Topic
Gambling
353 published works
Sports Shorts
Stress in the workplace – not just limited to the office
Joey Barton has often been a controversial and high profile figure within the football industry. In addition to his performances on the field, incidents that have brought him less welcome…
Sports Shorts
Phillip Ivey v Genting Casinos UK Limited t/a Crockfords Club – James Bond’s favourite game, £7.7m and “honest cheating”.
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in a claim brought by Phil Ivey, “the world’s best poker player” in relation to the recovery of £7.7 million worth of…
Technology Law Dispatch
German Prime Minister Conference Reaches Agreement on the Amendments to the German Interstate Treaty on Gambling (Glücksspielstaatsvertrag – GlüStV)
By Dr. Alexander Hardinghaus, Dr. Philipp Süss, Dr. Thomas Fischl
According to a press release of 28 October 2016, the Prime Minister Conference agreed to repeal the limitation to 20 licenses for private sports betting providers. Further, the German gambling…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Cantor Fitzgerald Affiliate To Pay More Than $16 Million In Penalties And Forfeiture For Engaging In Illegal Gambling And Money Laundering Schemes
CG Technology, LP, formerly doing business as Cantor Gaming (CG Technology and Cantor Gaming),[1]one of the largest race and sports book operators in the United States, has entered into a…
AdLaw By Request®
Federal Court Holds That Casino In Video Game App Is Not A Gambling Device
By Jason Gordon
A Federal court in Illinois dismissed a class action lawsuit against Machine Zone, Inc. Machine Zone is the maker of the popular “Game of War” mobile app. Although the app…
Legal Profession Blog
A Gamble Worth Taking: A Colorado Suspension For Misappropriation Gets A Reciprocal New Jersey Reprimand
The New Jersey Supreme Court approved the imposition of a reprimand for an instance of negligent misappropriation as reciprocal discipline for a Colorado suspension of a year and a day.According…
From Briefs to Books
A Gambler’s Anatomy – by Jonathan Lethem
What is a face? Is it a mass behind which we create an identity? Or is it our actual identity? What happens when the face is radically changed? In “A…
Sports Shorts
US Federal Court Overturns New Jersey Law Allowing Sports Betting
On 9 August 2016, a New Jersey Federal Appeals Court ruled that the state of New Jersey was not permitted to enforce a 2014 law that allowed sports betting. Following…
Game Counsel
New York Legalizes Daily Fantasy Sports
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill to legalize daily fantasy sports in New York. This is the eighth state to legalize daily fantasy sports, and the seventh to…
Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
Federal Court: Gaming is Not Protected Speech
This post was authored by Otten Johnson summer law clerk Matt Bender. Matt is a rising third-year law student at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Two weeks…