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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Major Updates to Google Gaming Advertising Regulations Take Effect July 15!

As of today, July 15, 2024, Google gaming regulations contain significant revisions. The Google Ads policy for daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) operators now enable them to run advertisements in many markets across the United...more

Mayer Brown

Brazil Passes ‘Legal Framework for Games’ Legislation

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In early May, Brazil’s Law No. 14,852/2024 (the “Legal Framework for Games” or the “Framework”) was published. Originating as Bill No. 2796/2021, the legislation provides the necessary legal framework for the burgeoning...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Gaming & Gambling Update - Week of May 20, 2024

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently voted to issue a new rule proposal which would serve to ban event contracts on political elections, as well as sporting events, awards, and more. The CFTC has...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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Mapping Future Enforcement in US Gaming Law Based on Recent UK Enforcement

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Regulated gaming is booming in the United States. This is particularly true of newer forms of gambling, such as skill games, fantasy sports, and social casino games played on the internet and mobile applications. In fact,...more

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5 Key Takeaways From ANA/BAA Marketing Law Conference - Rapid Changes in Gaming, Gambling, and Fantasy Sports Law

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Barry M. Benjamin, managing partner of the New York office and chair of Kilpatrick Townsend’s Advertising and Marketing group, was honored to present at the 2021 ANA/BAA Marketing Law Conference. The session, titled “Gaming,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Daily Fantasy Sports Case Skillfully Comes to a Head

In a controversial decision, the Illinois Supreme Court determined that a head-to-head, daily fantasy sports (DFS) contest was predominately skill based and thus not gambling. Despite agreeing with the appellate court’s...more

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5 Key Takeaways | The Maze of Laws, Rules, and Regulations at the Intersection of Gambling, Gaming, Sports Betting, and Fantasy...

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Barry M. Benjamin, managing partner of the New York office and chair of Kilpatrick Townsend’s Advertising and Marketing group, was honored to present at the 41st annual 2019 ANA/BAA Marketing Law Conference. The session,...more

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Daily Fantasy Sports is a Skill Game, We Have a Study to Prove It

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As the esteemed Secretary of Defense under two presidents has said: Reports that say something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We...more

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Garçon to FanDuel: Check please!

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What are a veteran NFL player’s name, image, and likeness worth in the burgeoning (but recently beleaguered-by-lawsuits) daily fantasy sports gaming industry? NFL wide receiver Pierre Garçon’s putative class action lawsuit...more

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Nevada Gaming Control Board Concludes Daily Fantasy Sports Is Gambling

Anyone who has watched football this season has seen the ubiquitous advertising and promotion for pay-to-play daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) sites such as DraftKings and FanDuel. On Oct. 15, 2015, the Nevada Gaming Control...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Illinois Takes Consumer-Friendly Approach to Daily Fantasy Sports Regulation

Illinois is one of the latest states to initiate potential legislation involving daily fantasy sports (DFS). Like a number of other states, it is not declaring DFS illegal. Rather, it is taking a very consumer protection...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Nevada Shuts Down Unlicensed Daily Fantasy Sports

In the latest regulatory salvo involving daily fantasy sports (DFS), the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) declared pay to play DFS to be gambling and has required DFS operators to cease and desist from operating in Nevada...more

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Gaming Legal News: Volume 8, Number 18: Nevada Gaming Control Board: Daily Fantasy Sports Is Gambling

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Nevada Gaming Control Board: Daily Fantasy Sports Is Gambling - On October 15, 2015, Chairman A.G. Burnett of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board published an Industry Notice declaring daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) to...more

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