Proposed CFTC Gaming Rule Sets State Bans Aside For Sports

Proposed CFTC Gaming Rule Sets State Bans Aside For Sports

The proposed rule defines gaming to capture professional sports, keeping sports contracts inside the term rather than outside it. A state gambling ban would not count as unlawful activity, because the contract settles on the game itself. Final scores, point differentials, win-loss results and season-long statistics weigh against a public interest ban on sports contracts. … Read more

Wisconsin Mobile Sports Betting Hits a Legal Wall | Act 247

Suit Seeks To Void Act 247, Halt Wisconsin Compact Talks

Act 247 adds one paragraph to state law, exempting mobile sports wagers from Wisconsin’s criminal definition of a bet. The three-count complaint asks the court to bar Gov. Tony Evers from negotiating compact amendments implementing the law. A third count calls the law’s tribal-server requirement a racial classification barred by the 14th Amendment. Each defendant … Read more