By: Lauren Shovlin, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Lauren Shovlin Skill games are machines that resemble casino slot machines but profess to rely on a player’s ability to memorize and recognize patterns to achieve success.[1] These devices look and function like slots: money is inserted into the machine, converted into […]
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DOJ: “Strike Three you are out.”
By: Jacob Giotto, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Pixabay Would you rather receive: A) $5,000 now; or, B) $20,000,000 in 5 years? Now, a sweetener: if you pick option A you have a chance you will go to prison for 65 years and if you go with B, you have […]
Betting on Integrity: How Legal Sports Betting is Forcing a New Era of Accountability
By: Eva Spangler, Staff Writer Photo cutesy of unsplash Since the Supreme Court overturned federal legislation prohibiting sports betting in Murphy v. NCAA in 2018, the industry has exploded on a massive scale. Sports betting is now legal in 38 states, 27 of which allow online sports betting. It is […]
The Future of Daily Fantasy Games in Pennsylvania
The Future of Daily Fantasy Games in Pennsylvania By Zachary G. Evans, Staff Writer In a not-so-shocking announcement, the New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, declared daily fantasy websites illegal gambling under New York Law. In reaching this conclusion, Schneiderman opined that daily games constitute gambling because each bet […]