Ryan M. Rodenberg

Author & researcher. Quantitative & doctrinal. Editorial Board: JLAS, JSA, & JASM. RT/Likes ≠ endorsement.

[Jon Wertheim @jon_wertheim]

Wrapping @BNPPARIBASOPEN , spinning to @MiamiOpen, Sinner is back (he never left), Sabalenka is back (she never left), Djoko is out, are facts public?...this week's @SInow column is up:
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https://t.co/Yv4uLFgSYU

[Dustin Gouker @DustinGouker]

New on my newsletter: The NFL told a House committee that “sports-related events contracts should not be approved by the CFTC” in written testimony. Easily the most aggressive stance we have seen from a major sports league.

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

The Second Circuit recently issued a unanimous ruling in a different sports corruption case--United States v. Lopez--that would likely expand the reach of the honest services wire fraud statute. The Lopez case is currently at SCOTUS cert-stage with BIO likely filed next month.

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

Of the four counts in today's indictment, the second count--honest services wire fraud conspiracy (18 USC § 1346)--will be the most revealing to monitor as the case works its way through the court system in the coming months/years.

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

Here is a direct link to today's Department of Justice press release (which includes the 23-page indictment) -- https://t.co/HTtcA33anL

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

For a deep-dive into the Sports Bribery Act of 1964 (18 USC § 224), here is a link to our published academic article from ten years ago -- https://t.co/Ld1vZeP7fm

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

Three cert-stage amicus briefs have been filed in the pending SCOTUS case involving the baseball-only antitrust exemption. Authors include: (i) a bipartison duo of US Senators; (ii) MLBPA; and (iii) a group of professors. Docket here -- https://t.co/eteu5cHBYv

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

"Bookmaking, Prediction Markets, And The Lost Washington State Supreme Court Ruling," latest for @casino_reports -- https://t.co/dNWJcUUr66

[InGame @InGameHQ]

Read more here: https://t.co/bAE5OxoKOo

[InGame @InGameHQ]

As a close observer during the entire pendency of the 2018 SCOTUS sports betting case involving New Jersey, @SportsLawProf decided to re-visit Murphy v. NCAA and see what, if anything, was discussed during the case about prediction markets, event contracts, derivatives, or swaps involving sports.

He found nothing.

[Brett Smiley @brettsmiley]

The pace of news on the prediction markets/sports betting front has been frenetic.

But do not overlook this case (Massachusetts v Kalshi) and this order.

Judge writes re: complete preemption that it applies only where defendant can show clear Congressional intent to replace state regulation... and "The court discerns no such clear intent in the CEA or its legislative history."

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

Reminder: Journal of Prediction Markets Special Issue--Prediction Markets in the United States. Details here: https://t.co/2qfaVAOSV5

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

"Imagining a scandal that could prompt Congress to act on sports betting," the soothsayer-worthy piece @DavidPurdum and I wrote for ESPN back in 2018 -- https://t.co/vXIQxyFTSj

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

New issue of Gaming Law Review -- https://t.co/f9Z6H4x3Ke

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

New issue of Journal of Prediction Markets -- https://t.co/y7izdROjfe

[𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒐𝒛𝒐 𝑳𝒂𝒘 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 @CardozoLRev]

#AuthorAnnouncement We’re proud to be publishing “The SCORE Act Is Unconstitutional: Private Nondelegation Problems with Congress’s Latest Attempt to Regulate College Sports” by Sam C. Ehrlich and Ryan M. Rodenberg in de novo, Cardozo Law Review's online companion journal!

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

"The SCORE Act Is Unconstitutional: Private Nondelegation Problems with Congress’s Latest Attempt to Regulate College Sports" new co-authored article with @samcehrlich just published in Cardozo Law Review De Novo -- https://t.co/dpk1PjdI7z

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

Pre-Murphy trilogy: (i) How to Speculate-With Real Money-on the Supreme Court Sports Betting Case; (ii) Prediction Markets Remain 'Promising,' but What About Sports?; and (iii) Why Sports Prediction Markets Are Like Onions and Box Office Movie Receipts— https://t.co/fpo4jL7pRn

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

Opportunity includes potential undergraduate teaching and academic publishing.

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

Sport Law PhD Opportunity: One fully-funded sport law-focused PhD slot is available here at FSU. Start date is Fall 2026. Applications from potential candidates with JDs are encouraged. Please contact me via email/phone with questions.

[Ryan M. Rodenberg @SportsLawProf]

2/2 College and professional tennis players are encouraged to apply. All applicants must provide a current GRE score and have earned a masters degree prior to August 2026. For further details, please contact me via email.