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NBA commissioner Adam Silver stated on Tuesday that betting laws on sports will change soon.



While sitting in on a panel discussion with three other top U.S. sports commissioners, the 55-year-old lawyer and former businessman said, “My sense is the law will change in the next few years in the United States.”

Silver, who penned a 2014 New York Times op-ed on the subject, wrote, “People want to bet throughout the game. … It results in enormous additional engagement with the fans.”

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred also contributed to the panel. He appeared to agree with Silver, saying “There’s a difference between someone betting on whether the next ball is a strike or betting on the outcome of a game.” USA Today reported last week that Manfred said there should be a “regulatory structure change for sports gambling.”

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman voiced his opinion, saying that he’s not worried about games being fixed in hockey, despite the league just adding a new franchise in the gambling capital of the world, Las Vegas. “We’re a small part of betting compared to football and basketball,” he said.

http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/07/21/nba-commish-adam-silver-sports-gambling-laws-change-soon/

 

I honestly never understood what the problem is with sports gambling.

 

I think it's rather ironic that the NBA's referee scandal involving fixing matches likewise happened while under this odd gambling rule.

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