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CFTC Withdraws Specialized Guidance On Cryptocurrency Derivatives

CFTC Withdraws Specialized Guidance On Cryptocurrency Derivatives

March 31, 2025

CFTC Withdraws Specialized Guidance On Cryptocurrency Derivatives

By: Jake Gray

In line with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) transformation from cryptocurrency enemy to ally, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) is now following its sister agency’s lead. By withdrawing its specialized guidance on digital currency derivatives, the CFTC signals a more hospitable regulatory approach to the industry, one that recognizes the growing maturity and mainstream acceptance of digital asset markets. As of March 28, 2025, both CFTC Staff Advisory No. 18-14 and the subsequent 2023 guidance, CFTC Staff Advisory No. 23-07, have been officially withdrawn, marking a clear departure from the agency’s previous cautionary stance.[1][2] What’s In the Advisories The CFTC’s first digital asset advisory, Letter No. 18-14, came in 2018 when digital asset derivatives products and their spot…

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Sweepstakes Issues Draw Focus at Next.io Summit

March 27, 2025

Sweepstakes Issues Draw Focus at Next.io Summit

By: Jordan Briggs

Social casinos were one of the many hot topics at the Next.io summit in New York March 12-13, so much so that they got their own well-attended summit on March 11. Generally, there are three types of online social casinos: social casinos with no option to purchase any plays; social casinos with the option to purchase plays and the only thing a user can win…

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YouTube Fills Federal Policing Void on Gambling

March 17, 2025

YouTube Fills Federal Policing Void on Gambling

By: Sara Dalsheim

The ultimate inhibitor of the regulated gambling industry is the illegal ever-present offshore market. The regulated industry has been consistently asking for assistance from law enforcement to assist them in stamping out the illegal market – that, unlike the regulated industry, is not required to abide by any of the mechanisms that protect consumers. The federal government has failed to answer the call, so the…

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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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Deposit Method Standards and Cryptocurrency in Regulated iGaming and Sports Betting Industries

June 13, 2022

Deposit Method Standards and Cryptocurrency in Regulated iGaming and Sports Betting Industries

By: Jake Gray

Despite being the most widespread form of non-fiat money, cryptocurrency has struggled to gain traction as a broader means of exchange and payment, including in the internet gaming (“iGaming”) and sports betting industries. While there are no industry-wide standards for acceptable deposit methods, gaming regulators have tended toward two approaches, neither of which explicitly permits the use of cryptocurrency. Gaming regulators in the United States…

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Kansas is Anticipated to be Next for Legalized Sports Betting

May 4, 2022

Kansas is Anticipated to be Next for Legalized Sports Betting

By: Sara Dalsheim

As part of a rumored effort to lure the Kansas City Chiefs to move their stadium to the state of Kansas, late on April 28th, 2022, and extending into the earliest hours on the 29th, Kansas state lawmakers voted in favor of a bill to legalize mobile and retail sports betting.  Now, the bill is headed to Governor Laura Kelly’s desk for signature.  Gov. Kelly…

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NCAA Allows Data Distribution Deals to Sportsbooks

April 29, 2022

NCAA Allows Data Distribution Deals to Sportsbooks

By: Jake Gray

The National College Athletic Association (“NCAA”) relaxed its long-established opposition to sports betting this Wednesday in a decision that will allow for the sale of data to sportsbooks. The decision comes in the same week that NCAA president Mark Emmert agreed to leave his role in the middle of his contract once a new president is named, a move which will allow the NCAA to…

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CFTC Withdraws Specialized Guidance On Cryptocurrency Derivatives

CFTC Withdraws Specialized Guidance On Cryptocurrency Derivatives
By: Jake Gray

Sweepstakes Issues Draw Focus at Next.io Summit

Sweepstakes Issues Draw Focus at Next.io Summit
By: Jordan Briggs

YouTube Fills Federal Policing Void on Gambling

YouTube Fills Federal Policing Void on Gambling
By: Sara Dalsheim

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