Betting on Privacy: Safeguarding Data in the Era of Online Gambling
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GORDON
BETTING ON PRIVACY: SAFEGUARDING DATA IN THE ERA OF ONLINE
GAMBLING
Yanaisi Gordon*
I. INTRODUCTION
Privacy is the general right to be let alone. Samuel Warren and
Louis Brandeis.'
With gambling now legal in many places across the United States,
approximately one in five adults is actively gambling, whether in person or
through online gaming platforms.2 As of 2023, thirty-six jurisdictions have
legalized commercial gambling or online sports betting.3 This expansion in
* Lead Articles Editor, UNLV Gaming Law Journal, Volume 15, Juris Doctor
Candidate, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2025.
To my mother, father, and brother-Amarilys, Chris, and Tristan- thank you for
your unconditional love, unwavering support, and the constant reminder that success
is merely a pitstop on a never-ending journey. To my friends who became family, I
am forever grateful for your guidance and motivation. And to my Abuela, who
introduced me to the charm of a penny slot, gracias por todos tus sacrificios y por
inspirar mi amor por esta ciudad.
Samuel Warren & Louis Brandeis, The Right to Privacy, 4 HARV. L. REv. 193, 193
(1890).
2 In this note, gaming and gambling are used interchangeably. John Gramlich,
As More States Legalize the Practice, 19% of United States Adults Say They Have
Bet Money on Sports in the Past Year, PEW RSCH. CTR. (Sept. 14, 2022),
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/09/14/as-more-states-legalize-the-
practice-i9-of-u-s-adults-say-they-have-bet-money-on-sports-in-the-past-year.
3 See State ofthe States 2024 The AGAAnalysis ofthe Commercial Casino Industry,
AM. GAMING ASS'N (May 16, 2024), https://www.americangaming.org/wp-content/
uploads/2024/05/AGA-State-of-the-States-2024.pdf (States include: Arizona,
Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.)
[hereinafter State of the States 2024]. See Murphy v. NCAA, 584 U.S. 453, 470
(2018) (Holding that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act violates the
anticommandeering rule).
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