Many of our readers are aware that several states, including Illinois, Iowa, California and Texas,have previously introduced legislation to legalize some form of Internet gambling within their respective states. New York also considered legalizing Internet poker within its borders last year, but the bill failed to gain traction in the State Legislature. Despite the apparent setback, the […]
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The number of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuits has exploded in the past couple of years. The October 16, 2013 amendments to the TCPA regulations and the often liberal interpretation of the statute by Federal District Courts and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has further emboldened TCPA class action plaintiffs. There now
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On July 1, 2013, following the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) adoption of the final amendments, the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule went into effect. The amended COPPA rule strengthens privacy protection for minors under 13 years of age in connection with their use of websites and mobile apps. The amended COPPA Rule also
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On March 28, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that debt collection calls can only be placed to the subscriber of the cellular telephone being called under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Specifically, section 227(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the TCPA states, in part, that it shall be unlawful to make
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On March 27, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued an Order granting package delivery companies an exemption from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) to permit them to alert wireless consumers about delivery of their packages, as long as consumers are not charged and may easily opt-out of future messages. Background The Order was
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This blog has been closely following the development of fantasy sports legislation in a number of states, including Iowa and New Jersey. As many of our readers are aware, the federal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which has caused uncertainty for those in the online poker industry, has an exemption for fantasy sports. Congress
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We have previously focused on several legal aspects of online fantasy sports, ranging from fantasy sports insurance to the legality of daily fantasy sports tournaments. We have also written extensively on the efforts of several states to legalize fantasy sports within their borders and how to avoid regulatory penalties associated with fantasy sports. A new
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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) was awarded a significant victory against payday lender AMG Services, Inc. (“AMG”) on March 7, 2014, when the United States District Court for the District of Nevada ruled that the FTC has authority under the FTC Act to regulate Indian tribes and their associated organizations. As a reminder to readers
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