The legal sports betting industry raked in $11 billion last year, plus billions in tax revenues for states. You can’t get through a 30-second TV timeout without 90 seconds of commercials for legal gaming sites. Since 2018...more
On May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court decided the pivotal matter of Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc., repealing the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992. The decision cleared the way...more
In June, a federal court of appeals in Washington, D.C., authored a decision that could drastically alter the future of sports betting across the nation. In West Flagler Associates Ltd. v. Haaland (“West Flagler”), the court...more
It’s that time of year again. March Madness is around the corner and people are buzzing about brackets. Maybe you are even hosting a company-wide bracket contest. While these friendly contests can keep employees engaged and...more
Online sports betting has become a booming industry in recent years, with millions of people placing bets and wagers from their phones and computers. Ever since Murphy v. NCAA, the 2018 case in which the United States Supreme...more
Providers of sports betting services must ensure that their cybersecurity protocols and data privacy policies adequately protect their systems and users. Since the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports gambling...more
The secret is out: gambling is now a visible part of the American sports landscape (and many of our personal entertainment budgets). That writing has been on the wall for years. But as all 50 states grapple with the economic...more
Since the May 2018 Murphy v. NCAA US Supreme Court decision, states have been able to authorize and tax sports betting. Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia have done so. In this week's show, Matt Hunsaker explains...more
A global shutdown of live sports has kept the most skilled players off the playing field. Recently, however, “skilled” players of another kind won a significant victory. In Dew-Becker v. Wu, the Supreme Court of Illinois...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
Nearly a century after the “Black Sox” scandal marred the 1919 World Series (and baseball overall) prompting the introduction of a Commissioner to oversee Major League Baseball (MLB) in an effort to preserve and restore...more
Millions of Americans will tune in on Sunday, February 3rd to the Super Bowl to watch one of the biggest sporting events of the year. This year’s game will again feature the New England Patriots, but it will be the first...more
During the 2018 midterm elections, Arkansas voters weighed in on Issue 4, a referendum to amend their state constitution to allow full-scale casino gambling. Voters approved the measure by an 8.2% percent margin....more
Gambling on sports is no longer reserved just for trips to Las Vegas or to your corner bookie. In Murphy v. NCAA, a landmark decision sure to have ripples throughout the country, the Supreme Court struck down the Professional...more
The dog days of summer are winding down, which means football season is right around the corner. But this football season is different. For the first in more than two decades, Nevada no longer has a monopoly on legal sports...more
Is Sports Betting Legal? Until a recent Supreme Court decision addressed the question, the answer was fairly straightforward: sports betting was allowed in only four states. All other states were prohibited from legalizing...more
In May of 2018, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) on 10th Amendment grounds. The Court’s decision stripped sports leagues of their statutory right to...more
Unlike other Terms, only a handful of cases addressed administrative and environmental law issues in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2017-2018 Term. However, the next Term of the Court promises to be more active in these areas....more
The U.S. Supreme Court term that ended June 2018 included decisions on many topics important to workplace law, including class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements, public-sector “agency shop” arrangements, and...more
• The U.S. Supreme Court's recent landmark decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association,et al. overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA), effectively granting each state...more
On May 14, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Murphy v. NCAA, which struck down as unconstitutional a federal statute that banned states from authorizing sports gambling. Just 28 days later, on...more
After much speculation and anticipation, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the States may conduct sports betting, and struck down the Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”). In the case of Murphy v....more
• The Supreme Court in Murphy v. NCAA ruled 7-2 that a federal law prohibiting states from authorizing sports betting violated the constitutional rule that the federal government may not “commandeer” the states. • The...more
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On Monday, the Supreme Court opened the door for states across the country to authorize sports gambling within their borders—a decision that could have a dramatic effect in the world of sports and potentially weaken the...more