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Reviving the Statute of Anne: Should Lawyers Mine Centuries-Old Statutes for Profit?

Reviving the Statute of Anne: Should Lawyers Mine Centuries-Old Statutes for Profit?

June 16, 2025

Reviving the Statute of Anne: Should Lawyers Mine Centuries-Old Statutes for Profit?

By: Robert Ward

For most of American history, state governments strictly prohibited nearly every form of gambling. In the last 100 years, however, many states have loosened gambling prohibitions in favor of a legal, regulated gambling industry. Still, remnants of strict, anti-gambling attitudes remain on the books in many states in the form of “loss recovery acts.” These centuries-old statutes allow a losing gambler to sue the winner and recover their losses. In many states, the statutes go one step further, allowing third parties to recover as much as three times the amount of the loss. While some statutes grant half the amount recovered to the state or local government, many permit the third party to retain the total amount recovered. These statutes,…

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Top 3 Takeaways from North American Gaming Regulators Association’s Annual Training

June 9, 2025

Top 3 Takeaways from North American Gaming Regulators Association’s Annual Training

By: Abbey Block

Last week, members of the gaming industry from all corners of the country traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to attend the North American Gaming Regulators Association’s (“NAGRA”) Annual Training and Education Conference. The conference featured panels and presentations from leaders in the gaming industry, including regulators, responsible gaming advocates, legislators, and technological experts. For many regulators, the NAGRA conference offers an opportunity to gain perspective regarding…

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Ohio, the Grass is Greener: Neighboring States Set the Example in iGaming 

June 6, 2025

Ohio, the Grass is Greener: Neighboring States Set the Example in iGaming 

By: Jordan Briggs

Ohio has a budget problem. This is not an uncommon problem among states right now, but Ohio has the opportunity to fix it without the major cuts other states are considering by introducing a new vertical—online gaming (iGaming). Neighboring states Michigan and Pennsylvania introduced iGaming several years ago and have recently recognized record revenues. iGaming in Michigan generated $451.4 million in tax revenue and fees…

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European Union Agrees On Cryptocurrency Regulation, Excludes NFTs (For Now)

July 28, 2022

European Union Agrees On Cryptocurrency Regulation, Excludes NFTs (For Now)

By: Jacob Grubman

European Union policymakers have taken the next step toward enacting a scheme for regulating cryptocurrency and other blockchain-based assets, as the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament provisionally agreed to approve new rules governing Markets in Crypto-Assets (“MiCA”).  The new rules would address a range of risks related to cryptocurrencies and related assets—with notable exceptions in decentralized finance (“DeFi”) and non-fungible tokens…

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Ifrah Law At NFT.NYC: Insights and Discussions on NFT Gaming

July 19, 2022

Ifrah Law At NFT.NYC: Insights and Discussions on NFT Gaming

By: Jake Gray

In the third year following its inaugural event in 2019, NFT.NYC held its NFT.NYC conference from June 20th to June 23rd, 2022. And Ifrah Law was in attendance, alongside more than 15,000 other attendees in addition to the conference’s 1,500 speakers.  Featuring educational programming and informational panels about various NFT-related topics across seven different venues surrounding Times Square, NFT.NYC hosted one and a half days…

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Is My Crypto Safe if My Exchange Declares Bankruptcy?

July 14, 2022

Is My Crypto Safe if My Exchange Declares Bankruptcy?

By: George Calhoun

Celsius Network LLC, one of the largest cryptocurrency lenders in the industry, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, July 13th. The filing comes just a month after the company halted customer withdrawals, swaps, and transfers “to stabilize liquidity” on account of extreme market conditions caused by a dive in cryptocurrency prices. As such, many crypto-investors find themselves concerned about the safety of their digital assets…

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Responsible Financial Innovation Act Proposal To Bolster CFTC Authority Over Crypto-Industry

July 8, 2022

Responsible Financial Innovation Act Proposal To Bolster CFTC Authority Over Crypto-Industry

By: Jake Gray

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate last month would mark the federal government’s first foray into cryptocurrency regulation, and it could be a welcome development as the industry navigates a period of regulatory and commercial uncertainty. On June 7, 2022, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (“RFIA”) in the Senate, which aims to establish a comprehensive regulatory…

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Legality of an All-Encompassing U.S. Sports Betting Advertising Strategy

June 21, 2022

Legality of an All-Encompassing U.S. Sports Betting Advertising Strategy

By: Sara Dalsheim

As the legality of online sports wagering grows, so too does the level of advertising for such activities across the United States.  The biggest commodity for sports wagering operators is their market share, gained through growing a loyal customer base of wagers who continue to place wagers on their platform.  In order to increase their customer base, sports wagering operators are turning to advertisements of…

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Reviving the Statute of Anne: Should Lawyers Mine Centuries-Old Statutes for Profit?

Reviving the Statute of Anne: Should Lawyers Mine Centuries-Old Statutes for Profit?
By: Robert Ward

Top 3 Takeaways from North American Gaming Regulators Association’s Annual Training

Top 3 Takeaways from North American Gaming Regulators Association’s Annual Training
By: Abbey Block

Ohio, the Grass is Greener: Neighboring States Set the Example in iGaming 

Ohio, the Grass is Greener: Neighboring States Set the Example in iGaming 
By: Jordan Briggs

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