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With all the negative coverage of sports betting – concerns about gambling harms, cheating scandals, bad behavior directed towards athletes – the casual observer to wonder why we ever wanted it in the first place or why state legislators continue to push sports betting forward. The reality is that the sports betting industry has benefits, both economic and social, that make it hard to quit.
Features excerpts of interviews with:
Matt Holt, CEO (former)
IC360
Prof. Marc Edelman, Law Professor, Attorney and Sports Business Expert
Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College
Jacob Coin, Executive Advisor
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Dennis Drazin, Partner
Drazin & Warshaw, PC
Ronald Riccio, Dean Emeritus
Seton Hall Law School
Of Counsel at McElroy Deutsch
Legal Materials Referenced:
- Marc Edelman, A Short Treatise on Fantasy Sports and the Law: How America Regulates its New National Pastime, 3 Harv. J. Sports & Ent. L. 1 (2012)
- Marc Edelman, Navigating the Legal Risks of Daily Fantasy Sports: A Detailed Primer in Federal and State Gambling Law, 2016 U. Ill. L. Rev. 117 (2016)
- A.B. 5803, 2024-2025 (N.J. 2025)
Government Sources:
- State of NJ, Annual Report of the Casino Revenue Fund Advisory Commission (2023)
- Office of the Attorney General, 2025 New Jersey Governor’s Task Force Report on Responsible Gaming
Other Sources:
- How Much Do Leagues Stand to Gain from Legal Sports Betting?
- David Purdum & Darren Rovell, NBA Signs Deal with MGM to be Gaming Partner, ESPN
- MLB names FanDuel a new official sports betting partner in North America
- Adam Hoffer, Bets on Legal Sports Markets Pay Off Big for States, Sportsbooks, and Consumers, Tax Foundation
- Adam Hoffer, Online Sports Betting Taxes by State, 2024, Tax Foundation
Publication Date
7-28-2025
Disciplines
Education Law | Law and Gender
Recommended Citation
Gras, Sara, "Season 2 Episode 4: The Upsides" (2025). Season 02. 4.
https://scholarship.shu.edu/hearsay-s02/4
