Georgia loses $60 million each year due to offshore sportsbooks like Bovada.com. Lessons FanDuel can learn from the surprising history of pinball and gambling laws in Georgia.
The Braves arrived in Atlanta, bringing a wave of anti-gambling legislation. Now, the Braves and other professional clubs wish to legalize sports betting. Must the Georgia Constitution be amended?
A few weeks before the Second Annual Masters Tournament, a bill to legalize pari-mutuel wagering looks like it is destined to pass the Georgia legislature before it suddenly dies.
On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the federal prohibition on sports gambling. The sweeping opinion, authored by Justice Alito, ended more than a twenty-fiveyear- old policy that kept states from offering sports gambling, which confined sports betting almost entirely to illegal underground markets.
The controversy surrounding NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s act of kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality against people of color continues to permeate public discourse. In March 2017, President Trump referenced Colin Kaepernick’s symbolic act during a rally in Louisville, Kentucky, in an effort to
The bill attempts to substantially revise the provisions regarding the licensure and regulation of boxing, wrestling and martial arts. The primary goal of the bill is to clear up ambiguity regarding the authority and jurisdiction of the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission and to provide for clear penalties, standards and
The Act provides that all persons who perform voluntary service for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games or for the Atlanta Paralympic Organizing Committee will be considered employees of the organization for the purpose of workers’ compensation coverage.
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The Act changes the definition of the term athlete to protect student athletes while still enrolled in college even if they have completed their eligibility in a particular sport.
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The Act amends the regulations governing the conduct of athlete agents by giving the Athlete Agents Regulatory Commission additional powers to discipline or revoke the registration of athlete agents. The Act adds criminal penalties for violation of the Act. The Act also reduces the amount of the bond that an
The Act creates the Georgia Athlete Agent Regulatory Commission to administer the registration of athlete agents and to promulgate rules and standards of conduct. The Act requires disclosure of professional qualifications, training, and experience and allows denial of registration for certain reasons. The Act also requires a $100,000 surety
