Intro to Sports Betting

Catalog description

The course will provide students with an understanding of the critical concepts and considerations surrounding the $76 Billion legalized sports gambling market in the United States. The class will cover all of the key topics around sports betting including the repeal of PASPA, the regulatory landscape at the state level, implications of legal & illegal sports gambling at offshore books, impact on taxes, mobile sports betting vs casino, fan data & analytics and the importance of game integrity & compliance. The class will also examine the convergence of gambling & sports media and the influence of sports betting in content creation, social media, sponsorships and the broader entertainment landscape including fantasy sports. The course will also enable students to hear directly from sports gambling industry executives, innovators, sportsbook operators and other key stakeholders from leagues, teams and sports media companies who will share their experiences working in the business and their vision for how the industry may evolve and grow in the future.