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Play Your Best Hand: What Tribal Casinos Should Know About Cyber Insurance

Indian Gaming Magazine

January 26, 2017

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Not a day seems to go by without at least one attention grabbing and fear-inducing headline about a data breach. While data breaches are prevalent and the types of breaches vary quite a bit, one thing is common: they are disruptive and expensive. Moreover, no organization is immune. Although tribal casinos might have sovereign immunity against third parties' claims arising out of such data breaches, they are not immune to direct costs and legal expenses associated with these breaches and third-party claims.