Horses, Casinos, and Prediction Markets – Old & New in Saratoga Springs

Horses, Casinos, and Prediction Markets – Old & New in Saratoga Springs

August 22, 2025

Horses, Casinos, and Prediction Markets – Old & New in Saratoga Springs

By: Michelle Cohen

Last week, I moderated a panel on the sizzling topic of prediction markets at the annual Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga. This conference brings together legislators, regulators, and industry professionals from a wide range of organizations in the gaming ecosphere – from horse trainers, to representatives of game suppliers and sports betting companies. It is a conference where the “old” (horse racing) and the “new” (i-Gaming and other online operations such as skill games and sweepstakes) converge. So what’s new in the “traditional” world of horse racing?  Panelists shared insights into the challenges faced at our nation’s horse tracks, including staffing the tracks in light of changes in immigration policies. One panel focused on off-track betting as a possible…

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Gambling Industry Takes on Addiction Prevention

July 28, 2025

Gambling Industry Takes on Addiction Prevention

By: Jordan Briggs

Last week, the National Council on Problem Gambling hosted advocates, regulators, counselors, and other industry participants in Columbus, Ohio for the National Conference on Gambling Addiction & Responsible Gambling 2025. With such a broad range of attendees, the conference offered many unique sessions geared towards different industry groups, including wellness sessions and recovery meetings alongside the overviews of ongoing, broad research and the operator-specific talks…

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FAIR Treatment of Lost Bets

July 25, 2025

FAIR Treatment of Lost Bets

By: Avner Kronisch

Introduction On July 7, 2025, Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced H.R. 4304, the Fair Accounting for Income Realized from Betting Earnings Taxation Act, commonly known as the FAIR Bet Act.[1] Two days later, Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV),  Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Senate companion bill, S. 2230, titled Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique…

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Maryland’s Diversity Plan Requirement for Sports Betting Licensees

September 2, 2022

Maryland’s Diversity Plan Requirement for Sports Betting Licensees

By: Sara Dalsheim

The road to the launch of legalized sports betting in Maryland has been long and winding. From the start Maryland has been keen on developing requirements for diversity inclusion in its sports betting operations. Today, the State looks to finalize a positive step in that direction by holding a vote to approve a new “Diversity Plan Requirement”. Put simply, the Plan instructs sports betting licensees…

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States Rush to Protect Consumers From Cyber Threats as Gaming Legislation Moves Across All States

August 25, 2022

States Rush to Protect Consumers From Cyber Threats as Gaming Legislation Moves Across All States

By: Jake Gray

In the four years since the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports betting, more than 36 states and the District of Columbia have launched legal sports betting markets, with more than half of legalized states offering online and mobile options. [1] In most markets that offer online and mobile sports betting, the offerings are responsible for more than 70% of the total…

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Next Steps Toward Legalized Online and Retail Sports Betting in Massachusetts

August 1, 2022

Next Steps Toward Legalized Online and Retail Sports Betting in Massachusetts

By: Sara Dalsheim

The road to legalized sports betting in Massachusetts has been slow and lengthy, the lawmakers have spent five sessions on the question of sports betting legalization.  Today, the Massachusetts state House and Senate reached an agreement on a bill that would legalize online and retail sports betting on professional and some collegiate contests (H 5164).  Sports betting on Massachusetts colleges and universities will only be…

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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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Horses, Casinos, and Prediction Markets – Old & New in Saratoga Springs

Horses, Casinos, and Prediction Markets – Old & New in Saratoga Springs
By: Michelle Cohen

Gambling Industry Takes on Addiction Prevention

Gambling Industry Takes on Addiction Prevention
By: Jordan Briggs

FAIR Treatment of Lost Bets

FAIR Treatment of Lost Bets
By: Avner Kronisch

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