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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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October 22, 2024
Challenges Of Insuring An NIL Collective
Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty examines the emergence of name, image and likeness collectives for student-athletes, the current litigation landscape that has created a favorable environment for these organizations, and considerations for director and officer insurers looking to underwrite NIL collectives.
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October 22, 2024
A Piece Of Baseball Lore Went Over The Fence And Into Court
Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run of the season caused a mad dash in the stands for a piece of baseball history. That melee has carried over into Florida state court, where at least three people are claiming ownership of the ball and its seven-figure price tag.
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October 22, 2024
Insurer Beats Sacramento Kings' COVID-19 Coverage Suit
A California federal court handed a win to the Sacramento Kings' insurer in a coverage dispute over pandemic-related losses that the basketball team and its arena operator incurred, finding that a contamination exclusion bars coverage.
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October 22, 2024
Akin-Led Mubadala Capital Wraps 4th Fund At $3.1B
Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Capital, advised by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, on Tuesday revealed that it clinched its fourth private equity fund after securing $3.1 billion of commitments from investors.
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October 22, 2024
DraftKings, Former Exec Eye Settlement Over Noncompete
DraftKings and a former vice president accused of violating a noncompete agreement by jumping to competitor Fanatics are attempting to settle their differences, according to a Tuesday filing in Massachusetts federal court.
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
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- 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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