Tag Archives: Online Gambling

The Wild West of Online Sports Betting: The City of Baltimore Takes on the Industry

Jake Granese – Since 2018, online sports betting has taken over the United States. Sportsbook advertisements appear to have infiltrated every form of media, and no sporting event is complete without an onslaught of these ads. Specifically, sportsbooks love to promote the illusion of guaranteed success through “risk-free” offers, “no-sweat” bets, deposit matching, and “no-regret” […]

The Return of Internet Gambling

CHAD PASTERNACK — In 2006, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (“UIGEA”) took the online gaming community by storm and made wagering on games of chance illegal. Subject to the definitions of the statute, which forbid games predominantly subject to chance, online poker ceased to exist legally in the United States, despite requiring skill. The UIGEA […]