by I. Nelson Rose | Mar 4, 2026 | Articles, Blogs
The Capitol Forum recently published an article examining the difficulties Sporttrade has faced trying to operate an exchange-style sports prediction platform under existing state gambling laws. Sporttrade was created to allow users to buy and sell contracts on the...
by I. Nelson Rose | Feb 11, 2026 | Articles
Prediction markets continue to expand into sports, even in states where traditional sportsbooks remain prohibited. NBC News recently published an article examining how platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket are offering Super Bowl-related event contracts nationwide,...
by I. Nelson Rose | May 8, 2025 | Articles
Attitudes toward gambling have shifted not only from state to state but also over time. Twice before in American history, almost all gambling was outlawed. Even Nevada closed its casinos in 1909. But we are now in what I call the Third Wave of Legal Gambling, with...
by I. Nelson Rose | Mar 26, 2024 | Articles, Blogs, Citations
Shohei Ohtani’s calm, deliberate delivery Monday of his version of events surrounding the payment of his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara’s gambling debts leaves no doubt where he stands on the matter. He does not and never has placed bets on any sport. He was...
by I. Nelson Rose | Mar 26, 2024 | Articles, Blogs, Citations
Shohei Ohtani is no Pete Rose. At least not yet. For one thing, as accomplished as Ohtani is at baseball, his career 684 hits pale in comparison with Rose’s 4,256, the most of any major league player. More pertinent to the news cycle is that Ohtani hasn’t been accused...
by I. Nelson Rose | May 9, 2022 | Articles, Blogs
I normally write about issues involving legal gambling. But the US Supreme Court’s upcoming decision to overturn Roe v. Wade raises the question: Can tribes open abortion clinics the way they have opened casinos? Gaming law gives us part of the answer. Indian law is...
