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Maryland’s Ever-Changing Gaming Landscape: Evolution, Adaptation, and Legal Tension
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March 23, 2026
Maryland’s Ever-Changing Gaming Landscape: Evolution, Adaptation, and Legal Tension
By: Abbey Block
Maryland’s Ever-Changing Gaming Landscape: Evolution, Adaptation, and Legal Tension Earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend the 3rd annual Town Hall Meeting, hosted by Morgan State University’s Center for Data Analytics and Sports Gaming Research and National Council of Legislators from Gaming States and participate in a lively discussion about the ever-changing face of gambling. Our panel covered the latest and greatest developments in the gaming industry, including prediction markets, sweepstakes, and iGaming, with particular attention to the way in which the developments in these areas are impacting Maryland’s gaming industry. In case you couldn’t attend, below are the highlights of the discussion. Prediction Markets – The Latest Model Under the Spotlight To understand why prediction markets have…
Major League Development: CFTC and MLB Agree to Monitor the Integrity of Prediction Markets
March 19, 2026
Major League Development: CFTC and MLB Agree to Monitor the Integrity of Prediction Markets
By: John Mikuta
In a watershed moment for the prediction market industry, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Major League Baseball (“MLB”) today. According to the CFTC’s press release, the groundbreaking agreement “establishes a framework for the CFTC and MLB to discuss, cooperate, and exchange information concerning issues of common interest including protecting the integrity of professional baseball and the relating…
Jim Trusty on Smart Legal Moves for Clients Under Pressure
March 18, 2026
Jim Trusty on Smart Legal Moves for Clients Under Pressure
By: Ifrah Law
A veteran federal prosecutor and formidable white-collar litigator, Jim Trusty clears a lane for clients facing a gauntlet of criminal charges, civil actions, investigations, and regulatory proceedings. From professional athletes facing sports wagering accusations or indictments, to gaming companies and executives involved in regulatory or white-collar matters, clients rely on Jim’s legal strategy, political savvy, and prosecutorial insights when the stakes are highest. Protecting iGaming…
Ifrah Law on Web3: Web3 Gaming
June 29, 2023
Ifrah Law on Web3: Web3 Gaming
By: Jake Gray
What We’ve Covered In the initial two blog posts of this series, we explored the fundamentals of the World Wide Web, focusing on its iterative issues and solutions as the technology evolved. We charted the history of the Web briefly, from its early stages of relatively isolated, static, and read-based websites to today’s rather centralized, interconnected, write-based websites, highlighting the underlying reasons and innovations behind…
Is Sports Wagering Regulation and Legalization Leading to More Sports Integrity?
May 25, 2023
Is Sports Wagering Regulation and Legalization Leading to More Sports Integrity?
By: Sara Dalsheim
During the debate to legalize sports wagering in the United States opponents claimed that it would lead to increased corruption and match fixing in sports. However, Sportsradar’s annual Betting Corruption and Match-Fixing Integrity Services Report for 2022[1] revealed that the number of suspicious matches has declined in North America. According to the Report the number of suspicious matches in North America declined 25% compared to…
NFL Gambling Policy Can Benefit From Small Modification
May 10, 2023
NFL Gambling Policy Can Benefit From Small Modification
By: Steven Eichorn
Recently, the NFL suspended five players for violations of the league’s gambling policy. Three players received indefinite bans (with the right to apply for reinstatement after the 2023 season) because they were caught betting on NFL games in the 2022 season, while two other players received six-game suspensions for betting on non-NFL games at a league facility (i.e., they were betting on college games at…
Sports Betting Operators Find Opportunities and Challenges in New Artificial Intelligence Tools
May 2, 2023
Sports Betting Operators Find Opportunities and Challenges in New Artificial Intelligence Tools
By: Jacob Grubman
For bookmakers, who have honed their tools of prediction since the dawn of sports betting, artificial intelligence seems like a natural fit. With a diverse array of AI and AI-adjacent products reaching the market, sports betting operators are primed to exploit these technological developments to offer new and better products to their users. As these two frontier industries meet, regulatory hurdles and obligations are likely…
Ifrah Law at NFT.NYC: Web3 Gaming’s Growing Pains and Maturity
April 26, 2023
Ifrah Law at NFT.NYC: Web3 Gaming’s Growing Pains and Maturity
By: Jake Gray
From April 12th to April 14th, NFT.NYC held its fourth inaugural event since its launch in 2019, boasting more than 1,500 speakers across seven different categories and a featured section. Moving from an array of venues spread throughout Times Square to a centralized location North Javits, Hudson Yards, the event was significantly less well attended than the previous year. Official attendance numbers have not been…
