Game On: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Sports Wagering — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
A New Solution for Online Gambling Companies with Eric Frank, CEO, Odds On Compliance
5 Key Takeaways | The Maze of Laws, Rules, and Regulations at the Intersection of Gambling, Gaming, Sports Betting, and Fantasy Sports
II-26 – Superbowl Concerns, Tax Reform/MeToo, Restrictive Covenant Crimes, and Expanded Religious Discrimination Theories
The world of sports gambling has undergone a transformative shift in recent years, with the widespread legalization of betting in numerous states. The Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling striking down the Professional and Amateur...more
Tim Donaghy, a former professional American basketball referee, worked for the NBA for 13 seasons, until 2007, when he was tried and sentenced for gambling on the point spreads in games he served as referee. During an FBI...more
...The New York State Constitution expressly prohibits gambling unless an exception to that general rule is otherwise written in the Constitution. New York permits lottery, pari-mutuel horse race betting, and -- after the...more
In “Back to the Future, Part 2,” the Old Biff Tannen gives “The Grays Sports Almanac” to his 1955 alter ego. The book contained all of the statistics one would need to place winning wagers on events that would occur in the...more
Anyone reading this publication likely knows that in Murphy v. NCAA, the United States Supreme Court (Supreme Court) held that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) is unconstitutional. Even before the...more
For the first time in decades, sportsbooks can now legally operate in every state that wishes to welcome the practice following the Supreme Court’s decision in May to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection...more
The Regulatory Review July 25, 2018 With its decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), a federal statute that...more
A provision in New York’s 2013 Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law authorizing casinos to take bets on sporting events had been held in suspension because of the federal ban on state-regulated sports wagering. Now,...more
Paving the way for legalized gambling—and advertising for the industry—the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in a challenge involving the state of New Jersey....more
New Jersey is considering a bill that would establish the framework of operation and regulation for wagering at casinos and racetracks on the results of certain professional, collegiate sports, or athletic events. The Garden...more
On May 14, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”) on grounds that the act unconstitutionally “commandeers” the powers of the states. By...more
In a 6–3 decision that will have major implications for the multibillion-dollar sports betting industry, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a 1992 federal law barring states from legalizing sports gambling. The ruling...more
On May 15, 2018, in a watershed decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down a federal law – the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”), 28 U.S.C. § 3701 et seq. – which governed gambling on sports...more
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”) is unconstitutional commandeering, a number of states are rushing to pass laws to legalize and regulate sports betting...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the federal law known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) that bans states from permitting gambling on sporting events. Murphy v. National Collegiate...more
Earlier today, New Jersey won a sweeping victory in Murphy v. NCAA, a case challenging the constitutionality of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA). As David Apfel and Brian Burgess recently...more
Having recently heard oral argument in Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide this long-running case that is ostensibly about the legalization of wagering on sports...more
The biggest legal showdown in a long time on a question of gaming policy is about to come before the United States Supreme Court. At stake is the ability of the states to tap into a legalized sports betting market that could...more
“Sports gambling is going to be legal. We might as well embrace it and become part of the solution, rather than fight it. It’s in everyone’s best interests for it to be above-board.”...more
On August 23, 2016, the two largest daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) operators, DraftKings and Fan Duel, will be presenting their proposed Nevada daily fantasy sports legislation (the “Proposed Bill”) to the Nevada Gaming Policy...more