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Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer received a one-year suspension from the NBA after the league found that the franchise had violated salary cap circumvention rules. Christina House/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

As private equity, politics and prediction markets reshape sports, is the press box up to the task?

Sports journalism has sometimes been called the ‘toy department,’ since it was known for less serious reporting. But the sports page has an opportunity to take on a real watchdog role.
At their best, prediction markets aggregate collective intelligence to weigh the likelihood of future events. Fairfax Media/Getty Images

How polling failures, gambling legalization and political gridlock paved the way for the explosive rise of prediction markets

While media outlets are signing deals with Polymarket and Kalshi for their insights into the wisdom of crowds, gamblers are pouncing on opportunities to wager on geopolitics and celebrity weddings.
Donald Trump waits in court during proceedings over a business records violation. He was convicted, but Trump and his supporters dismissed the case as a partisan attack. Mary Altaffer/AP

Voters shrug off scandals, paying a price in lost trust

Scandals don’t have the resonance they used to. Both parties could do more to police offenders within their own ranks.
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was one of 34 people arrested as part of a wide-ranging investigation into illegal gambling. Scott Taetsch/Getty Images

How the explosion of prop betting threatens the integrity of pro sports

With wagers available on everything ranging from a pitcher throwing a strike to a wide receiver catching a touchdown, athletes are increasingly tempted to game the system.
Activists call for ethics reform in the Supreme Court at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 2, 2023. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Judging the judges: Scandals have the potential to affect the legitimacy of judges – and possibly the federal judiciary, too

Courts have no army or police force to enforce their decisions. Their power rests on their legitimacy in the public eye. How does scandal affect that?

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