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Key Points In Licenses for Sports Betting Rights
The legalization of sports betting and the licensure of such rights to new tech market players is redefining sports media and sports law. As a result, contract negotiations are becoming increasingly complex and requiring parties to consider an evolving set of nuanced issues.
This trend — which began to emerge following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, 138 S. Ct. 1461 (2018), to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 and open the floodgates to allow states to legalize sports betting — reached epic proportions in recent months. The past several alone have brought an unprecedented boom in sports media industry transactions, including:
- The Fox Sports regional television networks have rebranded as Bally Sports in a 10-year, $85 million deal.
- ESPN is experimenting with gambling-focused studio shows.
- DraftKings purchased the Vegas Stats & Information Network for $50 million.
- Caesars Entertainment closed multiple deals with professional teams, such as the MLB Arizona Diamondbacks. to open sports books in ballparks and stadiums across the country.
- Genius Sports, who licenses all of the NFL's sports betting data rights, completed a $1.5 billion public offering and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Based on my experience since 1995 at the center of the convergence of technology within the sports and entertainment industries, commencing with the Internet and dot-com boom, I can say there's not much I haven't seen — and without a doubt, I have never witnessed this degree of activity and change within the industry in such a short time frame.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.