Tommy Shepherd, a partner on Gaming Industry Team in the Jackson office, was cited in the article "Does Sports Betting Harm Games’ Integrity and More Questions: Patch Survey" published by Patch on January 13, 2026. The article references insights from Tommy's blog post, titled "Legal Sportsbooks: The Unexpected Watchdogs of Integrity in Professional Sports," in which he discusses how regulated sportsbooks have helped uncover betting schemes through the use of sophisticated data analytics and compliance protocols.