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For those who send marketing texts, keep in mind the FCC one-to-one consent rule update. It has been getting some publicity, and takes effect January 27, 2025. As most are aware...

The Better Business Bureau's Online Interest Based Advertising Accountability Program announced that that it will require interest-based video ads to provide notice and choice to viewers as of April 1, 2018 ...

Illinois is one of the latest states to initiate potential legislation involving daily fantasy sports (DFS). Like a number of other states, it is not declaring DFS illegal.

The Online Interest Based-Advertising Accountability Program, which enforces privacy principles for digital advertising, recently announced its 100th action.

Maine's Gambling Control Unit (GCU) has issued a formal warning regarding the proliferation of illegal interactive gaming ("iGaming") platforms operating within the state.

In an article published in the Daily Journal, Sheppard Mullin partner Brian Anderson, co-leader of the firm's Sports Industry Team, discussed the implications

On May 28, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo approved SB 437, creating a new framework for internet-based consumer lenders that lend to Nevada residents.

We recently wrote about the flurry of legal issues with the social casino sweepstakes model. Now, the New York State Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee...

This morning, a New York State court ordered a shut down of the leading daily fantasy sports sites in New York, at least for now.

In 2012 the U.S. District Court struck down the California Resale Royalties Act, holding that it violated the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Due to the specifics of New York state law, the outcome of the closely-watched New York state case against daily fantasy sports operators may not come down solely to a question of whether DFS is skill. New York has a two-part test.

Occupy protesters in New York are attempting to quash the Manhattan District Attorney's subpoenas of their tweets and Twitter account information.

In a recent post about legal issues with the social casino sweepstakes model, we indicated that a recent RICO lawsuit against a social casino sweepstakes model...

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act prohibits certain types of “calls,” including telemarketing calls, to numbers listed on the national Do Not Call Registry. (This obligation lives at 47 USC § 227(c)(5).) The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and, until recently, nearly all courts following the FCC have interpreted “calls” to include text messages.

On June 13, 2022, the FCC provided notice that the State of Florida has become the 24th state (including the District of Columbia) to certify state-level regulatory jurisdiction over rates, terms, and conditions...

Today, the Texas AG issued an opinion that paid Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) are illegal under Texas law, but noted that "traditional" fantasy sports leagues are, as a general rule, legal under Texas law.

As discussed in our sister blog, CARU's revised Ad Guidelines go into effect on January 1, 2022.