The U.S. Supreme Court Decision about sports betting was a win for Mark Cuban, and not only because he’s the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. Traditional sports owners with a vested interest in esports, such as Cuban, stand to gain doubly from relaxed wagering rules in the U.S. Cuban believes gambling will increase interest […]
The NFL is six years behind both MLB and the NBA. At least, perhaps, in terms of technology freedom. In two years’ time, though, it might seize the initiative and leapfrog those other leagues. When the NFL and the NFL Players’ Association negotiated the current collective bargaining agreement in 2011, a host of major companies either […]
One thing is certain after the first few weeks of the inaugural season of the NBA 2K League: for fans more used the watching esports on Twitch, the live viewing experience is something wonderful to behold. The competitors sit on large, comfy chairs in the center of the intimately small studio. Teams of five face off […]
Inside an unassuming building near Los Angeles International Airport is a 25,000-square-foot soundstage. At the center of that space sits a dome of cameras and lights, pointing down from the ceiling. This is Intel Studios, which houses the world’s largest volumetric video studio. And this could be the future of sports broadcasting. Digital pictures, moving or […]
The Wings and the Mercury will tip off the 2018 WNBA season tonight in the same week that the U.S. Supreme Court moved to legalize sports gambling. And what happens with the WNBA might indicate what a deeper integration of sports and betting might look like in America. On Thursday, the WNBA and FanDuel extended […]
