Jeff Ifrah Interviewed about Washington State’s Investigation into Video Game Loot Box Offerings
Washington State Senate addresses loot box question Washington state Senator Kevin Ranker is the latest official to seek clarity over the highly divisive use of loot boxes in video games. The Democrat and former San Juan County Commissioner has charged the State Gambling Commission with identifying whether or not the boxes constitute gambling. Along with…
Read MoreJames Trusty Quoted on Rod Rosenstein’s Role in the Russia Probe
Rod Rosenstein faces new scrutiny for approving surveillance of Trump associate Less than a year after leaving Maryland with a reputation for staying above the political fray, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein was thrust again into the maelstrom Monday after a report indicated he approved the continued surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser. The…
Read MoreJeff Ifrah Comments on the Legality and Likely Enforcement Response to New Single Match Fantasy Sports Offering
New fantasy sports game revives sports betting concerns A new daily fantasy sports game that lets users hone in on a single NFL playoff game has some gambling experts wondering if the contest inches the industry closer to the territory of sports betting that remains illegal in most of the United States. The “Showdown” variant…
Read MoreGeorge Calhoun and Ifrah Law Credited for SEC Dropping Investigation of Client YouStake
SEC DROPS YOUSTAKE INVESTIGATION, COUNTERING ACTION DISMISSED Counsel representing the online poker staking platform YouStake and the site’s founder, Frank DeGeorge, have dropped a lawsuit against the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the SEC’s dropping of a lengthy investigation into YouStake. At issue was whether the site might be in violation of…
Read MoreJeff Ifrah Quoted on Supreme Court Sports Betting Case, Christie v. NCAA
More than six years after New Jersey voters endorsed legal wagering on football, baseball and other sports events, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that could make sports betting – already a multi-billion-dollar illegal industry – legal in the state and elsewhere. The case scheduled to go before the court Monday will determine…
Read MoreMichelle Cohen Comments on Potential Immunity Exception for Online Companies if SESTA Passed in Congress
Concern has been raised by the US tech community about the possible repercussions of the proposed amendment to Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act 1996 (‘CDA 230’) which protects US companies from civil liability for user-generated content on their digital platforms, following the US Senate Commerce Committee’s approval of the latest version of…
Read MoreEmory University School of Law Announces James Trusty Joining Ifrah Law in Alumni Milestones
FORMER DOJ CHIEF TRUSTY 89L JOINS IFRAH LAW IN D.C. James Trusty 89L, former chief of the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Section, is now a partner at Ifrah Law, PLLC, in Washington, D.C. “After 28 years as a prosecutor, James Trusty brings extensive experience in complex, multi-district white collar litigation, especially in matters involving…
Read MoreIfrah Achieves Speedy Removal from OFAC List for International Payment Processor
Last year, without warning, filed charges, or arrests, prominent payment processor and Ifrah Law client PacNet was targeted by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which placed the company on the same list it uses to designate terrorist or organized crime entities like MS-13. An article in The American Lawyer, The Feds…
Read MoreDavid Yellin Calls Out Professional Leagues’ Legal Argument regarding PASPA and Sports Betting in Gambling Compliance
Sports Leagues Chided Over Supreme Court Brief Whether the federal sports-betting ban is overturned or upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court comes down to the simple question of whether Congress has the right to compel a state to ban wagering, according to gaming industry lawyers. In their 71-page brief filed Monday with the U.S. Supreme…
Read MoreIfrah Law Announces PacNet Officers Removed from OFAC List
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control removed PacNet’s CEO Rosanne Day, General Counsel Paul Davis, and Gerard A. Humphreys from its list of specially designated foreign nationals. OFAC has now acted to remove from its list of specially designated nationals all 12 employees and officers of PacNet who previously had been included…
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