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...
Read MoreThe 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;...
Read MoreIn “Back to the Future, Part 2,” the Old Biff Tannen gives “The Grays Sports Almanac” to his 1955 alter ego. The book contained all of the statistics one would need to place winning wagers on events that would occur in the...
Read MoreDickinson Wright attorneys Kate Lowenhar-Fisher, Gregory Gemignani, Jennifer Gaynor and Jeffrey Silver have co-authored the chapter on gambling in Nevada for the Chambers and Partners International Comparative Legal Guide:...
Read MoreKate Lowenhar-Fisher (Member, Las Vegas) is quoted in the article “Rift Widens Over States’ Role In Sports Betting” published by Law360. “It is pretty obvious why the leagues would rather lobby the federal government...
Read MoreGreg Gemignani (Member, Las Vegas) was quoted in the Las Vegas Sunarticle on “Nevada oddsmakers cheer top-court review of N.J. sportsbetting case”. The article focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court’s...
Read MoreGreg Gemignani (Member, Las Vegas) was recently quoted in the Wall Street Journal article “DraftKings, FanDuel Face Test of Their Business as They Go It Alone.” One big unknown of the industry is how would daily fantasy sports...
Read MoreBy: Kate Lowenhar-Fisher When Kate Lowenhar-Fisher (Member, Las Vegas) went to speak at an event at Fordham University in NYC last Friday, she had no idea she would be on Yahoo! Finance Sportsbook.com speaking about how...
Read MoreBy Kate Lowenhar-Fisher, Jennifer Gaynor and Greg Gemignani In a move designed to provide Nevada race books and sports pools with a greater variety of offerings, the Nevada Gaming Commission, on February 26, 2015, adopted...
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