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Legal News and Headlines
Legal
December 30, 2024
Swish Analytics Sues Odds Providers OddsJam and OpticsOdds over Alleged Misappropriation
San Francisco-based sports betting technology company Swish Analytics has filed a lawsuit against rivals OddsJam and OpticsOdds, accusing them of unlawfully misappropriating its proprietary sports betting odds. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, alleges that the two companies scraped Swish’s odds data directly from the website of its sportsbook customers, repackaged it, and […]

Legal
December 27, 2024
DraftKings Settles Dispute with Ex-Executive Over Fanatics Move
DraftKings has ended its legal fight with Michael Hermalyn, a former executive who faced accusations of breaking non-compete clauses and stealing trade secrets when he jumped ship to join Fanatics. The deal closes lawsuits filed in Massachusetts and California, which focused on Hermalyn’s switch to the competing company in early 2024. Hermalyn’s Transition to Fanatics […]

Legal
December 26, 2024
DraftKings Faces Legal Action over Alleged Unlawful Account Deactivations
DraftKings Inc., a prominent name in online sports betting, is now the target of a class-action lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Plaintiffs accuse the operator of allegedly defrauding customers by unlawfully deactivating user accounts and retaining their balances, potentially exposing a widespread issue within the company’s operations. The […]

Legal
December 20, 2024
Playtech’s Lawsuit Against OnAir Entertainment Picks up Speed
An ongoing lawsuit between two leading online gambling industry providers recently picked up speed after a court decision. Espionage Lawsuit Can Proceed This is the industrial espionage suit filed by Playtech against its rival, OnAir Entertainment. The latter company faced allegations of corporate espionage amid data accusing a former employee of keeping his access to […]

Legal
December 20, 2024
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Ex-Lawmaker Who Took IR Bribes
The Supreme Court of Japan has confirmed a four-year prison term for a former lawmaker embroiled in a bribery scandal linked to integrated resort (IR) licensing. Reports indicate that the 53-year-old ex-politician in the central government’s House of Representatives under the Liberal Democratic Party, Tsukasa Akimoto, failed to have his sentence reduced by the country’s […]

Legal
December 19, 2024
Arbitrator Approves Class Action Lawsuit Against L&W
Earlier this week, an arbitrator greenlighted what can be described as the first-ever certified antitrust arbitration class action lawsuit in the United States. Class Action Is Cost-Efficient and Fair, Arbitrator Concludes The case involves Light & Wonder (L&W), the recognizable provider of software, games and technology for the global gambling industry, and more than 100 […]

Legal
December 19, 2024
FanDuel Founders and Investors Fight to Keep Sale Lawsuit Alive
The founders of FanDuel, plus over 100 early investors and workers, are trying to keep their lawsuit going in the New York Supreme Court. Lawsuit Claims Private Equity Firms Exploited FanDuel Sale They are suing private equity firms Shamrock Capital Advisors and KKR. The case is about the $559 million sale of FanDuel to Paddy […]

Legal
December 18, 2024
Swedish Court Rejects Operators’ Request to Have Fines Revoked
The Swedish Supreme Administrative Court has denied several operators’ appeals against decisions by the Spelinspektionen, the local gambling regulator. As a result, the violators will have to pay the fees outlined in their penalty orders. The Spelinspektionen’s penalties were issued against subsidiaries of the gaming companies ComeOn Group, Kindred Group, and Mr Green. ComeOn Group’s […]

Legal
December 18, 2024
Washington Court Dismisses Maverick Gaming’s Sports Betting Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by a gaming company that challenged the existing sports betting market established in Washington was recently dismissed. Lawsuit Challenges Tribal-State Gaming Compacts Washington was among the US states that legalized sports betting back in 2020. After the legalization in March 2020, legal retail sports betting launched the next year, in 2021, after […]

Legal
December 17, 2024
VGW Prevails in Georgia Court Case, but Other Lawsuits Remain
In a significant legal victory for VGW Holdings, a popular player in the US sweepstakes sector, the Georgia Northern District Court has dismissed a class action lawsuit against the operator. Fair Gaming Advocates, an advocacy group for players’ rights, alleged that VGW’s gaming platforms violated state regulations. However, Judge Thomas Thrash has now ruled the […]
