Batman And Two Very Large Jars Of Mayonnaise: The Looming Clash Of Daily Fantasy Sports And Tribal Gaming
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Wessels, Brett
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2017-03
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50
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2
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|On April 18, 2016, the Connecticut Attorney General, George Jepsen ("Jepsen"), released a letter regarding the potential impact of daily fantasy sports ("DFS") legislation on Connecticut's revenue sharing agreement with two different Native American tribes. Ultimately, Jepsen concluded "there is a substantial risk that the passage of such [DFS] legislation could jeopardize the State's revenue-sharing arrangements with the Tribes." Based on the revenue that is generated from tribal gaming in the state of Connecticut, such caution is likely prudent. The Mashantucket Pequots' Foxwoods Casino and Resort and the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut are among the most lucrative tribal casinos in the nation and gross in excess of one billion dollars. In the quarter that ended December 31, 2015, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation casino generated $229. million in net revenue. If Connecticut passed DFS legislation and the legislation infringed on the state's revenue sharing agreement with the tribes, the tribal gaming revenue might be lost altogether. The concern of DFS implicating a revenue sharing agreement is not limited to Connecticut. In California, two influential Southern California tribes sent letters to state senators expressing concerns about DFS legislation in Oklahoma influential tribes successfully opposed a bill that would have legalized DFS...
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Creighton University School of Law