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Justice committee  That's a question that, unfortunately, would need to be answered by our ownership and the commissioner.

March 23rd, 2021Committee meeting

Keith Wachtel

Justice committee  Thank you for the question. As we talked about in our brief, a lot has changed certainly since 2018, let alone going back to 2014, almost a decade ago. What we've seen, especially as multiple states have enacted legislation in the U.S., is that an unregulated market has no pr

March 23rd, 2021Committee meeting

Keith Wachtel

Justice committee  First and foremost, one thing that is in all of our agreements with our sports books is that the NHL will approve all bet types. We are very careful to make sure that the bet types we include are ones that can't easily be manipulated or that aren't more subjective. The group on

March 23rd, 2021Committee meeting

Keith Wachtel

Justice committee  I certainly don't think that Conal or I can speak to that. That's really a question for our ownership, commissioner and deputy commissioner. I'm sure, like for other things, that they would take swift and decisive action.

March 23rd, 2021Committee meeting

Keith Wachtel

Justice committee  Mr. Maloney, those are all great questions. First, I want to share that we do have policies in place that prohibit betting from terminals, kiosks and things such as that in the arena. What you have to understand is the prevalence of mobile wagering right now; it's the predominan

March 23rd, 2021Committee meeting

Keith Wachtel

Justice committee  Sorry, I was disconnected from the call, so I did not hear the question.

March 23rd, 2021Committee meeting

Keith Wachtel

Justice committee  Thank you. I'm glad you asked that question. As we mentioned in our opening statement, a lot has changed since 2018. First, we're simply adapting to the evolving legal landscape. Second, the marketplace is changing dramatically. As such, we've been working collaboratively with a

March 23rd, 2021Committee meeting

Keith Wachtel

Justice committee  We think that it's important for all sports books or anyone who is involved in the ecosystem to use the league's data. That is the verified data. I think it provides consumers with the feeling of authenticity and that it's backed by the property where the data's coming from. We

March 23rd, 2021Committee meeting

Keith Wachtel

Justice committee  No, we have not. Having said that, from a sports betting standpoint, as part of our relationship with Rogers Media corporation, which has our exclusive rights to broadcast NHL games, Rogers has the rights to the league's data. They get all of those rights directly through us. W

March 23rd, 2021Committee meeting

Keith Wachtel

Justice committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, and members of the committee. My name is Keith Wachtel. I'm the chief business officer and senior executive vice-president of global partnerships at the National Hockey League. I'm here today with my colleague, Conal Berberich, a vice-president in our leg

March 23rd, 2021Committee meeting

Keith Wachtel