FAQ: Calvin Ridley exemplifies challenge of stopping players from betting Jeff Ifrah, a prominent gaming attorney in Washington, D.C., said it is difficult for sportsbooks to identify prohibited bettors, especially if a sports league hasn’t provided a comprehensive list of personnel and identifying data. “It may be the case, for example, that a football player…

In Decentraland, the poker parlors, known as ICE Poker, are run by a company called Decentral Games, which doesn’t possess a gambling license in the U.S. and argues it doesn’t need one. Gamers aren’t directly cashing out chips for money after they play, says Ryan De Taboada, the company’s chief operating officer. Yet experts say the…

DIRKS: One of the reasons the NFL resisted sports betting for so long is because it was worried it might corrupt games, says Jeff Ifrah, a gambling law expert. JEFF IFRAH: The leagues have always suggested this occurs from the outside. There’s outside influence – right? – where particular bettors might try to get a…

Jeff Ifrah, a gambling law expert who leads a trade association for regulated online gaming companies, doesn’t buy the argument that offshore sites can legally take sports bets from Californians. “The feds, of course, still have the authority to go after offshore sports betting,” Ifrah said.

Jeff Ifrah, a founding member and general counsel for the iDevelopment and Economic Association, which represents all sectors of the betting and gaming industry, echoed Lycka. “It’s not uncommon for the regulatory process to take an uncomfortable amount of time,” said Ifrah. “Everyone is excited about Ontario and it’s expected to be bigger than any…