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Daily Fantasy Sports And The Presidential Debate, Walter T. Champion Jr., I. Nelson Rose
Daily Fantasy Sports And The Presidential Debate, Walter T. Champion Jr., I. Nelson Rose
Marquette Sports Law Review
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Keynote Address: A Sure Bet? The Legal Status Of Daily Fantasy Sports, Marc Edelman
Keynote Address: A Sure Bet? The Legal Status Of Daily Fantasy Sports, Marc Edelman
Pace Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment Law Forum
Today, I will provide an overview of the legal status of “daily fantasy sports” and explain why the legality—or illegality—of the industry is not a sure bet. I will begin by providing a brief background of the origins of fantasy sports, and then turn to the impact of technologies such as the Internet, and the legal status of these games under both federal and state laws. I will conclude by discussing the recent efforts to regulate “daily fantasy sports” through the courts and legislation
Switch Hitters: How League Involvement In Daily Fantasy Sports Could End The Prohibition Of Sports Gambling, Jordan Meddy
Switch Hitters: How League Involvement In Daily Fantasy Sports Could End The Prohibition Of Sports Gambling, Jordan Meddy
Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law
Whether in the form of lotto tickets or casino table games, gambling is legally permitted in some way in virtually every U.S. state. Yet, in all but a handful of jurisdictions, federal law prohibits wagering on sporting events or professional athletes in any form. Several economically challenged states, particularly New Jersey, have been trying to authorize sports gambling within their borders as a way to raise tax revenues and support their local gambling industries. While these attempts have thus far been unsuccessful, Daily Fantasy Sports have simultaneously experienced a meteoric rise, becoming a multi-billion dollar industry. This Note examines the …
Daily Fantasy Sports Leagues: Do You Have The Skill To Win At These Games Of Chance?, Michael Trippiedi
Daily Fantasy Sports Leagues: Do You Have The Skill To Win At These Games Of Chance?, Michael Trippiedi
UNLV Gaming Law Journal
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The Fantasy Of Athlete Publicity Rights: Public Fascination And Fantasy Sports' Assertion Of Free Use Place Athlete Publicity Rights On An Uncertain Playing Field, Maureen A. Weston Prof.
The Fantasy Of Athlete Publicity Rights: Public Fascination And Fantasy Sports' Assertion Of Free Use Place Athlete Publicity Rights On An Uncertain Playing Field, Maureen A. Weston Prof.
Maureen A Weston
This Comment examines the treatment of athlete publicity rights in the context of fantasy sports as well as new media uses. Part I examines cases where athlete publicity rights have been recognized and rejected. Part II focuses upon fantasy sports' challenge to player publicity rights in C.B.C. Distribution & Marketing, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. In C.B.C, both the federal district court and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld, albeit for different reasons, the unlicensed use of player names and statistics by a fantasy sports provider in the online games that C.B.C. sells to the public. Part …
Extreme Makeover: Redefining Athletes' Identities In A Fantasy World, Robert T. Ferguson Jr.
Extreme Makeover: Redefining Athletes' Identities In A Fantasy World, Robert T. Ferguson Jr.
Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal
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