As much as this league is promoting gambling, they should hold the mirror to their own faces. Quite honestly, if a player is gambling on his own team to win a game, I really don’t have a problem with that. If he’s betting on a game he’s not involved with, I don’t see the problem either.
“if a player is gambling on his own team to win a game, I really don’t have a problem with that”
Gonna have to respectfully disagree with that my friend.
If gambling on games was about winning and losing straight up yes but it’s not, it’s about point spread, which could possibly be manipulated by a player that needed a particular final score.
Having said that, I wouldn’t be surprised if players gambling on games isn’t far more widespread than we know.....and I doubt it’s limited to just football either.
Anytime a player is involved in gambling, you have the 1) Did he throw the game, 2) Did he shave points, 3) Why DIDN’T he bet on the game problems.
That’s why Pete Rose is selling autographs.