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How To Protect Your Tribal Casino’s Financial Systems

Your Tribal casino’s financial systems do more than track revenue. They help fund essential Tribal services — from education and healthcare to infrastructure and cultural programs.

United States Technology

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MGO CPA LLP

2026 Esports Legal Primer: Who Controls The Games And What Does It Mean For Stakeholders? (Video)

Evolving from a niche hobby into a global industry generating over $1.8 billion in annual revenue, with professional leagues, franchise systems, and tournaments in every major market, esports is routinely described as the “next major sport.” That framing is convenient, but legally wrong.

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

Will New York’s Valve Lawsuit Take The Steam Out Of Loot Box Video Game Monetization? (Video)

Video gamers were quick to ratio Attorney General Letitia James’s social media announcement of her office’s loot box lawsuit against Valve Corporation.

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

Care To Predict What Happens? Kentucky’s New Prediction Markets Tax

In the recently concluded 2026 Regular Session of Kentucky’s General Assembly, there was significant activity concerning prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, all with potential serious economic impact.

United States Strategy

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FBT Gibbons

Prediction Markets: Emerging Compliance Considerations For Companies And In-House Counsel

United States Media & IT

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Undisclosed Use Of Bots In Allegedly Skill-based Game Leads To $420 Million Damages Award For False Advertising And Unfair Competition

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Jury Awards Mobile Game Company $420 Million In Lost Profits For False Advertising

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Game Company Hit With $420+ Million False Advertising Verdict

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

How To Stop Cyber-Enabled Fraud At Your Tribal Casino

United States Criminal

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MGO CPA LLP

State AG News: Sports Betting, Credit Agencies, Grocery Stores (April 23-29, 2026)

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

State And Federal Regulators Face Off Over Prediction Markets

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

Doubling Down: CFTC Sues New York And Files Amicus In Massachusetts In Support Of Prediction Markets

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

How Casinos Should Prepare For FinCEN’s 2026 AML/CFT Overhaul

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

AI At The Table: Governing Automation In Modern Gaming

United States Technology

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Jones Walker

The Cannabis Industry’s “Big Tobacco” Moment: What Insurers Need To Know About Murray v. Cresco

United States Cannabis

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Ankura CTIX FLASH Update – May 11, 2026

United States Technology

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

Kentucky General Assembly Lends Support For Nuclear Development With Senate Bill 57

United States Energy

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FBT Gibbons

For Whom The Discovery Tolls: Your Privacy Notice May Help Time-Bar Website Wiretapping Claims

United States Privacy

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Fox Rothschild LLP

Key Takeaways And Access To Webinar Recording – Protecting The House: Trade Secret Risks In Online Gaming, Sportsbooks & Predictive Markets

As part of Seyfarth’s 2026 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, our panel presented Protecting the House: Trade Secret Risks in Online Gaming, Sportsbooks & Predictive Markets, examining how the rapid expansion...

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Arizona Breaks New Ground With Criminal Charges Against Prediction Market Platform

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed the first-ever criminal charges against a prediction market platform for allegedly operating an illegal gambling business, accusing the CFTC-regulated platform of accepting bets from Arizona residents on state elections.

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Florida Gaming Control Commission Notices

The Florida Gaming Control Commission has published two significant notices affecting gaming operations in the state.

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Rolling The Dice On Reporting: Treasury Proposes Higher Thresholds And New Limits On Wagering Losses

The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued proposed regulations addressing two changes affecting the gaming industry and taxpayers: (i) an increase in the information reporting threshold for certain payees...

United States Tax

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Liskow & Lewis

Third Circuit Affirms Kalshi’s Preliminary Injunction

United States Media & IT

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

State AGs Roll The Dice On Gaming (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Federal Appeals Court: CFTC Jurisdiction Over Sports Event Contracts Likely Exclusive

United States Media & IT

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Holland & Knight

MARCH MADNESS®, Sportsbooks, And Nominative Fair Use: What The NCAA V. DraftKings Lawsuit Really Signals

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Bill Introduced To Curb ADA Online Accessibility Lawsuits

United States Media & IT

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Gaming Addiction Litigation: Turner v. Epic Games & Roblox And What It Means For The Industry

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Double Coverage: CFTC, Exchanges Signal New Era Of Oversight For Sports Prediction Markets

United States Media & IT

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McDermott Will & Schulte

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

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

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Positive Industry Changes To WA’s Email Law

United States Commercial

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Double Coverage: CFTC, Exchanges Signal New Era Of Oversight For Sports Prediction Markets

The past two weeks have brought an avalanche of news related to a maturing framework of prediction markets oversight from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...

United States Media & IT

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Between March 25 and March 26, members of both chambers introduced at least three bills targeting prediction markets. On March 25, Reps. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., introduced the PREDICT Act...

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

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

United States Media & IT

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

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

On March 12, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") issued two significant pronouncements regarding prediction markets.

United States Finance

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Milbank LLP

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

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

2025 marked a period of profound transformation across the sports and gaming industries.

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

EntertainHR: Celebrating The Best In Workplace Investigations

Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are getting ready to cast their ballots ahead of the fast-approaching 98th Academy Awards.

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 Does Globalization Mean For Esports Contracts? (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

New York Targets Valve's Loot Boxes As Illegal Gambling

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Mississippi House Bill 4074 Would Authorize Statewide Mobile Sports Wagering

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

CFTC Files Amicus Brief Urging Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction Of Event Contracts

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

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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

Block And Tackle: Regulating Skill-Based Blockchain Games (Video)

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Gamma Law

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