2013

June 14: MM&I presents its cashless gaming product to Mark Pettingill, who at the time was Attorney-General

July 3: MM&I presents its product to Mr Pettingill and tourism minister Shawn Crockwell at the latter’s home

July 8: John Tartaglia and Michael Moniz of MM&I make a presentation to Craig Cannonier, the Premier, and members of the Government’s gaming committee

Sept 30: Mr Pettingill asks for a memorandum of understanding to be drawn up between MM&I and the Government

Oct 22: MM&I makes a presentation to the full Cabinet

Oct-Dec: MM&I donates $30,000 to a “yes” marketing campaign for the gaming referendum, at Mr Crockwell’s request

Nov 10: Mr Crockwell goes to Mexico with MM&I to see the cashless system in a casino.

Dec 3: Mr Crockwell signs an agreement with MM&I on behalf of the Government, witnessed by Mr Pettingill

Dec 13: The Government announces it will break its promise and not hold a referendum on gaming

2014

May 19: Mr Cannonier resigns as Premier after the Jetgate scandal

May 22: Mr Pettingill, who was involved in the Jetgate scandal, along with Mr Crockwell, resigns from Cabinet to take a job as chief legal officer for Clarien Bank

Aug 7: Mr Pettingill resigns from Clarien

Dec 12: The Casino Gaming Act 2014 passes in the House of Assembly

2015

Mar 13: MM&I makes a presentation to members of the newly formed independent regulatory body, the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission, with Mr Crockwell present

Apr: Mr Pettingill sets up Pettingill & Co law firm (name later changed to Chancery Legal), which advertises itself as having expertise in gaming law

May 4: The Government advertises for a qualified company to implement and operate a gaming network management system. MM&I and Banyan jointly respond to the advertisement but the process goes no farther

May 11: Unaware of the advert, commission chairman Alan Dunch visits a casino in Florida with Mr Crockwell and MM&I to see Banyan’s system. According to a gaming commission timeline released under public access to information, they run into Progressive Labour Party MP Zane DeSilva in the casino

Oct 16: MM&I has a meeting with Richard Schuetz, executive director of the commission

2016

Mar 16: Mr Crockwell resigns from Cabinet

June 12: Mr Tartaglia presses the commission to make MM&I the “service provider for Bermuda” and to have this “reflected in the legislation/regulations”

June 13: Mr Dunch says the commission has “no intention of including anything to that effect in the regulatory package”

July 2: Mr Crockwell resigns from the One Bermuda Alliance

July 18: New tourism minister Michael Fahy, below, terminates the agreement with MM&I, on Mr Schuetz’s recommendation

Nov 21: Anti-corruption and anti-bribery measures are passed by Parliament, preventing Cabinet ministers from involvement in the gaming industry for two years after leaving office. The legislation originally proposed by the commission sought to ban all politicians from involvement in the gaming industry for two years after leaving office

2017

Mar 16: Mr Pettingill resigns from the OBA

May 2: The commission tells MM&I that the history of Banyan’s predecessor company is “problematic” and says MM&I and Banyan’s references do not endorse them

May 3: Banyan representatives appear as “expert” panellists at a PLP forum, which Mr DeSilva assisted in organising, with Banyan’s Jason Seelig telling the audience that a cashless system for casinos should be mandated by law

June 8: Michael Dunkley, the Premier, calls an election, heading off a parliamentary vote of no confidence expected to result in Mr Crockwell voting against the OBA and Mr Pettingill potentially casting the deciding vote

July 18: Mr Schuetz resigns from the commission. Later the same day, the PLP wins the General Election with a huge majority

Timeline based on Pati disclosures and newspaper reports

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