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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Gaming & Gambling Update – Week of April 22, 2024

Massachusetts regulators have finalized a set of rules covering sports betting operators’ data-privacy obligations. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) agreed to several clarifications to its regulations, which were...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Gaming & Gambling Update – Week of April 1, 2024

Dean Serpa, the former deputy chief of staff for operations and administration to Governor Charlie Baker, was selected to serve as the next executive director of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Serpa will take over an...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Fantasy Sports Law $15M Penalty

As our readers are aware, last October, the New York State Gaming Commission (“GC” or the “Commission”) adopted New York Rule 5602.1(a)(4), a law outlawing fantasy sports contests, such as “pick’em games,” that are based on...more

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Game On: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Sports Wagering — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In the latest episode of Regulatory Oversight, Gene Fishel and Mike Lafleur welcome Pat Moore and Jared Rinehimer from the Massachusetts Attorney General's (AG) Office to discuss online sports wagering. They cover the...more

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Massachusetts Gaming Commission Targets Youth Advertising and Data Privacy in Proposed New Sports Wagering Rules

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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is in the process of shaping new regulatory standards for sports wagering in Massachusetts, following the state’s adoption last summer of the Massachusetts Sports Wagering Act, Mass. Gen....more

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MA Sports Wagering Regulators Take Aim at Data Privacy

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

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Massachusetts Gaming Commission establishes new data and automated decision-making regulations

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Adding to a long list of privacy and cybersecurity obligations, gaming companies are now subject to specific regulations in Massachusetts, which break new ground for an industry awash in data. On January 6, 2023, the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Fantasy Sports Operators Subject to New Massachusetts Tax

The recent passage of new emergency regulations clarifies contest operators’ responsibilities in the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts sports betting bill (“H.5164”) was signed into law in August 2022 by Governor Charlie...more

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Kansas Enacts “Compromise” Sports Betting Law Designed to Lure Professional Sports Teams

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On May 12, 2022, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed S.B. 84 legalizing retail and online sports betting throughout the state. The newly-enacted law represents a compromise between the “single operator” and “free market”...more

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Sports Betting Legalized in Ohio

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It has taken more than three years and hundreds of hours of debate, but Ohio has finally passed legislation to legalize sports betting. In 2018, the United States Supreme Court overturned the federal Professional and Amateur...more

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Gaming Commission Issues Request for Applications of Web-Based Betting Providers

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After an unexpected delay, the New York State Gaming Commission recently issued a Request for Applications (“RFA”) to begin the competitive application process through which the Commission will select two or more platform...more

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Maryland Authorizes Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Seeks to Boost Industry Diversity

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On April 12, 2021, the Maryland state legislature passed a bill legalizing both retail and online sports betting, which Governor Larry Hogan is expected to sign in the coming days. Maryland’s sports betting bill is among the...more

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New York Legalizes Mobile Sports Wagering

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After months of suspenseful back-and-forth, the New York state legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo have finally agreed upon legislation legalizing mobile sports betting throughout the state. The legislation is part of the...more

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North Carolina Legislative Update - May 2019 #4

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Senate appropriators worked on the budget bill behind closed doors this week and both houses considered a variety of bills prior to leaving for the Memorial Day holiday. Budget Bill (H966) - After passing the House on...more

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Major Sports Gambling State Developments Following Repeal of PASPA

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For the first time in decades, sportsbooks can now legally operate in every state that wishes to welcome the practice following the Supreme Court’s decision in May to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection...more

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Esports Insights and Trends - Staying current with emerging developments in the booming esports industry ...

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Leveraging its long history and extensive experience in all aspects of the sports arena, the Foley Sports Industry Team is actively immersed in the booming esports industry. Our Esports Insights and Trends will be a recurring...more

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Mass Gaming Commission Holds Daylong Forum on Daily Fantasy Sports

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On Thursday, December 10, 2015, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) held a daylong forum to educate the MGC commissioners, staff and the public on Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) and to inform the policy paper the MGC is...more

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Gaming Legal News: Volume 8, Number 18: Nevada Gaming Control Board: Daily Fantasy Sports Is Gambling

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Nevada Gaming Control Board: Daily Fantasy Sports Is Gambling - On October 15, 2015, Chairman A.G. Burnett of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board published an Industry Notice declaring daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) to...more

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