Sports Betting & Online Gaming
At the forefront of an emerging and evolving industry
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA)—a law that banned states from regulating sports betting—was unconstitutional, it created enormous opportunity in the sports betting industry. This decision opened up the market from essentially only Nevada to any state choosing to legalize and regulate, now more than half the states in the U.S. and growing!
Brownstein was at the forefront of this movement. Our attorneys completed some of the first sports betting transactions outside of Nevada leveraging our long history in gaming to help companies extend into new jurisdictions. From representing operators, professional sports teams and leagues to guiding the vendors that support the betting process, our work continues to be integral in the expansion of online sports betting.
The First Tribal Sports Book on Indian Land
Paving the way for new business ventures is where we thrive. This made our team the natural choice when one of the largest gaming companies in the world wanted to explore race and mobile sports betting opportunities on Indian land. Our interdisciplinary team of American Indian, corporate and gaming law attorneys conceptualized a completely novel idea at the time—negotiating a contract for the first tribal sports book on Indian lands. It turned into a framework for navigating the federal and state jurisdiction over gaming in the mobile context that has been replicated dozens of times across partnerships with tribes. Our efforts also enable tribes to strategically engage in the sports betting marketplace and pursue new economic development opportunities and commercial enterprises.
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