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Unikrn, an international leader in eSports products and content, asked us to provide legal advice on various new products, including its initial coin offering: we provided strategic advice on the products and games on which the cryptocurrencies could be used, while remaining compliant with U.S. gaming and financial services regulation on the federal and state level. We also worked closely with Unikrn during all phases of development of their product, including revisions to the product and games, updates to the ICO whitepaper, and various regulatory and compliance strategies. We continue to advise Unikrn on various new gaming offerings and are advising on licensing matters in newly opened sports betting markets. Read more

Ifrah Law prepared the license application for Ezugi to become a registered Casino Service Industry Enterprise in New Jersey. We have worked extensively on representing the client in negotiations with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to address Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) concerns, obtain approval of the application, and to receive transactional waivers… Read More

Seneca Gaming Corporation is the largest casino in New York State in terms of revenue; it is owned by the Seneca tribe. The company runs three casinos in Western New York. In 2013, New York passed a law allowing retail sports betting within casinos, but the passage of specific state regulations governing the activity was… Read More

A sports betting data company contacted Ifrah Law to assist with its licensing process in New Jersey and Mississippi in relation to its sports betting business. The company provides sports betting data to sports books all over the world and is seeking licensure in New Jersey and Mississippi. Ifrah Law assisted with the licensing process,… Read More

Steven helps guide clients through the state gaming licensing process, including in the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He advises on the appropriate application requirements and reviews the draft applications before filing with the state gaming regulator. After filing the application, Steven continually guides the client through any follow-up requests by regulators and diligently… Read More

Steven Eichorn has assisted numerous clients in the online gaming sector with obtaining access to payment processing through drafting persuasive legal opinions and through client advocacy. The legal opinions cover a wide array of federal and state gambling laws. The format of the legal opinion varies depending on the client’s needs and whether they require… Read More

In the second acquisition this year negotiated by Ifrah Law in the iGaming space, an international gaming company has purchased the firm’s affiliate marketing client in a deal valued at approximately $6.5 million. The buyer praised the deal as confirming its position as the number one player in iGaming lead generation in the U.S. Requiring… Read More

In September 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced it had designated Ifrah Law’s client, a legitimate international business, as a transnational criminal organization. Our client had conducted its business for decades without incident, providing payment processing solutions for direct mail, eCommerce, gaming, charitable, and other customers. The OFAC designation… Read More

Partner George Calhoun recently secured a significant victory for a client in a long running effort to collect a multibillion dollar judgment. The firm’s client, Motorola Solutions Credit Company LLC, secured a judgment in the United States against defendants who had sought to defraud the company.  In an attempt to avoid collection, the judgment debtors… Read More