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A Picasso, an $18M Hole, a Casino Owner, an Auctioneer, an Insurer and a Contractor

Jun 23 2020 // Insurance specialist LeConte Moore and professional fine art appraiser Vincent Wiener deal with high-profile performers and artists and their works so hearing talk of big dollar figures is not unusual.Moore says he and his...

Casino Gambles on Coronavirus Business Interruption Lawsuit Against Lloyd’s, AIG, XL

Mar 24 2020 // A Native American tribe on Tuesday sued a group of insurance companies, asking a court to declare that losses it is incurring from shutting down its casinos during the coronavirus pandemic are covered by insurance.Among...

Florida Restaurant Dining Banned by Governor; Casinos Closed

Mar 23 2020 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis banned all onsite dining at restaurants statewide Friday and the Seminole Tribe closed its casinos, the latest virus -related closures affecting a state that is heavily dependent on tourism to pay...

Governor Wolf Orders COVID-19 Shutdown Across Pennsylvania

Mar 18 2020 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf extended a shutdown order Monday to the entire state of Pennsylvania in an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus, although he also maintained that he will not send the National Guard...

Professional Sports Leagues Keeping Close Track of Coronavirus

Mar 2 2020 // Major North American professional sports leagues are talking to health officials and informing teams about the coronavirus outbreak that has led to the first reported deaths in the U.S.Officials from the National...

8 Convicted of Stealing $5.2M from South Florida Casino

Feb 11 2020 // Four former South Florida casino employees and their wives have been convicted of stealing $5.2 million from the business over several years.The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami announced Tuesday that Michel Aleu,...

OJ Simpson Sues Las Vegas Casino Saying He Was Defamed

Nov 12 2019 // O.J. Simpson is suing a Las Vegas hotel-casino that banned him in November 2017, alleging that unnamed employees defamed him by telling a celebrity news site he had been drunk, disruptive and unruly.Simpson, on parole in...

Ex-Salon Chief Suing Wynn Resorts for Spying on Him

Oct 22 2019 // A former beauty salon director who went public about sexual misconduct allegations against casino mogul Steve Wynn nearly two years ago is suing Wynn Resorts and company executives, alleging they invaded his privacy and...

Minor Injuries When Roof Collapses at California Casino

Jul 17 2019 // Eleven people suffered mostly minor injuries when a roof collapsed Monday at a Los Angeles area casino, raining debris into the lobby area, authorities said.The Los Angeles County Fire Department received multiple calls...

Dutch Insurer Weighs Cutting Cover for Gambling, Arms, Nuclear Power

Jun 24 2019 // Europe’s biggest insurers refuse to sell policies to coal miners and arms producers. A Dutch firm may go further by denying coverage to gambling companies and nuclear-power generators.The asset-management arm of ASR...

Gamblers in Pennsylvania Claim Illegitimate Decks of Cards Lost Them $250K

May 30 2019 // Two gamblers have filed a federal lawsuit against a Philadelphia casino claiming they lost $250,000 because of faulty shuffling machines and illegitimate decks of cards.The lawsuit against SugarHouse was filed in...

Lawsuit Blames Nevada Casino Restaurant for Salmonella

Mar 27 2019 // A Nevada man is suing the corporate owner of a casino restaurant in Elko where he says he was infected with salmonella after eating contaminated ham or eggs there earlier this month.Harry Wiseman of Elko says he is one of...

2019 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory

Jan 7 2019 // 2019 CIWA Industry DaysJan 6-8 Hilton La Jolla Torrey PinesLa Jolla, CACIWAwww.ciwa.net2019 Big ‘I’ Winter MeetingJan 9-12 Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the ArchSt. Louis, MOIndependent Insurance Agents &...

Texas Lawmaker: Build Casinos on Coast to Subsidize Wind Insurance

Dec 18 2018 // A Texas lawmaker has proposed subsidizing the state’s underfunded windstorm insurance and flooding assistance by building casinos in coastal counties.State Rep. Joe Deshotel filed the bill on Dec. 7 to cover the cost...

Corporations Talking Clawback Policies for Executives’ #MeToo Misconduct

Oct 10 2018 // Corporate boards across the U.S. are weighing whether bosses who lose their jobs for bad behavior should surrender part of their compensation.Several high-profile executives resigned or were ousted in the past year...

Hong Kong, Southern China Restoring Operations After Super Typhoon

Sep 17 2018 // The financial hub of Hong Kong began clearing up on Monday after being battered by one of the strongest typhoons in recent years, with financial markets and offices operating as normal.Super typhoon Mangkhut, with...

MGM Follows Suit Against Las Vegas Shooting Victims with Charity Offer

Sep 17 2018 // An unprecedented legal move by MGM Resorts International to sue surviving victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting took another unusual turn last week when the casino-operator offered to make $500 charitable donations in the...

Super Typhoon Mangkhut Targets China After Killing More Than 50 in Philippines

Sep 16 2018 // A super typhoon made landfall in China’s Guangdong on Sunday, the country’s most populous province, after wreaking havoc in Hong Kong and Macau and killing potentially more than 50 people in the...

Elevator Company Wants Judge to Reconsider $2M Nevada Jury Verdict

Sep 5 2018 // An elevator company is asking a judge to reconsider a jury’s $2 million award to a California man who claimed in a lawsuit he was injured by a sudden drop in a Lake Tahoe casino elevator.Schindler Elevator Co. filed...

Shooting at Florida Gaming Tournament Highlights Event Security Issues

Aug 30 2018 // A champion gamer’s decision to open fire Sunday afternoon during a video competition in Jacksonville, Fla. – killing two people and wounding nine others before killing himself – has prompted calls from gamers for...