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MLB players union backs VIP sportsbook marketing ban amid CBA talks

MLB players union backs VIP sportsbook marketing ban amid CBA talks

Published by skeptic

The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) is open to stopping players from appearing in personalized sportsbook marketing connected with VIP or tier programs. At the same time, it wants MLB to support wider restrictions on some bets tied to events during games. MLBPA General Counsel Jeffrey Perconte outlined that position in an August 24 response to Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Reps. Paul Tonko and Valerie Foushee. The lawmakers had written to the union on August 10 after a personalized Bryce Harper video was reportedly sent to a FanDuel VIP customer struggling with gambling addiction. After Sen. Richard Blumenthal asked MLB, the MLBPA, and FanDuel about "predatory perks" for problem gamblers, the MLBPA has responded. It's open to banning players from "participating in personalized marketing campaigns connected to a VIP or tier program." Letter below: pic.twitter.com/x4ycBHFZfr — Ben Horney (@BenHorney) August 25, 2026 The issue has become part of collective bargaining between MLB and the union, including negotiations over the Sports Betting Policy covering players. The MLBPA believes players should retain opportunities for sportsbook endorsements …

WNBA Players Briefed on a Transformational 7-Year CBA With a M 2026 Salary Cap

WNBA Players Briefed on a Transformational 7-Year CBA With a $7M 2026 Salary Cap

Published by Sam Flores

NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA players are having information sessions over the next day or two to learn more about the new collective bargaining agreement that was agreed to in principle early Wednesday morning. Through zoom calls and one-on-one conversations, the players are hearing about some of the details of the transformational new deal that will last for the next seven years with an opt-out after six, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussions. Lawyers on both sides are finalizing the term sheet, which should be done in the next day or so. It will then get put to a vote of the players with a majority needed to ratify the CBA. The league’s Board of Governors will then need to approve the deal before it becomes official. The deal came after the two sides spent the past eight days in intense in-person negotiations that lasted for more than 100 hours. They came …

WNBA and the Players’ Union to Resume Stalled CBA Negotiations on Monday

WNBA and the Players’ Union to Resume Stalled CBA Negotiations on Monday

Published by Sam Flores

The WNBA and the players’ union will meet Monday in New York for the first time in several weeks to try to move the stalled collective bargaining negotiations forward. Kelsey Plum, who is vice president of the players union, mentioned the meeting to reporters while she was preparing for a game in Philadelphia with the 3-on-3 league Unrivaled. “I think we’ll learn a lot from this meeting. I’m not trying to put it on the meeting, but this is a meeting that I think everyone understands what’s at stake,” Plum said. “The league has their timelines; we as players understand what’s at stake. I always come into anything that I do with a great attitude, and I’m going to see the best in this.” Plum will be joined at the meeting by other members of the executive council, including Nneka Ogwumike and Napheesa Collier, as well as union leadership. The league will have its regular negotiating team, including WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, the labor relations committee and a few other owners, according to a person …