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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 More
Fox News Quotes James Trusty About What a Delay Really Means for the Flynn Sentencing
Mueller team seeks delay in Flynn sentencing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team has postponed the sentencing of former national security adviser Michael Flynn due to the “status” of the investigation, raising questions as to what the development means for the direction of the Russia probe. A one-page “Joint Status Report” filed Wednesday in federal court… Read More
James 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 More
Jeff 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 More
George 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 More
Jeff Ifrah Quoted on the Potential Broad Legal Implications of the Supreme Court’s Sports Gambling Ruling
With New Jersey sports betting case, Supreme Court could affect wide array of issues WASHINGTON — New Jersey is likely to get what it’s been seeking for years when the U.S. Supreme court rules in the next few months on the state’s fight to allow sports betting at casinos and racetracks, law professors and attorneys… Read More
Jessica Feil Quoted on SCOTUS Sports Betting Decision, Esports and Horse Racing at Annual Global Symposium on Racing
Sports Wagering a Hot Topic at Symposium Sports betting discussion at the Arizona symposium | RTIP By Dean Hoffman Get ready, horse racing, because sports wagering is coming your way. That was the consensus of speakers on the hottest panel discussion on the second day of the Global Symposium on Racing sponsored by the University of Arizona Race Track… Read More
NBC Quotes Jeff Ifrah on Supreme Court’s Hearing of Sports Betting Case
Supreme Court to decide if more states can legalize sports betting Nevada’s decades-long monopoly on legal sports betting could be broken by the U.S. Supreme Court, depending on the outcome of a case to be argued Monday. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is asking the justices to strike down a federal law that prevents the… Read More
Jeff 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 More
Michelle 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 More
