On February 28, 2025, DC Gambling Recovery LLC filed a novel lawsuit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, which was removed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on...

On March 21st, the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (“CPCN”) published a set of seven “key principles” aimed at improving consumer protection around in-game virtual currencies. The CPCN, a coalition of European Union (“EU”) authorities, enforces consumer protection...

On February 19, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan ruled that the Interstate Horseracing Act1 (“IHA”), preempts the Michigan Horse Racing Law2 (“MHRL”), specifically, its requirement that out-of-state Advance Deposit Wagering (“ADW”) operators must partner...

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) is putting sports betting markets under the microscope. In just over a month, the agency will host a public roundtable to debate the rise of sports-related event contracts on prediction markets—an emerging trend that...

In April of last year, we wrote about the report released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) in which the CFPB stated that it was “monitoring markets” to determine what further actions it might take to regulate non-traditional...

The SAFE Bet Act Last month, U.S. Representative Paul Tonko (D-N.Y. 20th District) introduced the Supporting Affordability and Fairness with Every Bet Act (“SAFE Bet Act”). If passed, the SAFE Bet Act would establish a general...