The NBA Summer League will set records again in attendance and merchandise sales. The event’s collateral benefit has pitched a tent as the league’s all-but-official offseason meetings, an opportunity for review, new business and workshops at every level of the game, from team presidents and referees to trainers and job aspirants across all levels.

concept of a federal sports betting commissioner. A former U.S. Attorney reportedly proposed such a position, perhaps in conjunction with the other major professional sports leagues, with investigative and subpoena powers.

The NBA commissioner has long talked about federal oversight as a potential benefit to legalized gambling, taking it out of the shadows. The league has had several recent cases involving players — such as Terry Rozier and Malik Beasley — being charged with conspiring to statistically cheat the system for their own and others’ illegal gain.

“The idea of having some czar or commissioner who could oversee it and would have subpoena powers, powers that the league office doesn’t have when we do those sorts of investigations, I think would be very helpful,” Silver said. “I’m very pro-regulation here … I think more is necessary here to get our arms around this.”