Elys Game Technology, Corp. has announced the hire of Robert Lo Giudice as US Head of Legal Affairs. Lo Giudice, who received his law degree from New York Law School in 2016 as well as his Master of Law and Master of Science in Sports Law and Sports Management, respectively, from Columbia University in 2018,…
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Industry insiders believe the spotlight afforded by COVID-19-related shutdowns and restrictions will generate increased investment and deal activity for esports in the near term. Yet, as the third annual Esports Survey Report shows, even esports isn’t immune to the pandemic’s effects. The report is available at here. Conducted by law firm Foley & Lardner LLP…
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The National Sports Law Institute’s Annual Fall conference will take place online on Microsoft Teams on Friday, October 16, 2020. This year’s conference will focus on Perspectives from a Sports Law Faculty, and feature our own Sports Law Program faculty members, many who are members of this association, along with a few other alums, discussing…
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Activision Blizzard, Inc. has announced the appointment of Major League Baseball’s Tony Petitti as President of Sports and Entertainment. In his new role, reporting to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, Petitti will oversee esports, consumer products, and film and television. “Tony is one of the most highly regarded executives in sports and entertainment,” said Bobby…
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Approximately 13 percent of American adults plan to bet on National Football League (NFL) games this year despite lower enthusiasm from fans in general about the 2020-21 season, according to a new survey from the American Gaming Association (AGA). Of the estimated 33.2 million adults who plan to bet on this NFL season: 20 percent (6.6…
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Ellen Zavian, an adjunct sports law professor at the George Washington University School of Law, wrote an interesting article last week for the Washington Post about how “the NCAA whiffed on esports.” Zavian, a frequent contributor to the newspaper, wrote that, given the declining revenues for the NCAA because of the pandemic, the association “might…
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By Andrew Silver, of Ifrah Law (Editor’s Note: Andrew Silver is an attorney at Ifrah Law, which publishes My Legal Bookie, a periodical that is available on a complimentary basis, which tracks the intersection of sports betting, gaming, and the law.) If someone had told you at the beginning of 2020 that, by March, global…
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CLE Companion, an emerging marketplace for continuing legal education, is welcoming sports law experts as presenters in the coming months, according to CLE Companion founder Kristin Davidson. The company has already featured the likes of sports lawyers Jeremy Evans and Shawn Schatzle as well as sports law professor Mark Conrad. “Presenting is a great way…
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Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, announced today the availability of the summer issue of My Legal Bookie (MLB). Supported by Ifrah Law PLLC, the leading law firm in the legal sports betting industry, the latest issue features the following articles: Professional Sports — Betting on Transparency Barstool CEO Nardini Helps…
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Ellen Zavian, the editor in chief of My Legal Bookie, a newsletter that provides news and analysis about the legal sports betting industry, recently wrote an insightful piece about how cheating has become a byproduct of esports betting for the Washington Post. Zavian wrote that “unlike traditional sports where a player’s intention to throw a…
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