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Caught Red Handed, But What is Pete Rose’s Crime?
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September 10, 2025
Caught Red Handed, But What is Pete Rose’s Crime?
By: James Trusty
What exactly is the hustle that has kept Pete Rose from safely sliding into the Baseball Hall of Fame? Recently released FBI files from the late 1980’s put little flesh on the skeleton in Rose’s closet, but plenty of normative questions remain about Rose’s now posthumous candidacy. The FBI reports lay out how a local bar in Franklin, Ohio, called Jonathan’s, was reportedly a front for selling large quantities of cocaine in Franklin and Miamisburg. The owner, Ronald Peters, was also noted to be a major bookmaker, and the Franklin local police frequently saw Pete Rose entering the bar through a private entrance. A cooperating defendant advised that Rose once ran up a $90,000 tab with Peters on lost wagers….
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Silencing the Sidelines: Can Policies Protect Athletes from Harassment Without Suppressing Free Expression?
September 2, 2025
Silencing the Sidelines: Can Policies Protect Athletes from Harassment Without Suppressing Free Expression?
By: Abbey Block
With the new football season just around the corner, sports fans are donning their jerseys, checking the stats, and dialing in to watch their favorite athletes take the field. While the beginning of a new season is a time filled with excitement and anticipation, for many athletes – both professional and collegiate – it will also be the beginning of a season of harassment. Taunts,…
Horses, Casinos, and Prediction Markets – Old & New in Saratoga Springs
August 22, 2025
Horses, Casinos, and Prediction Markets – Old & New in Saratoga Springs
By: Michelle Cohen
Last week, I moderated a panel on the sizzling topic of prediction markets at the annual Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga. This conference brings together legislators, regulators, and industry professionals from a wide range of organizations in the gaming ecosphere – from horse trainers, to representatives of game suppliers and sports betting companies. It is a conference where the “old” (horse racing) and the…
Uses and Abuses of Decentralization in Gambling
December 7, 2021
Uses and Abuses of Decentralization in Gambling
By: Jake Gray
Decentralization has been the selling point of many platforms using blockchain-based technologies including cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Many believe that decentralization by blockchain has the potential to disrupt multiple industries from finance to art. These decentralized equivalents are called ‘dapps.’ And over the past few years there have been several attempts to decentralize and disrupt the gambling industry with these applications. Decentralized applications differ from…
New York Sports Betting Marketing Affiliate Requirements
November 4, 2021
New York Sports Betting Marketing Affiliate Requirements
By: Sara Dalsheim
On November 8, 2021, New York officially announced the mobile sportsbooks it will license for online operations. The mobile sportsbooks named were Caesars Sportsbook, Resorts World Bet, PointsBet, Rush Street Interactive, WynnBET, FanDuel, Bally Bet, BetMGM, and DraftKings. The state is aiming to go live with online sports betting prior to the 2022 Super Bowl game. Marketing affiliates in New York will not be required…
Mobile Gaming is Now Mobile
October 25, 2021
Mobile Gaming is Now Mobile
By: James Trusty
Last week, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidance that removes a significant hurdle from the daily operations of the mobile betting industry. Under a regulatory component of the USA Patriot Act,[1] casinos are required to use documentary evidence (such as a driver’s license or passport) to verify their customer’s identity in establishing accounts. With the emergence of mobile sports betting in recent years,…
Shaken to the Core
September 26, 2021
Shaken to the Core
By: James Trusty
This month in San Francisco, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple must stop forcing game developers to exclusively use its payment system in their app purchases. With the ruling, app developers can include a link or other advertisement to facilitate alternative ways of paying for each app. The suit was brought by Epic Games, the maker of the wildly popular game…
This Fall’s Sports Betting Lineup Could Include 5 New States
August 26, 2021
This Fall’s Sports Betting Lineup Could Include 5 New States
By: Sara Dalsheim
The sports wagering industry in the United States will be significantly expanded by the end of this year. This NFL season, fans in up to five new states may be able to legally bet on games from their own personal mobile device and/or desktop computer. Since the Supreme Court’s ruling in mid-2018 the legal sports betting market has taken off exponentially including the introduction of…
