John Holden, Author at Legal Sports Report

Making Sense of Leagues’ Search for Sports Betting Data Fees: Case Study No. 9

Independently collecting and disseminating data without free-riding on league intellectual property rights creates long odds in an officiai league data suit. Read More

Posted on: September 20, 2019 | | John Holden

What To Expect From The Wire Act Case And What It Could Mean For Sports Betting

Since the District Court of New Hampshire’s decision holding that the Wire Act only applies to sports betting, we waited for an appeal. Read More

Posted on: September 12, 2019 | | John Holden

Making Sense Of Leagues’ Search for Sports Betting Data Fees: Case Study No. 8

In this series, we will explore some of the important case law that is relevant to sports leagues’ argument that they should be compensated for “official data,” “intellectual property,” or whatever other term-du-jour league executives choose to use. Read the introduction to the series here. Case study No. 1 Case study No. 2 Case study No. […] Read More

Posted on: September 11, 2019 | | John Holden

Remember The Federal Sports Betting Bill? Apparently It’s Still A Thing

While the country prepares for the start of its most popular sport, Congress apparently still wants to find a way to meddle in sports betting through official league data. Read More

Posted on: September 6, 2019 | | John Holden

A lawsuit filed in Rhode Island could have implications on the state's sports betting

Federal Regulators Target Nevada Sports Betting Investment Scheme

The fallout from Nevada's botched entity sports betting continued last week with a new federal complaint. Read More

Posted on: August 5, 2019 | | John Holden

Breaking Down The Rise and Fall of Legendz Sportsbook, Part II

The prosecution alleged this was one of the largest illegal sports betting operations in the history of the United States, seeing an alleged handle upwards of $1 billion. Read More

Posted on: August 1, 2019 | | John Holden

Breaking Down The Rise And Fall Of Legendz Sportsbook, Part I

The prosecution alleged that this was one of the largest illegal sports betting operations in the history of the United States, seeing an alleged handle of upwards of $1 billion. Read More

Posted on: July 31, 2019 | | John Holden

What Gaming In Holland Can Teach The US Sports Betting Market

Held in June in Amsterdam, the Gaming in Holland conference had some panels that were relevant to the growth of legal sports betting in the United States. Read More

Posted on: July 18, 2019 | | John Holden

The DC Sports Betting Contract Fiasco Is Nothing New For The District Council

There appears to be a lot of smoke generated when the Washington DC Council and Intralot link up, even if there's not an obvious fire for DC sports betting. Read More

Posted on: July 16, 2019 | | John Holden

What We Can Learn From Ted Olson’s History With The Wire Act?

Ted Olson's history with the Wire Act goes back a lot farther than you think. John Holden looks closer at the New Hampshire case and an older one. Read More

Posted on: June 19, 2019 | | John Holden