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  • The NFL's Latest Headache (may kill off the game - also college and HS football - and the NHL)

    01/29/2019 2:11:22 PM PST · by Zakeet · 86 replies
    Mises Wire ^ | January 28, 2019 | Doug French
    Pro sports is seen as the next step in [Las Vegas’] evolution. ... What could go wrong? Insurance? Or, lack of it? Insurers are leaving the football market fearing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is the new asbestos. Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada wrote in a spectacular 'outside the lines' piece for ESPN+, To an increasing number of carriers, football is a dam built atop an earthquake fault. A disaster might never occur, but the specter of huge potential losses is scaring many companies away. [Snip] It's not just CTE. CTE isn't going to be the expensive part," said one insurance...