Tag: Gambling

The NFL Post Murphy: How the Legalization of Sports Gambling and the Advent of Mobile Sports Betting Fundamentally Changed Sports Media

By: Jacob Hartzler Super Bowl 57 was record-breaking for sportsbooks.  According to projections by the American Gaming Association, a record 50.4 million Americans wagered a total of $16 billion on football’s biggest stage.  The keys to this development were the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, which granted states the… Read More The NFL Post Murphy: How the Legalization of Sports Gambling and the Advent of Mobile Sports Betting Fundamentally Changed Sports Media

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Massachusetts is All In on Sports Betting: How Governor Baker’s New Bill Will Dramatically Affect Residents’ Gambling Ability

By: Andrew Ciulla In 2018, the Supreme Court paved the way for states to legalize sports betting by striking down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, passed in 1992, by a 6 to 3 vote.  The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act prohibited sports betting except in four states where it had already been… Read More Massachusetts is All In on Sports Betting: How Governor Baker’s New Bill Will Dramatically Affect Residents’ Gambling Ability

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Gambling, thy name is Loot Boxes: Regulators Take Aim at a New Trend in Video Games

In November, 2017, Hawaii State House of Representatives Member Chris Lee issued a statement regarding the questionable practices of video game developers in including “loot boxes” in many popular video games. Viewing the practices as deceptive, addicting, and attractive to children. Simultaneously, the European Union is presently weighing the legality of these in-game purchases in an effort to potentially regulate them. While loot boxes are just a regular part of a game for some nowadays, others are clamoring to have them banned outright from video games, going forward.… Read More Gambling, thy name is Loot Boxes: Regulators Take Aim at a New Trend in Video Games

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