On November 9, 2022, the Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the next step in the process requested by President Biden under Executive Order 14036 (“Promoting Competition in the American Economy”). The TTB
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The Gaming and Hospitality Practice blog published by Dickinson Wright focuses on legal issues related to the gaming and hospitality industries. It covers regulatory developments, licensing, compliance, and operational challenges faced by businesses in these sectors. Topics include alcohol beverage laws, digital marketplace regulations, event permitting, and the intersection of hospitality with entertainment and food service operations. The blog also addresses legal considerations for mobile food vendors, branded alcohol ventures, and the impact of evolving trade practices on competition within the alcohol and hospitality markets. It serves as a resource for navigating complex state and federal regulations affecting gaming and hospitality businesses.
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Branded Alcohol to Chase My Blues Away
Alcohol and music, like peanut butter and jelly, just go together. And, the potential income that alcohol generates is nearly unlimited because alcohol is often marked up substantially – sales of alcoholic beverages at live music events can account for…
Road Booze: When and How Food Trucks Can Serve Alcohol in Tennessee
Food trucks have become dining destinations in most major cities, including Nashville. However, in Tennessee, food trucks are not permitted to serve alcohol at the same times and places they are permitted to serve food. Below is a guide for…
Starting and Running a Food Truck Business
Introduction
It seems anywhere you go in Nashville these days you will happen across a food truck or two loitering at a local business or parked downtown. Indeed, almost any local Nashville event has a gaggle of mobile food options…
BYOB like a B-O-S-S
Did you know you can bring your own booze to dinner or an event in Nashville? While it may sound as easy as packing a cooler for Live on the Green, bringing a bottle of wine to a restaurant, or…
Operators, Start Your Engines; But Beware of Sanctions
Less than a month has passed since the launch of the regulated iGaming market in Ontario, and the Ontario regulator has already handed down its first pair of penalties. On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of…
Goodbye Parlays, Hello Single Event Betting: Ontario Roles
Since single-event sports betting officially came into law in Canada with the passage of Bill C-218 on August 27th, 2021, Canadians and industry participants alike have been patiently waiting to see what shape the regulatory landscape will take. On September 9th,…
Quebec Exemptions to Publicity Contest Rules: Sponsors Welcome to Quebec
Introduction
Quebec recently made changes to its publicity contests rules. The rules, which require publicity contests to adhere to stringent regulatory requirements in order to operate in Quebec, now exempt international publicity contests from some of those constraints due to…
Attorney General of Quebec v. Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (Procureur général du Québec v. Association canadienne des télécommunications sans fil)
Canada Continues Push for Singles-Game Sports Betting
The Canadian Criminal Code (the “Code”) sets forth the parameters of legal gaming in Canada. The Code generally prohibits sports-based wagering except where such wagering is conducted and managed by the provincial governments; however, section 207(4)(b) of the Code prohibits…