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Gambling Industry Takes on Addiction Prevention

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 on emerging customer service tools. I was fortunate enough to attend the conference, where I heard moving first-hand accounts and summaries of large-scale research across the country, both of which can be used to inform best practice recommendations in the gaming industry. Responsible Gaming is Not Only for Problem Gamblers Speakers and panelists often first…

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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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Reviving the Statute of Anne: Should Lawyers Mine Centuries-Old Statutes for Profit?

June 16, 2025

Reviving the Statute of Anne: Should Lawyers Mine Centuries-Old Statutes for Profit?

By: Robert Ward

For most of American history, state governments strictly prohibited nearly every form of gambling. In the last 100 years, however, many states have loosened gambling prohibitions in favor of a legal, regulated gambling industry. Still, remnants of strict, anti-gambling attitudes remain on the books in many states in the form of “loss recovery acts.” These centuries-old statutes allow a losing gambler to sue the winner…

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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…

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Apparently, the Wizard of Oz Notwithstanding, Kansas Frowns upon Fantasy

August 28, 2014

Apparently, the Wizard of Oz Notwithstanding, Kansas Frowns upon Fantasy

By: Ifrah Law

Last week, the Kansas Gaming & Racing Commission (“KGRC”) updated the “Frequently Asked Questions” on its website to reflect its position that fantasy sports leagues violate Kansas law against gambling.  Under Kansas law, a “bet” is defined as “a bargain in which the parties agree that, dependent upon chance, one stands to win or lose something of value specified in the agreement,” K.S.A. 21-6403(a), and…

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Gov. Christie Vetoes Latest Sports Betting Bill

August 11, 2014

Gov. Christie Vetoes Latest Sports Betting Bill

By: Ifrah Law

On Friday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed a bill that marked the latest effort to bring legal sports betting to the state’s casinos and racetracks marking another temporary setback, though the efforts may not be over.  The Governor stated in his veto message that the Third Circuit’s opinion from earlier this year striking down New Jersey’s first attempt to legalize sports betting “may not…

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Kentucky Becomes Latest State to Move Toward Online Lottery Ticket Sales

July 31, 2014

Kentucky Becomes Latest State to Move Toward Online Lottery Ticket Sales

By: Ifrah Law

  Earlier this month, the Kentucky Lottery Corporation (“KLC”) presented state lawmakers with a timeline for the launching of an online lottery ticket sales platform by the middle of 2015.  The KLC’s plan is to launch multi-state drawing games such as Powerball first and then launch other lottery products in the following months.  Online lottery ticket sales represent an untapped market for state lotteries that…

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Atlantic City Needed to Go Online Years Ago

July 23, 2014

Atlantic City Needed to Go Online Years Ago

By: Jeff Ifrah

Photo Credit: Meinzahn Three more casinos are set to close in Atlantic City. Unions, politicians and lobbyists are pointing fingers. One thing is for certain, newly introduced online gaming legislation is not to blame. If experts had been paying attention to the trends, they would have introduced regulated online gaming into New Jersey years ago. New Jersey voters approved a measure to legalize casinos in…

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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

Reviving the Statute of Anne: Should Lawyers Mine Centuries-Old Statutes for Profit?

Reviving the Statute of Anne: Should Lawyers Mine Centuries-Old Statutes for Profit?
By: Robert Ward

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