Horses, Casinos, and Prediction Markets – Old & New in Saratoga Springs

Horses, Casinos, and Prediction Markets – Old & New in Saratoga Springs

August 22, 2025

Horses, Casinos, and Prediction Markets – Old & New in Saratoga Springs

By: Michelle Cohen

Last week, I moderated a panel on the sizzling topic of prediction markets at the annual Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga. This conference brings together legislators, regulators, and industry professionals from a wide range of organizations in the gaming ecosphere – from horse trainers, to representatives of game suppliers and sports betting companies. It is a conference where the “old” (horse racing) and the “new” (i-Gaming and other online operations such as skill games and sweepstakes) converge. So what’s new in the “traditional” world of horse racing?  Panelists shared insights into the challenges faced at our nation’s horse tracks, including staffing the tracks in light of changes in immigration policies. One panel focused on off-track betting as a possible…

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Gambling Industry Takes on Addiction Prevention

July 28, 2025

Gambling Industry Takes on Addiction Prevention

By: Jordan Briggs

Last week, the National Council on Problem Gambling hosted advocates, regulators, counselors, and other industry participants in Columbus, Ohio for the National Conference on Gambling Addiction & Responsible Gambling 2025. With such a broad range of attendees, the conference offered many unique sessions geared towards different industry groups, including wellness sessions and recovery meetings alongside the overviews of ongoing, broad research and the operator-specific talks…

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FAIR Treatment of Lost Bets

July 25, 2025

FAIR Treatment of Lost Bets

By: Avner Kronisch

Introduction On July 7, 2025, Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced H.R. 4304, the Fair Accounting for Income Realized from Betting Earnings Taxation Act, commonly known as the FAIR Bet Act.[1] Two days later, Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV),  Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Senate companion bill, S. 2230, titled Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique…

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An Epic Fail: Complaint Against Fortnite Creator Based On Facts As Stale As Fruitcake

March 5, 2019

An Epic Fail: Complaint Against Fortnite Creator Based On Facts As Stale As Fruitcake

By: Nicole Kardell

Parents can get angry when their kids spend too much time or money on video games. We get it. But going after a gaming company in retaliation is probably not the best response. And doing so without actually understanding the game can result in, well, a giant waste of time, or, in a recent example, an epic fail. Last week, an angry parent filed a…

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NASPL Responds to the DOJ Reversal of Opinion

February 5, 2019

NASPL Responds to the DOJ Reversal of Opinion

By: Ifrah Law

On February 4, 2019, the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (“NASPL”) issued a statement responding to the Department of Justice’s January 14, 2019, opinion regarding the Wire Act of 1961.  In its statement, the NASPL hints that the DOJ failed to consider the effects its latest Wire Act opinion would have on state lotteries. The NASPL is a non-profit trade association that…

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Lawmakers Pass Online Gambling Bill in Michigan: What this Means for The Great Lakes State

December 21, 2018

Lawmakers Pass Online Gambling Bill in Michigan: What this Means for The Great Lakes State

By: Ifrah Law

  The Michigan legislature has passed a trio of bills that would legalize and regulate online gaming.  If these bills are signed into law, Michigan’s three commercial casinos and 24 tribal casinos will soon offer players sports betting, online poker, and online casino games.  In addition, these bills will pave the way for sports betting in 2019.  With this triumvirate in place, Michigan is guaranteed…

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NBA Announces Deals to Provide Exclusive League Data to Sports Betting Operators

November 29, 2018

NBA Announces Deals to Provide Exclusive League Data to Sports Betting Operators

By: Ifrah Law

Once adamantly opposed to the idea of legal sports betting, professional sports leagues are now hurrying to play catch-up in order to profit from the burgeoning sports betting market. On Wednesday, the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) issued a release announcing its “first betting data partnerships in the U.S.” with sports data companies Sportradar and Genius Sports to distribute NBA sports betting data to United States…

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Ruling in Daniels v. FanDuel Highlights the Value of Sports Data and Contemporary Culture

October 29, 2018

Ruling in Daniels v. FanDuel Highlights the Value of Sports Data and Contemporary Culture

By: Nicole Kardell

More good news for sports betting operators exploring U.S. markets: the Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the “newsworthy value” of sports player stats. The ruling will make it harder for leagues and players to exercise control over (or to extract rents from) the distribution of player data. The case, Daniels v. FanDuel, was brought by several college athletes against DraftKings, Inc. and FanDuel, Inc. Plaintiff…

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Horses, Casinos, and Prediction Markets – Old & New in Saratoga Springs

Horses, Casinos, and Prediction Markets – Old & New in Saratoga Springs
By: Michelle Cohen

Gambling Industry Takes on Addiction Prevention

Gambling Industry Takes on Addiction Prevention
By: Jordan Briggs

FAIR Treatment of Lost Bets

FAIR Treatment of Lost Bets
By: Avner Kronisch

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