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I. Nelson Rose Gaming Guru - Page 4Gambling and the Law: Dealers who count cards13 February 2019
Government regulators ought to at least pretend to be neutral. This is particularly true of regulators whose main job is to protect the public. Imagine the Atomic Energy Commission saying nuclear power plants can set their own safety standards, and anyway, there is nothing wrong with a little radioactive meltdown. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Why retaliatory tariffs on playing cards?21 August 2018
The bad news for the legal gaming industry is that Canada and the European Union have imposed a 10% additional import tax on playing cards manufactured in the United States. The only good news, if you can call it that, is that China has so far not followed suit. The new added import taxes are expressly ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Professor Nelson Rose Speaking at the IMGL Autumn Conference16 August 2018
Among the topical discussions at IMGL’s Autumn Conference, we’ll be paying special attention to the Social Responsibility panel. I. Nelson Rose will join Sebastian Blohm, Global Head of Corporate & Legal Affairs at ZEAL Network SE and Chris Elliott, Solicitor at Wiggin LLP on the panel moderated by Cosmina ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Brooklyn Law review essay cites I. Nelson Rose24 July 2018
In a newly-published essay “Insiders, Outsiders, & Fair Access: Identifying Culpable Insider Trading” by Jonathan D. Glater, I. Nelson Rose’s seminal work Gambling and the Law is cited. Prof. Rose’s discussion of card-counters and other advantage blackjack players is used to help analyze what constitutes ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Macau and Las Vegas - Collateral Damage from Trump’s Trade War with China13 July 2018
President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war with China. Last week he announced that he intends to slap tariffs on another $200 billion of imports from China. Stock markets around the world fell dramatically, as did the value of China’s currency, the yuan. China responded, as it always does, with retaliatory tariffs on American produce and products. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: The Supreme Court changes everything4 June 2018
Late last year, I wrote a blog about the then pending sports betting case, entitled, “The Most Important Case of the Century.” It turned out to be even bigger than that In the coming days and weeks, I will be discussing in detail what this major change in the law means. But here is a summary of what happened and why, and what questions remain. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Supreme Court oral arguments in NJ sports betting case analyzed4 March 2018
On 4 December 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in the New Jersey sports betting case. Almost every Justice was actively involved in the questioning, which touched upon everything from obscure statutory interpretation to the importance of states not controlled by the federal government. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: House passes bill to end union organizing of tribal casinos21 January 2018
Tribes and the unions that represent casino workers have been at loggerheads for years over the right of union organizers to even enter onto Indian land. The few federal courts that have looked at the issue have decided in favor of the unions. The House of Representatives passed a bill a few days ago that would take away the unions’ right to easily organize workers at tribal casinos. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Impact of a one percent tax on sports betting9 January 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court appears to be about to rule that the federal law that prevents states from legalizing sports betting, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, is unconstitutional. There are at least a dozen states that appear ready to enact new laws to introduce or expand legal intra-state wagering on sporting events this year, once the High Court decision is announced. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: States grandfathered-in under PASPA3 January 2018
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act freezes sports betting into whatever form it took in 1991. It allows states to continue whatever form of sports wagering they had a quarter of a century ago. But Congress expressly barred states from legalizing any new form of sports wagering. There is a ... (read more)
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