American baseball players sue bookmakers for illegal use of their names and pictures.
The MLB baseball players’ union has filed a lawsuit against four bookmakers in the United States. The players accuse bookmakers of illegally using their names and images. ESPN and the Telegram channel “News of the betting world” reported this.
The companies named in the lawsuit are DraftKings, Bet365, FanDuel, and Underdog Fantasy. These brands are well-known in the market and many present apps with great betting opportunities. Besides baseball or basketball, cricket is also gaining popularity. Find these apps at iplbettingapps.net, which ranks at the top of the search engine. All these apps are actively competing with each other, so stories like this can harm reputation.
The athletes are demanding compensation for damages, but the amount they want has not yet been disclosed. The union emphasizes that no player permitted to use their data. According to them, the bookmakers’ actions violate laws in some states and seriously violate athletes’ rights.
In addition, the use of players’ images can mislead people. Fans may get the impression that athletes support or advertise betting companies, although this is not the case.
Journalists asked for comments from the bookmakers mentioned, but no company responded at the time of publication.
Similar cases have already occurred. For example, a year ago, a court in Denmark ordered Bet365 to pay $700,000 (about 64 million rubles) for using images of famous Danish soccer and handball players without their permission.