Following the March 2023 rollout of mobile sports wagering in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has been hard at work promulgating the various regulations needed to oversee Massachusetts’ burgeoning sports...more
6/12/2023
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Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Gambling ,
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Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Sports Betting ,
Sports Gambling ,
State and Local Government
This is the seventh part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: crypto enforcement.
2023 promises historic change for the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General...more
On September 22, 2022, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (“Commission”) convened an in-person roundtable to solicit feedback from industry on the launch of mobile sports wagering platforms in the Commonwealth. It was clear...more
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, state attorneys general are, not surprisingly, joining the frontlines of the ensuing state-by-state debate on abortion rights. ...more
As states have continued to debate and pass new comprehensive privacy statutes – such as those in Virginia and Colorado – a common refrain from business leaders is the need for a comprehensive federal privacy statute that...more
In recently published guidance, Illinois’ main cannabis regulator – the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation – announced that medical and co-located dispensaries in Illinois must protect patient...more
11/16/2021
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Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personal Information ,
State and Local Government
August 10, 2021 Massachusetts legislators are currently considering proposals to legalize sports betting in Massachusetts, which would permit individuals 21 and over to place bets on professional and college sports and...more
Though the final results of the 2020 presidential race took a few days to become clear, it was obvious by the morning of November 4 that cannabis legalization had run the table: from deep red Montana, South Dakota, and...more
Editors’ Note: This is the second in our fifth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Read our previous post on Energy.
Though the final results of the...more
12/30/2020
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Cannabis Products ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Legalization ,
Medical Marijuana ,
State and Local Government
Illinois’ widely-watched application process for handing out 75 adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses has now wound up in federal court, following the September 4, 2020 filing of a lawsuit by several unsuccessful applicants....more
Governor Baker on May 4, 2020 issued some important clarifications for retailers regarding the Governor’s prior orders closing non-essential businesses’ brick and mortar premises to customers and most employees. While such...more