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- A state appellate court’s ruling that “Pennsylvania Skill Games” aren’t illegal gambling could have repercussions for the state’s legal gambling industry, enforcers hunting illegal gambling machines, and “skill games” operators around the country. ‘Skill Games’ Ruling Could Chill Gambling Crackdowns – Law360
- UFC fighters assailed the company for trying to avoid trial next year on antitrust claims alleging it suppressed wages by up to $1.6 billion through coercive, exclusive contracts and the purchase of rival promoters, telling an NV ...
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- Medical technology company Smith & Nephew PLC has agreed to acquire sports medicine technology startup CartiHeal for up to $330 million to boost its sports medicine business and knee repair products. Smith & Nephew To Buy Sports Med Tech Startup For $330M – Law360
- Two FL casino operators want more time to petition the Supreme Court for a review of their case as they try to stop the Seminole Tribe from relaunching its online sports betting app, saying a state court battle will affect the content of their eventual high court filing. Fla. Casinos Seek High ...
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- Manhattan federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that a 19-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin, copped to hijacking tens of thousands of DraftKings Sportsbook user accounts to sell account access and steal hundreds of thousands of dollars. Teen Pleads Guilty To Hacking DraftKings Accounts – Law360
NCAA
- Washington State University and Oregon State University, the last schools remaining in the PAC-12 Conference starting in 2024, won a preliminary injunction in a Washington state court giving them full control of the conference’s governance and ...
Sports:
- The New York sportscaster known for calling horse races claims HBO and parent company Warner Bros. intentionally used a very similar version of his trademarked catchphrase “And down the stretch they come” in an episode of “Perry Mason.” HBO Copied Catchphrase In ‘Perry Mason,’ Sportscaster Says – Law360
- Two Florida casino operators have urged the state’s highest court to immediately stop the Seminole Tribe from relaunching its online sports betting app after a favorable U.S. Supreme Court decision, arguing the tribe still doesn’t have the right to ...
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- A Florida federal court has shipped an antitrust lawsuit between trading card companies Fanatics and Panini, ruling much of the activity at the center of the dispute occurred in New York. Panini filed suit accusing Fanatics of trying to monopolize the trading card business by buying up competition, stealing employees, and locking in long-term competition with major sports organizations. Judge Shifts Trading Card Rivals’ Antitrust Showdown To NY – Law360
- Seminole Tribe leaders announce plan to roll out sports betting at their casinos in December – a first step in ...
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NCAA
- The National Labor Relations Board will hear arguments on whether certain college athletes can be considered employees with union organizing rights after rejecting on Monday efforts by the NCAA, University of Southern California, and the Pac-12 conference to derail the case. NCAA Can’t Derail Labor Board’s College Athlete Push – Law360
- Baylor University violated Title IX with its “policy of deliberate indifference to reports of sexual harassment” and was negligent in handling a former student’s reports of domestic violence against a former ...
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NFL
- Former NFL running back Michael Cloud seeking increased disability benefits asked the Fifth Circuit to reconsider its decision favoring the NFLs plan, calling the opinion “no less detrimental” than the “helmet-to-helmet collision” causing his disability. Ex-Running Back Seeks 5th Cir. Redo Over NFL Disability Benefits – Bloomberg.
MLB
- MLB Players Association supports up-ending the MLB’s century old antitrust exemption in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, stating the league’s recent anti-competitive behavior has harmed baseball and ...
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- An attorney for the city of Pittsburgh told a Pennsylvania Appellate Court that the city’s 3% “facilities fee” for nonresident athletes and performers using taxpayer-funded venues was legal because it equalized their tax burden with residents who were paying a 1% tax to the city and a 2% tax to the school district. Pittsburg is asking the Court to overturn a 2022 Court of Common Pleas ruling that struck down the so-called “jock tax” as unconstitutional. Pittsburg Says “Jock Tax” Levels Field For Out-of-Towners – Law360.
- Investment group Big League Advance ...
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NCAA:
- The NCAA’s Division I Council voted to eliminate the annual limits on the number of new scholarship players a program can add each offseason. The move allows FBS and FCS football programs to replace as many scholarships as they lose, up to their overall roster limits (85 for FBS schools, 63 for FCS schools) – NCAA eliminating college football’s 25-player initial counter rule after D-I Council vote – The Athletic
- The NCAA Division I Council approved changes to the transfer portal windows that will shrink the number of days for student-athletes to enter their name ...
Sports:
- The first professional full-season volleyball league in the U.S., League One Volleyball (LOVB), raised $35 million in its second round of funding with help from investors Lindsey Vonn, Kevin Durant, Candace Parker, and her daughter, Lailaa – Candace Parker, Kevin Durant invest in U.S. women’s pro volleyball league - The Athletic
- The NBA’s Golden State Warriors are close to bringing a WNBA expansion franchise to the San Francisco Bay Area, but a deal hasn't been finalized yet. The team will play at the Chase Center and will be operated by the Warriors – Warriors ...
