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District Court Charts Pathway for Election Gambling

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Kalshi is a CFTC registered exchange that allows for the placing of cash bets on a variety of real-world events. Specifically, through what it calls “event contracts,” Kalshi allows users to buy positions on whether an event...more

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Finland Proposes Sweeping Reform of Gaming Market with Open Licensing System

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The Finnish government has unveiled a draft law proposing a major overhaul of the country's gaming regulatory landscape. The proposed system, targeted for launch in January 2027, would usher in a new era of open competition...more

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The Year in Gaming Law – 2023 Popular Reads on JD Supra

Anything else is merely a roll of the dice....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Foreclosure Theory “Foreclosed”: FTC Loses Campaign to Block Microsoft’s Purchase of Activision

On July 10, 2023, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) request to grant a preliminary injunction of Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMA Blocks Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

On April 26, 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked what would otherwise have been the largest deal in the gaming industry to date. The decision highlights several important trends, such as: - In dynamic...more

Beacon Insights by JD Supra

The Year in Gaming Law – 2022 Popular Reads on JD Supra

A recap of some of the most widely read news, updates, and commentary focused on Gaming Law and published on JD Supra throughout 2022....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Will the Gaming Industry Go All in on Crypto?

The popularity of cryptocurrency exploded in 2021 and consumer interest continues to grow. One prospect of particular interest for investors is the use of cryptocurrency in the gaming industry, and for sports betting in...more

Hogan Lovells

Virtual goods and NFTs – IP protection of digital assets in gaming, social media and the metaverse

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Digital assets and NFTs being all the rage, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is increasingly receiving trademark applications covering virtual goods and NFTs, the regulatory classification of which is...more

Morgan Lewis

Introduction to the Metaverse: Regulatory Outlook in China and Singapore

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“Metaverse” is generally used to describe any virtual world where users can interact using digital avatars. There are seven layers to any metaverse: infrastructure, human interface, decentralization, spatial computing,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Pitch - June 2022

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

Hogan Lovells

Spotlight on online gaming

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There is no need to say that online gaming has conquered the world and certainly will shape the future. It is an industry with one of the quickest product launches, rise of new market players and key drivers for new...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Tags Nvidia for Alleged Disclosure Insufficiencies in its Cryptocurrency Mining Business

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Key Takeaways- The United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement against chip manufacturing company Nvidia Corporation, on May 6, 2022, for inadequate disclosures concerning the impact of...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Digital Wallets and Gaming: A Brief Legal Outlook on a Frictionless Future

Cash was king. If there was any moment for the gaming world to make a definitive shift of transaction paradigms, the last two years’ rapid transition into a cashless and touch-free world may be it. The pandemic forced even...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Ongoing Program] What Is Web3?: Essentials of the Blockchain-based Internet Revolution - March 3rd, 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET

With the recent explosion of blockchain technology and major companies pivoting their business models to realize the promise of a metaverse, tech innovators, entertainment and sports icons, and venture capitalists alike are...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Video Game NFTs: Top Legal Considerations for Developers

The qualities of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), including digital scarcity, immutable persistence, and transferability on a blockchain, make NFTs an attractive technology to integrate into video games. NFTs have been implemented...more

Beacon Insights by JD Supra

The Year in Gaming — 2021 Popular Reads on JD Supra

A recap of some of the most well-read gaming-focused news, updates, and analysis published on JD Supra during 2021....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] FinTech University: FinTech and Gaming - November 11th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Continuing the FinTech University series, please join Richard Levin, Katherine Baker, Craig Nazzaro, and Kevin Tran for a program focusing on FinTech and gaming. The session will include 10 minutes of Q&A at the end....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Extortion Doesn’t Work for EA Sports Hackers

According to The Record, Electronic Arts Sports (EA) was the victim of a cyber hacking in June, when hackers posted on an underground hacking forum that they were in possession of EA data seeking a sale price of $28 million....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #294 – Online Gamers Beware: Crackonosh Malware Hidden in Free Games

Security researchers from Avast have discovered that “Crackonosh” malware has been installed on free versions of some popular online games for the purpose of cryptomining. It is believed to be sourced from a Czech author....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 2.9.2021 | Top Story: Tesla Pours $1.5B into Bitcoin, Prompts Crypto Surge

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Tesla dropped an incredible $1.5 billion on bitcoin on Monday “and signaled its intent to begin accepting the cryptocurrency as a form of payment, sending prices to a record after the vote of confidence from the EV leader and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Epic Battles Apple: I Missed a Spot

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On Tuesday I wrote about how Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney was engaging Apple on at least three battlefronts. I missed a battlefront and I’m here today to rectify that mistake. I mentioned Epic’s groundbreaking and lucrative...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Are Gaming Companies Maddened by Mods or Embracing Them?

While many software providers choose to vigorously defend their intellectual property rights in the software they create, in the gaming industry, some developers of PC video games have taken a different approach by allowing...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Fraud is Everywhere. The IRS is looking for it and the Forensic Accountants are right behind them

The Internal Revenue Manual defines fraud as a “deception by misrepresentation of material facts or silence when good faith requires expression, which results in material damage to one who relies on it and has the right to...more

Carlton Fields

California Consumer Privacy Act: A Reference Guide for Compliance

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California passed a sweeping new privacy law that will impact many businesses. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) is the first U.S. law to grant consumers extensive rights as to their personal information and...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.15.2019 | Top Story: Uber lays off 350 more corporate workers in effort to control costs

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Ride-hailing giant Uber laid off 350 workers on Monday as part of an ongoing effort to pare costs that now represents 1000 jobs cut since July....more

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