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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…
Supreme Court Denies Cert. in New Jersey Sports Betting Case
July 1, 2014
Supreme Court Denies Cert. in New Jersey Sports Betting Case
By: Ifrah Law
On June 23, the United States Supreme Court denied New Jersey’s petition for a writ of certiorari to hear an appeal from lower court decisions that invalidated its sports wagering law. This ends a three year fight to bring sports betting to New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks, but NJ State Senator Raymond Lesniak, who has spearheaded efforts to bring sports betting to the state has vowed…
Why Is Casino Gaming Excluded from Online Gaming Proposals?
June 30, 2014
Why Is Casino Gaming Excluded from Online Gaming Proposals?
By: Ifrah Law
Now that three states—Delaware, Nevada, and New Jersey—have successfully launched online gaming, there is a flurry of proposed legislation as other U.S. jurisdictions seek to get in on the action. A surprising number of the proposals seek to limit gaming to poker alone, forbidding real-money online casino games such as slots and blackjack. Such proposals have been floated in California, Pennsylvania, and even by the…
Court Decision Good for Poker, Bad for Bottom Feeding Plaintiffs
June 30, 2014
Court Decision Good for Poker, Bad for Bottom Feeding Plaintiffs
By: Ifrah Law
On Friday, a New Jersey state court judge threw out a lawsuit brought against the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City by six men who alleged that the Borgata was negligent in running a tournament in the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open which was cancelled after counterfeit poker chips were discovered in circulation. After the Big Stack, No Limit Hold ‘Em tournament…
Bovada Poker Exits Regulated Markets
June 26, 2014
Bovada Poker Exits Regulated Markets
By: Ifrah Law
In April the state of New Jersey issued warning letters to online gaming affiliate marketers who advertised unlicensed gaming websites in-state. Now, one unlicensed operator is taking the warning to heart and withdrawing from regulated markets. Bovada, the largest online poker site in the U.S., will no longer be accepting new players from the regulated gaming jurisdictions of Nevada and Delaware. Bovada ceased doing business…
Extra Caution Required in Mobile Advertising as New Jersey DGE Releases Guidance for Affiliate Marketers
June 9, 2014
Extra Caution Required in Mobile Advertising as New Jersey DGE Releases Guidance for Affiliate Marketers
By: Ifrah Law
Today, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Gaming Enforcement (“DGE”) released additional guidance for affiliate marketing companies working with state online gaming operators. This guidance comes only weeks after the DGE issued warning letters to affiliate marketers who advertised unregulated online gaming websites in conjunction with legal gaming websites licensed by the state of New…
