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Sportsbook operators face mounting data management and security challenges as legal betting spreads rapidly — from handling high-volume transactional data across fragmented legacy systems to verifying real-time sports data feeds and protecting bettors' personal information across platforms and mobile apps. Russell Karp of DataArt argues that migrating to a cloud architecture is the foundational step, improving scalability during major sporting events while reducing downtime risk. The piece also addresses the ongoing tension between official league data rights and unofficial data sources, as well as the compliance obligations operators face across multiple jurisdictions.
