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At Stake - September 2023

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The Illinois Gaming Board held its monthly meeting on Thursday, September 14, 2023. The meeting was hybrid with in-person accessibility at 160 N. LaSalle St., Fifth Floor Auditorium and via livestream. Board members present...more

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North Carolina Legalizes Online Sports Betting and Advance Deposit Wagering on Horse Racing

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On June 14, 2023, Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 347 legalizing online sports wagering and advance deposit horse race wagering. The bill has moved through the legislative process in a little over three months....more

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The Gambling Commission reaffirms its status as one of the UK’s most active AML enforcement authorities.

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On 28 March 2023, the UK Gambling Commission (the Commission) announced that three gambling businesses owned by William Hill Group would pay a total financial penalty of £19.2 million for social responsibility and anti-money...more

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Maine Gambling Control Unit Takes Meaningful Steps Toward Sports Betting Rollout

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Roughly eight months after enacting legislation authorizing retail and online/mobile sports betting, Maine’s Gambling Control Unit (“MGCU”) is taking meaningful steps toward an official “launch.” On January 11, 2023, MGCU...more

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Spotlight on (Online) Casinos in Schleswig-Holstein

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The regulatory framework of Online Casinos is evolving at high speed since the new State Treaty on Gambling has entered info force mid-2021, solidifying the paradigm shift in online gambling regulation and leaving room for...more

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Gambling 101: The Vice That's Getting More Nice

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Gambling and more particularly the regulation of gambling has been part of the United States before we were even the United States. Societal standards and the need for revenue have largely shaped the history of legal gambling...more

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Fourth Annual Esports Survey Report

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In November of last year, an esports viewership record was set when over 4 million people watched the 2021 World Championship for League of Legends. The high mark, which came despite the exclusion of Chinese platforms,...more

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Washington Reaches Deal with 15 Tribes for On-Site Sports Betting

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On July 12, 2021, Washington Governor Jay Inslee approved amended state-tribal gaming compacts with 15 of the state’s Indian Tribes that would allow the Tribes to offer retail and online sports betting on the premises of...more

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What You Need to Know About Online Sports Betting

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Over the past few years the sports betting industry has completely transformed due to the ability to wager in multiple states and, in some of those states, wager online. Historically, Nevada was the only state to have legal...more

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An Overview: Colorado's Expansion into Legalized Sports Wagering

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In order to enact legalized sports wagering in Colorado, voters were required to approve a ballot measure, Proposition DD in 2019. The initiative barely passed with 50.8% of the vote. With the passage of Proposition DD,...more

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Shutting Down The Only Game In Town: The Future Of Eight-Liner Game Rooms In Texas

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At the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, the Supreme Court of Texas issued an opinion that may lead to the shutdown of “eight-liner game rooms” across Texas. In the City of Fort Worth v. Rylie, 602 S.W.3d 459, 463 (Tex....more

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What’s Next Now That Colorado Voters Have Authorized Sports Betting

On Nov. 5, voters in Colorado approved Proposition DD, meaning that Colorado’s sports betting legislation, HB 1327, will become effective on May 1, 2020....more

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Illinois OKs Sports Wagering In Expansive New Gaming Law

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A bill recently passed by the Illinois Senate will significantly expand the gaming landscape in Cook County and the surrounding areas and modify certain fee and tax structures. Most notably, the bill will permit sports...more

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Virginia Takes Significant Step Toward Casino Gaming

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Casino gaming also would be limited to cities that meet certain very specific criteria relating to poverty rates, unemployment, and population decreases, among other factors. Effectively, the criteria would limit casino...more

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Colorado Gaming Commission Moves to Ban Licensees From Involvement in Marijuana Industry

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The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission proposed new resolutions on September 20 that would bar all Colorado gaming licensees from ?any involvement with the marijuana industry? and, conversely, prohibit anyone involved...more

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Nevada’s Gaming Policy Committee Convenes To Discuss Marijuana And The Gaming Industry

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How far do Nevada’s casinos need to go to police marijuana use by their customers? Can a casino resort allow a marijuana industry conference to utilize its convention facilities? What practices do casinos need to follow...more

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Gaming & Hospitality Legal News: Volume 10, Number 5

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Recreational Pot Comes to Nevada... But Why Are The Shelves Empty? On July 1, 2017, Nevada became the fifth state in the United States to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana. The epicenter of “what happens here,...more

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Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Act 2014: Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament

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The Statutory Instrument which sets out the transitional provisions for the new Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (“Act”) has been published. The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (Transitional...more

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