By The Weekly Edge desk ·
A US appeals court revived an antitrust case against New Jersey casino operators, GamblingNews reported. The lawsuit alleges that they used artificial intelligence to raise hotel-room prices.
The ruling allows the algorithmic-pricing allegations against casino operators to return to litigation.
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