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Missouri Votes for Legalized Online and Retail Sports Betting

Missouri Votes for Legalized Online and Retail Sports Betting

November 6, 2024

Missouri Votes for Legalized Online and Retail Sports Betting

By: Sara Dalsheim

Yesterday, the citizens of Missouri voted in favor of Amendment 2 to legalize online and retail sports betting by a small margin of under 7,500 votes.  Missouri is now set to be the 39th state to legalize sports betting. Under the amendment, the retail and online sports wagering rights were granted to Missouri casinos and professional sports teams, each with the right to have one retail and one online license. The amendment also permits the state to offer two online sports betting licenses without a link to a Missouri casino or professional sports team. Individuals physically located within Missouri who are at least 21 years old will be able to place sports bets. The approved amendment provides that sports betting…

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A Modest Proposal to Reduce AI Liability: Add Warnings

November 4, 2024

A Modest Proposal to Reduce AI Liability: Add Warnings

By: Abbey Block

CONTENT WARNING:  This blog includes discussion of suicide.[1] Imaginary friends are a common staple of childhood. Indeed, many children invoke the companionship of imaginary friends – relying on their creativity and imagination for entertainment and friendship. However, nowadays, young people no longer need to rely solely on their own creativity to conjure up a fictional companion. Rather, generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) programs such as Character.AI…

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CFTC “Special Rule” Interpretation Led to an October Surprise

October 23, 2024

CFTC “Special Rule” Interpretation Led to an October Surprise

By: Robert Ward

On October 2, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision that permitted KalshiEx LLC (“Kalshi”) to legally offer election contracts, which allow buyers to put down money based on their predictions as to party control of Congress and presidential election results.[1]  This decision, and the district court decision that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) sought to stay,…

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New Hampshire Federal Court Finds Wire Act Is Limited to Gambling on Sporting Events

June 4, 2019

New Hampshire Federal Court Finds Wire Act Is Limited to Gambling on Sporting Events

By: Ifrah Law

On June 3, 2019, Judge Paul Barbadoro of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire issued a 60-page opinion holding that the Wire Act is limited to sports gambling.  Judge Barbadoro’s opinion resolved litigation between the New Hampshire Lottery Commission, its service provider (NeoPollard), and the Department of Justice (DOJ), over a 2018 opinion by the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel…

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Coming to a Theater (Device) Near You: Legalized Sports Betting and Enhanced Player Data Team Up to Save Professional Sports

May 10, 2019

Coming to a Theater (Device) Near You: Legalized Sports Betting and Enhanced Player Data Team Up to Save Professional Sports

By: Nicole Kardell

Professional sports as an industry has a money problem. Game attendance across sports has been on the decline in recent years. Viewership has been on a downward trajectory as has traditional advertising. But two superheroes have appeared on the horizon to help turn things around. And if they team up, Avengers-style, they could benefit all stakeholders in the sports industry: from leagues to teams to…

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DOJ High-Wire Act

April 29, 2019

DOJ High-Wire Act

By: James Trusty

Heavyweight parties are slugging it out in a lawsuit in the Granite State, and Ifrah Law is taking a lead role in protecting the interests of America’s rapidly growing online gaming industry.  The New Hampshire civil case comes on the heels of the Department of Justice (DOJ) releasing an interpretation of the federal Wire Act that threatens to bring within its scope all gambling activity,…

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Update on 1/14/19 OLC Wire Act Opinion – All Eyes on New Hampshire

April 9, 2019

Update on 1/14/19 OLC Wire Act Opinion – All Eyes on New Hampshire

By: Jeff Ifrah

(This post was originally published on 1/15/2019 and updated on 4/8/2019) On Jan. 14, 2019, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion reversing its 2011 position on the Wire Act and sports betting, contradicting not just itself but decisions by at least two District Courts and dicta by the U.S. Supreme Court by maintaining that the Wire Act prohibits all interstate…

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How to Ensure Your Media Affiliate Follows Pennsylvania Gaming Law

March 28, 2019

How to Ensure Your Media Affiliate Follows Pennsylvania Gaming Law

By: Steven Eichorn

As discussed in an earlier blog post, New Jersey’s licensing requirements for affiliate marketers impose significantly different structures depending on the revenue model. If the affiliate marketer only plans to work with casinos in a flat fee model (e.g. CPA or other form of pre-determined compensation), then they must register as a vendor. The vendor registration process is quite straightforward, but it does limit the…

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Missouri Votes for Legalized Online and Retail Sports Betting

Missouri Votes for Legalized Online and Retail Sports Betting
By: Sara Dalsheim

A Modest Proposal to Reduce AI Liability: Add Warnings

A Modest Proposal to Reduce AI Liability: Add Warnings
By: Abbey Block

CFTC “Special Rule” Interpretation Led to an October Surprise

CFTC “Special Rule” Interpretation Led to an October Surprise
By: Robert Ward

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