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The Indiana International & Comparative Law Review (IICLR) Symposium on March 11 addressed the issue of wagering and electronic gambling in sports. Attorneys with expertise in this area of the law, including one based in Las Vegas, along with two members of the Indiana General Assembly, discussed the issues brought about by gaming on fantasy sports, and whether such games are skill based or purely rely upon chance.

Titled “Fair or Foul Play: Contemporary Issues in Sports Wagering and Electronic Gambling,” the topic was extremely timely. Two members of the Indiana General Assembly, Senator Jon Ford and Representative Alan Morrison, provided an overview of the legislation considered during the 2016 session. The measure passed the legislature on March 4 and was signed by Governor Mike Pence, ’86, on March 24. They provided the day’s keynote address “An Introduction to Indiana’s Proposed Daily Fantasy Sports Regulation.”

Professor I. Nelson Rose of Whittier Law School offered a presentation titled “The Latest Hot Legal Issues in Commercial Gambling.” Professor Rose is one of the world’s leading experts on gaming law.

The event concluded with a panel discussion titled “Calling Shots: Predicting the Future of Daily Fantasy Sports and Electronic Gambling.” Panelists included Professor Rose, Kate C. Lowenhar-Fisher of the law firm Dickinson Wright in Las Vegas, Nevada; and Douglas Brown, ’84, of Bose McKinney & Evans. Brown was recently named one of only two Indiana general members of the International Masters of Gaming Law, an organization of pre-eminent gaming attorneys from around the world.

In the photo from left are IICLR Symposium Editor Bennett Fuson, Brown, Lowenhar-Fisher, Professor Rose, and IICLR Editor-in-Chief Marcus McGhee.