Gaming Counsel

Non-Binding Legal Correspondent

TORONTO, CA - Stuart Hoegner is Managing Director of Gaming Counsel, PC. An expert in international gaming law, mergers and acquisitions, and taxation, his day job entails advising owners of internet poker brands, professional poker players, and operators of online skill games, casinos, auction sites, bookmakers, and media operations.

A member of the International Masters of Gaming Law, Stu began writing for Pokerati and otherwise being free and easy with opinions in 2010. In his spare time he enjoys playing golf, reading books about history and grammar, and shooting craps.

Posts by Gaming Counsel:

  • The unco-operative Mr. Beckley (Part II)

    No question mark this time—further indications that he's not a co-operating witness
    28 Dec 2011

    I wrote a blog post a week ago suggesting that Brent Beckley, who pleaded guilty on December 20th to two federal counts in the Black Friday indictments, may not be a co-operating witness for the government. This was based on a reading of the press release issued by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of [...]

  • Dear DOJ Letter

    23 Dec 2011

    The Memorandum for the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, on (the poetically-named) ‘Whether Proposals by Illinois and New York to Use the Internet and Out-of-State Transaction Processors to Sell Lottery Tickets to In-State Adults Violates the Wire Act’ is available here.

  • The Unco-operative Mr. Beckley?

    21 Dec 2011

    Brent Beckley pled guilty in US federal court in Manhattan yesterday to two counts contained in the criminal indictment unveiled in April of this year (United States v. Scheinberg et al). The first count was conspiracy to engage in unlawful Internet gambling, contrary to 18 U.S.C. § 371—this is a general conspiracy provision applied to [...]

  • www.bwinpartymgmboyd.com

    Some thoughts on a new joint venture
    01 Nov 2011

    Yesterday, MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD), and bwin.party digital entertainment (LSE:BPTY) announced a joint venture in the United States. This as-yet-unnamed entity – to be owned 65% by bwin.party, 25% by MGM, and 10% by Boyd – would, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, ”offer poker to U.S. customers under bwin.party’s brands.” There appear to [...]

  • Under Pressure

    New allegations from the DOJ against Full Tilt; a good time to release the AGA Code of Conduct
    21 Sep 2011

    Yesterday the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York sought leave to file a first amended civil complaint in US v. PokerStars et al. Mr. Pokerati posted a link to the amended complaint; if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s here. The government’s memorandum in support of the motion is here. As widely reported yesterday, the order [...]

  • Tilt on Tilt

    26 Jul 2011

    The Full Tilt section 49 hearing in London is continuing. The hearing commissioners are apparently considering whether to continue the proceedings in camera (i.e., in private), further to Full Tilt’s lawyers’ strong contention that the hearing should not be held in the public glare. Joseph Ewens has written a good update on what’s happening here. [...]

  • The Jon & Harry Show

    Decoding a letter asking the Attorney General for amped up aggression in online gambling crackdown
    18 Jul 2011

    By letter to federal Attorney General Eric Holder dated July 14th of this year, US Senators Jon Kyl and Harry Reid have made known their views on Internet gaming. Or rather: they’ve let the AG know what they want the Department of Justice to do without exactly saying what their position is. (Thanks to Chris [...]

  • Curious claims in Ivey v. Tiltware, LLC

    Black Friday fallout continued in Nevada courts
    05 Jun 2011

    Comes now Phil Ivey with a complaint against Tiltware, LLC and a number of as-yet unnamed individuals and corporations. The suit is dated May 31st and was filed in the Nevada District Court on June 1st. It sets out six of what are styled separate causes of action, inluding breach of contract and tortious interference with [...]

  • IMGL Spring Conference Panel

    Ten Recommendations for Reform of the Gaming Industry - Mission Impossible?
    26 May 2011

    This past Monday, a panel at the IMGL Spring Conference addressed reform of gaming industry regulation. The session was moderated by Bob Faiss, Chairman of the Gaming Law Practice Group at Lionel Sawyer & Collins in Las Vegas and a leading gaming lawyer in the US. I found it fascinating and useful, with a view [...]

  • CEM Audio Edge

    Podcast From CasinoFest 9 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
    25 May 2011

    I’m back in the office after a great CasinoFest 9 in Tulsa and a fantastic International Masters of Gaming Law Spring Conference in Napa, California. I want to try to put pen to paper in the coming days and do blog posts for both of those events, so stay tuned. For now, I’ll share the [...]

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