Publications & Media
Publications & Media
Advocates Of Ontario Model Making Slow Progress In Quebec (Quoted)
Daniel O’Boyle – Vixio – September 23, 2024
When Ontario opened its online gambling market to private operators in 2022, many in the industry hoped that it would start a wave of regulated regimes across Canada. Two years later, Alberta has taken steps to follow suit, announcing in June that it would launch its own regulated online gambling market.
Solving advertising challenges in the Canadian igaming industry (Quoted)
Mark Keast – CDC Gaming – July 11, 2024
A panel that included Ugis Zvilna, CEO, Clear Media Group, Aly Lalani, an igaming marketing consultant and industry vet, and Jack Tadman, Principal, GME Law, attempted to shed some light on the issue in a discussion that wrapped up the three-day Summit.
Void In Quebec: Sweepstakes Contests in La Belle Province
Jack Tadman – IMGL Magazine – Janaury 2024
Void in Quebec. No, that’s not the latest tourism campaign of la belle province. “Void in Quebec” is a phrase that is synonymous with Canadian sweepstakes contests. Or at least it was synonymous with Canadian sweepstakes contests until recent legislative changes in Quebec removed most of the sweepstakes contest requirements for contests open to Quebec residents.
Happy 1st Birthday to Ontario’s iGaming Market
Jack Tadman – IMGL Magazine – April 2023
On April 4, 2023, Ontario’s regulated internet gaming (iGaming) market turned one. To celebrate, the Canadian Gaming Association threw a birthday party. A one-year-old, much like the Ontario iGaming market, is an amorphous blob of unfulfilled potential. And much like a birthday party for a one-year-old, the party is really about the parents and the community around the parents that helped the child survive and grow for its first year, like friends, family, lobbyists, and multi-national gaming organizations.
Place Your Bets (Quoted)
Luis Millán – Canadian Bar Association National Magazine – June 9, 2021
There’s a lot at stake, but odds are the federal government will finally legalize single-event sports wagering, as the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act (Bill C-218) waits to clear the Senate. If it does, it will be up to the provinces to figure out the shape betting in Canada will take, and choose whether to implement a competitive gaming regime or retain their monopolistic hold on gambling.
On the Hunt for Canadian Gaming Bigfoot
Jack Tadman – Canadian Gaming Lawyer v12 n1 – Spring 2019
In the Canadian gaming field, we have our own Bigfoot. Part of Canadian gaming folklore, this “Canadian Gaming Bigfoot” is a game that appears to be quasi-gambling but is actually a game of skill. There have been many claims of Canadian Gaming Bigfoot sightings, but these claims are either untested (e.g., daily fantasy sports, penny auctions), or upon closer inspection and a review of the evidence (i.e., by a Canadian court), determined by courts to be either a game of chance or mixed chance of skill (i.e., not Canadian Gaming Bigfoot).
Block Quebecois: Network Sovereignty and Controlling Remote Gambling in Quebec
Jack Tadman – Canadian Gaming Lawyer v11 n2 – Summer 2018
Government control over gambling in Canada is exerted at the federal and provincial levels through legislation and enforcement of legislation. Offshore remote gambling presents jurisdictional and enforcement challenges to government control over gambling. These jurisdictional and enforcement challenges have led to offshore remote gambling operators accepting players located in Canada without fear of repercussion from Canadian authorities. As an alternative to criminal and quasi-criminal control over offshore remote gambling, which has not been an effective deterrent, the Quebec government is attempting to control offshore remote gambling by blacklisting and blocking unauthorized remote gambling websites. This exercise of network sovereignty is unprecedented in Canada.
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Void In Quebec: Sweepstakes Contests in La Belle Province, IMGL Magazine January (2024).
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Happy 1st Birthday to Ontario’s iGaming Market, IMGL Magazine April (2023).
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On the Hunt for Canadian Gaming Bigfoot, 12 Canadian Gaming Lawyer 1 (2019).
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Block Quebecois: Network Sovereignty and Controlling Remote Gambling in Quebec, 11 Canadian Gaming Lawyer 2 (2018).
Jack I. Tadman and Matthias Spitz
Possible New Directions in Canadian iGaming: Regulation & Lessons from Across the Atlantic, 8 Canadian Gaming Lawyer 1 (2015).
Michael D. Lipton, QC, Kevin J. Weber, and Jack I. Tadman
The Legality Of Fantasy Sports In Canada: Projections And Cheat Sheets, Who’s Who Legal (2014).
Michael D. Lipton, QC, Kevin J. Weber, and Jack I. Tadman
Go North, Young Man: OLG’s Modern Monopoly and Opportunities for Growth, 12 Global Gaming Business 4 (2013).
Michael D. Lipton, QC, Kevin J. Weber, and Jack I. Tadman
Go North, Young Man: OLG’s Modern Monopoly and Opportunities for Growth,12 Global Gaming Business 4 (2013).
Michael D. Lipton, QC, Kevin J. Weber, and Jack I. Tadman
Short Stacked: Legal and Practical Challenges Facing the Canadian Poker Network, 11 Global Gaming Business 4, (2012).
Michael D. Lipton, QC, Kevin J. Weber, and Jack I. Tadman
Short Stacked: Legal and Practical Challenges Facing the Canadian Poker Network, 11 Global Gaming Business 4, (2012).
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The UIGEA, Canada and the “New” Fantasy Sports,16 Gaming L. Rev. & Econ. 91 (2012).
Michael D. Lipton, QC and Jack I. Tadman
De-fine-ing the Problem: Provincial Prosecutorial Power, Self-Exclusion Agreements, and Pathological Gambling in R. v. Trins, 5 Canadian Gaming Lawyer 1 (2012).
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S. 203: A Mule of a Rule or Part of Our Colt-ure, 4 Canadian Gaming Lawyer 2 (2011).
Michael D. Lipton, QC and Jack I. Tadman
Obiter-Sweet: Judicial Consideration of the Duty of Care & Its Effect on Responsible Gaming Initiatives, 4 Canadian Gaming Lawyer 1 (2011). (2011).
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Selling Lottery Tickets After the Top Prize Has Been Won: Scratch 22 or Caveat Emptor, 2 Canadian Gaming Lawyer 2, (2009).
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Money Won Is Twice as Sweet As Money Earned: The Tax Exempt Status of Gambling Winnings in Canada, 2 Canadian Gaming Lawyer 1, (2009).
Michael D. Lipton, QC, Kevin J. Weber, and Jack I. Tadman
International Casino Law and Regulation: Saskatchewan, International Masters of Gaming Law, (2009).
“Show Me The Money – Sports Betting Segment“
March 27, 2024 – Zack Pearlstein on Metro Morning with David Common
“Canada Might Soon Legalize Single Game Sports Betting“
March 23, 2021 – CTV’s Your Morning – Canada’s National Morning Show
“Daily Fantasy Sports in Canada“
October 6, 2015 – CBC Morning Radio Show
Casting a Wide .net: Solving Advertising Challenges in Global Markets
June 2024 – Canadian Gaming Summit
Gamblur: The Line Between Gaming and Gambling
April 2017 – Canadian Partnership For Responsible Gambling Annual Conference
Fantasy Sports Panel
June 2015 – Canadian Gaming Summit
Land-Based and Online Gaming Legal Update
April 2011 – Canadian Gaming Summit
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