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Major League Fishing Reels in Bally’s Corporation as Pro Bass Fishing’s First Sports Betting Partnership

Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament fishing organization, and Bally’s Corporation (NYSE: BALY), a leading U.S. omni-channel provider of land-based gaming and interactive entertainment, have announced a deal designating Bally’s as MLF’s exclusive Sports Betting, Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), and Free-to-Play (F2P) Partner for MLF’s tournament circuits – all firsts for the professional…
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Ifrah Law Taps A.J. Collins as an Associate, Strengthening Its Legal Team

Ifrah Law has announced the hire of Austin John (A.J.) Collins as an associate to its legal team. Collins will focus his practice on the legal sports betting arena, where Ifrah is widely considered one of the nation’s premier law firms. “A.J.’s experience in litigation, investigation, regulatory, and compliance experience, both as an associate at…
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Sports Litigation Alert Reports on the Full Breadth of the Sports Law Industry with Timely, Insightful Articles in Last Two Issues

Beneficiaries of the Alert include both the private sector and higher education, where professors use the Alert with thousands of sports law students. As Hackney Publications closes in on the completion of its 18th year of publishing Sports Litigation Alert, publisher Holt Hackney is especially proud of the last two issues. “We’re touching on every…
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Webinar Examines the ‘Dos and Don’ts of Advertising in iGaming’

IDEA, the voice of the online gaming and betting industries in the U.S., will host one of its “Power Lunch” webinars on September 13 at noon EST, addressing the “Dos and Don’ts of Advertising in iGaming.” The webinar, which lasts one hour, will “explore one of the central challenges of successful iGaming and sports betting…
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New York Jets Announce a Multi-Year Partnership With Fubo Sportsbook

The New York Jets today announced a multi-year partnership with Fubo Sportsbook, “the comprehensive sports entertainment and wagering experience expected to launch in the fourth quarter 2021 (subject to all applicable regulatory approvals),” to become an Official Sports Betting partner of the club. This agreement marks Fubo Sportsbook’s first sponsorship of a professional sports team. The…
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More than 100 Sports Law Professors Now Use Sports Litigation Alert in the Classroom

Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, announced last month that new tools have been  added to Sports Litigation Alert (Alert), a periodical that has been used in sports law classrooms for more than 15 years, which will make it even more useful for professors and their college students. Shortly thereafter, several…
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Allied Esports and NASCAR Announce Gaming Truck Event Tour

Allied Esports, a global esports entertainment company and a subsidiary of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AESE), and NASCAR today announced an event tour that will bring gaming activations to racing fans in 2021. The Allied Esports Truck, North America’s first and only 18-wheel gaming truck, will make seven stops at NASCAR Cup Series race…
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Chicago Bears, BetRivers and Rivers Casino Announce Multi-Year Exclusive Partnership

The Chicago Bears, Rush Street Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: RSI) (“RSI”), a Chicago-based gaming company that operates BetRivers.com, and Rivers Casino have announced a multi-year exclusive partnership. The agreement is the Bears’ first multi-year exclusive deal in the Sportsbook and Casino categories and makes BetRivers the Bears’ Official Sportsbook Partner and Rivers Casino the Bears’ Official…
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Ifrah Law Separates Itself Out as the Preferred Law Firm for Clients Involved in Sports Betting

Within the past few years, the landscape and public opinion regarding legal gambling has vastly shifted.  The Ifrah Law team got ahead of this trend and is well versed in guiding clients in various gaming verticals through the online gaming and sports betting industry’s business, legal requirements, and government relations.  Whether helping clients with licensing…
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Florida House approves sports betting bill with Seminole Tribe; legal challenges expected

The Florida House approved a 30-year deal granting the Seminole Indian Tribe exclusive rights to operate sports betting in Florida on May 19, 2021. However, even though the Tribal Gaming Compact received bipartisan support in the legislature, it will likely face legal challenges by gambling opponents on both federal and state levels. With a sweeping…
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