What do Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia all have in common? They have all legalized online casinos. So, who will join them next? Maryland’s iGaming bill has passed through...

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to order to stay the implementation of a gaming compact (“Compact”) between the State of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida (“Tribe”). As a result, the...

Three nearly-identical class action lawsuits filed recently in New York and Illinois provide a valuable lesson for companies that offer credit-based promotions or promotions that use the word “free.” The complaints against gambling operators –...

As more businesses consider integrating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into their social media, gaming, or marketing strategies, it’s important to think through digital content and the intellectual property (IP) issues they implicate. Recent disputes over the...

Valve recently announced that games and applications using blockchain-based cryptocurrencies or Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) cannot be published on its Steam distribution platform. As the world’s largest digital video game distribution platform, Steam’s ban has stirred...

A quick take on Oral Argument in White v. Cuomo from October 5, 2021 In an active oral argument marked by intense questioning from the court that revealed a strong hostility to the concept of...

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that fantasy sports operators can use athletes’ names, pictures, and statistics without the athletes’ consent, providing a major win for the fantasy sports industry. The Court concluded that “Indiana’s right...

The Supreme Court has opened the door for the expansion of legal sports gambling, striking down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”), 28 U.S.C. § 3701, et seq., as unconstitutional. Passed in 1992, PASPA...

The Ninth Circuit has held that a free-to-play virtual casino app offering in-app purchases of virtual chips for continued gameplay may constitute illegal gambling under Washington state law. Churchill Downs, the defendant, operates a free-to-download...

The House Energy and Commerce Committee released draft text for the Gaming Accountability and Modernization Enhancement Act (“GAME Act”), which seeks to repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) and legalize...