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International Gaming Expert and Counsel Joins IC360 as Special Advisor

Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360), which provides integrity and compliance regtech products and services for the sports betting and gaming sector, has announced that Bill Pascrell III (BP3), an international gaming expert, has joined the company as a Special Advisor. With an extensive career in the gaming industry, public service, law, and politics, the company believes Pascrell’s…
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New Study Links Sports Gambling to Violence, Senator Weighs In, Expert Opines

A study by researchers at the University of Oregon has demonstrated that legalized sports gambling is correlated to an increase in local domestic violence incidents. The study, conducted by Researchers Kyutaro Matsuzawa and Emily Arnesen within the Department of Economics, explores “the relationship between legalized sports gambling, unexpected emotional cues, and reported intimate partner violence.…
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NCAA President Charlie Baker Delivers Keynote at Isenberg Leaders of Impact Event (UMass)

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President and former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker delivered the keynote address at the Isenberg School of Management’s 2024 Leaders of Impact celebration, held Oct. 24 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Baker discussed the multi-faceted nature of leadership in the different arenas of governing a state and administering…
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SafeSport Launches New Mobile App to Promote ‘Athlete Safety’

The U.S. Center for SafeSport (the Center) has launched a mobile app, SafeSport Ready™, to support athlete safety. The app is designed “to help parents and others with a stake in safety better understand abuse in sport and how to address it.” SafeSport Ready is the newest tool and first mobile app developed by the Center. “Sports happen…
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SRLA Publishes Safe at First, a Detailed Risk Management Guide for the Academic Community and Industry Professionals

The Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA), whose mission is to further the study and dissemination of information regarding legal aspects of sport and recreation, announced today that it has published Safe at First, making it available through its distribution partner, Hackney Publications, at https://pubs.hackneypublications.com/SRLA/subscribe.html “This is the most detailed risk management guide ever written…
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Federal Lawmakers Introduce Act that Addresses ‘Whacking’ of Wolves, Coyotes on Federal Lands

Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded the introduction of new legislation to ban the use of motorized vehicles—mainly by use of snowmobiles—to kill wolves or coyotes on federal lands. The new bill, the “Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act,” is being introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. Representatives Nancy…
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The Drake Group: ‘We Endorse 2024 GAO Report Detailing Title IX Enforcement Failures’

(Editor’s Note: What follows is a missive from the Drake Group endorsing the recent GAO report.) In April 2024, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, “College Athletics: Education Should Improve Its Title IX Enforcement Efforts.” Requested by U.S. Representatives Robert C. Scott and Suzanne Bonamici, both ranking members of the House…
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State Requires Schools to Establish, Review, and Annually Practice an Athletics Emergency Action Plan for Heart Issues

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed this week the Smart Heart Act, legislation that requires automatic defibrillators in schools and establishes response protocols for cardiac-related medical emergencies. The bill received unanimous, bipartisan legislative support. The Act requires each public and nonpublic school serving grades nine through twelve to maintain an automated external defibrillator (AED) that is…
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Disc Golf Pro Tour Gets Serious About Monitoring Sports Betting

U.S. Integrity (“USI”) and the Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT) have announced a comprehensive partnership that will begin the process of launching professional disc golf into the world of regulated sports wagering. U.S. Integrity is an integrity monitoring service provider that has worked with various professional sporting organizations and major sportsbooks to ensure compliance and…
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Littler Attorney Testifies Before Congress on Effects of Student-Athletes’ Employment Status, Unionization Efforts

Littler shareholder Tyler A. Sims testified yesterday before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development and the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions on “Safeguarding Student-Athletes from NLRB Misclassification.” Speaking as a former Division I athlete, retired professional hockey…
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