by I. Nelson Rose | Aug 5, 2024 | Blogs
“Spanky,” Gadoon Kyrollos, one of the top sports bettors, and my client and friend, invited me to speak at his 2024 BetBash. In return, I gave a talk on a topic his attendees would appreciate: When does betting, especially on sports, become a crime? Spanky has been...
by I. Nelson Rose | May 16, 2024 | Blogs, Citations
I recently had the privilege of being a guest on the SERMAPod, the podcast for the Sports and Entertainment Risk Management Alliance, hosted by Rich Lenov, founder and CEO of SERMA. During the episode, we discussed the complex world of sports gambling, focusing on...
by I. Nelson Rose | May 3, 2024 | Blogs
By the time you read this, Scott Sibella will probably have been sentenced in federal court. Sibella had been president and chief operating officer of the MGM Grand casino in Las Vegas. The sentencing hearing, set for May 8th, is the result of a plea agreement, in...
by I. Nelson Rose | Apr 22, 2024 | Blogs
Just because you have made yourself into a national embarrassment does not mean you cannot sink any lower. No, I’m not talking about that other guy, the wannabe dictator with the superpower of having absolutely no sense of shame. This is the star athlete who gambled...
by I. Nelson Rose | Apr 11, 2024 | Blogs
I don’t usually write about my cases. But the trial court has reached its verdict. And I want to describe my experience testifying as an expert witness in a criminal trial in Paris, France. In French. Well, the trial was conducted entirely in French. I spoke...
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...
