Federal Indictments Are Doing Congress’s Job on Sports Betting

The federal government has now charged an MLB pitcher with taking bribes to rig pitches, arrested 34 people across two concurrent NBA gambling investigations, and indicted 39-plus college basketball players across 17 Division I programs in a point-shaving operation that ran for nearly three years. Sports betting integrity isn’t a hypothetical concern anymore. It’s aContinue reading “Federal Indictments Are Doing Congress’s Job on Sports Betting”

Senate Sports Betting Hearing: What the “No Sure Bets” Hearing Actually Means

The Senate Commerce Subcommittee has scheduled a hearing for May 20 titled “No Sure Bets: Protecting Sports Integrity in America,” and if you follow this industry closely, the name alone tells you everything about who’s driving the agenda. Congress doesn’t call a hearing “No Sure Bets” because it’s trying to protect you. It calls aContinue reading “Senate Sports Betting Hearing: What the “No Sure Bets” Hearing Actually Means”

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