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YouTube Fills Federal Policing Void on Gambling
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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 industry has started reaching out to others that can help. Companies like Google have answered the call. Google owns YouTube, which already has baseline gambling content restrictions in place. Under YouTube’s current rules, content may only direct viewers to gambling platforms that have been certified by Google.[1] A Google certification requires proof that the platform…
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Seismic Shift on Lottery Courier Services in Texas
February 25, 2025
Seismic Shift on Lottery Courier Services in Texas
By: Jeffrey Hamlin
On Monday, February 24, the Texas Lottery Commission’s Executive Director, Ryan Mindell, announced that the Commission was exercising its discretionary authority under the State Lottery Act to keep the Texas Lottery honest, secure, and fair “by prohibiting lottery ticket courier services,” effective immediately. The Commission plans to give effect to the prohibition through administrative adjudication and notice-and-comment rulemaking. Mindell conveyed the news in a Policy…
The Gambling Industry’s Regulatory Lessons for Cryptocurrency
February 24, 2025
The Gambling Industry’s Regulatory Lessons for Cryptocurrency
By: Sara Dalsheim
While most of American population has mixed feelings on the results of the 2024 election; the cryptocurrency (“crypto”) industry does not. Crypto companies made up one-third of all direct corporate contributions to political action committees, and it resulted in 85% of all winning congressional candidates being supporters of the crypto industry. So, what does the win mean? Likely, a clear regulatory authority and rules over…
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…
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…
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…
Legalized Online and Retail Sports Betting on its Way to Maine
April 26, 2022
Legalized Online and Retail Sports Betting on its Way to Maine
By: Sara Dalsheim
This week, Maine’s state House and Senate both approved a bill that would legalize online and retail sports betting. The legislation provides the state’s four federally recognized Indian tribes with a monopoly on mobile sports betting rights. The state’s two casinos, the Oxford Casino and the Hollywood Casino and Raceway in Bangor have the ability, under the legislation, to offer an in-person sportsbook. The bill…
Pennsylvania Finally Drops Under 5% Shareholder Licensee Registration Requirement
April 25, 2022
Pennsylvania Finally Drops Under 5% Shareholder Licensee Registration Requirement
By: Steven Eichorn
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Board) issued a letter to enact a policy change to raise the ownership interest threshold from one percent to five percent for ownership interests held in privately-owned entities. This immediately impacts the licensing requirements of “principal” applications in Pennsylvania and is effective for both existing licensees (or pending applications) and to future applicants. Who Does This Apply To? Further, it…
