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The United Kingdom Institutes a Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Operators of Prize Draws
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November 26, 2025
The United Kingdom Institutes a Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Operators of Prize Draws
By: John Mikuta
The United Kingdom has published a Voluntary Code of Good Practice for operators of prize draws and competitions (“PDCs”).[1] The Code contains a wide range of key measures that operators are expected to implement to improve player safety and transparency. Because the Code is voluntary, operators are not legally bound to abide by it. However, dozens of operators and other relevant entities in the United Kingdom have already committed to implementing the Code’s guidelines. The PDC market in the United Kingdom is worth £1.3 billion annually, with 7.4 million adult participants and over 400 total operators. Despite the size of the market, the PDC industry in the United Kingdom, as in the United States, is subject to no formal regulation. …
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Following in Florida’s Footsteps: Hub-and-Spoke Sports Betting Could Be Coming to Wisconsin.
October 28, 2025
Following in Florida’s Footsteps: Hub-and-Spoke Sports Betting Could Be Coming to Wisconsin.
By: John Mikuta
Statewide online sports betting may soon be coming to Wisconsin. Last week, a bipartisan group of Wisconsin legislators introduced a bill, LRB-4723/1, which would legalize online sports betting in the state.[1] If the bill is enacted into law, Wisconsin would become the 32nd state to allow online sports betting statewide. Wisconsin has not yet enacted any statewide sports betting legislation. In fact, Wisconsin’s Constitution generally…
As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions
October 13, 2025
As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions
By: Sara Dalsheim
Every year at the biggest gaming conference in the world, G2E, there is one topic on everyone’s lips. In past years, these topics have been legalized online sports wagering, daily fantasy sports, legalized iGaming, expansions of legalized online gaming, social gaming, and sweepstakes casinos. This year it was no different; the topic being – prediction markets. With the growing popularity of exchanges such as Kalshi…
A Guide To Getting A Legal Online Gaming License
August 29, 2018
A Guide To Getting A Legal Online Gaming License
By: Ifrah Law
Now that states have the right to decide whether to allow sports betting within their borders, the floodgates have opened: numerous states are passing bills so that this form of entertainment can start generating revenue within their borders. Because many consumers will want to engage in this kind of online gaming on their mobile devices, some forward-thinking jurisdictions have specifically included mobile sports betting in…
Why We Won’t See A Federal Sports Betting Bill Soon
July 30, 2018
Why We Won’t See A Federal Sports Betting Bill Soon
By: Ifrah Law
Following the Supreme Court decision to overturn The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in Murphy v. NCAA, in June Delaware became the first state to take advantage of the new ruling. Delaware governor John Carney placed the state’s first legal single-game bet: $10 on the Philadelphia Phillies in their game against the Chicago Cubs, and within 24 hours, Delaware drew more than $322,000…
Industry Experts Agree: Online and Mobile Wagering is Critical to the Success of Sports Betting
July 25, 2018
Industry Experts Agree: Online and Mobile Wagering is Critical to the Success of Sports Betting
By: Ifrah Law
The recent University of Nevada Las Vegas Institute on Gaming Regulation’s Understanding Sports Betting seminar included presentations by professors from UNLV, practicing attorneys in the field, sports book operators, and regulators from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, who provided a wide range of viewpoints on the ins-and-outs of sports betting regulation. The one topic on which all presenters and attendees agreed was the importance of…
Effective Sports Betting Regulation Must Cover Mobile and Online Betting, Too.
June 4, 2018
Effective Sports Betting Regulation Must Cover Mobile and Online Betting, Too.
By: George Calhoun
On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”), clearing the way for states to legalize sports gambling. In its wake, many states are now rushing to do just that. Currently fourteen states have legislation pending that would authorize some degree of sports wagering. An additional five states already have passed laws (New Jersey, West Virginia, Pennsylvania,…
Ifrah Law Article on SCOTUS Sports Betting Decision in George Washington Law Review
May 30, 2018
Ifrah Law Article on SCOTUS Sports Betting Decision in George Washington Law Review
By: Jeff Ifrah
In their recent article published in the George Washington Law Review, firm founder Jeff Ifrah and associate David Yellin describe the three immediate effects of the groundbreaking Supreme Court decision in Murphy v. NCAA: “this ruling immediately legalizes sports betting in New Jersey, opens up a logjam that states, casinos, and foreign sportsbooks have been hoping to break for years, and will likely lead to a…
