WNBPA ‘Deeply’ Disappointed After Women’s Sports Excluded From Push Against Harassing Bettors

WNBPA ‘deeply’ disappointed after women’s sports excluded from push against harassing bettors

Women’s professional sports leagues were conspicuously absent from a joint letter issued Tuesday by the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS and their respective players unions, which called for tougher measures to combat betting-related harassment of athletes, coaches and families.

“Deeply Disappointed”: WNBPA Executive Director Issues Statement Over NBA Excluding Them in a Betting Harassment Memo

WNBA players have increasingly borne the brunt of online harassment and digital abuse from disgruntled bettors whose wagers were busted by a game’s outcome. So it came as a surprise when the group claiming to be “the five largest professional sports leagues and players associations” decided to exclude the WNBA from a memo that called for action against such bettors. Naturally, this drew an immediate reaction from WNBPA executive director Terri C…

WNBPA Calls Out NBA After Being Excluded From Statement

America’s biggest professional sports leagues are joining forces to target betting-related abuse, but the WNBPA isn’t happy about being left out. The NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL and MLS, alongside their respective players’ unions, released a joint statement Tuesday calling for stronger action against bettors who threaten or harass players, coaches and their families, according to […]

America’s Biggest Sports Leagues Unite to Crack Down on Death Threats and Abuse From Losing Bettors

The five biggest professional sports leagues in the United States are joining forces with their players’ unions to combat a growing problem tied to sports betting: harassment and threats directed at athletes, coaches and their families. The NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and MLS, along with their respective players’ associations, sent a letter to gambling regulators …

‘Deeply Disappointing’ -- WNBPA Director Calls Out NFL, NBA for Excluding WNBA in Betting-Related Harassment Statement

The head of the WNBA players' union issued a statement amount her players being omitted from the betting-related harassment issue.

WNBPA 'deeply' disappointed after women's sports excluded from push against harassing bettors - RAW CHILI

Women’s professional sports leagues were conspicuously absent from a joint letter issued Tuesday by the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS and their respective