Weekly Issue

08.16.2021
Featured

Betting

SBJ Early Access: NBA OKs betting deals

The NBA will loosen restrictions on team sports betting sponsorships next season, allowing them to drive value in the white-hot category while stoking fan engagement coming off a season of playing in mostly empty arenas. The significant shift in strategy gives casinos and sports betting operators an array of new assets, allowing teams to sell more integrated and pricier deals.

Betting

SBJ Early Access: Caesars ready to make mark in digital betting space

Finance

Esports organizations are expanding the boundaries of sponsorable assets

State of Play

State of Play

Forum

Forum: Tagliabue enters Canton — forever

Upfront

Caesars: Ready To Conquer

NBA teams gain more assets to sell to betting sponsors

Sport fishing unites to hook more sponsors, fans

Rangers unveil Rev Entertainment to drive non-baseball event revenue

Funding round boosts Buffalo Groupe’s acquisition plans

Insiders

Sports Media: An annual Field of Dreams game not a given

‘This guy bled IMG’

Labor and Agents: Gymnast Lee reviewing endorsement offers after signing with Smith & Saint

Portfolio

Ticketing industry using mergers and new investments to prepare for a rebound

New StubHub owner Viagogo faces big financial questions with no easy answers

In Depth

Fuel for esports’ revenue engine

Brands look for name association with esports organizations

TSM’s deal with FTX compares favorably to venue naming rights

Resolving conflicts of interest holds key to more revenue

Opinion

NIL: Panacea or Pandora’s box?

Cartoon: Ratings game

People

On the Move

Faces and Places

Closing Shot

Closing Shot: ‘If You Ain’t First, You’re Last’

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Quote of the Day
The old model for Carolina basketball just doesn't work, it's not sustainable.
-- North Carolina men's basketball coach Hubert Davis, on the staffing changes needed in the current state of collegiate athletics.
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