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Gaming Law

How Heitner Legal Assisted Andrei Kirilenko

During his playing days, Andrei Kirilenko (AK47) was wurthless on the basketball court. He was a first round pick of the Utah Jazz and played for over a decade in the NBA. In retirement, Kirilenko has served as the commissioner of the Russian Basketball Federation. Part of his role in serving as commissioner has been […]

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False Advertising Gaming Law

New Jersey Enforces Its Fantasy Sports Law For The First Time

Many states have fantasy sports laws in place that are intended to create regulatory bodies within their borders for the purpose of overseeing and regulating fantasy sports operators. The big fantasy sports companies that come to mind are FanDuel and DraftKings, but many other corporate entities are doing business and thinking about launching gaming products […]

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Sports Law

Pro Sports Leagues Begin To Accept Future Of Sports Betting

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear New Jersey’s appeal that would potentially allow the state to provide sports betting within its borders. In NYC on Tuesday night, Roger Goodell (NFL commissioner), Adam Silver (NBA commissioner), Rob Manfred (MLB commissioner), and Gary Bettman (NHL commissioner) gathered together for a panel titled “GameChangers: Creating […]

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Sports Law

DraftKings Is Bringing Daily Fantasy To eSports

These days, it’s nearly impossible to watch any sporting event or program without seeing an advertisement for daily fantasy sports. The fantasy and gaming industry has seen enormous growth, and that trend looks to continue as one of the leading DFS providers moves into the new realm of eSports. DraftKings announced that it will be […]

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Business

GVC Holdings Wins Bidding War To Purchase Bwin.party

In November 2014, Bwin.party announced it was in talks with several parties, which could result in an offer for the online gaming company. On September 4, 2015, Bwin agreed to a buyout offer from GVC Holdings for $1.7 billion. However, Bwin’s acceptance of GVC’s offer is subject to scrutiny as it withdrew an accepted an offer […]