Gamer Technology Law: Significant Issues and Developments
Overview:
Gamer Technology Law: Significant Issues and Developments LIVE Webcast is designed for business executives and attorneys involved in the interactive entertainment industry who seek to have an enhanced understanding of the issues surrounding the Gamer Technology Law. Our panel of key thought leaders and practitioners will discuss the following topics:• A veteran's view of the evolution of the industry
• Financing: PE and VC investment
• Mobile gaming: Mobile privacy, mobile free-to-play model, and mobile payments
• FinCEN guidelines: Implications for virtual currency systems
• Use of user generated content and the issues arising from the international nature of games
• Gamblification: Gaming and gambling partnerships
• Big data and its use: Opportunities fraught with risks
• IP developments in the gamer world
• Tax issues in gaming
• Current challenges and tips for building a game as a brand
• The progression of video games into interactive social media outlets
• The evolution of game play business models
• Latest regulatory updates
Agenda:
Robert M. Crawford, Jr., Counsel
Goodwin Procter LLP
- Introductory comments, setting the scene on this topic
- DOJ memo and three states with regulated gambling
Sweepstakes models
Mark Hichar, Partner
Hinckley Allen
- Sheldon Adelson’s effort to ban Internet Gambling – The likely draconian effects of his proposed “Wire Act Fix”
- (As you may already be aware, billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s proposed ban on internet gambling has been generating a great deal of buzz both in and outside of Washington D.C. Indeed, a House subcommittee held a hearing on December 10, 2013 at which Adelson’s representative testified in favor of his proposed ban. (Testimony of Andrew F. Abboud, Las Vegas Sands Corporation Senior Vice President, before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 10, 2013))
- Legal issues pertaining to sports-fantasy leagues, and in particular daily sports fantasy tournaments;
- Current status of poker – Is it a game of skill or chance?
Vernon A. Nelson, Partner
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
- ACH is currently ok
- Credit cards most convenient…..but significant issues with use.
- Case Law – Creation of Debt- When gambler charges credit card, a debt is incurred.
- Credit card debts involve as many as 4 different contracts and these contracts are relevant to enforceability.
- Charge backs
- Enforceability of Gaming Debts-
- Enforceable in NV and NJ
- Not enforceable elsewhere; unless enforcing a NV or NJ judgment per full faith and credit.
- Contract defenses like incapacity and intoxication are likely available.
- UIEGA, Wire Act, and FDCPA should not affect enforcement.
- Misc.
- Visa Merchant Verification Value Registration may be available for Internet Casinos and may help reduce successful chargebacks.
- Master Card appears to be approved more often than Visa.
- Paypal has not allowed.
- Recommendations to Improve enforceability
- Add provision to terms and conditions regarding enforceability of debts.
- Add similar language to Deposit Screen in cashier section and have Patron acknowledge.
- Other recommendations.
Who Should Attend:
- Employment, Privacy, Marketing, New Media Attorneys and Related Practice Areas
- CIOs
- Chief Security Officers
- Risk and Compliance Officers
- IT Heads
- Senior Management
- Private Companies
- Public Companies
- Privacy and Data Security Lawyers and Consultants
- And other related/interested professionals
Mr. Crawford is the co-chair of the firm’s Gaming, Gambling & Sweepstakes Practice and Counsel in the firm’s Technology Transactions …
Mark Hichar is a Partner with the law firm Hinckley, Allen and Snyder, LLP and the Chair of the firm's …
Vernon Nelson is leader of Lewis Brisbois’s Gaming Law Practice Group and is based in our Las Vegas office. He …
Course Level:
Intermediate
Advance Preparation:
Print and review course materials
Method of Presentation:
On-demand Webcast (CLE)
Prerequisite:
NONE
Course Code:
134566
NASBA Field of Study:
Specialized Knowledge and Applications
NY Category of CLE credit:
Law Practice Management
Total Credits:
2.0 CLE
2.0 CPE (Not eligible for QAS (On-demand) CPE credits)
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About Goodwin Procter LLP
Goodwin Procter is one of the nation's leading law firms providing corporate law and litigation services. The firm's Gaming, Gambling & Sweepstakes Practice represents clients seeking to establish or grow their presence in online gaming and fantasy sports, land-based casinos and state lotteries, as well as those seeking to promote their products and services through sweepstakes,contests,games and raffles. Website: www.goodwinprocter.com
Blog: www.goodwingaming.com
Website: https://www.goodwinprocter.com/
About Hinckley Allen
Hinckley Allen is a multiservice law firm with offices in Albany, Boston, Concord, Hartford, New York City and Providence. With attorneys across multiple disciplines, Hinckley Allen offers a full range of legal services and pragmatic business advice. Hinckley Allen has been providing results-driven legal advice to regional, national and international clients for over 100 years. Many of its practice areas have been recognized for excellence, and they include Construction, Corporate, Gaming, Real Estate, and Trusts & Estates. Hinckley Allen's dedication to providing practical, cost-efficient and timely advice, based on an in depth-knowledge of each client, has resulted in many of its attorneys being recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America and other leading industry rankings.
Website: https://www.hinckleyallen.com/
About Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Established in 1979, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP is a national, full-service law firm with more than 900 attorneys and 31 offices, in 17 states and the District of Columbia. The firm’s national practice is sophisticated, multi-faceted and well-versed in current legal trends, while its individual state practices provide vast resources and knowledge of procedural and legal nuances.
Lewis Brisbois offers legal practice in more than 30 specialties, and a multitude of sub-specialties associated with each practice area. The firm’s attorneys have broad knowledge, expertise, and sensitivity to their clients’ unique needs. Through interaction among its practice groups, Lewis Brisbois provides a wide range of legal services to each client with a continuity of representation over multiple disciplines. The firm has built longstanding relationships with corporate and institutional clients based on its ability to provide comprehensive service on a national scale.