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Panel 1:  Legal Issues Related to Sports Gambling

MODERATOR: John Wolohan, Professor of Sports Law, David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

PARTICIPANTS:

• Jeffrey Standen, Dean and Professor of Law, Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, KY
• James Sullivan (L’01), President, Poker Royalty, LLC, Las Vegas, NV
• Daniel Wallach, Shareholder, Becker & Poliakoff, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

1. OVERVIEW
   1. INTRODUCTION: Current issues related to gambling and sports in the U.S., including, professional sports leagues moving to Las Vegas, the New Jersey litigation before the Supreme Court, and the push by some states to legalize sports gambling.
   2. BACKGROUND: The complicated/convoluted structure of U.S. gambling/gaming law and why we regulate sports gambling.
   3. INDUSTRY: How the regulation of sports gambling has impacted the sports industry, and how the professional sports leagues new embrace of gambling, by moving to Las Vegas, and the possible legalization of sports gambling may change the sports industry.
   4. FLAWS: Why the federal regulation of sports gambling has failed, and the benefits of legalization.

1. PANEL QUESTIONS
   1. What do you think the Supreme Court will decide in the New Jersey litigation?
   2. If the Supreme Court invalidates PASPA, how will this impact gambling on sport, given that many states have specific state laws that regulate all forms of gambling, and that so many other federal laws regulate gambling?
   3. What impact would legalized gambling have on sport?
   4. What is the future of Daily Fantasy Sports? Why are leagues willing to accept DFS but not sports betting?

Supplementary Materials

Articles and Research

• Jeffrey Standen, Gaming Law vs. Gambling Law, 15 Gaming Law and Economics Review 777 (2011)
• Jeffrey Standen, The Beauty of Bets: Wagers as Compensation for Professional Athletes, 42 Willamette L. Rev. 639 (2006) 
• Daniel Wallach, Why NJ May Win 3rd Circ. Sports Betting Case, Law360, June 30, 2015
• Daniel Wallach, US Sports Betting: Why Statutory Interpretation May be Key to New Jersey’s Efforts to Legalize Gambling, LawInSport, June 30, 2015
• Daniel Wallach, “Exact Contours” is Key to NJ Sports Betting Appeal, Law360, Expert Commentary, February 18, 2015
• Daniel Wallach, Possible Conflict of Interest on NJ Sports Betting Case, Law360, Expert Commentary, October 31, 2014
• Daniel Wallach, Judge Blocks N.J. Sports Betting—What’s Next?, Law360, Expert Commentary, October 29, 2014
• Daniel Wallach, The Fallacy Behind NJ’s Sports Betting Strategy, Law360, Expert Commentary, September 17, 2014
• Daniel Wallach, High Court Could Soon Review Federal Sports Betting Ban, Law360, Expert Commentary, May 21, 2014
• Daniel Wallach, Preview of New Jersey Sports Betting Decision and Likely Aftershocks, Sports Law Blog, June 26, 2015
• Daniel Wallach, Statutory Interpretation Rules May be Key to NJ Sports Betting Victory, Sports Law Blog, April 16, 2015
• Daniel Wallach, Federal Judge Blocks NJ Sports Betting: What’s Next?, Sports Law Blog, October 26, 2014
• Erica N. Reib, Comment, Ante Up or Fold: What Should Be Done About Gambling in College Sports?, 21 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 621 (2011).
• John W. Kindt & Thomas Asmar, College and Amateur Sports Gambling: Gambling Away Our Youth?, 8 Vill. Sports & Ent. L.J. 221 (2002).
• Lori K. Miller & Cathryn L. Claussen, Online Sports Gambling – Regulation or Prohibition?, 11 J. Leg. Aspects Sport 99 (2001).
• Marc Edelman, Navigating the Legal Risks of Daily Fantasy Sports: A Detailed Primer in Federal and State Gambling Law, 2016 U. Ill. L. Rev. 117 (2016).
• Paul Anderson, The Regulation of Gambling Under U.S. Federal and State Law, Int’l Sports L. J. 68 (2009).
• Ante Z. Udovicic, Special Report: Sports and Gambling a Good Mix? I Wouldn't Bet on It., 8 Marq. Sports L. J. 401 (1998). 
• Jeffrey Roeske, Doubling Down on Sports Gambling: Why PASPA Would Fail A Constitutional Challenge, 24 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 463 (2014).
• Harley J. Goldstein, On-line Gambling: Down to the Wire?, 8 Marq. Sports L. J. 1 (1997).
• Walter T. Champion Jr. and I. Nelson Rose, Daily Fantasy Sports and the Presidential Debate, 27 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 301 (2017)  
• Jeffrey C. Meehan, The Predominate Goliath: Why Pay-to-Play Daily Fantasy Sports are Games of Skill Under the Dominant Factor Test, 26 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 5 (2015) 
• Chuck Humphrey, Gambling law US: Gambling laws in the United States at the state and federal levels are examined in depth
• National Gambling Impact Study Commission (1999, June 18). Final report. 

Statutes

• Bribery in Sporting Contests Act of 1979, 18 U.S.C. § 224 (2017).
• Bribery of participant in contest, Wis. Stat. §945.08 (2017).
• Delaware Sports Lottery Act, 29 Del. C. § 4801, et. seq. (2010).
• Federal Anti-Lottery Act, 18 U.S.C. §1301, et. seq. (2017).
• Gambling by participants in contest, Wis. Stat. §945.07 (2017).
• Gambling Devices Transportation Act, 15 U.S.C. §1171, et. seq. (2017).
• Gambling Ship Act, 18 U.S.C. §1081, et. seq. (2017).
• Gambling, Wis. Stat. §945.02 (2017).
• Illegal Gambling Business Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. §1955 (2017).
• Illegal Money Transmitters Act, 18 U.S.C. §1960 (2017).
• Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. §2701, et.seq. (2017).
• Interstate Horseracing Act, 15 U.S.C. §3001, et. seq. (2017).
• Interstate Transportation of Wagering Paraphernalia Act, 18 U.S.C. §1953 (2017).
• Interstate Wire Act of 1961 (‘The Wire Act’), 18 U.S.C.S. §1084 (2017).
• Money Laundering Control Act, 18 U.S.C. §1956 (2017).
• Professional and Amateur Sport Protection Acts (‘PASPA’), 28 U.S.C. §3702 (2017).
• Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970 (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §1962 (2017).
• Transportation in Aid of Racketeering Enterprises Act of 1961 (‘The Travel Act’), 18 U.S.C. §1952 (2017).
• Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (‘UIGEA’), 31 U.S.C. §5363(2017).
• Wire Communications Act of 1961, 18 U.S.C. §1084 (2017).

Cases

• Flagler v. U.S. Attorney, D.N.J., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70916 (D.N.J. Sept. 25, 2007).
• Humphrey v. Viacom, Inc., 2007 WL 1797648 (D.N.J. June 20, 2007).
• In re Mastercard Int’l Inc., 313 F.3d 257 (5th Cir. 2002).
• Martin v. United States, 389 F.2d 895 (5th Cir. 1968).
• NCAA v. Governor of N.J., 832 F.3d 389 (3d Cir. 2016).
• Office Comm’r of Baseball v. Markell, 579 F.3d 293 (3d Cir. 2009).
• Sanabria v. United States, 437 U.S. 54 (1978).
• United States v. Heacock, 31 F.3d 249 (5th Cir. 1994).
• United States v. McLeod, 493 F.2d 1186 (7th Cir. 1974).
• United States v. Mick, 263 F.3d 553 (6th Cir. 2001).
• United States v. Wilkinson, 601 F.2d 791 (5th Cir. 1979).
• United States v. Zizzo, 120 F.3d 1338 (7th Cir. 1997).