Chapter 1477 Pressure From Gaming Group

"That's just what the fans think, isn't it very simple? But the last thing this league needs is simplicity!"

Yang Cheng put down his teacup, "What are you going to do in Game 6? This is the home court of the Nets~"

His words hide murderous intent!

Xiao Hua is not stupid, he can naturally hear the faint threat in Yang Cheng's words, but he has already dealt with it, and said with an unpredictable smile, "The Nets will win the sixth game, and it will be a wonderful win, according to the script's consistent Routine, how about a team affected by the shady counterattack at home against the trend and vent their anger with a big victory? This is the favorite script of the fans, and it has a sense of substitution."

Yang Cheng remained silent, it seemed that Xiao Hua had arranged everything.

"and then?"

Xiao Hua understood that Yang Cheng was referring to the seventh game and the final result, "Then? LeBron will definitely lead the team back to the Finals. The East is strong, that's enough to satisfy the fans in New York, isn't it?"

"There is no room for negotiation?"

After a short pause, he leaned back on the sofa, and said lightly, "For the gaming group, making money is the primary goal. The Knights, who were originally very popular, unexpectedly lost in the tiebreaker. Betting on the Knights' funds will definitely Occupying the bulk, it will all be owned by the gaming group at that time, this is what the gaming group wants to see most, isn't it?"

Xiao Hua tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the sofa, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, he shook his head and said, "No, the risk is too great, and as dealers, they can make money no matter what, so why take risks?"

Yang Cheng frowned and wanted to say something, Xiao Hua raised his hand to stop him, "Listen to me, Jason, Vegas is playing a big game of chess, and there can't be only one piece of NBA on the chessboard. The NBA is just the first chess piece they played. move chess.

Everything is just the beginning. It is a general trend that gambling is involved in sports. We cannot stop it, and no one can stop it. Unless you can join in and become a chess player, then I will attach great importance to your opinions and suggestions. "

Xiao Hua said neither humble nor overbearing, obviously he has his own confidence, in fact, Yang Cheng also knows that since the gaming group is involved, his Nets can only become a pawn at the mercy of others.

This is also something that can't be helped. It is well known that the gaming group wants to extend its tentacles into the major sports leagues.

And this first step is very stable. Globally, sports leagues and sports teams are cooperating more and more with gaming companies. For example, some European football giants will sign chest advertising agreements with gaming companies. The football league even has an official partnership with a betting company.

But in the United States, sports betting was once a minefield that professional leagues dared not surpass, and were even difficult to touch.

There is a well-known bill in American law-PASPA Act (Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act), which was born specifically to prohibit the legalization of sports betting.

The bill was introduced and passed by Senator Bill Bradley in 1992.

It is worth mentioning that Bradley used to be a player and played for the New York Knicks for 10 years. As a member, he knew that gambling would affect the healthy development of the entire sports industry. Sports leagues and local governments also believe that sports betting has all kinds of harm and no benefit, because there were not many entertainment activities at that time, and sports competitions were almost the focus of the whole people's attention, and all walks of life paid special attention to it.

Therefore, except for states like Nevada that legalized sports betting before 1992, other states in the United States have not tried to legalize sports betting for a long time.

And for quite a long time in the past, the four major American sports leagues NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL put aside their competitive emotions and worked together to join forces to oppose the legalization of sports betting.

However, such a tacit understanding, since Xiao Hua succeeded Stern as the chairman of the NBA in 2014, has been self-defeating. This dead bald man who puts interests first has a completely different attitude towards the legalization of sports betting from the general public and mainstream groups.

Obviously, out of the thinking of a businessman, Xiao Hua saw the booming trend of sports betting. He believed that since sports betting has become very popular, instead of doing futile boycotts, it is better for sports leagues to simply admit the reality and legalize underground betting , Not only is it conducive to accepting the supervision of major league associations, but also sports leagues can get a share of the pie.

In his opinion, this kind of general trend should follow the trend and not stop it. Can the arm be twisted over the thigh?

In fact, gaming groups have already made efforts behind the scenes, starting with the ZZ field, making sports betting legalization a reality, and actively promoting state legislators to pass relevant bills. As long as it is reasonable at the legal level, everything will come naturally.

According to Xiao Hua's estimation, the rationalization of the bill will be realized within the next two years at the earliest. It's not because he is arrogant, but because he knows too much about the urgency of those congressmen. With the help of gambling syndicates, how many of them can resist the temptation?

Don't like money like women? Don't like women like men? You can always do what you like!

This is indeed the case. In the previous life, before Yang Cheng traveled, the US Supreme Court ruled that the federal government's ban on sports betting violated the will of the Constitution, and there was a lot of noise about canceling the relevant bills.

Immediately afterwards, New Jersey announced the legalization of sports betting. Since New Jersey, four states have successively followed up and announced, Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey and Mississippi. It is foreseeable that the gaming group has successfully opened a window in the ZZ field , like a roar in the snow-capped mountains, the avalanche is only in an instant.

Against this background, under the leadership of Xiao Hua, the NBA first opened its arms and became the first American sports league to eat crabs.

If Yang Cheng remembers correctly, the NBA and gaming giant MGM Resorts International reached a cooperation agreement at that time, and the two parties will sign a three-year contract worth at least 25 million US dollars.

Under the agreement, MGM Resorts International will be allowed to use the NBA and team logos, as well as access to information on the league's official statistics and the label "Official Partner of the NBA and WNBA."

All fools know that the 25 million in 3 years is just the beginning, and it is just a superficial contract under the huge benefits!

This contract will add more than $8 million per year to the league, which is a small number compared to the league's total revenue of more than $6 billion.

But for the NBA, the signing of the contract means the start of the car. Once the cooperation between the NBA and Migao proves to be successful, there will be more gaming companies lining up to sign with the NBA.

A family of 8 million, ten? What about twenty? How many gaming groups in the world want to enter the market to get a share? The NBA's right to speak will increase infinitely. This is a deal worth billions of dollars. Without this level of benefits, would a rogue like Xiao Hua take such a huge risk?

The answer must be no!

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