John wakes early on Sunday morning. There is much work to be done. He needs to check the status of Kendall Wright’s knee sprain before Tennessee's 1:00 start against New Orleans, and the health of Odell Beckham Jr, who he expects to decimate Tampa Bay’s secondary. John needs to check the weather forecast in Green Bay, where snow and low temperatures could give Cam Newton troubles throwing the football. He carefully chooses each player in his lineup, weighing the auction cost of each player and their projected matchup. Finally, with a lineup that includes Philip Rivers, Devonta Freeman, DeAndre Hopkins, Kendall Wright, Demaryius Thomas, and Martellus Bennett, John is satisfied; he grabs a cup of coffee and makes his way to his armchair for …show more content…
a great day of football. Daily fantasy sports have become a staple of the American sports experience, giving players a chance to act much like real-life owners, picking and choosing their players and then earning points based on how well their players play. Daily fantasy sports have taken off only in the last couple years, with the exponential growth of the mega companies FanDuel and DraftKings. However, recent controversies, advertisements, and growing publicity have pushed many to call for the illegalization of the game. Daily fantasy sports are completely legal and should not be banned, but need regulation from the government to insure that they are safe and fair for all to enjoy. Recent controversies and allegations have attacked the legality of daily fantasy sports.
John Culhane reports that DraftKings employee Ethan Haskell has taken unfair advantage of the information he receives as an employee. As an employee of DraftKings, Haskell is justly forbidden from participating in DraftKings fantasy contests. However, there is nothing stopping him from entering contests in FanDuel, which functions under a system very similar to DraftKings. On September 27th, Haskell revealed that he had insider information, and that he was the “only one with this data.” With this data, Haskell outscored over 220,000 people in a contest that week and brought home $350,000. Culhane reports that many at DraftKings make more money on FanDuel contests than from their own salary. This is absolute corruption. Hundreds of thousands of people are losing their money to people who should not be allowed to participate in the contests. This calls for more regulation and the banning of employees from playing in their competitor’s contests. Many believe that those who work for one of the companies do not have an unfair unadvantage. Rather, they are just very knowledgeable in fantasy football and, after working with the game constantly, know the smartest way to play the game. This logic, however, is wrong. The evidence of Haskell beating out over 220,000 participants cannot be a coincidence. The corruption of FanDuel and DraftKings employees using insider information is one reason why daily fantasy sports need to be regulated; regulation will secure safety and fairness for all
participants. Another reason for government regulation of daily fantasy games is that many people believe that daily fantasy sports are a form of gambling. According to the Bloomberg View, the major companies are currently being investigated by the FBI, the city of New York, Congress, as well numerous other organizations. The New York investigation today ruled that daily fantasy sports are an illegal form of gambling. The basis for this argument is that daily fantasy sports are a game of luck or chance and not skill. Whether fantasy sports are a form of gambling is a very complex subject. According to the Columbia Chronicle, both major fantasy companies defend that daily fantasy sports are a game of skill rather than chance. However, the Chronicle contends that, while players can study their picks and statistics, the actual professional games are left up to chance. This nuance is very accurate; a fantasy game participant cannot affect the outcome of the professional event in any way. This means fantasy sports have at least some aspects of gambling. So, daily fantasy sports are gambling in the sense that money is spent on an event that is completely outside the game player’s control. However, the players must use skill in making their picks, or they will have no chance of winning. Daily fantasy sports do not fit neatly into any category. I do not think that fantasy sports should be made illegal gambling, but they do not to be regulated. CBS news writes that fantasy sports should be regulated much like a casino, where the games are licensed and regulated. This article also proposes that fantasy companies partner with casinos, which would give a safe and easy venue for handing out cash prizes. In my personal experience, fantasy sports should not constitute illegal gambling and should not be banned. I enjoy setting my lineup and researching players throughout the week. The gambling aspects of daily fantasy sports should force them to become regulated by the government. Fantasy sports have become hugely popular, and more money is spent on these sites than on the betting lines in Las Vegas. However, recent scandals and the investigations into their gambling aspects have forced many to consider the legality of fantasy sports. These insider scandals are proof that fantasy sports need government regulation to ensure their fairness. Investigations into fantasy sports have found them to be forms of gambling, another evidence for government regulation. Government regulation is the easiest way to ensure that fantasy sports can be enjoyed by the American public under fair and safe circumstances for a long time to come.
For this assignment, we learned that Maurice Clarett filed a case against the NFL where he argued that the NFL’s three-year rule acted as an unreasonable restraint in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Act. On the other hand, the NFL argued that its three-year rule was covered from the antitrust laws by the nonstatutory labor exemption. First, the case was reviewed by the district court which concluded that the NFL's eligibility rules violated antitrust laws by requiring the player to wait at least three years before entering the NFL draft and that the eligibility criteria was not immune from those antitrust laws. The court favored Clarett making him eligible for the 2004 NFL Draft.
- If all of the options were explored, and patient is given antibiotics and is treated without any pain or suffering than the treatment identifies with the ethnical principles of autonomy, non-maleficence, and veracity. In turn, Mrs. Dawson will be happy with the outcome of the procedure.
Through channels of competitive balance, the leagues have put restrictions on free agency. The MLB does this by requiring players to be in the league for six years before declaring free agency, and the NFL puts a restriction on free agency for some players, done by allowing teams to match offers players have received from other teams. Determining a player’s MRP becomes an easier process than in the labor markets of other industries due to the availability of statistics of player’s and their contribution to their team’s success. The difficulty of this process lies in the determination of how revenues for a team are produced.
An argument can be based on whether or not the NFL should be held liable when players know what a violent sport they participate in. The NFL is 10 Billion dollar a year business and the majority of their income are made through the exploitation of their players (Grove, J 760). The argument can be made that players should seek compensation for injuries because salaries for injured players are not guaranteed beyond the season in which the injury is sustained (Grove, J 760). It has been posed as whether or not the government should step in to help regulate owed compensation. One way the state or federal government can intervene and impose legislative act...
Former NFL linebacker, Leon Searcy said, “Guys competed just as hard off the field as they did on the field.” Corben includes anecdotal evidence and expert opinions to strength the idea of more money more problems. The sports industry uses meritocracy, the payment method of how well you play is how well you get paid. A large portion of athletes don’t get paid in the millions but buy like they do. Because of this spending technique many live paycheck to paycheck which is an example of expert opinion. An example of Corben using anecdotal evidence is when he included the story of Mike Tyson, Mike had multiple tigers and got sued because a man got mauled. Corben included this evidence to prove to the audience having nice, expensive things don’t always have a nice outcome. A particular athlete wrote a check to a credit card company for $108,000 for one month. With big bucks, it becomes easy to swipe the card. This anecdote strengthens Corben’s argument by giving a personal
My assigned case study is Provision 1. It is about a female, homeless veteran named Ms. Rogers with a history of alcoholism and PTSD. She staggers into the ER one night with a complaint of abdominal pain. It is noted that the homeless shelters are currently full. The weather is cold and rainy. The resident does not want to do a full work up on the patient as they think she just wants a warm bed for the night and food to eat. The story does not detail if the patient has any more medical history than what is listed above.
The NFL (National Football League) is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America and although it has been very successful to this point, in many ways it is the epitome of dysfunction. The league faces a multitude of problems, many of which are very complex. Many argue that since been chosen to succeed the retiring Paul Tagliabue in 2006 Roger Goodell has worked primarily towards improving the NFL for the sake of the players, coaches, refs, and perhaps most importantly the fans who actually make the organization viable. Sadly, those who hold this idealized view are delusional and should take into account that NFL is an unincorporated nonprofit association and that Goodell’s number-one priority always has to be appeasing the owners who fund each of the 32 teams (bar the Green Bay Packers who own the rare distinction of being the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional team in the entire country). This makes addressing problems very difficult and many have been unsolved ...
The United States has an obsession with sports. From little leagues to major leagues, winning is above all and being competitive is important for both coaches and administrators overall success. That is why college recruiting has so many ethical issues today. When universities are able to offer money and other incentives to student-athletes in order to persuade them to enroll with their institution it gives them an advantage some others are not able to offer. Gifting money, cars, clothing, houses, and sometimes even sex take place in order to sway an athlete to one’s school. This issue may not be a problem for all sport managers because there are a few schools that have the money to spend and have no problem offering it to athletes, but most other smaller schools are left in the dust with lower end recruits. Illegal and unethical recruitment affects sport managers and coaches because of the lack of success some may have getting higher end recruits to attend their institution. There is also risk involved for sport managers and coaches through the chance of getting caught doing said illicit acts. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the history of illegal and unethical recruiting as well as my proposed solution to try and limit illegal recruiting.
People believe that paying college athletes will ruin the tradition and innocence of the game. However, people forget that Olympians get paid, and most of them are amateur athletes. "Gold medallists from the United States receive a minimum of $15,000 for their success (from the U.S. Olympic Committee and the national governing body of the winner's sport), USA Today, Final Ed." These Olympians can also capitalize on endorsement deals and other additional bonuses, most of which are illegal in college athletics. The innocence of the game is already in jeopardy, in a June 24th, 1996 issue of The NCAA News, " Studies indicate that 75 percent of underclassmen have received cash or gifts from an agent." That’s a pretty high number, three out of every four are involved in illegal activities involving agents, and 90...
Summary of the article – The researcher chose to analyze an area where the monopoly sport leagues hurt a bunch of different groups. They do this by controlling the competitive entry or putting specific holds on to a company through anticompetitive rules. This article uses government theories of antitrust liability to show how it effects sports fans and shows how new legislation could change that. Sports leagues have changed rules to make sure fans in all areas can enjoy everything sports have to offer to them. The different leagues have made agreements with each other to make sure fans get the best and most improved product at all times. (Ross 2001)
Benedict, Jeff. "The NFL's Willful Ignorance." Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep, 2014, pp. A.21. SIRS Issues Researcher, Accessed 3 May 2018.
Duffer, Mikale J., and Seth L. Feinberg. "Race and the NFL Draft: Views from the Auction Book."
Shropshire, K. L., & Davis, T. (2008). The Business of Sports Agents (2nd Ed.). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Players' in the NFL have the most success in winning claims of negligence because the NFL has consistently breached its duty to protect the neurological well-being of its players by not enacting adequate rules, policies, and regulations that protect the players. “The NFL possesses a general duty to exercise reasonable care because its conduct as the governing body of a violent game creates a risk of physical harm” (Nowinski, 2007, p.121). The league breached the duty to warn the players that professional football can cause long-term mental health risks, which the players might not discover through the exercise of their duty of care. The players are acting within the scope of their employment each time they play football, and every time they play it is the league's responsibility to provide safe working conditions.
The Kern PREP staffing model is structured to facilitate the optimal delivery of CA PREP services. The Kern PREP Director (.10 FTE) will provide fiscal oversight, oversee SOW project activities, and monitor evaluation requirements. The director will supervise the Kern PREP team described below: