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October 14, 2024
SAFEly symbolic?
By: Sara Dalsheim
Last month two U.S. lawmakers, Rep. Paul Tonko D-N.Y. and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced the Supporting Affordability and Fairness with Every Bet Act (i.e., the SAFE Bet Act).[1] The Act sought to implement federal minimum standards for all sports betting operators throughout the United States. The lawmakers seemingly put forth the bill because of concerns that citizens are being subject to too many sports wagering related advertisements and promotions along with notions that everyone is becoming a problematic gambler. The bill also attempts to reverse the 2018 Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association decision of the Supreme Court; overturning the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) which made legal sports betting a states’ rights issue.[2] The bill…
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When Sports Bettors Win, So Does the IRS
October 7, 2024
When Sports Bettors Win, So Does the IRS
By: George Calhoun
Sports betting and adjacent industries have exploded in the United States. One area that continues to cause confusion is the taxation of these businesses – both for the companies and the individual players. For individual bettors, the IRS has clear rules on gambling income that predate the recent explosion of the sports betting industry. In short, the proceeds from a successful sports wager are taxable…
Illinois Expanding Regulations over Gaming Ads
October 2, 2024
Illinois Expanding Regulations over Gaming Ads
By: Jordan Briggs
The Illinois Gaming Board (“IGB”) adopted a new proposed uniform advertising regulation for sports wagering, casino gambling, and video gaming operators at its September meeting. Sports wagering is already subject to certain advertising and marketing restrictions, captured in “Rule 340.”[1] IGB proposed amendments to strengthen Rule 340 for sports wagering, and, for the first time, proposed to extend Rule 340 to casino gambling and video…
N.J. Files Brief Supporting Sports Betting Law in Key Gambling Litigation
April 30, 2013
N.J. Files Brief Supporting Sports Betting Law in Key Gambling Litigation
By: Ifrah Law
The state of New Jersey filed its opening brief on April 29 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, in a case that could ultimately decide the fate of sports betting in the United States. In February, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp struck down New Jersey’s new sports betting law, finding it invalid as conflicting with federal law. The federal law…
Va. Court Declines to Decide Status of Poker Under State’s Gambling Law
March 4, 2013
Va. Court Declines to Decide Status of Poker Under State’s Gambling Law
By: Ifrah Law
On February 28, 2013, the Virginia Supreme Court issued an opinion in which it declined to address the legality of playing poker in the state but left open the possibility for the issue to be decided in a future case. The full opinion in the case, Daniels v. Mobley, is available here. Charles Daniels, a former poker hall operator who operated charitable bingo halls in…
Federal Judge Strikes Down N.J. Sports Betting Statute as Conflicting With Federal Law
March 1, 2013
Federal Judge Strikes Down N.J. Sports Betting Statute as Conflicting With Federal Law
By: Ifrah Law
Last night, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp released an opinion in the widely watched New Jersey sports betting case, stating that New Jersey’s sports betting law is invalid as conflicting with federal law. Now, the future of sports betting in the United States will be decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The Professional and Amateur Sports Betting Act of…
Facebook Takes Steps to Expand Presence in Real Money Gaming
February 11, 2013
Facebook Takes Steps to Expand Presence in Real Money Gaming
By: Ifrah Law
Facebook is quickly expanding its real money gaming platform. Net Entertainments has signed a license agreement with Bonza Gaming, which is a joint venture between gaming publisher Plumbee and online gaming operator Sportingbet. Under the agreement Net Entertainment will offer a range of casino games to Bonza Gaming, which will create an app, Bonza Slots, that will be available on Facebook to users that want…
DOJ Brief Tries to Keep N.J. Sports Gaming Law Out of Bounds
February 3, 2013
DOJ Brief Tries to Keep N.J. Sports Gaming Law Out of Bounds
By: Ifrah Law
On Friday, February 1, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey defending the constitutionality of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA), the hotly contested federal law that prohibits sports betting in most states. New Jersey is seeking to have the court find this law unconstitutional. A win for…
