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New Sports Betting Options as NFL Season Takes Off
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August 27, 2024
New Sports Betting Options as NFL Season Takes Off
By: Jake Gray
The 2024-2025 NFL season is fast approaching—kickoff is set for Thursday night, September 5th, between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs in which MVP quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes will duel it out for the fifth time. This is their first matchup since the Chiefs knocked the Ravens out of the playoffs in the AFC Championship Game for the chance to play in the Super Bowl, which the Chiefs won, making them back-to-back champions. With the anticipation of a new season and fervent bettors, sportsbook operators are rushing to provide new and novel features to keep their existing customers enticed and to attract new ones. Let’s take a look at some. BetMGM’s Single Digital Wallet Provides Nationwide Access…
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Too Late to Get Licensed for the 2024 NFL Season?
August 22, 2024
Too Late to Get Licensed for the 2024 NFL Season?
By: Sara Dalsheim
Each NFL season, as more states join the legalized sports betting market, there are record-breaking numbers in wagering related revenue. Along with the rise in the number of states and revenues, there are more vendors and suppliers eager to work with and offer their products/services to the sports wagering operators. However, what these vendors may not realize are the regulatory barriers at play in such…
Gambling, Sports Betting, and America’s Evolving View
August 21, 2024
Gambling, Sports Betting, and America’s Evolving View
By: Steven Eichorn
No less an authority than the Supreme Court has posited that “Americans have never been of one mind about gambling, and attitudes have swung back and forth.”[1] Shifting considerably over time, America’s views and social acceptance of gambling builds on a nearly 100-year trend towards the expansion of legalized gambling. By the end of the 19th century, American society viewed gambling as a moral failure…
The Current State of Online Lottery Sales and the Outlook for 2015
December 23, 2014
The Current State of Online Lottery Sales and the Outlook for 2015
By: Ifrah Law
As states continue to search for ways to generate additional revenue, several states have explored the possibility of selling lottery tickets online. Online lottery ticket sales represent an untapped market for state lotteries that could see rapid expansion in the next several years and it also looks to be a hot issue in several state legislatures for 2015. In 2011, an opinion issued by the Department of…
Google Play and the Slow Transition to Mobile for Real Money Gaming
November 18, 2014
Google Play and the Slow Transition to Mobile for Real Money Gaming
By: Ifrah Law
If the past 10 years have taught us anything it’s that the future is not just online, it’s on the go. For countless consumers, mobile and tablet devices are the preferred method of accessing online content. After a slow start, gaming developers have come around to prioritizing mobile platforms. All of this momentum has ground to a halt at the most unlikely of sources: app…
CalvinAyre.com Interviews Jeff Ifrah at G2E 2014 on NJ Sports Betting
October 15, 2014
CalvinAyre.com Interviews Jeff Ifrah at G2E 2014 on NJ Sports Betting
By: Ifrah Law
This year’s G2E Conference in Las Vegas was held at the Sands Expo & Convention Center from September 29th to October 2nd. This premier gaming event is the largest floor show in North America with over 450 vendors and exhibitors, and also features key presentations by leaders in the industry. Firm founder, Jeff Ifrah was in attendance at G2E 2014 as the Moderator for the session titled, “Bad Actors:…
The Push to Legalize NJ Sports Betting- Bloomberg Law Radio Interview with Jeff Ifrah
September 17, 2014
The Push to Legalize NJ Sports Betting- Bloomberg Law Radio Interview with Jeff Ifrah
By: Ifrah Law
Last week, the administration of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued a directive to the state’s casinos and racetracks allowing them to offer sports betting. The direction was surprising to many who believed that the governor had yielded to the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the state’s appeal on the federal sports betting ban. Recently, founding partner of Ifrah Law, Jeff Ifrah took the time to discuss the legal issues…
Rolling the Dice with Casino VIP Lists
September 2, 2014
Rolling the Dice with Casino VIP Lists
By: Michelle Cohen
In the competitive world of land-based casinos, high roller “VIP” players are courted with a host of special perks and privileges. A casino’s proprietary VIP customer list represents one of its most valuable assets, almost akin to the secret formula of Coca-Cola. This is why the Maryland Live! Casino filed suit in federal court in Maryland against Helena Wong. Ms. Wong is a former VIP…
