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Massachusetts Explores iGaming Legalization: Opportunities, Risks, and Next Steps
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June 26, 2026
Massachusetts Explores iGaming Legalization: Opportunities, Risks, and Next Steps
By: Katie Kovalsky
Massachusetts Explores iGaming Legalization: Opportunities, Risks, and Next Steps As states consider legalizing iGaming, legislatures must consider not only whether to legalize but also how the industry should be regulated. While legalization presents opportunities for increased tax revenue and consumer protections, it also raises concerns about responsible gaming, youth exposure, and enforcement against illegal operators. Massachusetts is one state currently evaluating this decision. A bill introduced by the Massachusetts legislature in August of last year sought to legalize iGaming statewide.[1] The bill— H4431—proposed empowering the Massachusetts Gaming Commission with licensing and overseeing the iGaming casinos throughout the state.[2] As of March of this year, Massachusetts lawmakers voted to send the bill to study, delaying any potential passage to at least…
Sunshine, Strategy, and Handshakes: Reflections on SBC Summit Americas 2026
June 23, 2026
Sunshine, Strategy, and Handshakes: Reflections on SBC Summit Americas 2026
By: Amanda Holi
There is something irreplaceable about the energy of a live industry event, and this year’s SBC Summit Americas in Fort Lauderdale delivered. From June 9–11, the Broward County Convention Center became the epicenter of the gaming, sports wagering, and iGaming worlds. While the South Florida sunshine was a welcome backdrop, the real heat was inside the convention center, where industry professionals gathered to discuss everything…
Lessons from the Restructuring of an Online Sports Betting Company
June 12, 2026
Lessons from the Restructuring of an Online Sports Betting Company
By: George Calhoun
The U.S. has seen numerous casino bankruptcies, including, most recently, Maverick Gaming in July 2025. What it has not seen, until now, is the bankruptcy of an online sportsbook. Previously, when companies exited a state, they cut deals with as many creditors as possible and just left the state (or the United States). Examples of this in recent years include Betfred, Betway, Unibet, and in…
Presentation Recap: Jackpot! How D.C. Can Successfully Introduce Legalized Sports Betting and Navigate the Changing Regulatory Landscape
January 13, 2020
Presentation Recap: Jackpot! How D.C. Can Successfully Introduce Legalized Sports Betting and Navigate the Changing Regulatory Landscape
By: Jeffrey Hamlin
On January 9th, the DC Bar Association hosted a presentation by Ifrah Law entitled Jackpot! How D.C. Can Successfully Introduce Legalized Sports Betting and Navigate the Regulatory Landscape. For an hour and forty-five minutes a four-person panel discussed the District of Columbia’s legalization and regulation of sports betting in the wake of Murphy v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n. Ifrah Law’s Founding Member and online-gaming expert…
Advancing the Ball, Take Two: Google Opens Online Gaming Advertising in Four States
December 16, 2019
Advancing the Ball, Take Two: Google Opens Online Gaming Advertising in Four States
By: Nicole Kardell
Google will revise its advertising policies to allow ads for online casinos in several states where online gaming is legal and regulated. Notice of the change is posted on Google’s support forum which states that the revision will happen this month: “In December 2019, Google will update the Gambling and games policy to allow state-licensed entities to promote online casinos in Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey,…
Michigan Sets the Stage for Legal Sports Betting
December 10, 2019
Michigan Sets the Stage for Legal Sports Betting
By: Ifrah Law
Michigan is looking to go into 2020 with the prospect of sports betting and online gaming looming large. The Great Lakes State’s legislators reached a breakthrough this week with Governor Whitmer on online gaming and sports betting. While a few issues remain to be ironed out, it appears that Michigan will enter the new year with the two new bills freshly inked. Michigan is in…
Why is Player Betting a Cardinal Sin?
December 2, 2019
Why is Player Betting a Cardinal Sin?
By: James Trusty
Arizona Cardinal cornerback Josh Shaw has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL for violating the league’s blanket prohibition against betting on all things NFL. Shaw, who will miss at least the full 2020 season, had been on injured reserve since late August and had not played a down this year. The silver lining for Shaw’s grey cloud is that he joins the ranks of Paul…
Legal Sports Betting Arrives in The Centennial State
November 7, 2019
Legal Sports Betting Arrives in The Centennial State
By: Ifrah Law
Yesterday, Colorado voters narrowly approved a sports betting referendum, establishing Colorado as a sports betting leader in the Mountain West. The referendum was a long time coming, with the bill allowing the referendum to go forward having been passed last May. Signed by Governor Polis on May 29, House Bill 1327 placed a referendum on November’s ballot that would legalize sports betting at three existing…
