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Sports gambling legalized

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Big Circus, May 14, 2018.

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  1. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    FWIW, sports gambling hasn't been legalized, as the thread title says. The barrier to legalization has been removed and states or the federal government are now free to enact legislation that would legalize it.
     
    bigpern23, May 14, 2018
    #61
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  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I don't disagree, but no one knows for sure. Some state might be crazy enough to think it can run a betting house and keep a bigger share of the pie than if it outsources the operation. Several big Vegas oddsmakers were once lured to the Caribbean and elsewhere to help open betting shops and it's possible some state might go the same route. Or some state's governor will create a gaming commission, hand over the reins to a crony and get crushed. Anything is possible when you let states do their thing.
     
    playthrough, May 14, 2018
    #62
  3. Hermes

    Hermes Well-Known Member

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    Hermes, May 14, 2018
    #63
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  4. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Can they shoehorn a diamond into the Raiders' stadium?
     
    HanSenSE, May 14, 2018
    #64
  5. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Just like all the tribes in California.
     
    HanSenSE, May 14, 2018
    #65
  6. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    People keep bringing up baseball in Vegas, but it seems to me the NBA makes a hell of a lot more sense. Not sure it's a good MLB market.
     
    PCLoadLetter, May 14, 2018
    #66
  7. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    As a tangent, this has to be a significant move in continuing to expose the sham that is the NCAA, right? It's going to be billions more legally approved dollars resting on the shoulders of unpaid interns, who may or may not have their own secret stake in a game's outcome (as they may or may not now).
     
    LongTimeListener, May 14, 2018
    #67
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  8. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Inky_Wretch, May 14, 2018
    #68
  9. Jake_Taylor

    Jake_Taylor Well-Known Member

    Monmouth Park in New Jersey has a room that has been used for private parties and such, but has otherwise been sitting there waiting to be a sports book.
     
    Jake_Taylor, May 14, 2018
    #69
  10. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    HanSenSE, May 14, 2018
    #70
  11. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

     
    TheSportsPredictor, May 14, 2018
    #71
  12. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    I wonder if the Raider tax has kicked in yet.
     
    poindexter, May 14, 2018
    #72
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