Professor Maureen Weston Interviewed on "The New Rules of Sports: Gambling, NIL, and the End of Amateurism" -- Unfettered Speech Podcast

Professor Maureen A. Weston appeared as a guest on the Unfettered Speech Podcast, Episode 56, "The New Rules of Sports: Gambling, NIL, and the End of Amateurism." Professor Weston discussed with the hosts the changing landscape of modern sports. She examined how legal and financial forces are upending modern sports, tracing how the post-2018 surge in mobile sports betting and prediction platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket transformed fan culture while triggering regulatory turf wars between state gaming boards and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over thin oversight, insider trading, and protecting young bettors.

Moving to the topic of college athletics, Weston analyzed how NIL rights, donor collectives, and the transfer portal are fast-tracking college sports toward a professionalized framework—highlighting the legal debate over student-athlete employee status and collective bargaining, alongside the impending budgetary strain on Title IX compliance and non-revenue programs.

Finally, Weston addressed broader league dynamics, discussing competitive balance issues in Major League Baseball, payroll structures, private equity's rush to capitalize on live entertainment assets, and how geopolitical regulations impact international competitions like Olympic tennis.

The episode may be found at Unfettered Speech Podcast