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As Predicted, Prediction Markets Dominate G2E Discussions
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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…
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…
Fast-Paced, Multi-Pronged Partnership Deal Lets London Financial Giant Access U.S. iGaming Market
February 15, 2024
Fast-Paced, Multi-Pronged Partnership Deal Lets London Financial Giant Access U.S. iGaming Market
By: Jeff Ifrah
A global payment processor—#11 on CNBC’s 2022 Disruptor 50 list—sought out Ifrah Law for a pathway into payment processing for regulated sports betting operators in the U.S. iGaming market. Ifrah Law mapped a licensing and compliance strategy, kindled a partnership with one of America’s biggest sports brands, and orchestrated a seamless entry into the lucrative payment processing realm for leading companies in regulated sports betting….
Super Bowl LVIII’s Record-Breaking Number of Bettors Illustrates Benefits and Success of Legalization
February 7, 2024
Super Bowl LVIII’s Record-Breaking Number of Bettors Illustrates Benefits and Success of Legalization
By: Jake Gray
In the five or so years since the Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in Murphy v. NCAA, which gave way for state legislatures to legalize sports betting, more than 35 states have done so. Each successive year seems to be a record breaker for the sports betting industry as states continue to legalize and regulate the industry, offering a…
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…
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…
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…
