Law 360

JULY 5, 2023

There are plenty of sports and betting legal matters to watch as the second half of 2023 begins, including those revolving around name, image and likeness rights for college athletes and the legal liability of celebrities who endorse cryptocurrency platforms, like Shaquille O'Neal and Tom Brady.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Friedrich left open the possibility that Florida citizens can still authorize such betting through a citizens' initiative in the future.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Bhavit Sheth and Harsh Jain, the founders of online fantasy sports platform Dream11, filed a petition Monday in the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash the First Information Report (FIR) filed against them over the new state law that bans betting and gambling in online games. Since then, Dream11 has suspended operations in Karnataka.

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Law 360

APRIL 12, 2024

In this week's Off The Bench, Shohei Ohtani looks to get off the hook on sports-betting allegations while his former interpreter faces charges, the NFL wins a critical court victory in the Brian Flores lawsuit, and troubled WWE founder Vince McMahon cuts even more financial ties with the company.

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Law 360

MARCH 26, 2024

Online gaming and sports betting company GAN Ltd. has won its bid in California federal court to force its former chief legal officer into arbitration over claims in his wrongful firing complaint alleging his termination was motivated in part by his whistleblowing and objections to a hostile work environment.

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Law 360

AUGUST 10, 2023

Barstool Sports offered Penn Entertainment access to a vast and passionate fanbase eager for new sports betting opportunities, but the provocative media company ultimately caused too many legal and regulatory headaches for the partnership to withstand.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This week's Off the Bench features Baylor University facing accountability, an NHL player put in the penalty box for sports betting and the NCAA striking out on stopping the NLRB's quest on behalf of college athletes. If you were sidelined this week, Law360 breaks down all the sports and betting stories that had our readers buzzing.

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LegalReader

MAY 4, 2021

According to betting industry statistics, Americans place billions of dollars worth of bets on sports each month alone. Making it legal could really increase state revenue for Arizona.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Government of Karnataka announced the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021 on Tuesday, prohibiting all forms of online games involving betting, wagering and gambling of any kind in the state. However, the amendment makes an exception for lottery and betting on horse races. The amendment stipulates a ?10,000

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Law 360

DECEMBER 8, 2023

If you were on the sidelines over the past week, Law360 is here to clue you in on the biggest sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.

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Law 360

MARCH 1, 2024

If you were on the sidelines over the past week, Law360 is here to clue you in on the biggest sports and betting stories that had our readers talking. clears an early legislative hurdle in its bid to bring back its namesake NFL team.

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Law 360

JUNE 29, 2023

The National Football League's dragnet on suspicious gambling widened Thursday as the league indefinitely suspended three players for placing bets on NFL games and docked another player six games for betting on other sports while at his team's facilities.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While you are required to be 21 to bet on sports in most states in which it is legal, or 18 to take part in fantasy contests in much of the US, underage activity is a cause of mounting unease. Treatment clinics are grappling with an influx of patients in their teens and early 20s and helplines are reporting record levels of calls.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Supreme Court lifts stay on Florida sports betting case (Gary Fineout, Politico) ‘Get the right cases to the supreme court’: inside Charles Koch’s network (Ed Pilkington & Nick Surgey, The Guardian) Roe v. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Justice Thomas’s R.V.

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LawInSport

APRIL 28, 2021

The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in The Racing Partnership v Sports Information Services [1] is essential reading for practitioners advising those who seek to exploit live sporting data as a commercial asset. Author Hollie Higgins.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 29, 2022

online sports bookmakers created an estimated $2.8 billion in bets, according to the American Gaming Association (AGA), a trade group. . As of August, Washington and 20 states allowed online sports betting, and the association said six states that legalized the practice have yet to launch legal wagering. .

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In response, several gaming operators, like the Online Gaming Federation and the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports, and several online gaming enthusiasts filed a petition in the High Court, according to The Hindu. Instead of one year in prison, the revised law mandated three-year imprisonment and a fine of up to ?100,000

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Law 360

JANUARY 1, 2024

As legalized sports betting continues to ingrain itself across the U.S., so too has aggressive oversight of the practice, as leagues, regulators and law enforcement mobilize to ensure that the integrity of the games remains intact amid a deluge of new gambling revenue.

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Law 360

JANUARY 26, 2024

If you were on the sidelines over the past week, Law360 is here to clue you in on the biggest sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.

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Above The Law

MAY 13, 2022

Sports betting was legalized in Kansas. * I know that Nietzsche had some thoughts on the utility of truth and lies , but actively fighting history is just silly. [ NBC News ]. * No, Patrick, you cannot puff, puff, drive. Oregon Live ]. Finally, something to do for fun besides eat barbecue. Kansas Reflector ]. USA Today ]. *

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

If you were on the sidelines over the past week, Law360 is here to clue you in on the biggest sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.

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Mondaq

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Since the legalization of sports betting in Nigeria, it became a legitimate form of entertainment that the general public embraced and while well-intentioned sportsbooks began to appear in.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.

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SCOCAblog

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Overview This article provides a pro/con analysis of Proposition 26, “California Sports Wagering Regulation and Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act,” and Proposition 27, “California Solutions to Homelessness and Mental Health Support Act,” on the November 2022 ballot. Both measures legalize sports gambling but take different forms.

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Law 360

JULY 6, 2023

The first half of 2023 saw the rise of sports gambling continue apace, and with more states getting into the game, regulators and league watchdogs have been hard at work making sure that both the betting business and the games themselves stay above board.

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Law 360

APRIL 28, 2023

The newly ratified collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and National Basketball Players Association, or NBPA, includes progressive changes in player financial investment, engagement with sports betting and fantasy interest and, perhaps most notably, marijuana policy.

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Law 360

MAY 19, 2023

A shareholder in an online sports betting and game operator that merged with a special purpose acquisition company filed suit in Delaware Chancery Court alleging the SPAC's top brass pushed through a $4.75 billion merger without making certain disclosures, leading to a drop in share price post-merger.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Texas lawmaker Carol Alvarado has put forward legislation that could amend the Lone Star State's constitution to allow for casino gambling and sports betting, economic sectors that have long been taboo across the state and for which tribal entities have been fighting.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

About two thirds of Kentuckians are okay with legal sports betting. * Hard to Barrett times: Supreme Court justice goes back to alma mater to speak on the tensions between precedent and equity. NDSMC Observer ]. Virginia just passed a law that will ban open air burning before 4 p.m. to help stave off forest fires. WDBJ 7 ]. *

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Law 360

AUGUST 2, 2022

The past week has seen strong compliance, legal and risk hiring, with a variety of companies across the health care, sports and betting, and financial arenas plugging additions they said will help further growth and keep their businesses in line with their respective regulatory frameworks.

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Mondaq

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It has taken more than three years and hundreds of hours of debate, but Ohio has finally passed legislation to legalize sports betting.

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Mondaq

JULY 23, 2021

Traditional sports betting dates back to the Ancient Greeks and the Olympics. In Ancient Rome, the practice was formally legalised.

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Law 360

AUGUST 6, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed the sports-betting business in connection with a short seller's recent accusations that the company is exposed to "extensive dealings in black-market gaming." DraftKings disclosed Friday that the U.S.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Entain’s website describes the company as “one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming groups operating in the online and retail sector.” The post Australia financial crimes regulator opens investigation into sports betting company Entain appeared first on JURIST - News.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 18, 2022

Carmelo Polito is also accused of operating a sports betting outfit and of several counts of state and federal extortion. The detective from Nassau County, N.Y., Our active investigations show the Mafia refuses to learn from history, and accept that at some point they will face justice for their crimes.”.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block a ruling by a federal appeals court that would allow a Native American tribe in Florida to take online sports bets. Under IGRA, when tribes want to offer casino games and sports betting, they must enter into an agreement, known as a compact, with the state where they are located.

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

At the Supreme Court’s conference yesterday, with only six justices participating because of Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar’s retirement at the end of October, actions of note included: Supreme Court turns down pre-election challenge to sports betting initiative. Parts of clemency record will remain sealed. Lewis (2021) 11 Cal.5th

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