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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York and New Jersey Move to Prohibit Social Casino Sweepstakes Model

We recently wrote about the flurry of legal issues with the social casino sweepstakes model. Now, the New York State Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee passed S5935, a bill that, if fully approved and enacted,...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Pixels, Pennies, and Punishments: Virtual Currency Costs Company $25M

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The house doesn’t always win—a federal jury awarded nearly $25 million in damages to a class of consumers in Washington State after a district court in Larsen v. PTT, LLC determined that certain “social casino” games operated...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Scramble: 2024 Gaming Legal Year in Review

Wilson Sonsini is pleased to present The Scramble: Gaming Legal Year in Review 2024. This annual publication offers a retrospective look at the game industry’s legal landscape of the past year, showcases Wilson Sonsini’s...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Federal and State Gambling Laws Loom Large in Determining the Future of Sports Prediction Markets

As some companies in the so-called “predictions market” have begun to offer event futures contracts on sporting events, including the most recent Super Bowl, many observers are questioning whether these offerings are really...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

NY Fantasy Sports Operator Accused of Running Illegal Betting Platform

Last week, a putative class action Complaint was filed against a major fantasy sports company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. In Ballentine v. Underdog Sports, LLC, Plaintiffs allege...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Social Casino Sweepstakes Model is Under Fire – What Game Companies, Payment Processors and App Stores Need to Know

Social casino games remain incredibly popular and profitable. This success has drawn attacks from plaintiffs’ class action lawyers in the form of gambling loss recovery lawsuits and other consumer-based actions. Some have...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Some Implications of the EU AI Act on Video Game Developers

This blog post provides a brief overview of the impact of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence (“AI Act”) on video game developers. More and more are integrating AI...more

Fenwick & West LLP

CLE Takeaways: Strategic Considerations at the Intersection of Games, IP, & AI

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As artificial intelligence transforms gaming, developers and publishers need a clear, strategic approach to incorporating AI into their pipelines. Success requires balancing innovation with thoughtful risk management while...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Legislative Top 5 - February 2025 #2

This past week was the first full week that all legislators were present and working in St. Paul. The House of Representatives has been playing catch-up, quickly introducing 786 bills over just three days on the floor. While...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Operating Social Casino-Style Applications Continues to be Costly in Washington State

In the latest string of gambling cases involving social casino-style apps out of Washington state, a federal jury has awarded a class of players nearly $25 million for injuries arising from the use of two of High 5 Game’s...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

At Stake - February 6 2025

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The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) held its monthly meeting, and the first meeting of 2025, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. The meeting was hybrid with in-person accessibility at 160 N. LaSalle St., 5th Floor Auditorium and via...more

Dentons

Iowa Legislative Session – Week 3

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The 91st General Assembly reconvened at the Capitol for a full week of legislating. Last week, there were 144 new bill introductions between both chambers, and 90 bills passed out of subcommittee. Currently, 33 bills have...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Gaming & Gambling Update – January 2025

Acting Chair Named for CFTC Opens Door to Event Contracts While Departing Chair Cautions Against Expansion Commissioner Caroline D. Pham has been named as Acting Chair of The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, effective...more

Dentons

Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 2 

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The 91st General Assembly reconvened at the Capitol on Tuesday for a shortened week due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and the inauguration of President Donald Trump. However, legislators hit the ground running and...more

Perkins Coie

CFPB Proposes Rule To Expand Regulation E to Crypto and Gaming Accounts

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With 10 days left in the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a new interpretive rule on the applicability of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and Regulation E to “new and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CFPB Proposes Extending Electronic Funds Transfer Act Protections to Stablecoin and Gaming Accounts

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The CFPB’s proposal, its first attempt to regulate cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, is unlikely to survive the administration change....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB Proposal to Broaden EFTA/Reg E Scope has Implications for Crypto, Gaming and Credit Cards

On Friday, January 10, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed an interpretive rule that could significantly broaden the scope of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) to encompass a wide range of digital...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CFPB Takes Aim at Crypto Wallets and Gaming Platforms with Proposed "Interpretive Guidance" to Expand EFTA's Scope

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed an interpretive rule on how the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and its implementing regulation, Regulation E, would apply to new and emerging digital payments....more

Snell & Wilmer

Seven California Tribes Sue California Card Rooms Over Banking Mechanisms for Card Games

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Nearly one hundred (100) “[d]efendants brazenly profit from illegal gambling” in California, according to a legal complaint filed by seven (7) casino-owning Native American tribes in the Superior Court of California in...more

Beacon Insights by JD Supra

The Year in Gaming – 2024 Popular Reads on JD Supra

A recap of some of the most widely read Gaming Law news, updates, and analysis published on JD Supra throughout 2024....more

Segal McCambridge

TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 8 | Gambling and Harassment: Wyoming’s Game-Changing Ban

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In this episode of the TortsCenter Podcast, titled "Gambling and Harassment: Wyoming’s Game-Changing Ban," Carla Varriale-Barker and Courtney Dunn delve into the Wyoming Gaming Commission’s recent decision to ban gamblers who...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Hits Blockchain Gaming Project with Wells Notice

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a significant step in its regulatory scrutiny of blockchain gaming projects by issuing a Wells notice to CyberKongz, a prominent NFT gaming platform. This...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 12 - Redefining Online Gaming — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In the 12th and final episode of our 12 Days of Regulatory Insights podcast series, Cole White, a member of Troutman Pepper's Regulatory Investigation, Strategy, and Enforcement (RISE) practice group, is joined by Stephen...more

Carr Maloney P.C.

Supreme Court Declines to Consider New Pleading Standard for Securities Fraud Claims

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On December 11, 2024, the Supreme Court dismissed NVIDIA Corporation’s appeal, allowing a class action securities fraud case to move forward towards trial. The Plaintiffs originally brought the case in the United States...more

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