Video Gambling Machines Considered for Expansion in North Carolina
03/10/2011 North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue has announced that she is thinking about expanding legalized gambling in the state. The plan is apparently an effort to follow in the footsteps of other states, which made similar measures to increase their revenues, as well as balance their budget. Perdue expressed hope that laws making video poker […]
Repeal of Medicinal Marijuana Law is Facing Opposition in Montana House
03/10/2011 A complete repeal of the medicinal marijuana law in Montana is being pushed by the state’s Republican led House. The said law, which garnered 64% voter approval in a ballot initiative, was passed way back in 2004. Opposing Democrats have argued that, in order to regulate the industry that has grown quite alarmingly, modifications […]
Whistleblowers Find Protection in New Food Safety Law
03/9/2011 The little-noticed provision in the all-encompassing food safety law which was signed by President Barack Obama last month has provided the much needed protection for food industry workers who become whistleblowers against retaliation from their employers. Best known for sections that seek to prevent food-borne illnesses, the Food Safety and Modernization Act permit the […]
Judge Refuses to Dismiss a Suit that Demands Transparency from FINRA
03/9/2011 A federal court in Washington rejected a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by a small California brokerage firm against Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, the Wall Street watchdog. Last week, Judge John Mott rendered a decision declaring that FINRA does not have immunity in the instant case and that Amerivet may go […]
Judge Rules that ‘Sweepstakes’ Games are in Violation of Gambling Law
03/8/2011 After a judge ruled yesterday that “sweepstakes” machines violate Ohio law, Franklin County law enforcement officials will ask businesses operating these devices to remove them. According to the decision rendered by Franklin County Municipal Judge, Harland H. Hale, Spinners Café “recklessly maintained slot machines, gambling devices and distributed schemes of chance.” Spinners Café is […]
New Immigration Bill Causes Some Employers to Worry
03/8/2011 A proposed state law that targets illegal immigration is causing some South Georgia farmers and construction companies to worry. They say that it has the potentiality of driving away legal migrant workers from Georgia, causing huge economic problems for some businesses that bank on seasonal labor. In case Senate Bill 40 is passed into […]
Grounding of Tax Law Sought by Travel Companies
03/7/2011 Durham County and the state of North Carolina is being sued by Orbitz, as well as five other travel companies, over a new law that obliges them to pay sales and occupancy levy on Internet-arranged hotel stays. The lawsuit, which was filed Feb 4, claims the governments are in violation of both the US […]
State Officials says Affordable Care Act not in Effect in Florida
03/7/2011 Health insurers that overcharge consumers in Florida will not be required to issue rebate checks. This is one of the consequences that are slowly emerging after a federal judge declared void the Affordable Care Act. Republican state officials, buoyed by the decision of Florida federal Judge Roger Vinson that mandatory insurance is unconstitutional and […]
Legal Notices Debate Rages On
03/7/2011 While a good week is seemingly non-existent for the newspaper industry nowadays, last week was particularly hard for the Gannett New Jersey family. Pink slips were given by the Courier-Post to one part-timer and three full-time employees. By the end of the week, almost half of the staff of three Gannett sister papers – […]
Legalization of Online Gambling in US to be pushed by Newly Formed Trade Group
03/6/2011 A new trade industry association has been formed by companies that support or are directly involved in online gambling in the face of fading chances of Congress approving a federal Internet gambling bill. With the purpose of advocating for the legalization and regulation of online gambling in America, the US Online Gaming Association has […]