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All Your Sale Are Belong to Us - Mitigating IP and Payments Risk in In-Game Economies

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/10/2024

The digital age has ushered in innovative forms of entertainment and commerce, including through the development of in-game economies. In recent years, the digital landscape of gaming has expanded beyond mere entertainment,...more

Proposed Washington Gambling Law Changes Aimed at Keeping State Video Gaming Industry Around

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/19/2020

In response to the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Kater v. Churchill Downs Inc., Washington State’s legislature is attempting to redefine what constitutes “illegal gambling games” within the meaning of the state’s Recovery of...more

All Bets are On! Gambling and Video Games - How the Evolution of Games Has Led to a Rise in Gambling Concerns

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/14/2018

Recently, there has been a frenzy of legal activity with U.S. gambling laws and the number of gambling-related legal issues with video games. U.S. gambling laws have changed more in the past few years than they have in a long...more

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All Your Sale Are Belong to Us - Mitigating IP and Payments Risk in In-Game Economies

Proposed Washington Gambling Law Changes Aimed at Keeping State Video Gaming Industry Around

All Bets are On! Gambling and Video Games - How the Evolution of Games Has Led to a Rise in Gambling Concerns

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