Georgia Gaming Practice
TRADITIONAL LOTTERY AND COAM
As a former convenience store owner, David Jaffer fundamentally understands the C-Store business from inside out. Mr. Jaffer is a former Board Member of the Atlanta Retailers Associations and serves as an Advisor to other C-Store trade associations throughout the United States. Our attorneys have successfully defended Location Licensees and Master Licensees before the Georgia Lottery Corporation (“GLC”) and have obtained unprecedented outcomes for our clients at both GLC and arbitration related to coin operated amusement machine (“COAM”) disputes.
Based on our knowledge, experience and the evolving lottery and COAM statutory framework, we are at the forefront of the Georgia gaming industry. We have also represented license holders before the various courts throughout Georgia.
Traditional Lottery and COAM is a highly regulated industry and require highly specialized representation. Out unique expertise and experience gives us an edge in this litigious arena.
We thoroughly understand the C-Store industry and the rules and regulation related to Georgia gaming industry. This allows us to help our client achieve the best possible results when it comes to lottery and COAM.
Our firm filed an Amicus Brief with the Georgia Supreme Court on behalf of the convenience store owners challenging a City of Clarkston ordinance that interfered with the placement of COAM. The Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously agreed with our legal position and overturned the City of Clarkston ordinance.
Finally, we successfully obtained numerous arbitration awards which were upheld by the Georgia Superior Court for our convenience store clients.
RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS (RICO) DEFENSE
We represent Locations and Master licensee charged with RICO violations. Jaffer Law is frequently retained to defend convenience store owners and Master licensees charged with violating RICO laws.
In the 1980s, the Georgia General Assembly was concerned about the increasing sophistication of various criminal elements and to address this concern in Georgia, the lawmakers adopted the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. This law was drafted to resemble the federal RICO statutes. RICO is often used to try to prove that a legal business was being used for illegal means, and in the beginning the law was used to prosecute those involved in drug trafficking or organized crime.
But in recent years, the prosecutors have also applied it to government officials accused of using their offices for personal gain and to Georgia gaming industry, particularly the COAM industry. In the COAM industry, the prosecutors use the commercial gambling statutes to ground the RICO charges against the location and master licensees.
If you or your business is charged with a RICO violation, you need strong representation to defend against RICO charges. We have the experience and knowledge necessary to protect you and your family.