Earlier today, New Jersey won a sweeping victory in Murphy v. NCAA, a case challenging the constitutionality of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA). As David Apfel and Brian Burgess recently explained, the parties’ arguments focused on whether the federal policy requiring states to maintain prohibitions…
New Jersey’s years-long battle to allow sports gambling received a significant boost from the U.S. Supreme Court last week, which issued an order inviting the Solicitor General to file a brief in the case (known to Court Watchers as a “CVSG”). The Court’s action keeps alive New Jersey’s push to…
On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law S. 8153, a bill authorizing daily fantasy sports (DFS) in the Empire State. The law requires DFS operators to register with the New York State Gaming Commission, pay a 15% tax on gross revenue (with an additional tax of a half-percent of…
“Rocky Top you’ll always be Home sweet home to me Good ol’ Rocky Top Rocky Top Tennessee, Rocky Top Tennessee”* Daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators have good reason to sing Felice and Boudleaux Bryant’s iconic song about the simpler, freer life afforded by the hills of Tennessee—they have been welcomed…
Alabama and Tennessee have become the most recent states to weigh in on the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests. Last week, the attorneys general of the two states issued opinions declaring such contests to be illegal in their respective states. The Alabama Attorney General has ordered DraftKings and…
Goliath Versus Goliath: Three Takeaways From the En Banc Rehearing of NCAA v. New Jersey Barring congressional action, the future of sports betting in the United States lies in the hands of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Last month, the en banc court heard argument in…
On Thursday, December 10, 2015, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) held a daylong forum to educate the MGC commissioners, staff and the public on Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) and to inform the policy paper the MGC is drafting for the Legislature and the Governor. Industry experts provided an overview of…
On Thursday, DraftKings will appear before Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Brian A. Davis to assert a breach of contract claim against its two payment processors, Optimal Payments and Vantiv. DraftKings seeks to enjoin both processors from blocking credit card transactions by New York DFS players. Former U.S. Senator Richard Bryan…
Here are today’s fantasy news articles of interest: A new Florida lawsuit against FanDuel and DraftKings has named DFS partners, such as the leagues and payment processors, as defendants under a RICO theory. After exiting the NY market, FanDuel saw a slight dip in entry-fees this weekend, while DraftKings maintained…
Here are today’s fantasy articles of interest: The Massachusetts AG has announced new regulations that would govern daily fantasy sports operators. The regulations mostly impose consumer protections and do not attempt to directly govern gameplay. A DraftKings attorney, Griffin Finan, spoke before the South Dakota Commission on Gaming, asserting that…