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Doug Mishkin shares insight with The Athletic
Mar 20, 2026Doug Mishkin, a partner in BCLP’s Technology, Commercial and Data practice, recently spoke with The Athletic about Major League Baseball’s partnership with Polymarket and the broader legal and integrity issues surrounding prediction markets in professional sports.
Doug discussed the parallels between today’s prediction market landscape and the legalization of sports betting in 2018, contract negotiation and legal battles being waged in various states over whether prediction markets should be treated as traditional sports gambling.
Read the full article here to explore Doug’s insights.
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