Law and Politics

Breaking down what's at stake as players challenge Activision's grip on Call of Duty esports

Unpacks Newsletter - 02/23/2024 | Esports Newsletter - 02/22/2024

Can video game publishers and developers control and monopolize the esports ecosystem they create with their own game/intellectual property? This question is at the heart of the $680 million lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard in California federal court by Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez and Seth "Scump" Abner -- legends...

Should leagues swing at Diamond’s latest curveball?

Unpacks Newsletter - 02/06/2024

Sports is the last “appointment viewing” because the outcome is in doubt until the final whistle. Sports business was supposed to be more predictable, but the chaos surrounding the biggest regional sports networks group, Diamond Sports Group, rivals anything seen on-field. DSG is the current incarnation of the former...

Peacock playoff game got Congress’ attention

Football Newsletter - 02/01/2024

The NFL’s first playoff game on a streaming platform was clearly a major driver behind a U.S. House committee calling a hearing Wednesday on sports media rights. The politicians on the committee brought up the Chiefs-Dolphins game on Jan. 13 several times, saying they were inundated with complaints from...

NFL wins delay in ‘Sunday Ticket’ antitrust trial

Unpacks Newsletter - 01/24/2024

A federal judge in California has delayed the blockbuster antitrust trial over the NFL’s “Sunday Ticket” out-of-market games package from February to June, reports SBJ's Ben Fischer, a small win for the league as it prepares a defense, according to a league memo. The case, first filed in...

As legislators return to work, which states could be next for sports betting?

Betting Newsletter - 01/19/2024

Here’s a state-by-state rundown as lawmakers get back to work. Missouri If you told me Missouri’s first piece of sports betting legislation was crafted by a favorite son who went on to become president, and that president was Harry Truman, I might believe you. It seems like...

Remaining issues vary depending on the jurisdiction

Unpacks Newsletter - 01/22/2024 | Betting Newsletter - 01/19/2024

Heading into this year’s sessions, the Orrick law firm partner who directs legislative strategy for a coalition of leading sportsbooks remains focused on knocking down wins in the states that have not yet legalized sport betting. Jeremy Kudon is particularly hopeful about the South, where high priority Georgia...

MSG’s James Dolan denies allegations of sexual assault

Unpacks Newsletter - 01/16/2024

A Tennessee woman filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing James Dolan, owner of MSG, the Knicks and the NHL’s Rangers, of “pressuring her into unwanted sex nearly a decade ago while also facilitating an encounter with disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who she also claimed sexually assaulted her,” ...

If I were commissioner …

Unpacks Newsletter - 01/17/2024 | Unpacks Lite Newsletter - 01/17/2024 | Journal - 01/15/2024 | Journal - 01/15/2024

Responses edited for clarity and brevity. Compiled by Rachel Axon, Erik Bacharach, Ben Fischer, Tom Friend, Terry Lefton, Bret McCormick, Ben Portnoy, Alex Silverman and Chris Smith. Use technology to help consumers Phil Andrews, ...

With mega-events on horizon, U.S. must embrace fundamental shift in policy

Journal - 12/18/2023

For more than a century, sports have proven a uniquely effective international relations tool to bridge divides and bring people together. Building upon events such as the “Christmas Truce” between English and German soldiers who emerged from the trenches on Dec. 25, 1914, to engage in a friendly soccer...

Adelsons buying Mavericks puts family in better position for future of Texas gambling

Unpacks Newsletter - 12/04/2023 | Betting Newsletter - 12/01/2023

Maybe I’ve watched too many "Shark Tank" episodes. Because the first image that came to mind this week when the story broke that Mark Cuban was selling a majority of the Mavericks to the family that owns the Las Vegas Sands casino chain was of Cuban saying,...

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Breaking down what's at stake as players challenge Activision's grip on Call of Duty esports

Should leagues swing at Diamond’s latest curveball?

Peacock playoff game got Congress’ attention

NFL wins delay in ‘Sunday Ticket’ antitrust trial

As legislators return to work, which states could be next for sports betting?

Remaining issues vary depending on the jurisdiction

MSG’s James Dolan denies allegations of sexual assault

If I were commissioner …

With mega-events on horizon, U.S. must embrace fundamental shift in policy

Adelsons buying Mavericks puts family in better position for future of Texas gambling

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