As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions

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 and Polymarket, along with the recent $2 billion investment in Polymarket, everyone the Ifrah Law team encountered was concerned with and curious about this potential new gaming-related vertical. Some in the industry, including leaders (i.e., the AGA) and regulators, expressed annoyance and frustration by the new entrant – claiming it was illegal and reckless. Others…

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Practice, Study Hall and Sports Betting? NCAA Set to Allow College Athletes to Bet on Professional Sports

October 10, 2025

Practice, Study Hall and Sports Betting? NCAA Set to Allow College Athletes to Bet on Professional Sports

By: Michelle Cohen

First came the name, image, and likeness deals, and now…sports betting.  Following a trend of eliminating certain restrictions on collegiate student-athletes, the NCAA’s Division I Administrative Committee just approved a proposal that removes the ban on student-athletes and athletic department staff engaging in sports betting on professional sports. Division II and Division III officials must also adopt the proposal before it can become effective. Assuming…

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R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y! Find out what it means in New Jersey

September 22, 2025

R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y! Find out what it means in New Jersey

By: Sara Dalsheim

Last week New Jersey published and proposed new Internet and Mobile Gaming Responsible Gaming regulations (57 New Jersey Register 2230(a)). The proposed regulations create new standards and definitions relating to responsible gaming. The regulations are available for public comment until November 14, 2025. During the iDEA Growth panel discussion on “Proactive Player Protection: Making Responsible Gaming the New Normal” on September 16th New Jersey Department…

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Protection or Censorship? – New Child Protection Law Sparks First Amendment Debate

July 31, 2024

Protection or Censorship? – New Child Protection Law Sparks First Amendment Debate

By: Abbey Block

As this congressional session draws to a close, legislators are debating a new bill aimed at protecting kids and teens from the dangers of the Internet and social media. If enacted, the bill known as the Kids’ Online Safety Act (“KOSA”), would impose a “duty of care” on online platforms, requiring them to take affirmative steps to mitigate harm to their users who are under…

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Google Now Allows Daily Fantasy Sports Advertisements in Limited States

July 18, 2024

Google Now Allows Daily Fantasy Sports Advertisements in Limited States

By: Jordan Briggs

On July 15, 2024, Google Ads updated its Gambling and games policy (the “Policy”)[1] to allow Daily Fantasy Sports (“DFS”) and lottery couriers to advertise in certain US states. Advertisers for DFS or lottery couriers must be licensed by at least one state and certified with Google prior to running these ads. Even after these steps, DFS advertisers may only advertise in seventeen states. The…

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Six Ways to Delay a Supplier’s Licensure to Service Gaming Operators

July 5, 2024

Six Ways to Delay a Supplier’s Licensure to Service Gaming Operators

By: Jeffrey Hamlin

Ifrah Law specializes in matters related to sports betting and gaming, so it is no surprise that we have helped many businesses apply for and obtain the credentials they need to service the gaming industry. Because gambling is generally a matter of state law, entities that want to participate in that industry must go through the licensure process in every state in which they want…

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Ontario Lottery Survives Legal Challenge by the Mohawk Council of the Kahnawà:ke

May 20, 2024

Ontario Lottery Survives Legal Challenge by the Mohawk Council of the Kahnawà:ke

By: Jeffrey Hamlin

The Ontario Superior Court handed a clean victory to Ontario’s internet gaming (“iGaming”) regulator and Attorney General last Monday, when it declared that Ontario’s regime for online gaming comports with Canada’s Constitution and Criminal Code. The much-anticipated decision disposed of a lawsuit that the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (the “Council”) filed in November 2022, alleging that (i) Canadian law prohibits lottery schemes (to include sports…

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Sports Betting Advertisement Numbers Actually Decreasing

May 2, 2024

Sports Betting Advertisement Numbers Actually Decreasing

By: Jordan Briggs

Legal online sportsbetting, is still relatively new in America.[1] Over the last six years, as more states have legalized online sportsbetting, Americans have noticed more and more ads, leaving some feeling inundated with these ads.[2] But have Americans really seen more online sportsbetting ads, or have they only noticed more ads? Today, the American Gaming Association (“AGA”) published a summary of its research finding that…

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As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions

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

Practice, Study Hall and Sports Betting? NCAA Set to Allow College Athletes to Bet on Professional Sports

Practice, Study Hall and Sports Betting? NCAA Set to Allow College Athletes to Bet on Professional Sports
By: Michelle Cohen

R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y! Find out what it means in New Jersey

R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y! Find out what it means in New Jersey
By: Sara Dalsheim

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