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Covering The Spread: An Assessment Of Amateurism And Vulnerability Of Student-Athletes In An Emerging Culture Of Sports Wagering, Caitlin D. Buckstaff
Covering The Spread: An Assessment Of Amateurism And Vulnerability Of Student-Athletes In An Emerging Culture Of Sports Wagering, Caitlin D. Buckstaff
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Sports gambling is an extremely lucrative, but scrutinized, industry. Athletic organizations contend that any form of sports wagering adversely affects players, teams, and spectators. They argue that intermingling gambling with sports turns spectators into skeptics and taints honest and fair competition. Congress enacted legislation limiting the scope of permissible sports wagering, but this legislation is under attack by many states advocating its repeal. The expansion of legalized sports wagering poses a threat, particularly on collegiate athletics. By definition, college athletes are amateurs. The definition of amateurism forms the foundation for the regulations governing intercollegiate competition. But, this status coupled with …
Major League Baseball And The National Collegiate Athletic Association: Private Lotteries And Enforceable Contracts, Charles S. Michels
Major League Baseball And The National Collegiate Athletic Association: Private Lotteries And Enforceable Contracts, Charles S. Michels
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
This Note argues that both the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Major League Baseball (MLB) have run or continue to run contests for playoff tickets that constitute lotteries under state law. For a contest to be considered a lottery in New York and Indiana, there must be a prize, consideration, and chance. Both of these schemes meet these three requirements, because entrants pay a non-refundable fee for a chance to purchase a playoff ticket to games at a time when the face value of the ticket will likely be much lower than the market value of the ticket. However, …