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Gambling Game of Skill

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Daily Fantasy Sports Case Skillfully Comes to a Head

In a controversial decision, the Illinois Supreme Court determined that a head-to-head, daily fantasy sports (DFS) contest was predominately skill based and thus not gambling. Despite agreeing with the appellate court’s...more

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

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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Daily Fantasy Sports is a Skill Game, We Have a Study to Prove It

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As the esteemed Secretary of Defense under two presidents has said: Reports that say something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We...more

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In Florida, a Fine Line Between Arcade Games and Illegal Gambling

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After being featured prominently at last year’s Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, skill-based slot machines—think Angry Birds, Candy Crush, or Guitar Hero, but played for cash—have been heralded as the heir apparent to the...more

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Texas AG Hits Deep in the Heart of DFS

On January 19, 2016, the Texas AG issued an opinion that paid Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) are illegal under Texas law, but noted that “traditional” fantasy sports leagues are, as a general rule, legal under Texas law. In so...more

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NY Daily Fantasy Sports Case May Not Be Decided Solely on Whether DFS is Skill or Chance

Due to the specifics of New York state law, the outcome of the closely-watched New York state case against daily fantasy sports operators may not come down solely to a question of whether DFS is skill. New York has a two-part...more

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Court Rules Virtual Currency Casino Not Illegal Gambling Despite Secondary Market

A Maryland court recently dismissed a case in which Plaintiff alleged that a virtual currency casino within a social game constituted illegal gambling, despite the existence of a secondary market for the player accounts. For...more

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