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Sports & Betting Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the sports industry. Coverage includes litigation, policy developments, and deals involving sports teams and players, sports leagues, sports gambling, and athletics and gaming companies.
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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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February 18, 2026
Canada's Olympic Body Joins NHL, CHL Antitrust Defense
Canadian hockey officials asked the Ninth Circuit to reject an appeal from junior players who sued the National Hockey League and its pipeline organizations over alleged antitrust violations, arguing certain rules actually benefit the community and foster competition.
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February 18, 2026
Live Nation Antitrust Claims Heading To Trial
A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused a bid from Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to avoid a looming trial in a case from the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers accusing it of monopolizing the live entertainment industry.
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February 18, 2026
Chiefs Player's Ex Alleges He Repeatedly Assaulted Her
The former girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice has accused the wide receiver of repeatedly physically assaulting her over the course of many months while they lived together, with some of the alleged attacks occurring while she was pregnant.
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February 18, 2026
Mass. Judge Won't Let DraftKings Off Hook In Bonus Suit
A Massachusetts state judge has refused an early win to DraftKings on claims it ran a misleading promotion for new users of its online sportsbook, with the judge excluding from consideration after-the-fact re-creations of how the fine print was displayed to users.
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February 18, 2026
College QB Settles NIL Fraud Suit With UF Ex-Coach, Boosters
College quarterback Jaden Rashada has ended his lawsuit alleging he was stiffed on millions in name, image and likeness payments, telling a federal judge that he has settled his claims against former University of Florida coach Billy Napier and others.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Sports governing bodies
- State attorney general offices
- State gaming regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Sports-related legislation and regulation
- Regulation of sports gambling and fantasy sports
- Stadium zoning and finance issues
- Sports industry lobbying
- ENFORCEMENT
- Bribery and corruption investigations of sports teams or gaming companies
- Criminal investigations into sports betting
- Disciplinary actions and enforcement
- LITIGATION
- Suits involving players, coaches, teams and leagues
- Disputes involving college athletes, including amateurism and discrimination
- Player safety issues
- Trademark disputes
- Right to publicity issues
- Fights over media distribution rights
- Suits over stadium projects
- Cases involving current and former sports figures
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions and franchise expansions
- Team ownership changes, team relocations and efforts to raise capital
- Stadium finance deals
- Stadium naming rights and sponsorship deals
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of sports law and gaming law practices
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- Executives and attorneys at player unions, sports teams, sports consulting firms and gaming companies
- Information experts at law firms, agencies and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students and library staff at accredited law schools in the U.S.
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