In the case of Major League Soccer, there's already a living, breathing sneak preview across the pond. Betting on sports is ubiquitous in soccer-mad England, where gaming companies sponsor teams and leagues and routinely set up shop within stadium corridors. The main roadblocks to putting books in stadiums are legal or logistical, rather than any preference of the league or teams, Garber explained. "The clubs can’t put the books in stadiums, it has to go through a gaming company," Garber said. "The most important thing for Major League Soccer as it relates to the potential of legalized sports betting is not necessarily revenue," he said.

Source: Forbes March 04, 2019 09:22 UTC