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Prediction Markets at a Crossroads: Licensing, Compliance, and Future(s)
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October 20, 2026
Prediction Markets at a Crossroads: Licensing, Compliance, and Future(s)
By: Kyra Pulliam
Last week I had the honor of attending the inaugural PREDICT Conference hosted by DealFlow Events in New York City. This event should not be confused with the NEXTPredict Summit, taking place October 22-23, or Predict 2026, scheduled for December 7-9, both of which will also be held in New York. If the growing number of prediction market conferences borders on excessive, it is easy to understand why: Prediction markets are the current hot topic as a novel industry with the potential to generate revenues rivaling, if not exceeding, traditional i-gaming products. Of course, that potential all depends on which way the legal winds blow. Much of the current discourse focuses on whether the Supreme Court will grant certiorari in…
Problem Gaming or Problem Industry Players?
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…
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…
Ohio Sports Betting Advertising and Marketing Affiliate Guidance
February 1, 2022
Ohio Sports Betting Advertising and Marketing Affiliate Guidance
By: Sara Dalsheim
On January 31, 2022, Ohio Casino Control Commission (“Commission”) released its third batch of draft rules for legal sports wagering. So far, none of the Commission’s batches of rules have discussed requirements for marketing affiliates. Although, the Commission also released on January 31, 2022, a Sports Gaming FAQs page on their website[1], which dedicates an entire section to “Advertising, Marketing and User Recruitment”. The last…
Maryland Sports Betting Bill Moving Ahead, Includes Preferences for Minority Owned Operators
January 28, 2022
Maryland Sports Betting Bill Moving Ahead, Includes Preferences for Minority Owned Operators
By: Ifrah Law
Sports betting is now legal in Maryland. As part of the 2020 election, Maryland voters approved a Constitutional amendment to allow sports betting. The Maryland legislature is now racing to legalize and regulate sports gambling in the state. On February 2nd, 2021, the Maryland House of Delegates released a sports betting bill that would create a new Sports Wagering Application Commission to evaluate both online…
D.C. Becomes First Place in U.S. to Legalize Online Poker
January 28, 2022
D.C. Becomes First Place in U.S. to Legalize Online Poker
By: Ifrah Law
April 7, 2011 saw a historic moment in igaming as the District of Columbia became the first American jurisdiction to enact a law that allows online poker wagering. The amendment, called the “Lottery Modernization Act of 2010” for the year it was introduced, is part of a larger budget bill passed by the D.C. Council in December 2010 and enacted after passing through Congress unblocked….
Now That Sports Betting Is Legal, Here’s How You Get Paid
January 28, 2022
Now That Sports Betting Is Legal, Here’s How You Get Paid
By: Ifrah Law
Congratulations, you won a sports bet! What happens now? In the five states where sports betting is now legal, any qualifying individual who places and wins a sports bet can exchange their winning ticket for payment. That means any individual who can prove they are over 21 through an in-person check or the latest digital identity verification technology could soon be a winner. But just…
iDEA Growth Members Correctly Optimistic about 2022 in iGaming and Sports Betting Legalization
January 21, 2022
iDEA Growth Members Correctly Optimistic about 2022 in iGaming and Sports Betting Legalization
By: Ifrah Law
In a survey published this week by iDEA Growth, a national trade association for the online sports betting and iGaming industry, over 63 percent of those surveyed believe that between three and five states will legalize sports betting in 2022, with most naming Ohio, Massachusetts, and Kansas as the three states most likely to do so. Industry members also believed that Indiana was the most…
