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State AG News: Child Safety, Gambling, Unfair Practices (March 19-25, 2026)

A coalition of 13 state Attorneys General sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin calling for an end to the EPA’s “Compliance First” policy on enforcement.

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Positive Industry Changes To WA’s Email Law

Our readers may recall a piece in which we discussed proposed legislation designed to curtail the number of lawsuits filed against companies for alleged violations...

United States Commercial

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Nationwide Betting Platform Kalshi Temporarily Banned From Taking Bets In Nevada

On March 20, 2026, a Carson City District Judge granted the Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) a 14‑day temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting KalshiEx LLC (Kalshi) from taking bets in Nevada, with a preliminary injunction hearing set for April 3, 2026.

United States Media & IT

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

New York And Washington Take On The Final Boss Of Loot Boxes

Loot boxes have always existed in a grey area within the U.S. regulatory landscape.

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

CFTC Takes Additional Steps Toward Prediction Market Regulation: What You Need To Know

United States Finance

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CFTC Issues Guidance And Advanced Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking Relating To Prediction Markets

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Issues Request For Comment And Staff Advisory On Prediction Markets

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

CFTC Issues Parallel Actions On Prediction Markets — Key Takeaways For Designated Contract Markets

United States Finance

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Milbank LLP

Leveling Up Or Losing Rights? Copyright Challenges Of AI-Generated Content In Gaming

United States IP

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Sports And Gaming Law 2025 Year In Review: Top Five Developments

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

EntertainHR: Celebrating The Best In Workplace Investigations

United States Media & IT

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Stop Internal And External Fraud In Your Tribal Casino

United States Criminal

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MGO CPA LLP

State AGs Roll The Dice On Gaming

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Sports Betting Meets March Madness: Federal CFTC Scrutiny To Impact College Sports

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America (Podcast)

United States Insolvency

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Ballard Spahr LLP

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – March 2026

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

What Does Globalization Mean For Esports Contracts? (Video)

As esports prize pools grow and audiences stretch across continents, professional teams and players are chasing opportunity on both sides of the Pacific.

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

New York Targets Valve's Loot Boxes As Illegal Gambling

For years, private plaintiffs challenging loot boxes in video games have run into a brick wall in federal court. State consumer protection statutes and the pivotal question of whether in-game virtual items constitute...

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Mississippi House Bill 4074 Would Authorize Statewide Mobile Sports Wagering

Mississippi lawmakers have once again placed mobile sports wagering squarely on the legislative agenda.

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

CFTC Files Amicus Brief Urging Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction Of Event Contracts

On February 17, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed an amicus curiae brief in the Ninth Circuit supporting North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc., d/b/a Crypto.com Derivatives North America...

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

New York State Gaming Commission Implores Leagues To Seek Restriction, Limitation Or Exclusion Of Certain Wagers

United States Media & IT

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Duane Morris LLP

Federal Government Continues Anti-Fraud Enforcement In The Sports Industry And Signals Desire To Work Cooperatively With Organizations Under Investigation

United States Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

Touchdown Or Tax Down? – How Will The IRS View Sports Contract Gains And Losses

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Legal Developments In The Gaming Industry: Second Half Of 2025

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

United States v. Smith Et Al.: Federal Indictment Charges Alleged Multi-Defendant Fraud And Conspiracy Scheme

United States Media & IT

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

NCAA Urges Federal Regulators To Suspend Collegiate Prediction Markets Amid Escalating Integrity Concerns

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

Top 10 Mississippi Gaming Stories Of 2025

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Why Nevada's Latest Compliance Requirements For Online Gaming Matter Far Beyond State Lines

United States Media & IT

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Betting The Field: The Sixth Circuit Finds Implied Preemption In Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company

United States Media & IT

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Mississippi Legislature Returns To Mobile Sports Wagering And Sweepstakes Policy In 2026

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Top 10 Mississippi Gaming Stories Of 2025

Mississippi lawmakers once again failed to pass legislation authorizing mobile and online sports wagering, despite broad support from some operators and a negotiation package that nearly cleared conference.

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Why Nevada's Latest Compliance Requirements For Online Gaming Matter Far Beyond State Lines

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (the NGCB) has issued Notice #2026-04, providing new guidance with enhanced reporting and due diligence requirements for Nevada gaming licensees...

United States Media & IT

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Betting The Field: The Sixth Circuit Finds Implied Preemption In Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company

The Sixth Circuit's decision in Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company v. Michigan Gaming Control Board, Case No. 24-1235 (6th Cir. Dec. 16, 2025), clarifies how to raise a successful federal preemption claim and obtain an injunction barring the state statute's enforcement...

United States Media & IT

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Mississippi Legislature Returns To Mobile Sports Wagering And Sweepstakes Policy In 2026

As the 2026 Regular Session gets underway, Mississippi lawmakers have again filed legislation addressing mobile/online sports wagering and online sweepstakes casino-style gaming.

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Class Actions Under California's Digital Goods Disclosure Law Reach Video Games: What To Know

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

"Point-Shaving" Scandal Rocks NCAA Men's Basketball - Federal Indictment Exposes Widening Risk Of Game Fixing In College And Professional Basketball

A major federal indictment has charged 26 individuals, including former NCAA Division I basketball players, in an international point-shaving...

United States Media & IT

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

All Eyes Down Under: Australia's Social Media Ban

London Deputy Managing Partner Terry Green authored an article in The Law Society Gazette about Australia's under-16 social media ban and how it contrasts with the UK Online Safety Act (OSA).

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

W-2G Reporting Threshold Raised To $2,000: What Tribal Casinos Need To Know

The IRS has finalized changes that took effect January 1, 2026. The W-2G reporting threshold for slot machine winnings is now $2,000, up from $1,200.

United States Media & IT

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Holland & Knight

Tennessee AG Pushes Illegal Online Sweepstakes Casinos To Fold

Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti announced that his office sent formal cease-and-desist letters to nearly 40 online sweepstakes casinos operating in Tennessee...

United States Media & IT

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Cozen O'Connor

Class Action Targets Stake.us, Drake And Adin Ross For Illegal Gambling Promotion

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Nevada's $27 Million AML Crackdown On Caesars, MGM, And Resorts World

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

How Virginia's SB 854 Will Affect Advertising

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Prediction Markets Offer Wagering Opportunities On Transfer Portal Despite Questionable Legality Of Product

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Copyright For AI-Generated Visual Content In Video Games

United States IP

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Perkins Coie LLP

Disagreement Deepens Among Federal Courts Over Whether Sports Event Contracts Are Subject To State Regulation

United States Finance

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

FL And SC Level Up Enforcement Against Roblox Over Child Safety Concerns

United States Media & IT

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Cozen O'Connor

OFAC And FinCEN Target Transnational Criminal Organization And Numerous Mexico-Based Gambling Establishments

United States Government

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K2 Integrity

How Can Commercial Lottery Syndicates Comply With US And State Law? (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

The Gamble Behind 'No-Risk' Games: Legal Challenges Across States

United States Media & IT

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Developer Of Mobile Gaming Apps Pays $1.4 Million To Settle CCPA Claims

United States Privacy

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Online Gaming Litigation: Plaintiffs' Next Big Bet

United States Media & IT

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Arnold & Porter

Patenting Play: Analyzing Recent Video Game Play Patents

United States IP

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Baker Botts LLP

Treasury Continues Focus On Cartels: Understanding FinCEN's Latest Action Restricting Transactions With Certain Mexico-Based Gambling Establishments

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

NCAA Resets Rules On Student-Athlete Betting On Professional Sports

United States Media & IT

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Duane Morris LLP

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Gamma Law

Backdating, Bar Mitzvahs, And The Namibian Getaway: The Comverse Scandal Unraveled (Podcast)

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Wiley Rein

Littler Lounge: From Sports Brackets To Benchmarks – Navigating The Legal Side Of Workplace Contests And Incentives (Podcast)

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Littler Mendelson

NIL Contracts Are Getting Smarter And Riskier: Legal Moves Every Athlete Should Make (Video)

Traverse Legal

Minutes On The Matter With Mike Beckwith: Federal Anti-Money Laundering Trends (Video)

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

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