November 10, 2015 Washington, one of five states in the country to currently have an outright prohibition on fantasy sports contests, is reportedly kicking the tires on legalization. The Washington State Gambling Commission (the “WSGC”) is set to discuss the industry at a public meeting scheduled for this week. The
October 30, 2015 The United States Senate today approved a two-year budget deal that amends the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Specifically, the TCPA amendment will authorize the use of automated telephone dialing systems (“ATDS”) to call cellular telephones (without consumer consent) for the purpose of collecting debts owed to
October 21, 2015 This summer, after giving away her property as a prize to the winner of a promotional contest, Maine innkeeper Janice Sage was the subject of a police investigation and over a dozen complaints filed with the State’s Attorney General’s Office. Why are government regulators investigating promotional contests
September 18, 2015 By David O. Klein, Jonathan E. Turco and Joshua R. Wueller Although fantasy sports competition – the act of building and competing with imaginary sports teams comprised of real-life athletes – had meager beginnings as a hobby and pastime among friends and coworkers, fantasy sports has exploded
September 9, 2015 On August 25, 2015, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against SoulCycle, Inc. (“SoulCycle”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, alleging violations by SoulCycle of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act (“CARD Act”), the Electronic Funds Transfer Act
August 10, 2015 In August 2013, Mr. David Frankel initiated a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) for snubbing his submission to an FTC-sponsored contest concerning robocall-blocking technology. On July 31, 2015, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims unsealed its opinion and order, granting the Commission’s
Odds improve for online gaming June 14, 2015 Regulate or delegate — that’s the question facing Pennsylvania legislators as bills to legalize online gambling gain traction. A new bill in the state Senate — SB 900, allows the state, among other things, to license operators to conduct Internet gaming. It’s a practice
Intellectual Property Concerns for Sponsors of Promotional Contests and Sweepstakes Marketers are always looking for more effective ways to entice consumers, with the goal to build a brand and sell more products and services. Long ago, armed with the knowledge that people enjoy winning prizes, savvy promoters began offering promotional
May 21, 2015 Last week, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida filed a Complaint seeking the forfeiture of proceeds received by the World Triathlon Corporation (“WTC”) over a period of time spanning from 2013 until 2015. The Complaint alleges that the funds were generated as proceeds
Will regulators sideline fantasy stock-trading games? Regulators seem to be imposing a harsh new reality on fantasy stock-trading upstarts. Stock Battle – one of the first to allow real-money stock-picking games modeled on daily fantasy sports services – received a cease-and-desist letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Yahoo Finance has
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