In what National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver and MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren hailed as a historic partnership, the professional sports league and major international gaming and hospitality company have struck an agreement on sports betting data and intellectual…
In response to a salvo about the “integrity fee” from a New Jersey senator on Wednesday, the NBA and MLB (the “Leagues”) made it clear that they will not quietly give up the fight for a percentage of all legal…
The NBA, MLB and now the PGA Tour have engaged in a sprint since January, lobbying for sports betting legislation favorable to their collective financial interests. This multi-pronged effort in states eyeing legal sports betting has involved over 30 registered lobbyists in…
Correction: In an earlier version of this article, we incorrectly attributed NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s comments in a Forbes article as having occurred this past week. In fact, Silver made the comments referenced therein during the All-Star Break in mid-February….
During a press conference on Saturday at the All-Star Weekend, NBA commissioner Adam Silver inadvertently revealed that the league’s expansive lobbying effort for a cut of all wagers on legal sports betting is a bogus hodgepodge of nonsense. “This notion that as…
At a recent public hearing before the New York State Senate about the possibility of sports betting in the Empire State, the National Basketball Association wholeheartedly supported the necessity of legalizing sports betting in the United States — but not…
The current call for Congressional hearings about sports gambling has become a bipartisan issue. “I respectfully request that the [House] Energy and Commerce Committee hold a hearing on the future of sports betting in the United States,” wrote Nevada Congresswoman…
In the debut edition on Monday of the “Golic and Wingo” morning show on ESPN Radio, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver joined as a guest and addressed, among other things, the matter of expanded sports betting legalization in the United States and the…
One of the many peculiar elements of the Supreme Court sports betting case (Christie v NCAA) is the National Basketball Association’s actions and words regarding sports wagering in the United States. They are indeed at odds and it’s possible that…
The NCAA, NFL and pro sports leagues (the “Leagues”) have now staked out their ground in the Supreme Court sports betting case (Christie v NCAA). Just before the close of business on Monday, Paul D. Clement, attorney of record for…
December 4, 2018 After much debate, but with no new amendments, the District of Columbia Council voted 9-2 on Tuesday to advance its sports betting bill to a…
November 30, 2018 If the sports betting bill that's currently on the table in Washington, D.C. is approved as written on Tuesday, the District will be on the…
December 11, 2018 For some people located in states home to new legal sports betting markets, the post-PASPA era of wagering means business as usual. One person located…
