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On April 26, 2012, I posted a blog entry entitled "Arkansas May Roll Dice With Gaming Ballot Referendum" that pointed out a clerical error which could have caused a major issue regarding a proposed ballot initiative to amend the Arkansas Constitution to open Arkansas up to establish four casino gaming establishments.

Many in the industry are familiar with the following scenario.

Many in the industry are familiar with the following scenario. A young gamer, grinding tirelessly for untold hours perfecting her skill, honing her strategy

On June 27, 2017, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a law that prohibits individual states from permitting gambling based on professional or amateur sports.

Plaintiffs suing Valve Corporation over the company's use of loot box in several top videogames have moved for class certification in Seattle federal court.

Entertainment Software Association (ESA)'s Chief Counsel of Tech Policy, Michael Warnecke, announced at a recent Federal Trade Commission workshop examining loot boxes

Welcome to Sheppard Mullin's Weekly Web Wrap-Up, a quick list of the past week's top news in the social media, gaming, and virtual goods and currencies industries curated by Social Media & Games Team.

The Director of the Division of Gaming of the Colorado Department of Revenue requested an opinion from Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers as to whether internet gaming could be implemented under current Colorado law.

U.S. District Judge Joan Gottschall agreed with Microsoft that its arbitration provision was valid and overcame a class action bid.

In the latest salvo in the ongoing debate about whether certain game mechanics are exploiting kids, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced that he has introduced a bill to ban the alleged exploitation

Many in the industry are familiar with the following scenario. A young gamer, grinding tirelessly for untold hours perfecting her skill, honing her strategy,...

Towards the end of 2023, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) established the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) as a federal authority to introduce a regulatory framework for a national lottery and commercial gaming.

As we discussed in previous blog posts, Decentralization of the Gambling Industry Through Blockchain and Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: the Future of Online Gambling?, ...

Facebook recently announced that it was investing $10 billion in profits into development of the "Metaverse," a new platform focused on augmented and virtual realities. While the features of this proposed "Metaverse"

The International Olympic Committee announced last week that the first ever Olympic-licensed event for virtual sports the Olympic Virtual Series will take place from May 13th to June 23rd of this year.

We recently blogged on legal issues with loot boxes as a game mechanic, and some of the scrutiny to which they are being subjected.

What do fantasy football, March Madness brackets, and workplace raffles have in common? They might all be gambling – and they might be happening on your company's time and devices.

Eight to one. Those are the currents odds that the Philadelphia Eagles will repeat as Super Bowl champions. If you like those odds and live in New Jersey ...