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The United Kingdom Institutes a Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Operators of Prize Draws
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November 26, 2025
The United Kingdom Institutes a Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Operators of Prize Draws
By: John Mikuta
The United Kingdom has published a Voluntary Code of Good Practice for operators of prize draws and competitions (“PDCs”).[1] The Code contains a wide range of key measures that operators are expected to implement to improve player safety and transparency. Because the Code is voluntary, operators are not legally bound to abide by it. However, dozens of operators and other relevant entities in the United Kingdom have already committed to implementing the Code’s guidelines. The PDC market in the United Kingdom is worth £1.3 billion annually, with 7.4 million adult participants and over 400 total operators. Despite the size of the market, the PDC industry in the United Kingdom, as in the United States, is subject to no formal regulation. …
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Following in Florida’s Footsteps: Hub-and-Spoke Sports Betting Could Be Coming to Wisconsin.
October 28, 2025
Following in Florida’s Footsteps: Hub-and-Spoke Sports Betting Could Be Coming to Wisconsin.
By: John Mikuta
Statewide online sports betting may soon be coming to Wisconsin. Last week, a bipartisan group of Wisconsin legislators introduced a bill, LRB-4723/1, which would legalize online sports betting in the state.[1] If the bill is enacted into law, Wisconsin would become the 32nd state to allow online sports betting statewide. Wisconsin has not yet enacted any statewide sports betting legislation. In fact, Wisconsin’s Constitution generally…
As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions
October 13, 2025
As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions
By: Sara Dalsheim
Every year at the biggest gaming conference in the world, G2E, there is one topic on everyone’s lips. In past years, these topics have been legalized online sports wagering, daily fantasy sports, legalized iGaming, expansions of legalized online gaming, social gaming, and sweepstakes casinos. This year it was no different; the topic being – prediction markets. With the growing popularity of exchanges such as Kalshi…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
