NFL against gambling in Jersey
How can a league that's so successful, seem so clued out?
On Monday, Jay Moyer, a lawyer for the NFL, told a State Assembly meeting in Trenton that the league opposed legalized sports gambling in Atlantic City. Why? Because if it were legal, people would actually bet on games, and those bets would change the way they watched the sport.
"It would create a pervasive climate of suspicion about any controversial play in a game," Moyer said. "It would send two very bad messages. One is that anything goes when it comes to raising revenues and, two, that gambling and sports are natural partners."
Wow, what a theory. Imagine people actually betting on NFL football games! And to think that people might be suspicious about a controversial play. That's profound.
Of course, the idea that gambling and sports might be natural partners is simply offensive. Forget the fact that soccer teams in the U.K. are sponsored by sportsbooks and that betting shops can actually be found inside soccer stadiums.
Despite what the NFL says, casino operators are chomping at the bit to get sports betting in New Jersey and state officials are exploring the possibility of challenging federal laws to allow it.
Currently, federal law allows legalized sports betting in only four states: Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana. Of those only Nevada and Oregon take advantage of the allowance (Oregon operates a pro football pool).
One of the strongest voices speaking out in favor of sports betting Atlantic City is Joe Lupo, the former sportsbook manager at the Stardust in Las Vegas.
Lupo, now vice president of operations for the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, says that Atlantic City could bring in more action on sports than Las Vegas, where close to $2 billion was wagered last year.
How can a league that's so successful, seem so clued out?
On Monday, Jay Moyer, a lawyer for the NFL, told a State Assembly meeting in Trenton that the league opposed legalized sports gambling in Atlantic City. Why? Because if it were legal, people would actually bet on games, and those bets would change the way they watched the sport.
"It would create a pervasive climate of suspicion about any controversial play in a game," Moyer said. "It would send two very bad messages. One is that anything goes when it comes to raising revenues and, two, that gambling and sports are natural partners."
Wow, what a theory. Imagine people actually betting on NFL football games! And to think that people might be suspicious about a controversial play. That's profound.
Of course, the idea that gambling and sports might be natural partners is simply offensive. Forget the fact that soccer teams in the U.K. are sponsored by sportsbooks and that betting shops can actually be found inside soccer stadiums.
Despite what the NFL says, casino operators are chomping at the bit to get sports betting in New Jersey and state officials are exploring the possibility of challenging federal laws to allow it.
Currently, federal law allows legalized sports betting in only four states: Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana. Of those only Nevada and Oregon take advantage of the allowance (Oregon operates a pro football pool).
One of the strongest voices speaking out in favor of sports betting Atlantic City is Joe Lupo, the former sportsbook manager at the Stardust in Las Vegas.
Lupo, now vice president of operations for the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, says that Atlantic City could bring in more action on sports than Las Vegas, where close to $2 billion was wagered last year.
