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CFPB Again Taking on Gaming Industry

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On August 28, 2024, the CFPB issued a consumer advisory warning that many video games and “virtual worlds” increasingly resemble traditional banking and payment systems that allow the storage and exchange of billions of...more

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Feeding the Loot Box Monster: The CFPB's Concerns with Payment Transmission in Gaming

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On May 9, 2024, we published our first article in a series of articles on the CFPB's interest in gaming. Back on April 4, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued a report identifying various risks to...more

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PLI Anti-Money Laundering Conference to Address Key Issues in BSA/AML (UPDATED)

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I am very pleased to co-chair again the Practicing Law Institute’s 2024 Anti-Money Laundering Conference on May 23, 2024, starting at 9 a.m. in New York City (the event also will be virtual).  I am also really fortunate to be...more

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CFPB Highlights Financial, Privacy Risks of Consumer Transactions on Gaming Platforms

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On April 4, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report examining the growth and privacy risks of financial transactions in online video games and virtual worlds, noting that Americans spent...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - December 2023

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The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

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[Webinar] FinTech University: FinTech and Sports - May 2nd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and Sports. This webinar will provide an overview of how FinTech and gaming intersect, including casino gaming, sports betting, and fantasy sports...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC fines gaming company $4 million as successor to a company charged with FCPA violations

On March 6, the SEC announced that an Ireland-based global gaming and sports betting company, as successor-in-interest to a company it acquired in 2020 (the “acquired company”), agreed to pay a $4 million civil money penalty...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Digital Wallets and Gaming: A Brief Legal Outlook on a Frictionless Future

Cash was king. If there was any moment for the gaming world to make a definitive shift of transaction paradigms, the last two years’ rapid transition into a cashless and touch-free world may be it. The pandemic forced even...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] FinTech University: FinTech and Gaming - November 11th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Continuing the FinTech University series, please join Richard Levin, Katherine Baker, Craig Nazzaro, and Kevin Tran for a program focusing on FinTech and gaming. The session will include 10 minutes of Q&A at the end....more

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AMA Updates AML Best Practices for AML Compliance

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AMA Details Components of a Strong AML/BSA Program - Earlier this month, the American Gaming Association (“AGA”) released an updated Best Practices for Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Compliance (“Best Practices Guidance”)...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.15.2019 | Top Story: Uber lays off 350 more corporate workers in effort to control costs

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Ride-hailing giant Uber laid off 350 workers on Monday as part of an ongoing effort to pare costs that now represents 1000 jobs cut since July....more

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A Pocketful of Quarters: SEC Provides Digital Asset Offering Guidance

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On July 25, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance published a response to a no-action request submitted by Pocketful of Quarters, Inc. (“Pocketful of Quarters”)...more

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