College esports programs are growing more and more each year. In this episode of “Lawyers With Game” hosts Darius Gambino and Amy Piccola from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice talk with Professor Jeffrey Levine...more
Recap: How We Got Here - Over the past three years there have been seismic shifts in the landscape of college sports, and these authors forecast even more change on the horizon. ...more
In this episode of "Lawyers With Game," host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice discusses the pros and cons of college esports programs with two colleagues from the firm’s Video...more
In this episode of "Lawyers With Game," host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice discusses the pros and cons of college esports programs with two colleagues from the firm’s Video...more
In NCAA v. Alston, the Supreme Court confirmed that the NCAA’s ability to restrict the amount of educational benefits student-athletes may receive from enrolling institutions is limited. The authors offer reflections on the...more
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held two hearings this June to address federal legislative proposals that would enable college athletes to monetize their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”)....more
There has been a flurry of activity in the name, image, likeness (“NIL”) arena over the past several months. We previously discussed the NCAA’s about-face decision to permit student-athlete compensation, as well as related...more
In May 2019, the NCAA Board of Governors created a Working Group to investigate responses to proposed state and federal legislation relating to student-athletes’ ability to be compensated for use of their name, image, or...more
In a seeming about-face, the NCAA’s governing board voted unanimously on October 29, 2019 to allow college athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”)....more
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Electronic sports (esports), also known as competitive video and computer gaming, continues to boom in popularity. Esports is a spectator-driven phenomenon: some reports estimate the global esports audience will...more
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With the March 7 effective date of the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act looming and the first Annual Security Reports impacted by the Act due later this year, the time for institutions of higher education to focus on...more