As the American sports betting industry evolves, sportsbooks are realizing that they have a responsibility to spot — and to cut off — problem gamblers.

Via Xuan Thai and Don Van Natta Jr. of ESPN.com, FanDuel has agreed to pay the Jaguars roughly $5 million in compensation for nearly $20 million that former Jaguars employee Amit Patel stole from the team and deposited in his FanDuel account.

Per the report, the NFL encouraged the team and FanDuel to resolve the situation. One unnamed source told ESPN.com that FanDuel “was motivated to pay the Jaguars in the interest of being a good partner with the league.”

Yes, because FanDuel is an official betting partner of the NFL. And there’s only one NFL. If the NFL were to cut off FanDuel, FanDuel’s competitors would acquire an advantage.

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