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October 14, 2026
Problem Gaming or Problem Industry Players?
By: Michelle Cohen
Over the summer, I attended the National Council on Problem Gambling’s (“NCPG”) annual conference in Nashville. NCPG is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the harms associated with problem gambling. NCPG is a membership-supported organization whose members include major gaming companies, professional sports leagues, nonprofit organizations, and state government regulatory agencies. In Nashville, I learned from various stakeholders, including doctors, therapists, and individuals in recovery now acting as peer counselors. Several private businesses also presented new tools to help people set responsible limits and control their interactions with gaming sites. It seemed that industry players, regulators, and medical professionals were working diligently with NCPG to prevent and treat problem gambling. But then came … Kalshi.[1] Historically, the gaming…
Sara Dalsheim on Successful Licensing, Marketing and Regulatory Strategies for iGaming Clients
October 12, 2026
Sara Dalsheim on Successful Licensing, Marketing and Regulatory Strategies for iGaming Clients
By: Ifrah Law
For businesses competing in the rapidly evolving iGaming industry, it is a huge advantage to have a lawyer who knows the game and has an intense desire to win. Sara Dalsheim combines her life-long passion for sports with diverse experience in sports betting and iGaming law. She is adept at guiding clients through regulatory and licensing processes, negotiating agreements, and structuring business partnerships that seek…
Ifrah Law Secures Major Victory for iGaming Operators as Massachusetts Court Reinforces Arbitration Rights
October 8, 2026
Ifrah Law Secures Major Victory for iGaming Operators as Massachusetts Court Reinforces Arbitration Rights
By: John Mikuta
In a significant victory for iGaming operators, a Massachusetts trial court issued a sweeping decision reinforcing the enforceability of arbitration agreements against third-parties who seek to recover alleged gambling losses under Massachusetts law.[1] The ruling represents a major win for Ifrah Law’s iGaming clients and underscores Ifrah Law’s ability to navigate novel legal challenges, develop sophisticated strategies, and achieve meaningful results at a time when…
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…
State Securities Regulators Intervene In Virtual Casino NFT Sales
April 18, 2022
State Securities Regulators Intervene In Virtual Casino NFT Sales
By: Jake Gray
State regulators in three states took the first steps in regulating non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) as securities, issuing cease-and-desist orders against the online casino developer Sand Vegas Casino Club (“Sand Vegas”) and its co-founders for allegedly offering unregistered securities and violating various other securities-related regulations. As we have written, NFTs use smart contracts to offer holders novel functionality, like granting them access to certain services, events,…
