The United Kingdom Institutes a Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Operators of Prize Draws

The United Kingdom Institutes a Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Operators of Prize Draws

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…

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As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions

October 13, 2025

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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…

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New Jersey Issues Bulletin Clarifying Licensure Standards for Internet Gaming

April 19, 2016

New Jersey Issues Bulletin Clarifying Licensure Standards for Internet Gaming

By: George Calhoun

Today, the New Jersey DGE issued a “Director’s Advisory Bulletin” clarifying how it would apply its suitability rules to gaming license applicants who conduct internet gaming in other jurisdictions.  If you offer a game that is illegal in any jurisdiction, the DGE will consider you unsuitable and bar you from the New Jersey market.  The new Bulletin clarified what New Jersey considers illegal:  If you…

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New York DFS: Sites Agree To Armistice, Not A Settlement

March 22, 2016

New York DFS: Sites Agree To Armistice, Not A Settlement

By: Ifrah Law

The New York Attorney General, FanDuel, and Draft Kings announced yesterday that a settlement had been reached in the litigation over the future of daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) in New York.  Effective immediately, FanDuel and DraftKings will discontinue operations in New York and pay out existing balances to New Yorkers.  This sounds like a major victory for the AG, and a surprising capitulation by the…

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Guitar Hero for Cash! New Jersey Issues Temporary Regulations for Skill-Based Gaming

February 25, 2016

Guitar Hero for Cash! New Jersey Issues Temporary Regulations for Skill-Based Gaming

By: Michelle Cohen

Just last month at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (“NCLGS”) winter meeting in Orlando, I discussed the strong interest in skill-based games by casino owners, regulators, legislators, and the public. In an effort to appeal to millennials, fill empty slot seats, and expand the demographic at Atlantic City casinos, New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (“DGE”) just announced new temporary regulations for “skill-based…

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ESPN’s ‘Outside the Lines’ Interviews Jeff Ifrah On The Future of Sports Betting in The U.S.

January 29, 2016

ESPN’s ‘Outside the Lines’ Interviews Jeff Ifrah On The Future of Sports Betting in The U.S.

By: Nicole Kardell

*Image from CalvinAyre.com Ifrah Law founding partner, Jeff Ifrah, weighed in on the battle over bets in a recent newscast for ESPN’s “Outside the Lines.” During the program, Jeff observed that major league sports are getting accustomed to the idea of legalized sports betting: “They are willing to recognize regulation; they’re willing to recognize the legality and it seems to indicate that they are willing to…

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“The Times They Are A Changin’” For New Jersey Gaming

January 26, 2016

“The Times They Are A Changin’” For New Jersey Gaming

By: Ifrah Law

As the saying goes, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” It’s no secret that Atlantic City has faced its share of troubles. Gaming statewide continues to face transition, but after the dust settles, gaming in New Jersey, and even in struggling Atlantic City, should emerge stronger than ever. Following is the state of gaming in New Jersey as we enter 2016. Sports Betting En…

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The United Kingdom Institutes a Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Operators of Prize Draws

The United Kingdom Institutes a Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Operators of Prize Draws
By: John Mikuta

Following in Florida’s Footsteps: Hub-and-Spoke Sports Betting Could Be Coming to Wisconsin.

Following in Florida’s Footsteps: Hub-and-Spoke Sports Betting Could Be Coming to Wisconsin.
By: John Mikuta

As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions

As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions
By: Sara Dalsheim

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