Photo source: medium.com After marathon negotiations, New York State's leaders announced late Tuesday night that a deal had been reached on a $212 billion budget. As expected the deal includes mobile sports betting for the first time in New York and maybe not so expected, but welcomed by many, the deal also earmarks a portion... Continue Reading →
After years of work, the final push for mobile sports betting is finally here. With the state budget due on April 1st, it’s expected that the state budget will include mobile sports betting in New York for the first time. As we chronicled with New York State Senator and Chairman of the Committee on Racing,... Continue Reading →
On Thursday, March 19, 2021, the Buffalo Sports and Entertainment Law Society was fortunate enough to speak with Tommy Amaker, Head Coach of the Harvard Crimson men’s basketball team. Coach Amaker has an impressive resume. On top of being an All-American player himself, he coached for the University of Michigan, Seton Hall University, and assisted... Continue Reading →
March Madness 2021 has empowered the group with the most power to impact immediate and lasting change to the NCAA's amateurism model--the athletes. If the start of this year's men's and women's basketball championships is indicative of what's to come in 2021 for the NCAA, it should be scared. While the NCAA has faced legitimate... Continue Reading →
Over the past few years, BSELS contributor, Joe Schafer (@jwschafe), has reported on the NCAA's long history of inequitable and questionable conduct. Yesterday marked another example of that inequitable conduct. Yesterday, March 18, University of Oregon Women's Basketball player, Sedona Prince, used social media to reveal the glaring discrepancy between the men's and women's weight... Continue Reading →
The Center for the Advancement of Sport, Project Play WNY and Medaille College are pleased to host The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball for a special Sports Law Round Table & Community Discussion webinar on Thursday, March 25th from 12:00 - 1:00 pm. Coach Amaker's stellar career as four... Continue Reading →
Photo via: USA Today Sports The NCAA continues to restrict players rights to their own name, image, and likeness Hashtags have become the posters of protest for the internet. Movements that once were marched on the grounds of cities are now being championed on social media. March Madness NCAA athletes are tweeting with the hashtag... Continue Reading →
Photo Source: HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas Esports stands for "electronic sports." It describes the world of competitive, organized video gaming. It allows people from all over the world to connect and play games together in real time. In 2020, there were 496 million esports followers. It is predicted that, by 2023, there will be... Continue Reading →
One Last Goal, a charitable foundation established by the family of UB Sports Law alum Matthew Benedict, is co-sponsoring a free mental health webinar, "Behind the Mask" featuring mental health expert Ross Szabo in partnership with the Maria Love Fund. Mr. Szabo is a nationally renowned speaker on mental health concerns affecting young people, and... Continue Reading →
Photo via: The Associated Press With taxes, agent commission, and an income-share agreement, how much is Tatis really earning? For most, $340 million paid out over 14 years is life-changing money. For Major League Baseball (MLB) player Fernando Tatis Jr, it’s just a deal with the San Diego Padres. However, this contract is different than... Continue Reading →