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The NBA has reached agreement with MGM to make the company their first official gaming partner.
As part of the deal, MGM will use official NBA data on its betting platform and work with the league to detect and prevent fraud and game-fixing.
The value of the partnership with MGM was not disclosed.
The NBA will also look to sign similar agreements regarding its data with other sports betting operators.
MGM has sponsored the NBA's Summer League in each of the past two years.
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Elaboratecontract wrote:The people suing the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting?
NBARocks wrote:uhm, so how does this work? now that they're into gambling, how do they maintain the integrity of the game? match fixing would be a problem.
NBARocks wrote:uhm, so how does this work? now that they're into gambling, how do they maintain the integrity of the game? match fixing would be a problem.
23artest23 wrote:Elaboratecontract wrote:The people suing the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting?
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Team Small Ball contract wrote:23artest23 wrote:Elaboratecontract wrote:The people suing the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting?
Sent from my Nexus 6 using RealGM mobile app
Pickled Prunes wrote:contract wrote:
MGM is not suing for money, but the company wants a federal court to rule that it cannot be held liable for the shooting by more than 1,000 victims and others it named in the suits. The company said it named only people that have already sued or given notice that they intend to do so.
tigerae wrote:Pickled Prunes wrote:contract wrote:
MGM is not suing for money, but the company wants a federal court to rule that it cannot be held liable for the shooting by more than 1,000 victims and others it named in the suits. The company said it named only people that have already sued or given notice that they intend to do so.
All of the big time Vegas casinos have the state of the art surveillance system for catching people counting cards (which isn't cheating to begin with) but invested very little money in making sure their guests are safe from these types of attacks. That's on them imo.
As for the NBA making a deal with them, it looks pretty shaddy to me, especially a company like MGM. There have been some questionable fights at the MGM in the past to say the least.
Pickled Prunes wrote:tigerae wrote:Pickled Prunes wrote:MGM is not suing for money, but the company wants a federal court to rule that it cannot be held liable for the shooting by more than 1,000 victims and others it named in the suits. The company said it named only people that have already sued or given notice that they intend to do so.
All of the big time Vegas casinos have the state of the art surveillance system for catching people counting cards (which isn't cheating to begin with) but invested very little money in making sure their guests are safe from these types of attacks. That's on them imo.
As for the NBA making a deal with them, it looks pretty shaddy to me, especially a company like MGM. There have been some questionable fights at the MGM in the past to say the least.
I agree with you about the NBA and gambling... it's a money grab for the league. It can't make the game better, only worse.
About the MGM lawsuit:
How do you prevent random acts of violence? A guy checks in with luggage. Do you search it? Do you put cameras in the rooms? Do you seal all windows and remove all balconies?
It is well known that you are on multiple cameras anytime you're on the casino floor. This is to prevent more than card counting. But casino's are also known for the privacy and anonymity they offer once you get back to your room.
There is little more the MGM could have done to prevent this. And the MGM just happens to be where this happened but it could have been any hotel, apartment, office building, etc. in the world. The minute the victims are successful in their lawsuit our privacy takes a hit. Cameras, x-rays and metal detectors are installed; Doors, windows and balconies are shut off; and not just at MGM hotels... in every building in America. And after all that, some nut will find a new way to kill people. It's a rabbit hole.
The answer isn't for more security. The answer is for us to be better. That may start with insisting that congress find a better way to monitor gun and ammo purchases. We are the guilty party. We voted for the privacy laws that tied the MGM's hands while simultaneously voting for congresspeople that are backed by the NRA.
But the MGM has money... 1000+ people trying to get a piece, most of whom were just there makes sense... It's the American way!
Team Small Ball contract wrote:Pickled Prunes wrote:tigerae wrote:
All of the big time Vegas casinos have the state of the art surveillance system for catching people counting cards (which isn't cheating to begin with) but invested very little money in making sure their guests are safe from these types of attacks. That's on them imo.
As for the NBA making a deal with them, it looks pretty shaddy to me, especially a company like MGM. There have been some questionable fights at the MGM in the past to say the least.
I agree with you about the NBA and gambling... it's a money grab for the league. It can't make the game better, only worse.
About the MGM lawsuit:
How do you prevent random acts of violence? A guy checks in with luggage. Do you search it? Do you put cameras in the rooms? Do you seal all windows and remove all balconies?
It is well known that you are on multiple cameras anytime you're on the casino floor. This is to prevent more than card counting. But casino's are also known for the privacy and anonymity they offer once you get back to your room.
There is little more the MGM could have done to prevent this. And the MGM just happens to be where this happened but it could have been any hotel, apartment, office building, etc. in the world. The minute the victims are successful in their lawsuit our privacy takes a hit. Cameras, x-rays and metal detectors are installed; Doors, windows and balconies are shut off; and not just at MGM hotels... in every building in America. And after all that, some nut will find a new way to kill people. It's a rabbit hole.
The answer isn't for more security. The answer is for us to be better. That may start with insisting that congress find a better way to monitor gun and ammo purchases. We are the guilty party. We voted for the privacy laws that tied the MGM's hands while simultaneously voting for congresspeople that are backed by the NRA.
But the MGM has money... 1000+ people trying to get a piece, most of whom were just there makes sense... It's the American way!
This is hilarious! We're turning our schools into armed fortresses, but how can an a $17 billion corporation be expected to secure a few buildings? This guy did not slip a plastic gun past security. He didn't walk in with a handgun. He checked in with an arsenal of weapons ... and enough ammo to clear out a stadium full of people. The guy fired > 1100 rounds ... and that was just a fraction of the ammunition he had with him.
14 AR-15 type rifles (12 with bump stocks and 100 round magazines)
8 AR-10 type rifles
1 bolt action rifle
1 revolver
All of which the hotel staff helped carry to his room over the span of days.
These places already spend tons of money on security ... just not to stop massacres.
Tell me, do you think you could walk into the MGM Resorts corporate office with a single handgun?
