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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…
European Union Agrees On Cryptocurrency Regulation, Excludes NFTs (For Now)
July 28, 2022
European Union Agrees On Cryptocurrency Regulation, Excludes NFTs (For Now)
By: Jacob Grubman
European Union policymakers have taken the next step toward enacting a scheme for regulating cryptocurrency and other blockchain-based assets, as the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament provisionally agreed to approve new rules governing Markets in Crypto-Assets (“MiCA”). The new rules would address a range of risks related to cryptocurrencies and related assets—with notable exceptions in decentralized finance (“DeFi”) and non-fungible tokens…
Ifrah Law At NFT.NYC: Insights and Discussions on NFT Gaming
July 19, 2022
Ifrah Law At NFT.NYC: Insights and Discussions on NFT Gaming
By: Jake Gray
In the third year following its inaugural event in 2019, NFT.NYC held its NFT.NYC conference from June 20th to June 23rd, 2022. And Ifrah Law was in attendance, alongside more than 15,000 other attendees in addition to the conference’s 1,500 speakers. Featuring educational programming and informational panels about various NFT-related topics across seven different venues surrounding Times Square, NFT.NYC hosted one and a half days…
Is My Crypto Safe if My Exchange Declares Bankruptcy?
July 14, 2022
Is My Crypto Safe if My Exchange Declares Bankruptcy?
By: George Calhoun
Celsius Network LLC, one of the largest cryptocurrency lenders in the industry, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, July 13th. The filing comes just a month after the company halted customer withdrawals, swaps, and transfers “to stabilize liquidity” on account of extreme market conditions caused by a dive in cryptocurrency prices. As such, many crypto-investors find themselves concerned about the safety of their digital assets…
Responsible Financial Innovation Act Proposal To Bolster CFTC Authority Over Crypto-Industry
July 8, 2022
Responsible Financial Innovation Act Proposal To Bolster CFTC Authority Over Crypto-Industry
By: Jake Gray
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate last month would mark the federal government’s first foray into cryptocurrency regulation, and it could be a welcome development as the industry navigates a period of regulatory and commercial uncertainty. On June 7, 2022, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (“RFIA”) in the Senate, which aims to establish a comprehensive regulatory…
Legality of an All-Encompassing U.S. Sports Betting Advertising Strategy
June 21, 2022
Legality of an All-Encompassing U.S. Sports Betting Advertising Strategy
By: Sara Dalsheim
As the legality of online sports wagering grows, so too does the level of advertising for such activities across the United States. The biggest commodity for sports wagering operators is their market share, gained through growing a loyal customer base of wagers who continue to place wagers on their platform. In order to increase their customer base, sports wagering operators are turning to advertisements of…
