Six years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized sports betting, leading to 38 states adopting it. Unexpectedly, sports leagues, previously against it due to integrity concerns, are now embracing it. There are discussions about limiting prop bets and concerns about corruption in the new legal market.
The sports betting industry is identifying illicit activity, but, six years in, is the new legal market in America also incentivizing corruption, making the "fix" worth it, by offering big betting limits on wagers vulnerable to compromise? https://t.co/eZMq4xhsYX
The Jontay Porter scandal sent a "shiver up the spine" of sports leagues, an executive told ESPN's @DavidPurdum. Now there's talk of limiting prop bets. @OTLonESPN will have more on this push/pull between the leagues and the books. https://t.co/ZfUQR8TepF
From the Editorial Board: States see legalized sports betting as a tax windfall — but at what cost? https://t.co/SMmFeQXciu