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About the Program
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) outlawed sports betting throughout the United States with the exception of Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana. Initially spearheaded through a referendum by New Jersey voters, legislation by the State was passed to allow for sports wagering. This led to the state being sued in 2012 by major sports leagues as well as the NCAA. Several legal battles would follow over the years. Fast forward to 2018, Governor Philip Murphy of the state of New Jersey, was successful in overturning the Act. “On May 14, 2018, the Court reversed lower court findings, favoring New Jersey in deciding that PASPA violated the anti-commandeering principle by a 7–2 vote, and declared the entire law unconstitutional by a 6–3 vote.”
Join the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity on October 20th as Baruch College Professor Marc Edelman, an expert on sports law and the rights of college athletes, will lead a discussion with Professor John Holden, an expert on the subject of sports corruption and gambling regulation, on the law and ethics of legal sports gambling in the state of New York.
About the Speakers
Moderated by Professor Marc Edelman
Marc Edelman, Esq., is the Director of Sports Ethics for the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity. He is also a Professor in the Law Department in the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, where he teaches courses in antitrust law, gaming law, intellectual property and sports law. Professor Edelman has published upwards of 60 law review articles on topics including how the Sherman Act applies to professional sports leagues, how gaming laws apply to fantasy sports contests, and how both antitrust laws and labor laws apply within the realm of college sports. He is recognized as one of the leading voices in the movement to reform college sports for the wellbeing of student-athletes.
Professor Edelman holds a J.D. from Michigan Law School, an M.S. Ed. (Higher Education Administration) from the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, an M.A. (Sports Management) from the University of Michigan, and a B.S. (Economics) from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Before entering academia, Professor Edelman practiced antitrust and sports law with the New York offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP. He continues to consult for professional sports teams, sports labor unions, and companies in the sports gambling and fantasy sports industries.
Professor John T. Holden
John T. Holden is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. John’s academic scholarship is focused on legal and regulatory issues in the sports gambling industry. He is the author of more than 40 academic articles on gaming policy and related issues of corruption.
John has also testified and submitted written recommendations regarding the legalization of sports betting and daily fantasy sports on the state and national level. John also filed two Amicus Curiae briefs in the Murphy case at the Supreme Court. He has also been quoted in a variety of outlets ranging from USA Today and the Wall Street Journal to Bloomberg to NPR.
John is licensed as an attorney in the state of Florida. He earned his Ph.D. from Florida State University, his LL.B. from the University of Ottawa, and his J.D. from Michigan State University.
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