A lawsuit from a former employee alleges that leadership within Light & Wonder asked an employee to falsify financial documents.
Former Light & Wonder Head of Casino Studio for North America Antonio Amormino claims in a lawsuit that VP on Operations Dror Damchinsky, who joined the company in the role in May 2024, came to Amormino and asked him to alter the company budget tracking file.
Employee claims VP asked him to falsify reporting documents
Amormino claims Damchinsky, ” requested that he generate different numbers for the company’s capital asset reports, thereby attempting to present a false picture of the company’s financial condition.” Amormino alleged that he told Damchinsky these requests ran afoul of the law.
When Damchinsky allegedly said he would go to someone else in the organization to fulfill his request, Amormino said he took his complaints to Head of Accounting Vickie Huber and Office Manager Melissa Sly, who subsequently filed a compaint with human resources.
Amormino said the internal investigation team ignored his concerns. In the ensuing days, Amormino said he was placed on administrative leave and subsequently terminated. During that period, he also filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
In a Michigan state court filing, Amormino claimed he was fired because of his OSHA complaint and that Light & Wonder is in violation of the state Whistleblower’s Act.
Light & Wonder denies wrongdoing
Light & Wonder petitioned for the case to be moved to the Eastern Michigan District Court and for the court to dismiss the case. In its motion, Light & Wonder said Amormino failed to plead a claim upon which relief can be granted. The motion also said Light & Wonder was not even made aware of the OSHA complaint until two days after Amormino was dismissed. The motion also said that the complaint to OSHA Was not covered under the state whistleblower legislation because OSHA does not meet the legislation’s definition of a public body.
“Light & Wonder disputes the allegations made by Mr. Amormino in his lawsuit and is actively defending itself through the legal process,” a Light & Wonder spokesperson told SBC Americas.
