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The Election Betting Experiment: Will Congress Rebottle This Genie?

The Election Betting Experiment: Will Congress Rebottle This Genie?

January 8, 2025

The Election Betting Experiment: Will Congress Rebottle This Genie?

By: Jake Gray

Just this fall, Americans in all 50 states were able to put their money where they mouth was on the outcome of the 2024 Presidential Election—what many news outlets call, and even one platform itself has called, election betting. Betting, notably, is not legal in all 50 states. Before the Supreme Court’s ruling, sports betting was largely prohibited nationwide under PASPA, with only Nevada and a few other states grandfathered in to varying extents. While nearly 40 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized sports betting in the time since the Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) in Murphy v. NCAA (2018), election betting as it is currently implemented is not, strictly…

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Our Big Three Predictions for the Online Gaming Industry in 2025

January 6, 2025

Our Big Three Predictions for the Online Gaming Industry in 2025

By: Sara Dalsheim

In 2025, we will celebrate the seventh anniversary of the repeal of PASPA and the resulting increase in legalization and popularity of various offerings in the gaming industry – namely sports wagering and online casino gaming. We predict 2025 will bring the following to the industry: (1) further actions from state authorities to fight back against the illegal offshore market; (2) further clarifications from state…

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“The Devil Made Me Bet It” – the Third Circuit Considers Arguments in Bettor’s Case Against Casino

December 16, 2024

“The Devil Made Me Bet It” – the Third Circuit Considers Arguments in Bettor’s Case Against Casino

By: Abbey Block

Can a casino be held liable for encouraging its patrons to gamble, particularly when those patrons exhibit signs of problem gambling? That is the question the Third Circuit Court of Appeals was left to contemplate following oral arguments in the case of Antar v. The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, LLC et al., which took place last week.[1] The plaintiff in the case, Sam Antar,…

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Virginia announces Rules and Timelines for Legalized Sports Betting.

July 15, 2020

Virginia announces Rules and Timelines for Legalized Sports Betting.

By: Ifrah Law

Today is the day that many have been eagerly awaiting; the day the Virginia Lottery’s Board discussed the state’s draft sports betting regulations. People are already comparing the draft rules to those of other states, particularly Tennessee, and Virginia appears to compare favorably. Below, we examine some of the highlights of those regulations. During the presentation, Board Chairman Ferhan Hamid asked a significant question to…

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Legal Sports Betting Still Faces Competition From Illegal Market; Low State Taxes Could Turn The Tide

April 27, 2020

Legal Sports Betting Still Faces Competition From Illegal Market; Low State Taxes Could Turn The Tide

By: Ifrah Law

The following blog was first published by Forbes.com earlier this month, available here. Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, states are moving quickly to legalize sports wagering. Indeed, just last month, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed sports betting into law in that state, in addition to the Virginia state legislature passing a bill. It is not surprising that even amidst the pandemic, states are still considering…

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Betting on Transparency

March 10, 2020

Betting on Transparency

By: James Trusty

Professional sports leagues are struggling to take coherent and consistent positions on the emerging market for legalized sports betting. Commissioners are issuing edicts to their leagues about the danger gambling poses to their sport, but they are also beginning to officially partner with the gaming industry due to the promising bottom-line impact and growing acceptance of sports betting in general. Their wobbling between moral opposition…

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For the Children! Seeking to Advance Special Interests Against Online Gaming Under the Guise of Child Welfare

March 9, 2020

For the Children! Seeking to Advance Special Interests Against Online Gaming Under the Guise of Child Welfare

By: Nicole Kardell

Want an example of legislative redundancy? Here’s a good one: “The Prevention of Deceptive or Child-Targeted Advertising in Violation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.” It’s proposed legislation seeking to justify new legislation to make that which is illegal… illegaler? Or, want an example of legislation that uses children’s welfare as a pretense to achieve some outside goal with less public appeal?  You can…

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“What are we supposed to do? Call the cops? It’s already out there!”: Recent MGM hack exemplifies the uncontainable results of a data breach

February 21, 2020

“What are we supposed to do? Call the cops? It’s already out there!”: Recent MGM hack exemplifies the uncontainable results of a data breach

By: Nicole Kardell

A hacker has posted to a public forum the personal details for more than 10.6 million former hotel guests of MGM Resorts. Information now available for all to see includes: full names, home addresses, phone numbers, emails, and dates of birth. Making it most newsworthy is that the likes of Justin Bieber, Jack Dorsey (Twitter’s billionaire CEO), among other celebs, prominent business folks, and government…

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The Election Betting Experiment: Will Congress Rebottle This Genie?

The Election Betting Experiment: Will Congress Rebottle This Genie?
By: Jake Gray

Our Big Three Predictions for the Online Gaming Industry in 2025

Our Big Three Predictions for the Online Gaming Industry in 2025
By: Sara Dalsheim

“The Devil Made Me Bet It” – the Third Circuit Considers Arguments in Bettor’s Case Against Casino

“The Devil Made Me Bet It” – the Third Circuit Considers Arguments in Bettor’s Case Against Casino
By: Abbey Block

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