December 13, 2024
The Ninth Circuit refused on Friday to revive a casino company's challenge to Washington state gambling compacts giving Native American tribes exclusive rights in the sports betting industry, concluding the company could not avoid involving an immune tribe in the litigation under a theory that its interests were represented by the federal government.
March 27, 2024
A Ninth Circuit judge pushed back Wednesday against a gambling company's argument that a particular Washington tribe did not need to be a part of its lawsuit over state gambling compacts, pointing out that the federal government is expected to balance competing interests — not necessarily mirror the tribes' position.
September 11, 2023
A coalition of 22 Native American tribes that has signed gaming compacts with Washington state implored the Ninth Circuit to dispense with an appeal from a gambling company that wants to invalidate their compacts, telling the appellate court that Maverick Gaming cannot dodge the tribes' sovereign immunity by suing state and federal officials.
July 05, 2023
A gaming company that says Washington tribes hold an illegal monopoly on sports betting in the state is asking the Ninth Circuit to revive its challenge to that arrangement, saying a Tacoma federal judge went too far in allowing Native American officials to dismiss the case.