How can the nba inforce a flexible policy involing gambling?

I'm writing a report on the Tim Donaghy scandal and since the nba is supposedly putting a more flexible policy involing gambling, how does it work? How does one enforce a flexible policy, especially one on self-control, ethics, and decency?





Any help would be greatly appreciated.|||To the best of my knowledge, changes in the gambling policies of the NBA only applied to referees. The new policies are more "flexible," only in the sense that they are not as harsh on the referees as they used to be, (e.g. referees will no longer be disciplined for "minor violations of league rules"). NBA referees will also be allowed to gamble in the off-season; whereas before, they were not allowed to do so. Other changes were made to the policies that made them more "flexible" for referees (see the website cited below).





Also note that although, "self-control, ethics, and decency," are issues, those are not the primary concerns addressed by the gambling policies. The gambling policies exist primarily (for lawful purposes) to prevent individuals who work in the "sports %26amp; entertainment" industry, (e.g. players, referees, coaches, etc.), to gain an unfair advantage in a gambling situation through the use of inside information, (i.e. where those people know something that the general public does not know, thus giving them an unfair advantage in a gambling situation).


The newer, more "flexible" NBA gambling policies for referees reduces the level of punishment for breaking the rules, but still prohibits gambling with inside information, and prevents it as much as possible, (e.g. NBA referees are not allowed to gamble during the NBA season). This is how the NBA is able to enforce the more "flexible" policies.