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August 30, 2022 by Duane Morris

Frank DiGiacomo Discusses Trends in Sports Betting, and How It Intersects with the Professional Sports Industry

As team lead of Duane Morris’ Gaming Industry Group, Frank A. DiGiacomo brings a wealth of experience to the areas of gaming, sports betting, igaming, lottery, fantasy sports, entertainment, and regulatory law.

Not surprisingly, he has represented public and privately held casino operators, sports wagering operators, gaming/sports wagering technology providers engaged in interactive, skills-based gaming, social gaming, financial services companies, and lottery companies.

To read the full text of this interview, originally published by Sports Litigation Alert, please visit the publication website.

February 16, 2022 by Duane Morris

Law360 Sports & Betting Group Of The Year: Duane Morris

Duane Morris LLP helped sportsbooks, teams and media giants like NBCUniversal and ESPN navigate a complex licensing and regulatory landscape to ink lucrative sports gambling deals, earning it a spot among Law360’s 2021 Sports & Betting Groups of the Year.

To read the full text of this article, please visit the Law360 website (subscription required).

May 7, 2021 by Duane Morris

Webinar Replay: The Changing Landscape Between Sports, Media and Gambling

A webinar replay of “The Changing Landscape Between Sports, Media and Gambling,” the third in our Game Changers: Strategies for the Business of Sports and Gaming Webinar Series with SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory, is available.

April 23, 2021 by Duane Morris

Webinar: The Changing Landscape Between Sports, Media and Gambling

Duane Morris and SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory are hosting the Game Changers: Strategies for the Business of Sports and Gaming Webinar Series. The third session, “The Changing Landscape Between Sports, Media and Gambling,” takes place May 5, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern.

For more information and to register, please visit the firm website.

April 22, 2021 by Duane Morris

Webinar Replay: The Challenges and Opportunities in eSports

A webinar replay of “The Challenges and Opportunities in eSports,” the second in our Game Changers: Strategies for the Business of Sports and Gaming Webinar Series with SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory, is available.

April 5, 2021April 22, 2021 by Duane Morris

Webinar: The Challenges and Opportunities in eSports

Duane Morris and SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory are hosting the webinar series, “Game Changers: Strategies for the Business of Sports and Gaming.” The second session, “The Challenges and Opportunities in eSports,” takes place Wednesday, April 21, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern.

For more information and to register, please visit the firm website.

March 11, 2021 by Duane Morris

Webinar Replay: Behind the Scenes of Betting and Professional Sports

A video replay of the Game Changers: Strategies for the Business of Sports and Gaming Webinar Series session, “Behind the Scenes of Betting and Professional Sports,” is available.

February 16, 2021 by Duane Morris

Game Changers: Strategies for the Business of Sports and Gaming Webinar Series

Duane Morris and SeventySix Capital are hosting the webinar series, “Game Changers: Strategies for the Business of Sports and Gaming.” The first session, “Behind the Scenes of Betting and Professional Sports,” takes place on March 10, 2021.

For more information and to register, please visit the firm website.

September 16, 2020 by Duane Morris

Gaming in the United States: Massachusetts

The Q&A provides a high level overview of the framework of gambling regulation; the regulatory authorities; gambling products; land-based gambling; regulation and licensing; online gambling; B2B and B2C operations; mobile gaming and interactive gambling; social gaming; blockchain technology; gambling debts; tax; advertising and developments and reform.

To read the full text of this chapter of Thomson Reuters Practical Law: Gaming Global Guide, written by Duane Morris attorneys Bill Gantz and Joseph Caputi, please visit the Thomson Reuters website.

May 1, 2020June 11, 2020 by Duane Morris

Illinois Supreme Court Finds Daily Fantasy Sports to Be Legal, Rejects DFS Loser’s Gambling Loss Recovery Act Claim

In Dew-Becker v. Wu, 2020 IL 124472 (April 16, 2020), the Illinois Supreme Court, finally and definitively, has put to rest the question of whether DFS (daily fantasy sports) is unlawful in Illinois. In addition, as a result of the decision, the DFS industry dodged the potential impact of tens of thousands of lawsuits that otherwise could have been lodged against winning DFS players in Illinois by DFS contest losers seeking to recoup their losses under the Illinois Loss Recovery Act (LRA)(720 ILCS 5/28-8).

To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, please visit the firm website.