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The Election Betting Experiment: Will Congress Rebottle This Genie?

The Election Betting Experiment: Will Congress Rebottle This Genie?

January 8, 2025

The Election Betting Experiment: Will Congress Rebottle This Genie?

By: Jake Gray

Just this fall, Americans in all 50 states were able to put their money where they mouth was on the outcome of the 2024 Presidential Election—what many news outlets call, and even one platform itself has called, election betting. Betting, notably, is not legal in all 50 states. Before the Supreme Court’s ruling, sports betting was largely prohibited nationwide under PASPA, with only Nevada and a few other states grandfathered in to varying extents. While nearly 40 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized sports betting in the time since the Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) in Murphy v. NCAA (2018), election betting as it is currently implemented is not, strictly…

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Our Big Three Predictions for the Online Gaming Industry in 2025

January 6, 2025

Our Big Three Predictions for the Online Gaming Industry in 2025

By: Sara Dalsheim

In 2025, we will celebrate the seventh anniversary of the repeal of PASPA and the resulting increase in legalization and popularity of various offerings in the gaming industry – namely sports wagering and online casino gaming. We predict 2025 will bring the following to the industry: (1) further actions from state authorities to fight back against the illegal offshore market; (2) further clarifications from state…

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“The Devil Made Me Bet It” – the Third Circuit Considers Arguments in Bettor’s Case Against Casino

December 16, 2024

“The Devil Made Me Bet It” – the Third Circuit Considers Arguments in Bettor’s Case Against Casino

By: Abbey Block

Can a casino be held liable for encouraging its patrons to gamble, particularly when those patrons exhibit signs of problem gambling? That is the question the Third Circuit Court of Appeals was left to contemplate following oral arguments in the case of Antar v. The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, LLC et al., which took place last week.[1] The plaintiff in the case, Sam Antar,…

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North Carolina Welcomes Digital Marketing Affiliates

January 31, 2024

North Carolina Welcomes Digital Marketing Affiliates

By: Sara Dalsheim

In June 2023 the North Carolina legislature passed an act to legalize sports wagering and issue appropriate implementing regulations for the new regulated industry. In the fall of 2023, the Sports Betting Committee of the North Carolina Lottery Commission (“Commission”) issued their first package rules. Those rules included language that would have made it infeasible for marketing affiliates to enter into agreements and participate in…

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Cross-Border Acquisition Helps Canadian Firm Gain Traction in U.S. iGaming Markets

January 10, 2024

Cross-Border Acquisition Helps Canadian Firm Gain Traction in U.S. iGaming Markets

By: Jeff Ifrah

A Canada-based payment technology company successfully expanded into the lucrative, and highly regulated, U.S. iGaming market by working with Ifrah Law to plan and execute the $370 million acquisition of a U.S.-based iGaming payments-processing expert. Since its founding 2003, Canadian fintech company Nuvei Technologies has grown into a potent business accelerator for clients around the world. The company offers flexible, scalable payment processing solutions that…

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iGaming Company Takes on State Licensing Commission’s Rejection – Achieves Rare Victory

November 20, 2023

iGaming Company Takes on State Licensing Commission’s Rejection – Achieves Rare Victory

By: Jeff Ifrah

Ifrah Law’s litigation experience and broad knowledge of gaming licensing laws and procedures rescued a client from an unfair application denial, which would have frozen the company out of a major state’s market and tarnished the CEO’s reputation among licensing boards in other states. A successful iGaming company had nearly completed the rigorous registration process required to operate in one of the most populous states…

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Maryland Report Supports iGaming Expansion – Should More States Start to Consider Legalization?

November 17, 2023

Maryland Report Supports iGaming Expansion – Should More States Start to Consider Legalization?

By: Sara Dalsheim

In its effort to legalize online slot machines, table games, and poker (“iGaming”), the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency (“MLGCA”) hired the Innovation Group to create a wide-ranging report that would analyze the projected Maryland market, provide legislative and rule recommendations, and summarize both best practices and pitfalls to avoid in launching iGaming in Maryland (“Report”). The Report, released on November 15, 2023, reviewed…

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DraftKings Should Prevail in NFT-Securities Litigation

October 13, 2023

DraftKings Should Prevail in NFT-Securities Litigation

By: Jake Gray

In February 2022, we wrote about the extent to which NFTs could raise novel securities laws questions, invoking the case of Friel v. Dapper Labs and utility-based NFT offerings conjoined to ownership-based privileges associated with securities. A year later, in February 2023, a judge from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied Dapper Labs’s motion to dismiss, holding that the…

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The Election Betting Experiment: Will Congress Rebottle This Genie?

The Election Betting Experiment: Will Congress Rebottle This Genie?
By: Jake Gray

Our Big Three Predictions for the Online Gaming Industry in 2025

Our Big Three Predictions for the Online Gaming Industry in 2025
By: Sara Dalsheim

“The Devil Made Me Bet It” – the Third Circuit Considers Arguments in Bettor’s Case Against Casino

“The Devil Made Me Bet It” – the Third Circuit Considers Arguments in Bettor’s Case Against Casino
By: Abbey Block

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