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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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December 19, 2025
DraftKings Beats Suit Over Calif. Gambling Ban, For Now
A California federal judge said during a hearing Friday he plans to toss with leave to amend a proposed class action alleging DraftKings' Daily Fantasy Sports games and others violate California's ban on sports betting, while calling the case "significant" for "clearly" implicating public policy and the California penal code.
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December 19, 2025
CFTC Seeks Input On Prediction Market Regs
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is asking the public what steps it should take to protect customers trading on increasingly popular prediction markets, saying it might have to update its regulations "to consider the risk profiles and loss events unique" to the space.
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December 19, 2025
Coinbase Sues 3 States Over Event Contract Regulation
Illinois, Connecticut and Michigan have been sued by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase over their attempts to regulate the trading platform's prediction market offerings, with the firm arguing that the states are trying to unlawfully apply their gambling laws to federally regulated transactions that are under the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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December 19, 2025
Nicklaus Cos. Want Creditor Liens Nixed In Ch. 11 Before Sale
Sporting gear and golf course design firm Nicklaus Cos. has asked the Delaware bankruptcy court to invalidate the liens of its largest creditor and to provide clarity on its claim status ahead of a proposed asset sale in February.
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December 19, 2025
Georgia Man Charged In Investment, Ticket Fraud Schemes
Federal prosecutors charged a Georgia man Friday with a pair of fraud schemes by ripping off investors in international real estate deals and sports fans who thought they were buying University of Georgia college football tickets.
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
Readership
- Sports lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers for sports leagues, teams and gaming companies
- 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.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals