Aside from the obvious advertising revenue, how does the NFL – and other sports leagues, for that matter- make money from the actual gambling? Isn’t the transaction simply between the bettor and the sports book? Do the leagues get a cut of the gambling?
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“This telecast is copyrighted by the NFL for the private use of our audience. Any other use of this telecast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the game without the NFL’s consent is prohibited.”
Accounts of games (including betting and odds making) are copywritten. Imagine a fiction novel choose your own adventure book/movie/Broadway play. The NFL has copyright protection under the law.
Betting operators would need to pay copyright licensing fees to the NFL.
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