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By Bennett Liebman Pushing the Casino Bids, New York City casino contenders have hired these lobbyists to push their bids | Crain's New York Business (crainsnewyork.com) Dollars to Lobbyists, How NYC Casino Bidders Are Dealing Dollars to Lobbyists (therealdeal.com) The Casino Bidding War, The battle for three New York City casino licenses is just about here (casinonewsdaily.com) Renaissance in Yonkers, A Yonkers renaissance | Crain's New York Business (crainsnewyork.com) Senecas Want New Compact, Seneca Nation demands NY Gov. Kathy Hochul strike 'fair' gambling deal after years of controversy (nypost.com) Senecas and Gaming, Senecas ...

By Bennett Liebman The Stage for Lorna Courtney, For Lorna Courtney of ‘& Juliet,’ New York Has Always Been Her Stage - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Chris Jennings to Head MTC, Manhattan Theatre Club Names Chris Jennings as Executive Director (broadwayworld.com) WGA Asks Its Nominees to Skip Tony wards, Writers Guild asks Tony-nominated members not to attend Tony Awards - CBS News Robin Wagner Passes, Robin Wagner, Visionary Set Designer of Broadway Hits, Dies at 89 - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Broadway Box Office Rebounds, Broadway Box Office Rebounds In 2022-2023 Season – The Hollywood Reporter Broadway Box ...

Leah Gaydos Edited be Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Fetty Wap Is Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Running Drugs Fetty Wap, a well-known rapper, has been sentenced to six years in prison for his involvement in running a drug trafficking operation. The sentencing comes after Fetty Wap pleaded guilty to charges of distributing heroin and fentanyl. The court found that he played a significant role in the drug distribution network and imposed a lengthy prison term as a consequence. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/nyregion/fetty-wap-sentenced.html?searchResultPosition=1 Berlin Police Investigate Roger Waters ...

By Bennett Liebman WAM Theatre Head to Step Down, AMERICAN THEATRE | WAM Theatre Co-Founder Kristen van Ginhoven to Step Down om) The High School Harry Potter Spinoff, Puffs, the Harry Potter spoof, is a huge hit. J.K. Rowling could learn from it. (slate.com) Renewed Broadway Tax Credit, Governor Hochul renews tax credit program for Broadway productions (broadwaynews.com) Stats on Broadway, Statistics - Broadway in NYC | The Broadway League Filling Seats on Broadway, Theater, Filled Broadway seats reach pre-pandemic levels in first full season since Covid closures | CNN Business Broadway Still Recovering, Broadway's first post-pandemic ...

By Bennett Liebman Bally’s Hits Sand Trap, Bally's bid to make Trump Links a casino hits sand trap: sources (nypost.com) CitiField Hits Snag, Citi Field casino bid hits snag; Nassau Coliseum plan chugs ahead (nydailynews.com) Rollin the Dice in NYC, Rolling the dice in New York City (ny1.com) Casinos to Fund MTA, Downstate NY Casinos Will Fund MTA, But Money Is A Long Way Off (playny.com) Waiting for Gaming Commission Answers, Potential Downstate NY Casino Applicants Still Waiting On RFA Answers (playny.com) CitiField Hits Setback, Citi Field casino plan facing setback (pix11.com) LV Sands Plan Advance in Nassau, Las Vegas ...

By Barry Werbin On May 11, 2023, the N.D. Cal. decided the motion to dismiss filed by the defendants (GitHub, Microsoft, OpenAI) in this class action, ruling that (i) the class-action plaintiffs’ claims for violation of Sections 1202(a) and 1202(b)(2) of the DMCA, tortious interference in a contractual relationship, fraud, false designation of origin, unjust enrichment, unfair competition, breach of the GitHub Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, violation of the CCPA, and negligence were dismissed with leave to amend; (ii) plaintiffs’ claims for civil conspiracy and declaratory relief were dismissed with prejudice; and (iii) plaintiffs’ California Unfair ...

The Slim and the Heavy: Weighing the Costs & Benefits of the Proposed NYC Weight & Height Anti-Bias Law. Will a NYC law Protect of the Obese— but at everyone’s expense? By Michael Diederich, Jr. On May 11, 2023, the New York City Council passed a bill that, if enacted, is intended to protect employees working in the city against discrimination based upon height or weight. [1] If signed by Mayor Eric Adams, the law will become effective in 120 days. [2] It will be among the first of its kind in our nation, and among nations. The European Union has addressed the subject and offers some protection of obesity as a disability. ...

The Slim and the Heavy: Weighing the Costs & Benefits of the Proposed NYC Weight & Height Anti-Bias Law. Will a NYC law Protect of the Obese— but at everyone’s expense? By Michael Diederich, Jr. On May 11, 2023, the New York City Council passed a bill that, if enacted, is intended to protect employees working in the city against discrimination based upon height or weight. [1] If signed by Mayor Eric Adams, the law will become effective in 120 days. [2] It will be among the first of its kind in our nation, and among nations. The European Union has addressed the subject and offers some protection of obesity as a disability. ...

By Giancarla Sambo Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: Entertainment Rap Star Bankrolled Gangs That Killed on His Orders, Prosecutors Say Sheff G, whose real name is Michael Williams, dangled rewards like fame and money, according to an indictment that included 31 other people. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/nyregion/sheff-g-drill-rapper-charged.html Ed Sheeran Prevails in a Second ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Lawsuit, as Judge Dismisses Similar Copyright Case What might have felt like double jeopardy ...

Darren Heitner Darren Heitner Founder of HEITNERLEGAL — Sports, Entertainment, Trademarks, Copyrights, Business, Litigation, Arbitration There is word circulating today surrounding the speculated introduction of a new federal NIL bill, which has been drafted by the office of Senator Lindsey Graham. I have gotten my hands on the 18-page piece of legislation and you can read it yourself by clicking here . It is titled the "College Sports NIL Clearinghouse Act of 2023" and, if I were a betting man, I would wager that it has a less-than-optimal chance of ever reaching the desk of President Biden for signature. The first 9 pages of the bill contain ...

By Barry Skidelsky Barry Skidelsky, a former EASL Section Chair who organized and moderated a CLE panel on the Regulation of Social Media and Online Content at the NYS Bar Association's Annual Meeting in January 2023, is a NYC based attorney and consultant with a business background and expertise in entertainment, media, telecommunications and technology. Barry can be contacted at [email protected] or 212-832-4800. This addresses a companion set of United States Supreme Court rulings released on May 18 th in the Twitter and Google technology law cases, which were among those discussed during the New York State Bar Association's ...

By Bennett Liebman Downstate Casinos, New York's big bet: The race to build a New York City casino (ny1.com) Campaign Cash and Casinos, Campaign cash flows in casino fight (ny1.com) Local Opposition to Casinos, Casino companies face serious community opposition (ny1.com) Three Casinos Up for Grabs, Three Downstate Casino Licenses are Up for Grabs: Everything You Need To Know (gothamgazette.com) Senecas Seek Compact, ARMSTRONG: Seneca Nation seeks fair gaming compact | Opinion | niagara-gazette.com Hochul Recuses from Seneca Deal, Gov. Hochul recuses herself from Seneca casino compact talks (buffalonews.com) iGaming in New York, ...

By Bennett Liebman Striking Writers Won’t Picket Tony’s, Tony Awards won’t be picketed by striking writers, union says (nydailynews.com) No Pickets at the Tony Awards, amBroadway | WGA says it will not picket the Tony Awards | amNewYork (amny.com) End to Covid Business Loss Claims, Broadway Theaters, Insurer Agree to End COVID-19 Business Loss Claims (insurancejournal.com) Sterling K. Brown to Broadway, Sterling K. Brown to Star in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Reading - Variety Fievel to Broadway, Of mice, and men: New ‘An American Tail’ brings Fievel to the stage - CSMonitor.com Britney Spears on Broadway, ONCE UPON A ONE MORE ...

By Darby Daly Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment TV’s War With the Robots Is Already Here A.I. screenwriting, a point of contention in the Writers Guild strike, may not yet be ready for prime time. However, streaming algorithms and derivative programming have prepared the way for it. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/arts/television/writers-strike-artificial-intelligence.html?searchResultPosition=1 Striking Writers’ Union Denies Waiver, Imperiling Tony Awards Telecast The Writers Guild of America indicated that it would not grant a waiver to allow a live telecast of The Tony Awards on June 11 th , threatening ...

By Bennett Liebman Las Vegas Sands Lease Advances, Las Vegas Sands lease advances through Nassau legislative committee - Newsday Hofstra v. Sands, Hofstra president Susan Poser debunks Sands casino as bad bet, urges local lawmakers to nix it (nypost.com) Wall Street Questions NY Casinos, Wall Street Has Questions About Downstate New York Casinos (playny.com) Support for the Steve Cohen Casino, Support Growing for Citi Field Casino Project in NYC (casinousa.com) New York Mets Owner Steve Cohen Lobbies for Casino outside Citi Field in Queens | Dimers ...

By Bennett Liebman Objecting to High School Musicals, Opinion | The school board will object to your high school musical. Here's why. - The Washington Post State Budget Help for Upstate Theaters, Coalition of New York performing arts venues cheers $5 million in state budget (wskg.org) Theatre Companies Still Rebuilding, Theatre companies look toward period of rebuilding, 3 years into COVID-19 | WRVO Public Media Bad Cinderella to Close, ‘Bad Cinderella’ sets closing date (broadwaynews.com) Victoria Clarke Refinds Her Voice, How the Star of ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Found Beauty in Her Voice Again - The New York Times (nytimes.com) 20 Years ...

By Victoria Vitale Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: Entertainment Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Case Over Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ The pop star was accused of copying the 1973 classic for his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud.” He described the chords both songs use as “common building blocks.” The jury agreed. Ed Sheeran Found Not Liable in Copyright Trial Over Marvin Gaye’s Song - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Writers Go on Strike and Late Shows Go Dark How long they stay off ...

By Bennett Liebman Most in Queens Support Casino CitiField, Most in Queens support casino at Citi Field, poll says – New York Daily News (nydailynews.com) Steve Cohen Spending BIg, Mets Owner Steve Cohen Spends Big to Win New York City Casino License - Bloomberg Hofstra Sues County Over Sands, Hofstra sues county over Nassau Hub casino project | Herald Community Newspapers | www.liherald.com Hello Sands in Nassau County, Hello Sands, goodbye Nassau's $100M problem - Newsday Sands Gets ease in Nassau, Las Vegas Sands lease gets ...

By Bennett Liebman Emergency Fundraising in Bay Area, This Bay Area theater started an emergency fundraising campaign, but not because of low attendance | Datebook (sfchronicle.com) Adam Brace Dead at 43, ‘Just for Us’ director Adam Brace dead at 43, weeks before Broadway debut – New York Daily News (nydailynews.com) Dancin to Close, ‘Dancin’’ to Close on Broadway, a Casualty of Tony Nominations - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Some Like It Hot Gets 13 Noms, As Broadway Rebounds, ‘Some Like It Hot’ Gets 13 Tony Nominations - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Full List of Tony Noms, 2023 Tony Awards nominations: full list (broadwaynews.com) ...

By Kajon Pompey Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Hollywood Braces for Writer’s Strike What to expect from the latest writer’s strike? Studios will move up deadlines for TV writers and late night shows most likely will be canceled. The last strike occurred in 2007-08 for 100s and the longest strike in occurred back in 1988 for 153 days. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/28/business/media/hollywood-writers-strike.html New York to Boost Tax Breaks for Filmmakers Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to increase incentives to the entertainment industry in hopes that it will increase production in New York. Hochul believes $700 ...