The Court of Appeal held that, although an agreement pursuant to which R bet as A's agent using A's money was void
under the Gambling Laws, if R misappropriated A's money for his own purposes, A was entitled to recover it under the ordinary principles of restitution.
Not exact matches
Under New York penal
law 225, a contest is illegal
gambling if a player stakes «something of value» in a contest that the player does not «control or influence the outcome.»
The new
law is the nation's first formal approval of the industry after its come
under scrutiny across many states for allowing what regulators see as illegal online
gambling.
«Daily fantasy sports companies are engaged in illegal
gambling under New York
law, causing the same kinds of social and economic harms as other forms of illegal
gambling, and misleading New York consumers... Daily fantasy sports is neither victimless nor harmless, and it is clear that DraftKings and FanDuel are the leaders of a massive, multi-billion-dollar scheme intended to evade the
law and fleece sports fans across the country.
What matters is whether this is illegal
gambling under New York
law, and New York
law is crystal clear that in order to be
gambling, you must have someone that bets on a contest of chance where the person betting does not have «control or influence» over the outcome.
In an April 5, 2016 media release, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said «paid daily fantasy sports contests are in fact illegal
gambling under Alabama
law.»
Even if Belle has his losses
under control, baseball should be worried about other aspects of his
gambling: the possibility that he did bet on baseball; violated tax or
gambling laws; or, despite his denials, did business with a bookie or bookies, thereby violating the sport's unwritten rule against improper associations.
Finally,
under new Racing, Pari - mutuel Wagering and Breeding
Law § 1330 - a, any current gaming licensee who spends more than $ 1,000 supporting or opposing the November referendum on casino
gambling must file their expenditure reports with the Gaming Commission as well as with the state Board of Elections.
The Capital Region is slated to see one Vegas - style casino built
under the state's casino
gambling law.
In November 2015, Schneiderman issued cease - and - desist letters to daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel, accusing the companies of operating a
gambling enterprise that is illegal
under New York
law.
Nassau and Suffolk counties received authority to operate up to 1,000 video slot machines
under a 2013
gambling - expansion
law.
Under a Massachusetts
law legalizing casino
gambling, casino developers must negotiate an agreement with the city or town where they hope to build.
As a result, the state
law meant poker still fell
under the definition of a
gambling business.
None of the 10 games
under investigation were specifically named, but if the four games found that violate Dutch
gambling laws do not make changes to their loot boxes that comply with regulations, the DGA will specifically announce which games are in violation and either impose fines or ban the sales of those games outright.
Because the loot boxes in these titles are a form of
gambling that is easily accessible to minors, the Belgian Gaming Commission decided that these loot boxes «are therefore in violation of gaming legislation and can be dealt with
under criminal
law.»
We may, but are not required to, decline a transaction on your Account for any of the following reasons: (A) because of operational considerations, (B) because your Account is in default, (C) if we suspect fraudulent or unlawful activity, (D) we reasonably believe a transaction may be challenged as illegal
under state or federal
law (such as casino
gambling on the Internet), or (E) in our discretion, for any other reason.
An expert from the regulatory body's Compliance Division has replied that to him, loot boxes actually represented a form of
gambling under Victoria's
gambling laws.
The Dutch Gaming Authority (Kansspelautoriteit) has released a report regarding the validity of in - game loot boxes
under Dutch
Law, finding that four out of the ten games the organisation analysed conflicted with the country's Betting and
Gambling Act.
Under the country's
gambling law, the provision of games of chance without a specific license is strictly prohibited.
Some who were arrested during the raid will face criminal
gambling charges, but not
under the more serious animal cruelty
law.
According to German
law, a product must fall
under the «game of chance» category in order to classify as
gambling.
As described in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, back in January, a Pennsylvania county court dismissed charges against two individuals who ran a poker game out of a garage, finding that because the outcome of poker has more to do with skill than chance, it was not illegal
under the state's
gambling laws.
Writing for a unanimous court, Judge Dolores Sloviter wrote: «
gambling, even in the home, simply does not involve any individual interests of the same constitutional magnitude» as sexual privacy
laws, and therefore «is not protected by any right to privacy
under the Constitution.»
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The appeal raised significant legal issues never before decided by the court, including whether a domain name can be considered property that is subject to seizure
under Kentucky
law and whether a domain name can be considered a
gambling device
under the
law.