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South Florida Trial Practice
Busted Bracket – March Madness Gambling Could Lead to Florida Whistle-blower Lawsuits
March madness, sweet sixteen games start tonight. Here is a post from a couple of years ago with some good reminders regarding risks of betting pools in the workplace. Also, go…
Employment Law Landscape
This March, Will Employers Bench Office Betting Pools?
March inevitably brings the “madness” associated with the NCAA basketball tournament and office betting pools. Sports gambling is illegal in almost every state, and the NCAA opposes all forms of…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
Beware the Ides and Other March Madness
With the dust from Super Bowl and fantasy football pools barely settled, many employees throughout the Golden State will soon turn to their March Madness brackets. With all the chances…
Game Counsel
Daily Fantasy Sports Update – DraftKings Sues Texas AG; Activity in GA and IN
In January, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion that daily fantasy sports (DFS) is likely illegal gambling under Texas state law “[b]ecause the outcome of games in daily…
Class Action & Mass Torts
The Game Goes On: Sheppard Mullin Obtains Dismissal With Prejudice of Class Action Alleging Social Gaming Micro-transactions Constitute Illegal Gambling
By James Gatto
Another lawsuit alleging illegal gambling in a social game has been dismissed. Over the last year, social gaming mobile applications have come under attack from the Plaintiffs’ bar as gambling…
The Right Coast
How high will it go? Powerball jackpot balloons to $800 million – LA Times
I truly believe in doing it this way: When you feel it, play it, she said. We didn t wipe out our savings. We just took out a couple…
Divorce Field
More on Fantasy Sports – What Else You Could Be Doing With that Money
By eplawyerdivorcefield-blogspot-com
If you saw my previous post, you know I am not a fan of Daily Fantasy Sports Sites. I just see too many families already in debt and these…
Divorce Field
Daily Fantasy and Divorce
By eplawyerdivorcefield-blogspot-com
No this is not a post about sex. I hear enough about sex as it is, since the no fault grounds requires the parties not to have lived under…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Sports Gambling, the “Throw Away Culture,” and the Environment – the Common Denominator
Scott Van Pelt, a popular media figure at ESPN, recently criticized the growth of daily fantasy football sites like FanDuel and DraftKings, citing their exploitative nature and capitalizing on human…
Covering Your Ads® Blog
New Jersey Congressman Questions Legality of Daily Fantasy Sports
By Brad Blaise
There is something to be said for keeping a low profile. Apparently, daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel are not fans of the idiom, as viewers that tuned in…