Friendly Communication or Fraudulent Gambling: How Modern Sports-Betting Has Blurred the Line Between Friendship and Felony

Michael BaldocchiEntertainment Law, Sports Law

The 1919 Chicago Black Sox, the 1949-1951 College Basketball point-shaving scandal, Pete Rose, and Operation Slapshot are just a few examples of the plethora of instances where professional athletics’ integrity has been compromised by the ever-expanding sports gambling industry.[1]  Today, …