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Gambling and College Sports
My paper is intended for anyone who enjoys putting money on college sporting events. Or anyone who is just a big fan of college events. ... Any sports fan will surely have his, or her, own opinion on this issue. As we speak, I have several different bets on college games in the upcoming weeks. As you can tell, I am for gambling on college sports. ... If the NCAA could just get rid of gambling on its sports they would have a lot less to worry about, right? ...
The NCAA makes their thoughts known at their website with their official stance on the matter: “Sports wagering has the potential to undermine the integrity of sports contests, and jeopardizes the welfare of student-athletes and the intercollegiate athletics community” (NCAA). ...
At this point in time the law is pretty clear in every state except Nevada; “Don’t gamble on college sports.” Tom Hamburger writes, ““Alone among the 50 states, Nevada allows betting on college sports contest. ... But they had to fight against the gambling industry whose pockets can run pretty deep. Their problem was with the bill was:
While sports betting represents just one-half of
one percent of gambling company revenues,
industry interests fear that outlawing betting
on college games will lead to other federal
regulatory incursions into gambling.
Approximate Word count = 1059
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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