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Hackney Publications Changes Name of My Legal Bookie to Legal Issues in Sports Betting, Announces Professors Gil Fried and Justin L. Davis as Co-Editors

October 14, 2023

Hackney Publications has announced that My Legal Bookie, a quarterly publication that reports on the legal side of the sports betting industry, is changing its name to Legal Issues in Sports Betting, as well as naming two co-Editors from the academic community. Subscriptions are free at the site. University of West Florida Professor Gil Fried…
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U.S. Integrity Announces Partnership with Fighting Illini Athletics

July 13, 2023

U.S. Integrity has announced a partnership with the University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA), as the DIA aims to protect the integrity of its athletics department amidst the rapidly growing sports betting landscape in the U.S. USI will provide integrity monitoring services via its proprietary dashboard to the DIA. USI conducts analysis across…
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NFL SUSPENDS THREE PLAYERS INDEFINITELY AND ONE OTHER PLAYER SIX GAMES FOR GAMBLING POLICY VIOLATIONS

July 2, 2023

The NFL confirmed last week that three players have been indefinitely suspended for violating the league’s gambling policy. One other player was suspended six games. Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry of the Indianapolis Colts and free agent Demetrius Taylor are suspended indefinitely through at least the conclusion of the 2023 season for betting on NFL…
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DraftKings Submits Superior Proposal to Acquire PointsBet’s U.S. Business

June 22, 2023

DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) (“DraftKings”) has announced that it has delivered a letter to both the Non-Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PointsBet Holdings Ltd. (“PointsBet”) “setting forth an indicative offer to acquire” PointsBet’s U.S. business in an all-cash transaction with a purchase price of $195 million (the “Proposed Transaction”). DraftKings’ proposal represents a…
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University of Iowa Announces Sports Wagering Investigation into Activities Involving College Athletes

May 9, 2023

The University of Iowa and the Department of Athletics announced yesterday that they “are aware of the sports wagering investigation and are fully cooperating. We have alerted the NCAA of the potential violations and we have hired outside counsel to assist in the investigative process. The athletics department provides education on NCAA rules regarding the…
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NFL Suspends Five Players for Betting on Football Games

April 21, 2023

The NFL confirmed today that three players have been indefinitely suspended for violating the league’s gambling policy. Two other players were each suspended six games. Quintez Cephus and C.J. Moore of the Detroit Lions, and Shaka Toney of the Washington Commanders, are suspended indefinitely through at least the conclusion of the 2023 season for betting…
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More Than Half of Americans Say ‘Yes’ to Payments to College Athletes Participating in Revenue Generating Sports

March 20, 2023

Respondents to a Seton Hall University Sports Poll were asked if student athletes should be financially compensated for participating in revenue producing sports, above their scholarships and a cost of attendance stipend. The numbers were in favor and up from last year, with 55 percent of the general population, 62 percent of sports fans and…
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Sports Law Expert Podcast Features Sports Law Attorney Irwin Kishner of Herrick, Feinstein LLP

March 17, 2023

Hackney Publications has announced that it has published its latest segment of the Sports Law Expert Podcast, featuring attorney Irwin Kishner, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein LLP and co-chair of its Sports Law Group. The podcast segment can be heard here. Going forward, those interested in being notified when a segment goes live can subscribe by visiting here.…
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Latest Issue of Sports Litigation Alert Touches on FTX, NIL, Coaching Contracts, Harvard Lawsuit and Many, Many Other Current Developments in Sports Law

March 14, 2023

Hackney Publications announced today that it was making its latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert, published on February 24, 2023, the new sample issue on the site, a reflection of the issue’s “strength,” according to Editor and Publisher Holt Hackney. “We pride ourselves on providing provocative insight and thought leadership on the sports law issues…
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Disgruntled Fantasy Football Player Sues DraftKings

February 17, 2023

(The following is shared from Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s leading sports law periodical. The Alert publishes 24 times a year, and features five case summaries and eight to 10 articles in each issue. With a subscription, readers have access to an archive of more than 4,000 original case summaries and expert articles, like the one…
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