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Jeff Ifrah Quoted in Legal Sports Report on Mississippi Tribal Casinos Entering Sports Betting Market
The Mississippi sports betting market will include tribal casinos in addition to the bigger corporate players. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians recently approved changes to its gaming commission regulations that will allow sports betting, according to a report from WTOK. Passed unanimously at a special tribal council meeting, the amendments also make room for horse racing. Pearl River Resort and Bok Homa Casino will offer sports… Read More
Baltimore Sun Features Article by Jeff Ifrah on Mobile Sports Betting
Jeff Ifrah’s article “Betting on sports – from our phones” is featured in today’s Baltimore Sun. The article discusses sports betting in a post-PASPA world and the need for common sense legislation around mobile betting. Jeff explains: Online mobile gaming is the present and future of the wagering industry. In Las Vegas, more than 60… Read More
Jeff Ifrah to Present on Skins, Loot Boxes and ESports at Inaugural ESports Bar Association Conference in Los Angeles
On June 11, Jeff Ifrah will join other leaders in the iGaming industry at the first annual ESports Bar Association Conference, held at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, CA. Jeff will be presenting on the topic of “Skins, loot boxes, and esports betting after PASPA”; he will be speaking on a panel moderated by Brett… Read More
Michelle Cohen Quoted in Law360 on how Deregulation of Net Neutrality Could Boost Online Sports Betting
Law360 (June 5, 2018, 8:28 PM EDT) — As the Federal Communications Commission moves forward with its net neutrality rule deregulation, states are ramping up their sports betting offerings in the wake of a favorable Supreme Court decision. The timing of this convergence is coincidental, but some experts speculate it could contribute to a boom in online… Read More
Ifrah Law Highlighted as Counsel to “This Summer’s Hottest WSOP Patch: Cryptocurrency Site”
If you’re headed to Las Vegas this summer, you might be lucky enough to catch Phil Ivey playing a few hands of poker. Or unlucky enough to be playing against him. The ten-time bracelet winner is arguably the best poker player in the world, and he’s returning to the World Series of Poker after a year away. Ivey hasn’t cashed in a WSOP… Read More
The George Washington Law Review Features Response from Jeff Ifrah and David Yellin to SCOTUS Sports Betting Case; Murphy v. NCAA
In a recent 6–3 ruling in Murphy v. NCAA, the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (“PASPA”), ending the federal ban on sports betting and opening the door for states to begin legalizing sports gambling. This ruling immediately legalizes sports betting in New Jersey, opens up a logjam that states, casinos,… Read More
Rachel Hirsch Provides Insight on Supreme Court Ruling in Murphy v NCAA in EGR North America
In one of the most anticipated rulings to be issued by the Supreme Court this term, the highest court in the United States issued a decision on Monday overturning the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was a legal battle originally waged by America’s major sports leagues in an effort… Read More
Jeff Ifrah Quoted in Boston Globe on Supreme Court Ruling on PASPA and Sports Betting
The US Supreme Court on Monday overturned a federal ban on sports betting, setting the stage for a potentially dramatic expansion of gambling in Massachusetts and across the country that could generate hundreds of millions of dollars a year in new revenue. The court overturned a 1992 federal law under which betting on baseball, basketball,… Read More
Supreme Court Decision on Sports Betting Will Be An Economic Game Changer for the States
(May 14, Washington, DC) Today the gaming industry applauded the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Murphy (formerly Christie) v. NCCA holding that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) is unconstitutional. “The Supreme Court’s decision is a jackpot for not just sports betting but the entire gaming industry in general,” said Jeff Ifrah, founding partner of Ifrah Law and… Read More
James Trusty Appears in “Rosenstein Under Fire” by CNN
Jim Trusty, a partner at Ifrah Law and former Chief of the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime and Gang Division, made an appearance on CNN to discuss the situation regarding current U.S. DOJ Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Jim was previously an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Maryland working under Rosenstein. Mr. Trusty, leader of Ifrah Law’s White… Read More
