Sports bars doing sports on TV legally get raked over the coals on pricing too, so making it "easier" for them to get their content legitimately is a key part of keeping that revenue stream strong. "Public view" bar and restaurants can't just sign up for a standard cable or streaming package, they have to buy a different plan charging for each potential viewer matching their max seating (fire code) capacity.This is a really smart business model if they can pull it off. Get the exclusive rights and create an all in one app or platform for streaming sports at commercial venue's. So you don't have to have the bartender doing the logging in, switching apps etc like we were all joking about .
Clearly not every place follows the rules, but with streaming it could become possible to block streams routing through certain business internet connections. A whole new game of whack a mole for copyright holders?