teaches one of the first law school classes on gaming law.

Professor Rose is the author of more than 300 books, articles, book chapters columns. He is best known for his internationally syndicated column, "Gambling and the Law ®," and his landmark 1986 book by the same name. His most recent book is a collection of columns and analysis, co-authored with Bob Loeb, on Blackjack and the Law.

A consultant to governments and industry, Professor Rose has testified as an expert witness in administrative, civil and criminal cases in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, and has acted as a consultant to major law firms, international corporations, licensed casinos, players, Indian tribes, and local, state and national governments, including Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas and the federal governments of Canada and the United States.

With the rising interest in gambling throughout the world, Professor Rose has spoken before such diverse groups as the F.B.I., National Conference of State Legislatures, Congress of State Lotteries of Europe, United States Conference of Mayors, and the National Academy of Sciences. He has presented scholarly papers on gambling in Nevada, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, England, Australia, Antigua, Portugal, Italy, Argentina and the Czech Republic.

He is the author of Internet Gaming Law (1st & 2nd editions), Blackjack and the Law and Gaming Law: Cases and Materials.

I. Nelson Rose Websites:

www.gamblingandthelaw.com

Books by I. Nelson Rose:

Compulsive Gambling and the Law

> More Books By I. Nelson Rose
I. Nelson Rose
Professor I. Nelson Rose is an internationally known scholar, public speaker and writer and is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on gambling law. A 1979 graduate of Harvard Law School, he is a tenured full Professor at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California, where he teaches one of the first law school classes on gaming law.

Professor Rose is the author of more than 300 books, articles, book chapters columns. He is best known for his internationally syndicated column, "Gambling and the Law ®," and his landmark 1986 book by the same name. His most recent book is a collection of columns and analysis, co-authored with Bob Loeb, on Blackjack and the Law.

A consultant to governments and industry, Professor Rose has testified as an expert witness in administrative, civil and criminal cases in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, and has acted as a consultant to major law firms, international corporations, licensed casinos, players, Indian tribes, and local, state and national governments, including Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas and the federal governments of Canada and the United States.

With the rising interest in gambling throughout the world, Professor Rose has spoken before such diverse groups as the F.B.I., National Conference of State Legislatures, Congress of State Lotteries of Europe, United States Conference of Mayors, and the National Academy of Sciences. He has presented scholarly papers on gambling in Nevada, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, England, Australia, Antigua, Portugal, Italy, Argentina and the Czech Republic.

He is the author of Internet Gaming Law (1st & 2nd editions), Blackjack and the Law and Gaming Law: Cases and Materials.

I. Nelson Rose Websites:

www.gamblingandthelaw.com

Books by I. Nelson Rose:

> More Books By I. Nelson Rose