All posts by John Holden
Did DraftKings Pay For A Study To Show DFS Players Behave Like Sports Bettors?
The article is significant because it finds that “typical” and “heavily involved” daily fantasy sports players on DraftKings “tend to mirror” behaviors of those equivalently...
Why Are There No NCAA Injury Reports In The Age Of Legal Sports Betting?
Chief amongst the concerns is the potential vulnerability of unpaid college athletes. New Jersey apparently saw such a concern as a reason for excluding in-state...
Hurts So Good? Pro Leagues Vary On Consistency, Transparency In Injury Report Policies
The NBA’s Dan Spillane stated that he did not envision the league providing detailed information on hundreds of injuries across the league. Of course, what...
Renewed Hope For Legal Canada Sports Betting Springs Up In Ontario
Our neighbors to the north could look to join the United States by bringing legal sports betting to Canada. A letter last week asked for an amendment...
MLB Taking Its Eye Off The Ball With Ask For Spring Training Betting Ban
Recently, Major League Baseball (MLB) has taken to requesting that the gaming regulators across the country take spring training bets off the board. MLB has argued...
Here’s The Other Wire Act Lawsuit That Could Shape The Future Of US Sports Betting
Assuming this matter is constitutionally ripe - which is a big if - this is a strong argument against the new interpretation of the Wire Act put...
Temper Those Expectations: NH Wire Act Lawsuit Faces Uphill Battle
The new Wire Act decision is wrong, as has been discussed extensively by me and many others. But simply because the 23-page opinion written by Assistant...
Does The New Wire Act Memo On Online Gambling Have A Legal Leg To Stand On?
Looking at Monday’s news on a new federal Wire Act memo from the Office of Leagal Counsel (OLC) requires a brief history lesson before reviewing a...
Instant Expert Legal Analysis Of The Federal Sports Betting Bill – Part 2
On a Wednesday, exactly six days before Christmas, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) elected to drop a 101-page federal sports betting bill...
Instant Expert Legal Analysis Of The Federal Sports Betting Bill – Part 1
On a Wednesday, exactly six days before Christmas, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) elected to drop a 101-page federal sports betting bill...
