Tag Archives: court action
Australia – Aristocrat sues Ainsworth over intellectual breach with progressive link
Aristocrat Technologies is suing rival Australian slot manufacturer Ainsworth Game Technology in Australia’s Federal Court, claiming it breached intellectual property rights relating to Aristocrat’s Lightning Link progressive link. The slot giant has accused Ainsworth of the ‘extensive and deliberate theft’ of slot data. It claims that one employee referred to simply as Prabhu, a long-time…
Trinidad and Tobago – Multitech sues Trinidad operator over non-payment
An explosive federal lawsuit filed by a Miami-based manufacturer of casino equipment has sent shockwaves through the Caribbean’s prized casino industry. The lawsuit, filed by Cueto Law Group, seeks millions in damages. The suit alleges that Sunny Group of Companies, one of the largest casino operators in the region, failed to pay for specialty gambling…
Laos – Sanum Investment sues Lao Government over Savan Vegas
Lao Holdings, the parent company of Sanum Investments Limited, has filed three legal actions in the past week against the Lao Government for violating the 2014 settlement agreement reached by both parties, stipulating the sale of the Savan Vegas Hotel and Casino, and other assets, for maximum value to the benefit of all parties. These…
US – Court rules that Choctaw casino is responsible for charter bus safety
A Dallas County jury returned a combined $10.9m verdict against the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma for its role in a deadly 2013 crash of a charter bus that was carrying elderly North Texas residents to the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma. Jurors deliberated more than four days before awarding a combined $10.9m verdict on…
Greece – OPAP to sue Greek government for over €1bn
Greek gaming giant OPAP has confirmed that it will now take legal action against the Greek government for moving the goal posts on its agreed VLT deal. The rollout of Greek operator OPAP’s first wave of VLTs had been delayed following new stipulations from the Hellenic Gaming Commission on how the machines must work introduced…
