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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le gouvernement de l’Alberta mise sur l’établissement d’un modèle concurrentiel pour les jeux de hasard en ligne

Le 26 mars 2025, Dale Nally, le ministre responsable des services et de la réduction du fardeau administratif en Alberta, a présenté le projet de loi 48, aussi connu sous le nom iGaming Alberta Act (le « projet de loi 48 ») à...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Foreclosure Theory “Foreclosed”: FTC Loses Campaign to Block Microsoft’s Purchase of Activision

On July 10, 2023, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) request to grant a preliminary injunction of Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Electronic Gaming Podcast | Antitrust in the Gaming World

Host Mary O'Brien interviews Wilson Sonsini antitrust and competition attorneys Thomas Pflock and Brendan Coffman to discuss antitrust laws and potential impact for gaming companies....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Sues to Block Microsoft/Activision Blizzard Transaction, Putting $70 Billion Deal at Risk

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an administrative complaint to block Microsoft Corporation’s (Microsoft’s) nearly $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Activision), the largest video game acquisition...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Microsoft’s Proposed Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Likely to Face Close Antitrust Review

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In January, Microsoft announced its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard, one of the largest video game publishers in the world. The roughly $69 billion deal constitutes the biggest gaming industry transaction of all time. ...more

Bilzin Sumberg

How Epic V. Apple Ruling Might Play Out For Big Tech

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The U.S. antitrust laws are slow to keep up with technical innovation and changing marketplaces. Nowhere is that more evident than in the tech sector, where companies and other players in the market do not fit neatly into...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Nevada Moves to Create Esports Commission

The State of Nevada has taken to the initials steps to create an official commission governing esports with the introduction of Senate Bill 165, and its subsequent discussion in a hearing of the Nevada Senate Judiciary...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Epic Battles Apple: I Missed a Spot

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On Tuesday I wrote about how Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney was engaging Apple on at least three battlefronts. I missed a battlefront and I’m here today to rectify that mistake. I mentioned Epic’s groundbreaking and lucrative...more

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