Credit: Chip Somodevilla
Credit: Chip Somodevilla
A week after the Supreme Court struck down a federal law prohibiting wagering on sports, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell issued "four core principles" the league would like to see addressed by Congress.
There must be substantial consumer protections;
Sports leagues can protect our content and intellectual property from those who attempt to steal or misuse it;
Fans will have access to official, reliable league data;
Law enforcement will have the resources, monitoring and enforcement tools necessary to protect our fans and penalize bad actors here at home and abroad.
Additionally, Goodell says the league has “spent considerable time planning for the potential of broadly legalized sports gambling” and is prepared to address changes “in a thoughtful and comprehensive way.”
Whether or not lawmakers take these thoughts into advisement remains to be seen, though the first and last seem like common sense suggestions while two and three are more the responsibility of the league.
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