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"America Is Being Stolen From": Illegal Streaming of Live Sports is Fueling a $67 Billion Black Market in Online Gambling, says CFG
In 2024 alone, more than 4.2 billion illegal sports streams (measured at 90 seconds plus) were accessed across the US, with 82% of the illegal streams promoting illegal online gambling. Illegal online gambling is the commercial engine behind the theft of premium sports content.
The report reveals the mechanics of the black market: 84% of illegal sports streams in 2024 were embedded with malware, spyware or keystroke loggers, turning users' devices into gateways for data theft, online exploitation and profiling, to make them immediate and future victims of crime. What looks like free entertainment to unsuspecting consumers is in fact a vehicle for monetising crime. Far from being "free," the content is a lure - and the audience becomes the product.
While criminals profit, sports leagues and teams, such as the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS and MLB, and, legitimate broadcasters such as Apple, Amazon, Netflix, DAZN, ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox, TNT Sports, UFC, WWE and Warner Bros. Discovery, are undermined and stolen from on an industrial scale.
Derek Webb , Founder of the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, said:
Ismail Vali, Founder and CEO of Yield Sec, comments:
Key Findings from the Illegal Streaming Report:
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About The Campaign for Fairer Gambling (CFG): The Campaign for Fairer Gambling (CFG) exists to advance a politically bipartisan and scientifically evidenced agenda of gambling reform. CFG will be active across America because the nationwide debate over gambling needs more balance and trustworthy data. For more information, visit fairergambling.com
About Yield Sec: Yield Sec, short for yield security, is a technical intelligence platform monitoring all audience activity across streaming, gambling, crypto and consumer goods to see the total online marketplace - both legal and illegal. Yield Sec delivers analysis, actions and recommendations to ensure online stakeholders make the money they should - and are not stolen from by crime.
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