Did you watch the Golden Globes last night and wonder what Polymarket is? Have you seen the reporting about news organizations signing deals to use prediction market data and found yourself thinking about how that might change news reporting? If you answered yes to any of those questions but didn’t have time to read yesterday’s Secure Stakes then download the latest episode of the Secure Stakes podcast to catch up and fill in some of those blanks.

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After a lengthy break, my AI bot friends are back to talk about the latest edition of Secure Stakes. (And yes, they are still having trouble pronouncing my last name correctly.) If you are still playing catch up after the holiday break, take 10 minutes to listen to a summary of how lessons from cybersecurity explain why:-- Sports integrity incidents are symptoms of systemic risk, not isolated bad actors;-- Financial entanglements between leagues, betting platforms, and media make it easier to downplay those risks; and how-- If sports don’t build a cross-league integrity strategy, heavy-handed federal intervention will fill the vacuum.

See you later this week for the Weekly News Desk.

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If you skipped reading yesterday’s article on tanking and integrity in the NBA and how it could impact homeland security just to wait for the podcast then you are in luck. Here are my two AI bot colleagues discussing yesterday’s post. Thanks for tuning in!

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The Secure Stakes podcast is back after a few weeks off! If your reading list is full after checking out a bit for the Thanksgiving holiday, cross this item off your list by listening to my AI bot pals discuss this week’s article about sports and critical infrastructure.

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Join my AI bot friends as they discuss the latest edition of Secure Stakes. If you only have ten minutes to spare this week, then tune in for an insightful back and forth discussion of OpenAI’s regular AI Threat Reports, what trends are revealing themselves, and how it relates to sports integrity, sports gambling and homeland security.

Things are only getting more complicated, but I hope Secure Stakes is helping provide a clearer picture.

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Yesterday’s issue of Secure Stakes was a big one. I released some insights from a database I’ve been working on that tracks threats to athletes.

If it is still sitting in your “To Read” pile, feel free to listen to my AI bot pals discuss the post in today’s Secure Stakes Podcast, and then cross it off your list. You can always go back and read it too, to dive into more of the details.

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The Secure Stakes podcast is back after a week off! Join my AI bot friends in their brief discussion of my piece from yesterday, originally published in the Atlantic Council’s New Atlanticist Blog.

In the wake of last week’s sports integrity and gambling news and with an eye towards next year’s World Cup or other major sporting events coming up, give this a listen to hear how we can move from just defensive planning to proactive planning incorporating measures to build and improve resilience.

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Is your reading list piling up after the long weekend? If so you can check my podcast off your list and listen to my AI bot friends discuss the article instead. This week I take a look at who the victims of integrity scandals are and how prediction markets might change things a bit.

I’ve gotten a decent response to the podcast offering, which is great. Now that it seems like these AI bots are here to stay with us— does anyone have a suggestion for names?

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Join my AI bot friends for another installment of the Secure Stakes podcast. In episode 8 they take a look at the notion of mini-lateral groups— think of them like pop-up restaurants of the sports security world.

Listen to today’s episode for a closer look at how they can help solve some fast moving problems facing the sports gambling and sports integrity ecosystem. And if you’d rather read it instead of listen to it you can read yesterday’s post here.

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Is yesterday’s Secure Stakes still sitting unread on your reading list? Have no fear! Here is a recap of the latest issue with my two AI bot friends. They summarize my article pretty well and don’t object to this week’s topic which tackles, in part, AI.

And just a reminder, there won’t be a news round up this week, but I will see you back here on Monday for another edition of Secure Stakes.