Earlier this week, Coinbase and its sweepstakes administrator agreed to the terms of a class action settlement in the matter of Suski v. Coinbase, Inc. After nearly four years of litigation, including a trip to the United States Supreme Court, Plaintiffs accepted $2.25 million dollars to settle their crypto sweepstakes lawsuit. It is important for […]
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Legal sweepstakes are an effective means for brands to attract consumer attention and interaction through the allure of possible prize winnings. Some sweepstakes operators, however, have attempted to create business models based primarily on offering stand-alone forms of serial sweepstakes called “social casinos” or “sweepstakes casinos.” These newer models may run afoul of anti-gambling laws,
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Last week, a putative class action Complaint was filed against a major fantasy sports company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. In Ballentine v. Underdog Sports, LLC, Plaintiffs allege that Defendant violated NY’s fantasy sports law by offering illegal sports bets that it deceptively marketed as daily fantasy
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In a stunning, if not entirely unexpected development, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) one-to-one consent rule. The decision prevented the rule from becoming law on the eve of its anticipated effective date. Why was the One-to-One Consent Rule Vacated? As alluded to in
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The culmination of every successful sweepstakes promotion involves the picking of a winner, or multiple winners, as applicable. Winner selection also provides the sweepstakes operator with the opportunity to generate positive publicity through the publication of the winner’s name and likeness. Prior to awarding the prize and making an announcement as to the identity of
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Readers of this blog are aware of the never-ending stream of lawsuits alleging that the use of third-party tracking technology to collect consumer data on company websites is tantamount to illegal wiretapping in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). Below, we discuss a recent decision in which a California federal court dealt
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The fantasy sports market was valued at $30.5 billion in 2023. Every year, the industry inches closer to nationwide legalization and regulation. In addition to state law amendments, federal laws and state common law interpretations of existing gambling and lottery laws pave the way forward for the continued expansion of the fantasy sports industry. In
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Earlier this year, Coinbase ran a Bitcoin sweepstakes promotion offering the chance to win one of six prizes, with the top two prizes amounting to the equivalent of $1,000 USD in Bitcoin (along with merchandise and event tickets). Note that our office has not reviewed the Official Rules for Coinbase’s Bitcoin sweepstakes and, as such,
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