Gambling
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Technology
Today's Casino Is Handheld: Will The Law Protect Children From Gambling?
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Gambling / Gaming
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.02.22
* Florida is working on a “constitutional” carry thing. We need to stop the trend of just putting “bat” or “constitutional” in front of words like that to make a new product. [Tallahassee Democrat]
* Ever wonder about prosecutorial discretion? Here’s a primer. [WSJ]
* When worlds collide: Looks like the IP buffs are duking it out with the antitrust advocates again. [NEXT TV]
* Flexible or vague? A Virginian law about shorelines has homeowners swimming in uncertainty. [Bay Journal]
* Looks like Massachusetts lawmakers are hiding the ball when it comes to gambling. [Mass Live]
* Reminder: Vote on your top pick for Law Revue!!
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.22.21
* OCI numbers are down. Who needs a job anyway? [Law360]
* Hey, M&A people! FTC is watching. [Bloomberg Law]
* Law professor makes argument against legal AI that just happens to keep him employable. [ABA Journal]
* Put your money where your team is! Sports gambling likely to be legal soon in North Carolina. [WRAL]
* You off the Zaza? Amazon supports you. [Politico]
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Sports
Mississippi, And All Other States, Should Approve Online Sports Gambling
To not do so would be like leaving money on the table. -
Sports
Florida's Next Sports Law Consideration Should Be The Legalization Of Sports Betting
Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia allow individuals to place wagers on sporting contests. -
Sports
Illegal Sports Betting Is Actually Increasing In The 18 States That Have Legal Options
The biggest problem remains a lack of options for the consumer. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.08.19
* Jones Day partner Don McGahn sued for failing to comply with House subpoena. [National Law Journal]
* Short seller argues that Burford is out of money in move that pits highly sophisticated calculated gamblers against highly sophisticated calculated gamblers. [American Lawyer]
* A reminder that the Supreme Court is going to hear a case that could allow employers to fire women for not acting feminine enough. [Vice]
* ICE deported a guy to Iraq who had never lived there, didn’t speak Arabic, and who subsequently died unable to secure insulin. [Slate]
* Biglaw is making the diversity officer role more senior and more powerful. [American Lawyer]
* MGM complaining that federal government gives tribes “monopoly” over casinos. That’s… that’s not how this works. [Courthouse News Service]
* National Review is arguing for “red flag laws” in an editorial that it will deny ever publishing once the GOP quietly kills this issue. [National Review]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.30.18
* Trump says he will end the Fourteenth Amendment by executive order. This is your Andrew Jackson-John Marshall moment right here. Thankfully, he probably knows he can’t do this and is just ranting in a desperate bid to energize a racist base to turn out for the Midterms. That’s actually what passes for “thankfully” these days. [CNN]
* Milwaukee judge puts defense attorney in chains for defending his client. The American justice system of 2018 is cruising along swimmingly. [Journal-Sentinel]
* GCs making a lot more money to tell outside counsel that they can’t afford the bills. [Corporate Counsel]
* …Of course our client was planning to bomb people, but that was if Hillary Clinton had won, so, in a sense, Trump saved all these potential victims! [Huffington Post]
* Judicial Conference hearing testimony today about reforming the judiciary to address sexual misconduct. This should be a powerful meeting that results in lackluster reform. [National Law Journal]
* Florida prosecutors are challenging the constitutionality of the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law for forcing them to try self-defense claims without a jury. Too bad we couldn’t have had this challenge several years ago. [Miami Herald]
* Cravath on the outside looking in when its long-time client embarked on its biggest software acquisition ever. [American Lawyer]
* New York judge rules that daily fantasy games are gambling because this stupid battle will never end. [Law360]
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Courts
Yo, Did Brett Kavanaugh Roll Aces And Get Emotional About Losing His Stash? Sheldon Whitehouse Thinks So.
Translation for white people: Does Brett Kavanaugh Have Gambling Debts From Dice Games? -
Courts
SCOTUS Strikes Down Federal Sports Betting Ban In Monumental Victory For States’ Rights
This is the definitive breakdown of the Supreme Court's gambling decision. -
Sports
State Legislators Are Going To Drive Soon-To-Be Legal Sports Betting Right Back To Offshore Sites And Neighborhood Bookies
The 'integrity fee' is how sports leagues intend to get paid by legalized gambling.
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Books
Standard Of Review: 'The Whistler' Is A Return To Form For Grisham
Thanks to a strong plot, The Whistler is a great read for Grisham fans who don't mind a lack of character development. -
Sports
The Nuclear Path To Legal Sports Betting
A drastic solution to the stupid ban on sports gambling. -
Sports
Appeals Court Dashes New Jersey's Hope For Legal Sports Betting
New Jersey just can't catch a break. -
Gambling / Gaming
Daily Fantasy Sports Sites Officially Too Sketchy For Nevada
Nevada protects its own. -
Gambling
The Old School Days Of Legalized Gambling Were A Heady Time
DraftKings and FanDuel are getting a lot of press these days, but it all started in Vegas, baby! -
Gambling, Sports
Third Circuit Helps New Jersey's Bid For Relevancy
The Third Circuit's recent decision may make you want to visit Jersey. -
Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
At The Supreme Court, All Bets Are Off
Some offices bet on March Madness; Supreme Court justices bet on....