NEWS & NOTES

U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey, who was overseeing a lawsuit involving Scott Sibella, former president of COO of Resorts World Las Vegas (RWLV), has recused herself from the case and has been replaced by U.S. District Judge Miranda Du, according to court documents. Sibella, who was fired from RWLV in September for reportedly violating the terms of his contract, is being accused of negligence, civil conspiracy and intentional infliction of emotional distress against Robert Cipriani, who filed the suit in October. Cipriani is alleging that Sibella and Resorts World ignored information that felons were gambling illegally at RWLV since its 2021 opening.  •  Liquor & Gaming New South Wales has announced that its gambling-related signage ban is now in full effect, meaning that the grace period given to bar and club owners has now ended. Moving forward, any venue with a gambling machine license will not be allowed to post any exterior signage promoting gambling, including interior signage that faces outward. The ban includes any direct mention of gambling as well as any euphemisms or imagery insinuating that there are gambling machines inside. Violators will be fined a maximum of $7,260 per offense.  •  The Nevada Gaming Control Board Wednesday recommended that J&J Ventures Gaming acquire Golden Entertainment’s Nevada distributed gaming operations for $213.5 million, plus $34 million of purchased cash. The matter goes before the Nevada Gaming Commission on Dec. 21. In September, Golden Entertainment closed on the sale of its distributed gaming operations in Montana to J&J for $109 million, plus $5 million in purchased cash. Golden is also entering into a five-year agreement with J&J under which the company will support the gaming operations of Golden’s Nevada branded taverns.