Sixty years after Paul Hornung and Alex Karras were suspended a full season for wagering on football games, gambling is now as much a part of the NFL spectacle as mock drafts, tailgating and Super Bowl halftime shows.
The Raiders now play a dice roll from the Las Vegas Strip, and the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball just announced they've signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a ballpark close to Sin City's famous casinos.
"I think it's hypocritical," said former Steelers and Bears quarterback Jim Miller. "You can't lie in bed with the devil, and not think you're going to get burned. "The NFL has always taken an aggressive approach with players and gambling," Miller said. "When I was in Chicago, Paul Tagliabue came to town and told a teammate the league knew he was hanging out with a friend who owned a casino and told him he could not do that anymore."
Thirty-three states have legalized gambling since a landmark Supreme Court ruling a few years back and that means 17 NFL teams will now be allowed to host on-line sportsbooks. The other 15 teams aren't fretting because revenue will be capped at a certain threshold beyond which all 32 teams will share in the profits.
The NFL forbids any wagering while at work for all its league and club employees, and that includes at practice facilities, stadium, team hotels, draft or other league or club events, and on club charters or other transports and even while making endorsement or promotional appearances.All of this is to ensure the integrity of the game because if the public ever begins to doubt the fairness of the competition, the most popular league in America could come crumbling down.
"The NFL has always maintained a robust integrity and compliance program underpinned by policy, education, monitoring, and enforcement," McCarthy said. "We regularly assess and continue to enhance our programs to ensure these components remain well-suited to protect the integrity of our game."
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