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The New Ohio eBingo and RVLT Gaming Bill Introduced and What It Means

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Ohio continues to see the introduction of additional gaming bills since both SB 197 (iGaming & iLottery) and HB 298 (iGaming) were introduced in May 2025. On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, sponsored by Representatives Mike...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Lone Star Crackdown: Amidst a Patchwork of State Regulations, Texas Moves to Ban Lottery Courier Services

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In a significant regulatory shift, the Texas Lottery Commission has enacted an immediate ban on lottery ticket courier services in the state, effective February 24. This decisive move marks a stark departure from the...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Brackets, Brackets, Brackets: How to Avoid the Madness of Violating New York Law

As the calendar turns to March, many people begin anxiously awaiting the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. This is also the time that some offices begin to round up participants for their bracket pools and...more

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The Establishment of the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA): A Transformation of the Gaming Industry in the...

In a significant regulatory development, the UAE has established the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA). The GCGRA’s creation signals a shift in the legal landscape of commercial gaming in the region,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Gaming & Gambling Update - Week of November 4, 2024

Recent Developments CFTC Steps Up its Watch on Election Betting MA Online Lottery Implementation Delayed Tennessee Issues Fine, C&D to Bovada Judge Rejects Attempt to classify Musk $1 million giveaway as an Illegal Lottery...more

BakerHostetler

When Is a Pay-to-Play Game Gambling?

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As of relatively recently, gambling was generally prohibited in the United States. You could visit a casino in places like Las Vegas, participate in some state lotteries, and buy tickets for charitable raffles, but options...more

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Running a Sweepstakes Because "That's Where the Money Is" (What if Running a Sweepstakes is Your Primary Business)

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“Slick Willie” Sutton knew why he robbed banks – “Because that’s where the money is.” Likewise, there is money to be made in running sweepstakes. The question arises for the intrepid entrepreneur – why not just sell anything...more

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The Donation Sweepstakes (Can We Do That?)

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Tis the season. Some people like to use the phrase “Doing Well by Doing Good.” Early U.S. business magnates knew that financial benefits can come from philanthropy. In 1888, Cornealius Vanderbilt donated $250,000 (that’s six...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Florida Gaming Control Commission Turns a Critical Eye Toward Fantasy Sports Operators

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The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) has taken a significant step by issuing cease-and-desist letters to three online fantasy sports operators. Though this marks the FGCC's first action against the online fantasy...more

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Arizona Legislation Expands Gaming to Include Sports Betting, Fantasy Sports, Keno, and Mobile Lottery Games

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On April 15, Governor Ducey signed into law the greatest expansion of the Arizona gaming landscape in nearly two decades. The new law, along with amended Tribal-State Gaming Compacts, legalizes event wagering (sports...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Three Point Shot - March 2021

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Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. "Win-Time"...more

White & Case LLP

First Circuit Rejects DOJ's Expansive View of Wire Act

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On the first day of the Biden administration, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit confirmed that state-run intrastate online lotteries may continue to operate, consistent with the US Department of Justice's guidance...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Wire Act Ruling a Win for iGaming and Lotteries, Status Quo for Sports Betting—for Now

On Jan. 20, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a potentially historic ruling in New Hampshire Lottery Commission et al. v. Barr et al., by rejecting an appeal brought by the U.S. Department of...more

Blank Rome LLP

New Wire Act Ruling by Federal Court of Appeals Expands the Potential of Online Gaming

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On January 20, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the decision of a lower court to allow the New Hampshire Lottery Commission to continue to sell lottery tickets online, finding that such online...more

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Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. v. Babstock: A Resounding Success at the Supreme Court of Canada for Dickinson Wright LLP

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In a close 5 to 4 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, Michael D. Lipton, Q.C. and Kevin J. Weber emerged on July 24, 2020 as part of the successful side in the case of Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. v. Babstock....more

Hogan Lovells

Implications from New Hampshire Lottery Commission v. Barr

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In a recent decision that inures to the benefit of the online gambling industry, a federal district court in New Hampshire held that the “the text, context, and structure of the Wire Act” limit its applicability to sports...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

The Wire Act Applies Only to Sports Gambling, For Now

On June 3, 2019, a federal court in New Hampshire issued a highly anticipated decision in New Hampshire Lottery Commission et al. v. Barr et al., challenging a recent opinion by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ Asserts Wire Act Opinion Doesn’t Cover Lotteries

In an effort to side-step the lawsuit filed against it by the New Hampshire Lottery (and others), the Department of Justice (DOJ) asserts that its recent reinterpretation of the Wire Act doesn’t apply to lotteries. As we...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ Sued Over its Reinterpretation of the Wire Act

It didn’t take long. The New Hampshire Lottery has sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prevent enforcement of the DOJ’s opinion (issued last month) reinterpreting the Wire Act. As we reported last month, the DOJ reversed...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOJ Reverses Course: The Wire Act Applies to Non-Sports Gambling (Again)

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• The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has released an opinion concluding that the Wire Act, 18 U.S.C. §1084, restricts not just sports gambling but certain activities related to non-sports gambling...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways: Basics of Promotions, Sweepstakes, Contests, and Gaming

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Barry M. Benjamin, partner in the New York office and chair of Kilpatrick Townsend’s Advertising and Marketing group, presented at the 2018 ANA/BAA 40th Marketing Law Conference, held earlier this month in Chicago. As one of...more

Dickinson Wright

[Webinar] It’s No Game – Legally Structuring Your Sweepstakes, Contests & Promotions - January 14th, 4:00pm EST

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From old-fashioned in-store giveaways to global social media campaigns, businesses and nonprofits alike love doing promotions! In this presentation, we will survey the legal landscape for conducting lawful promotions, and...more

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Updates to Nevada’s Gaming Law – 2015 Legislative Session (Cont.)

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Extending the Reach of Nevada’s Gaming Regulation: SB38, SB40 and SB409 - SB38 - Senate Bill 38 extends the reach of the Board to a new category of licensees, to nightclubs and day clubs that are located on the...more

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Gaming Legal News - January 2014 • Volume 7, Number 2

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In This Issue: - ONTARIO LOTTERY & GAMING CORPORATION RELEASES REQUESTS FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION: When the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced its plans to modernize gaming in Ontario on March...more

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Gaming Legal News - October 2013 • Volume 6, Number 22 - Bill C-290: From Favorite To Underdog

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Canadians can place legal, provincially regulated sports bets through lottery terminals found in popular locations such as convenience stores, grocery stores, and shopping malls. According to the Canadian Gambling Digest, in...more

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