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Google Now Allows Daily Fantasy Sports Advertisements in Limited States
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July 18, 2024
Google Now Allows Daily Fantasy Sports Advertisements in Limited States
By: Jordan Briggs
On July 15, 2024, Google Ads updated its Gambling and games policy (the “Policy”)[1] to allow Daily Fantasy Sports (“DFS”) and lottery couriers to advertise in certain US states. Advertisers for DFS or lottery couriers must be licensed by at least one state and certified with Google prior to running these ads. Even after these steps, DFS advertisers may only advertise in seventeen states. The current version of the Policy does not make these requirements clear; contains conflicting information; and provides very broad, potentially confusing, definitions for different categories of gambling and games. These issues with the Policy are a good reminder to DFS operators and lottery couriers to take ownership of their legal responsibilities in each state in which…
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Six Ways to Delay a Supplier’s Licensure to Service Gaming Operators
July 5, 2024
Six Ways to Delay a Supplier’s Licensure to Service Gaming Operators
By: Jeffrey Hamlin
Ifrah Law specializes in matters related to sports betting and gaming, so it is no surprise that we have helped many businesses apply for and obtain the credentials they need to service the gaming industry. Because gambling is generally a matter of state law, entities that want to participate in that industry must go through the licensure process in every state in which they want…
Ontario Lottery Survives Legal Challenge by the Mohawk Council of the Kahnawà:ke
May 20, 2024
Ontario Lottery Survives Legal Challenge by the Mohawk Council of the Kahnawà:ke
By: Jeffrey Hamlin
The Ontario Superior Court handed a clean victory to Ontario’s internet gaming (“iGaming”) regulator and Attorney General last Monday, when it declared that Ontario’s regime for online gaming comports with Canada’s Constitution and Criminal Code. The much-anticipated decision disposed of a lawsuit that the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (the “Council”) filed in November 2022, alleging that (i) Canadian law prohibits lottery schemes (to include sports…
In Competing Proposals for New York Mobile Sports Betting, the Winner is Clear
April 2, 2021
In Competing Proposals for New York Mobile Sports Betting, the Winner is Clear
By: Ifrah Law
Today, New Yorkers who want to place a legal mobile sports wager need to drive to neighboring New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Otherwise, unless residents of the Big Apple and the rest of the state want to wager with an illegal offshore operator or local bookmaker, New Yorkers remain out of luck these days. However, the annual state budget negotiations have provided a window of opportunity…
NBA Gets Comfortable With NFTs
March 17, 2021
NBA Gets Comfortable With NFTs
By: Ifrah Law
When people think about LeBron James or Giannis Antetokounmpo, blockchain and digital tokens are probably not the first, tenth, or hundredth thing that comes to mind. But with the rise of NBA Top Shot—a non-fungible token (NFT) that exists on the blockchain, consisting of player video highlights officially licensed from the NBA—that may be changing. What is an NFT? The creator of Top Shot, Dapper…
Corruption of NCAA Sports Will Not Fly Under the Radar
February 28, 2021
Corruption of NCAA Sports Will Not Fly Under the Radar
By: James Trusty
With the increasing popularity of sports betting across the country comes the ever-present concern that big money brings big temptation, and that concern is most acutely fixated on the NCAA sports scene. Gamblers and non-gamblers alike do not want to see their favorite collegiate contests infected with fixed results or point shaving. But in an era where technology is exponentially spreading the availability of sports…
Google Play Gives Online Gaming Another Boost
January 31, 2021
Google Play Gives Online Gaming Another Boost
By: Nicole Kardell
We have seen commercial winners and losers in the COVID era. Online gaming has been a clear winner, with record participation during shelter-in-place times. It just received another boost thanks to a policy change at Google: Google Play recently announced it will allow gambling apps in the Google Play store starting March 1. This is a first for U.S.-based gamers who will now be able to…
Retail Sports Betting Outside Casinos Taking Off in DC, but Restricted Almost Everywhere Else
November 5, 2020
Retail Sports Betting Outside Casinos Taking Off in DC, but Restricted Almost Everywhere Else
By: Ifrah Law
Washington, D.C.’s sports betting revenue numbers in September were impressive. William Hill in particular, with its kiosks at Capital One Arena, claimed its title as the area’s market leader, taking in over $9 million more in betting handle and over 100% more in sports betting revenue. What would it look like if kiosks could generate that same level of excitement at concert venues, restaurants, bars, and even office…
