JOHN HOLDEN

Department of Management
Assistant Professor, School of Business

370 BUSINESS BUILDING 331
STILLWATER, OK 74074
Phone: 813-766-8931

john.holden@okstate.edu

Education

• Ph D, Florida State University., Sport Management, 2016
• Other, University of Ottawa, Law, 2011
• JD, Michigan State University, Law, 2010
• MS, Florida State University, Sport Management, 2007
• BA, Concordia University, Political Science, 2006

Publications

• Christopher McLeod, John T. Holden, Matthew Hawzen, and Tarlan Chahardovali. (2019). "Atypical Work and Labor Influx in Sport Events: A Doctrinal and Empirical Inquiry.". Sport Management Review. (22), 4, 527-539.
• John T. Holden and Ryan Rodenberg. (2019). "Modern Day Bucket Shops? Fantasy Sports and Illegal Exchanges.". Texas A & M Law Review (Forthcoming). (6), 3, 619-651.
• Tarlan Chahardovali, Neal C Ternes, and John T. Holden. (2019). "Non-Citizens, The First Amendment, and Stadium Speech". Michigan State International Law Review. (27), 2, 283-304.
• John T. Holden. (2019). "Prohibitive Failure: The Demise of the Ban on Sports Betting.". Georgia State University Law Review (Forthcoming). (35), 2, 329-386.
• John T. Holden and Thomas A. Baker III. (2019). "The Econtractor? Defining the Esports Employment Relationship". American Business Law Journal. (56), 2, 391-440.
• John T. Holden and Joanna Wall Tweedie. (2019). "The National Football League: Action versus Activism.". Oregon Law Review (Forthcoming). (97), 2, 397-424.
• Sam C Ehrlich and John T. Holden. (2019). "Throwing the Book at Irresponsible Coaches: The Need For Consistent Pitch Limit Laws in Amateur Sports". Hofstra Law Review. (47), 2, 527-561.
• John T. Holden, Anatasios Kaburakis, and Joanna Wall Tweedie. (2019). "Virtue (al) games—real drugs". Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. (13), 1, 19-32.
• Thomas Baker III and John T. Holden. (2018). "College Esports: A Model for NCAA Reform.". South Carolina Law Review. (70), 55-85.
• John T. Holden, Anastasios Kaburakis, and Ryan M. Rodenberg. (2018). "Esports: Children, stimulants and video‐gaming‐induced inactivity". Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. (54), 8, 830-831.
• John T. Holden. (2018). "Ghosts in the Machine: How Corrupters Manipulate Games that Never Happened". Gaming Law Review. (22), 10, 630-634.
• John T. Holden. (2018). "The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and the Exemption for Fantasy Sports.". Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport. (28), 1, 97-117.
• John T. Holden. (2018). "Trifling and Gambling with Virtual Money". UCLA Entertainment Law Review. (25), 41-96.
• John T. Holden and Simon Brandon-Lai. (2017). "Advertised Incentives for Participation in Daily Fantasy Sports Contests in 2015 and 2016: Legal Classification and Consumer Implications.". Entertainment and Sports Law Journal. (15), 1-13.
• Ryan Rodenberg and John T. Holden. (2017). "Cognition Enhancing Drugs (‘Nootropics’): Time To Include Coaches and Team Executives in Doping Tests.". British Journal of Sports Medicine. (51), 1316. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-095474.
• John T. Holden and Christopher McLeod. (2017). "Ecological Economics and Sport Stadium Public Financing.". William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review. (41), 581.
• John T. Holden, Anastasios Kaburakis, and Ryan Rodenberg. (2017). "Esports Corruption: Gambling, Doping and Global Governance.". Maryland Journal of International Law. (32), 1, 236-273.
• John T. Holden and Sam Ehrlich. (2017). "Esports, Skins Betting, and Wire Fraud Vulnerability.". Gaming Law Review: Economics, Regulation, Compliance, and Policy. (21), 566-574.
• John T. Holden and Ryan Rodenberg. (2017). "Lone-Wolf Match-fixing: Global Policy Considerations.". International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. (9), 137.
• John T. Holden and Ryan Rodenberg. (2017). "Sports Betting Has An Equal Sovereignty Problem". Duke Law Journal Online. (67), 1,
• Christopher McLeod and John T. Holden. "Steady-State Economics and Stadiums: Using the Date of Ecological Maturity to Conceptualize and Govern Sport Facility Construction. In Brian P. McCullough & Timothy B. Kellison (Eds.) Routledge Handbook on Sport, Sustainability, and the Environment.". New York: Routledge: . 429-442.
• John T. Holden, Anastasios Kaburakis, and Ryan Rodenberg. (2017). "The Future is Now: Esports Policy Considerations and Potential Litigation.". Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport. (27), 46-78.
• John T. Holden and Christie et al.. (2017). "Brief of Amicus Curiae – Researcher John T. Holden, Christie et al. v. NCAA et al.". United States Supreme Court. (16-476, 477),
• John T. Holden and Stephen Murphy. (2016). "Big Debate: Does the Merger between FanDuel and DraftKings make Strategic Sense.". EGR Magazine.
• Yoojung Rhee, Simon Brandon-Lai, and John T. Holden. (2016). "Aggrieved Fans, Consumer Demand & Another Deflategate Lawsuit.". Sports Litigation Alert. (13), 19.
• John T. Holden, Will Green, and Ryan Rodenberg. (2015). "Daily Fantasy, Tipping, and Wire Fraud". Gaming Law Review & Economics. (21), 8.
• Anastasios Kaburakis, Ryan Rodenberg, and John T. Holden. (2015). "Inevitable: Sports Gambling, State Regulation, and the Pursuit of Revenue.". Harvard Business Law Review Online. (5), 27.
• Ryan Rodenberg, John T. Holden, and Asa Brown. (2015). "Real-Time Sports Data and the First Amendment.". Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts. (11), 63.
• John T. Holden and Ryan Rodenberg. (2015). "The Sports Bribery Act: A Law and Economics Approach.". Northern Kentucky Law Review. (42), 453.
• John T. Holden, Anastasios Kaburakis, and Ryan Rodenberg. (2015). "Occam’s Razor and Sports Wagering Law.". Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law Online Digest.
• John T. Holden. (2014). "North American Sports Leagues and Gambling Policy: A Comparative Analysis.". International Sports Law Journal. (14), 242.
• John T. Holden. (2014). "Owning Shares of Athletes and the 13th Amendment.". Mississippi Sports Law Review. (3), 153.
• John T. Holden, Anastasios Kaburakis, and Ryan Rodenberg. (2014). "Sports Gambling Regulation and Your Grandfather (Clause).". Stanford Law & Policy Review Online. (26), 1.
• Ryan Rodenberg, Anastasios Kaburakis, and John T. Holden. (2014). "“Whose” Game Is It? Sports- Wagering and the Intellectual Property Clause.". Villanova Law Review Tolle Lege. (60), 1.
• Ryan Rodenberg, Anastasios Kaburakis, John T. Holden, and Christie et al.. (2014). "Brief of Amici Curiae – Ryan M. Rodenberg, Anastasios Kaburakis & John T. Holden, Christie et al. v. NCAA et al.". United States Supreme Court. (13-967, 979, 980 ),
• Ryan Rodenberg and John T. Holden. (2013). "A Sure Thing? Online Gaming and Casinos within Canada.". Pace Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment Law Forum. (3), 98.
• John T. Holden. (2013). "End Game? New Proposed Florida High School Drug Testing Plan may Test the Limits of Supreme Court Rulings.". Sports Litigation Alert. (10), 16.
• John T. Holden and Ryan Rodenberg. (2013). "Whistleblower: Lance Armstrong, Floyd Landis, and the US False Claims Act.". World Sports Law Report. (11), 4.
• John T. Holden. (2013). "End Game? New Proposed Florida High School Drug Testing Plan may Test the Limits of Supreme Court Rulings.". Legal Issues in High School Athletics.

Presentations

• The Dark Side of Sports: Crime, Corruption, and Cost
  Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting
  Association of American Law Schools
  New Orleans - January 2019
• The Legal and Ethical Aspects of Esports
  Climb to Glory - Esports Summit
  University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
  Colorado Springs - October 2018
• Recent Developments in Sports Law
  Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference
  Academy of Legal Studies in Business
  Portland - August 2018
• The Econtractor? Defining the Esports Employment Relationship.
  Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference
  Academy of Legal Studies in Business
  Portland - August 2018
• How College Esports Changes the NCAA’s Amateurism Model
  North American Society for Sport Management Annual Meeting
  North American Society for Sport Management
  Halifax, Canada - June 2018
• Stadium Capital Budgeting Decisions and Industry Implications Derived from the Date of Ecological Maturity Model
  North American Society for Sport Management Annual Meeting
  North American Society for Sport Management
  Halifax, Canada - June 2018
• A Legal and Political Analysis of College Football Event Labor
  Annual Conference
  North American Society for Sport Management
  Denver, Colorado - June 2017
• Advertised Incentives for Participation in Daily Fantasy Sports: A Comparison of Television Commercials Airing in 2015 and 2016
  Annual Conference
  North American Society for Sport Management
  Denver, Colorado - June 2017
• Factors Influencing Short- and Long-Term Repercussions of NFL Player Arrests
  Annual Meeting
  Sports and Recreation Law Association
  Las Vegas, NV - March 2017
• The Origins of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act’s Exemption for Fantasy Sports
  Annual Meeting
  Sports and Recreation Law Association
  Las Vegas, NV - March 2017
• Academia in Sport: Fantasy Sports and the Gaming Industry
  Sports and Entertainment Conference
  University of Oregon School of Law
  Eugene, Oregon - February 2017
• Esports Corruption: Gambling, Doping and Global Governance
  Symposium on Corruption in International Sport
  University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
  Baltimore, MD - October 2016
• Consumer Motives for Daily Fantasy Sports: A Content Analysis of Television Advertising
  Annual Conference
  North American Society for Sport Management
  Orlando, FL - May 2016
• Lone-Wolf Match-fixing: Global Policy Considerations
  Conference
  Florida State University College of Education Council on Research in Education
  Tallahassee, FL - April 2016
• Identification of Problem Gamblers using Gambling Data
  Doctoral Symposium
  Southern Sport Management
  Tallahassee, FL - April 2016
• Lone-Wolf Match-fixing: Global Policy Considerations
  Annual Meeting
  Sports and Recreation Law Association
  New Orleans, LA - February 2016
• Amicus Curiae Briefs for Sport Managers
  Annual Conference
  North American Society for Sport Management
  Ottawa, ON - June 2015
• The Sports Bribery Act: A Law and Economics Approach
  Conference
  Florida State University College of Education Council on Research in Education
  Tallahassee, FL - April 2015
• The Sports Bribery Act: A Law and Economics Approach
  Annual Meeting
  Sports and Recreation Law Association
  Charlotte, NC - March 2015
• Sports Leagues and Gambling Policy: A Comparative Law Analysis
  Conference
  Florida State University College of Education Council on Research in Education
  Tallahassee, FL - April 2014
• Sports Leagues and Gambling Policy: A Comparative Law Analysis
  Annual Meeting
  Sports and Recreation Law Association
  Orlando, FL - February 2014