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My Legal Bookie
New York Trial Court Ruling Looks at
Connection Between Gambling and
Fantasy Sports, Ifrah Weighs In
By Ellen Zavian, Editor in Chief
\ ust what does 'gambling' mean? That
is what the New York Supreme Court
on February 6, 2020 set out to define
when interpreting a law signed by Gov.
Andrew Cuomo in 2016, which cleared
the way for companies like FanDuel and
DraftKings to operate legally in the State
of New York.
The lawsuit challenged the constitu-
tionality of the lawvoted on by legislators
(legalizing interactive fantasy sports (IFS)
activity). This legislative effort basically
carved out an IFS exemption in existing
gambling laws because without it, fantasy
sports activity in the State of New York
would be illegal.
While the Court came down hard on
lawmakers for not taking this issue to the
voters, at large, it did clarify the definition
of gambling, which was not defined in
the NY Constitution by reviewing a 1965
Penal Law Code. Specifically,
In 1965, many years before the rise
in popularity of IFS, the Legislature
defined gambling in the Penal Law
(Penal Law § 225.00). According to
that definition, [a] person engages
in gambling when he [or she] stakes
or risks something of value upon the
outcome of a contest of chance or a
future contingent event not under his
[or her] control or influence, upon an
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All Bets Are Off: Three Legal Implications of Purdue University's
Sports Wagering Policy
By Lauryn Robinson. GWU Law 2L
n the midst of an exciting sports season,
\.students, faculty and staff at Purdue
University may want to place bets on their
favorite teams to support their fellow Boil-
ermakers. But, with Purdue University's new
sports wagering policy, all bets are called off.
The landmark Supreme Court case Mur-
phy v. National CollegiateAthleticAssociation
(hfl/eu wkpdtr/wk/upy
held the Professional and Amateur Sports
ProtectionAct (PASPA), prohibiting state
authorized sports gambling, was uncon-
stitutional. In light of this decision, states
began to take advantage of legalizing the
taxation and regulation on sports betting
in their respective states. By May 8, 2019,
the Indiana legislature signed HB 1015,
authorizing state-wide mobile and online
sports betting in the state of Indiana.
Augmented access to sports combined
with an acceptance of sports gambling is
transforming a typical college student into
a professional gambler. To address potential
problems of gambling on campus, Purdue
Universitys Board of Trustees approved
a sports wagering policy banning faculty,
staff, non-athlete students, independent
contractors, clinical interns, and visiting
professors from placing bets on sporting
events involving any Purdue teams, coaches
or student-athletes. The Purdue policy ap-
plies to wagers placed in-person and online.
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