Gaming Legal News - December 13, 2012 • Volume 5, Number 27: Individual...
When asked whether “gambling” is lawful in Canada, the focus has often been upon the commercial enterprises that provide gaming and betting services to people in Canada. Less frequently asked is the...
View ArticleGaming Legal News - January 9, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 1
In This Issue: - DICKINSON WRIGHT EXPANDS ITS PRESENCE IN PHOENIX THROUGH COMBINATION WITH MARISCAL, WEEKS, MCINTYRE & FRIEDLANDER, P.A., ADDING LEADING INDIAN LAW ATTORNEY: Dickinson Wright PLLC,...
View ArticleGaming Legal News - February 21, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 5: Bill C-290,...
Despite the availability of provincially authorized sports lottery parlay games and offshore betting and gaming (iGaming) operations licensed and regulated in other jurisdictions, unlicensed and...
View ArticleGaming Legal News - March 22, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 7
In This Issue: - “NO MORE BETS”: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL DISMISSES “FLOATING BALL”1 CASE: “The process of removing a floating ball from the wheel, declaring a ‘nospin’, and rendering all bets void has...
View ArticleGaming Legal News - July 17, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 15
In This Issue: ENFORCEABILITY OF IGAMING DEBTS IN ONTARIO: As previously reported in Gaming Legal News, in October 2010 the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) ruled in the case of...
View ArticleGaming Legal News - October 2013 • Volume 6, Number 22 - Bill C-290: From...
Canadians can place legal, provincially regulated sports bets through lottery terminals found in popular locations such as convenience stores, grocery stores, and shopping malls. According to the...
View ArticleBill C-290: From Favorite to Underdog
Canadians can place legal, provincially regulated sports bets through lottery terminals found in popular locations such as convenience stores, grocery stores, and shopping malls. According to the...
View ArticleGaming Legal News - January 2014 • Volume 7, Number 2
In This Issue: - ONTARIO LOTTERY & GAMING CORPORATION RELEASES REQUESTS FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION: When the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced its plans to modernize gaming in...
View ArticleOntario Lottery & Gaming Corporation Releases Request for Pre-Qualification
When the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced its plans to modernize gaming in Ontario on March 12, 2012, one of the most controversial aspects of its plan was the development of a...
View ArticleGaming Legal News - February 2014 • Volume 7, Number 4: Digital Currency...
On February 11, 2014, the Canadian Federal Government released its 2014 Budget. In the 2014 Budget, the Federal Government pledged to introduce legislative amendments to strengthen Canada’s anti-money...
View ArticleGaming Legal News - May 2014 • Volume 7, Number 9
In This Issue: - AUDITOR GENERAL CALLS OLG’S MODERNIZATION PLAN “OVERLY AMBITIOUS” AND “OVERLY OPTIMISTIC”: On April 28, 2014, the office of the Auditor General of Ontario released a special report...
View ArticleAuditor General Calls OLG’s Modernization Plan “Overly Ambitious” and “Overly...
In April, the office of the Auditor General of Ontario released a special report criticizing the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s Modernization Plan as “overly ambitious” and “overly...
View ArticleGaming Legal News: Volume 7, Number 11
AMENDMENTS TO BRITISH COLUMBIA GAMING CONTROL ACT – SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF GAMING REGISTRATIONS - On October 23, 2014, the Government of British Columbia introduced Bill 4, Miscellaneous...
View ArticleThe Recommendations of Québec’s “Working Group on Online Gambling”
Last month, the Government of Québec released its long-awaited report on online gaming (“iGaming”). The Working Group on Online Gambling was struck in February 2010 to analyze the social impact of...
View ArticleAmendments to British Columbia Gaming Control Act – Suspension and...
In October, the Government of British Columbia introduced Bill 4, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2014 (“Bill 4”). Bill 4 amends a number of statutes, including section 69 of the Gaming...
View ArticleGaming Legal News: Volume 8, Number 4
IS GAMING IN THE CARDS FOR THE VOLUNTEER STATE? Dickinson Wright has learned that Tennessee House Representative Jason Powell has submitted a proposed constitutional amendment that could permit casino...
View ArticleInternet Gaming Launches in Ontario – Alberta Next?
Pursuant to the Canadian Criminal Code, only provincial governments may conduct and manage Internet gaming. Eight provinces currently conduct and manage Internet gaming, the most recent of which,...
View ArticleGaming Legal News: Volume 8, Number 11
BEYOND THE SLOT MACHINE: NEW BILL DIRECTS NEVADA’S GAMING REGULATORS TO CRAFT REGULATIONS TO ALLOW “HYBRID” GAMES - Nevada is the world’s preeminent gaming destination. Not by chance, but by being a...
View ArticleBill C-290 Losing Steam
Bill C-290 is a private member’s bill which would alter the Canadian Criminal Code to allow for provincial lottery corporations to offer single-game sports betting. Despite passing through the House of...
View ArticleNew Specialized Knowledge Standards Coming for L-1B Transfers
Multinational companies wishing to transfer foreign national employees to the U.S. under the L-1B program will have to show the employee’s “specialized knowledge” by a “preponderance of evidence” under...
View ArticleDHS Increases Period of STEM Optional Practical Training to 24 months:...
The U.S. government never gives without getting something in return, and the same is true with the new STEM 24-month, Optional Practical Training (OPT) Program. On March 11, the Department of Homeland...
View ArticleNew Electronic Visa Update System (“EVUS”) required by U.S.A. for B-1/B-2 &...
Effective November, 2016, Chinese nationals, including nationals from People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau will be required to use an on-line enrollment system, referred to as EVUS...
View ArticleNew Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification
On November 14, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (“Form I-9”). Employers can continue to use the most...
View ArticleNew USCIS Regulations To Retain High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published new regulations effective January 17, 2017 which modernize and improve aspects of certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant...
View ArticleUSCIS Suspends Premium Processing for H-1B Petitons Beginning April 3rd
The USCIS announced on March 3, 2017 that beginning April 3, 2017, it will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions. According to the USCIS, the suspension may last up to 6 months....
View ArticleCrossing the Border with Electronics - Helpful Tips and Pitfalls to Avoid
International travelers have been reporting that cell phones, computers, and other communication devices are being seized by Officers of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“USCBP”) branch of the...
View ArticleTrump Administration Announces Changes to the H-1B Program
In connection with the Trump Administration’s desire to crack-down on its perceived misuse of the H-1B visa category, various U.S. government agencies have announced a coordinated effort in...
View ArticleNew Form I-9 Again for Employers
On July 17, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the availability of a new version of the Form I-9. The new version has a revision date of 07/17/17....By: Kevin J. Weber
View ArticleState Department Updates Policy Guidance Regarding F-1 Student Visa Applications
On August 8, 2017, the Department of State (DOS) updated its Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) to modify instructions to consular officers considering F-1 student visas. The modified instructions address...
View ArticleIn-Person Interviews to be conducted for Employment-Based Adjustment of...
On August 28, 2017, the USCIS announced that beginning October 1st, the USCIS will begin to phase-in “in-person” interviews for Employment-Based, Adjustment of Status applicants (Form I-485,...
View ArticleEmployers and the DACA Wind Down Decision on September 5
On September 5, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the unfortunate Memo to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program (Memo). DHS Acting Secretary, Elaine C....
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