Sports leagues sometimes seek to nationalize local broadcast rights under a single streaming distributor to reduce reliance on regional sports networks and hedge against RSN financial instability.
November 20, 2025
high
industry_strategy
Explains a strategic response by rights holders to the financial stress and decline of regional sports networks.
Sports leagues and other organizations commonly retain independent law firms to conduct or assist with investigations into allegations of misconduct.
November 16, 2025
high
procedural
Engaging outside counsel is a typical practice to provide independent review and legal expertise during investigations.
Disclosure of non-public information about player availability, injuries, or other game-related details can enable illegal sports-betting schemes and high-stakes wagers.
October 25, 2025
high
risk
Describes a common vulnerability exploited in sports-betting-related misconduct.
Using inside information about planned player actions in sporting events can enable bettors to profit and can defraud betting platforms, undermine the honest services of leagues and teams, and damage the integrity of the sport.
high
impact
Summarizes typical harms resulting from insider-assisted betting and match-fixing.