Jozu
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Or wonderful, depending if its the offseason and or someone on your favorite team.
NFL 2015-2016 Season Thread
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Id like to see the Chargers relocate to the new Cali stadium. The Rams to stay put and for the Raiders to go to Vegas. Not gonna happen though.
Fennin
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Should probably do a little bit of research before spouting hyperbole about a generalized statement. You are aware that the NFL is currently in the courts against the State of New Jersey about this very issue right? The NFL also has already won against Delaware over a similar issue in the federal courts. Maybe I should have elaborated, but the NFL is against having any team in a state or city that has organized betting on pro or college teams.
Nevada, Oregon, and Montana are the three remaining states in the United States that are allowed to bet on sports teams, but only Nevada is active. The NFL will most likely never have a sports team in any of these states unless sports betting laws change.
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And they're only suing because they don't see the benefits of those wagers. Wrong twice, will he try the trifecta?
Fennin
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Not saying I agree or Disagree with the NFL's stance against betting on sports teams. They have pretty much never wavered from that stance though, don't see it changing for Vegas.
"An increase in state-promoted sports betting would wrongly and unfairly engender suspicion and cynicism toward every on-the-field NFL event that affects the betting line." is the NFL's argument.
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My thoughts exactly. Granted, it's for fantasy football, but it's still betting.
Fennin
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The key is the state promoted aspect of single game betting in Vegas. Everyone knows it is about money and not integrity, fantasy football betting skirts the lines of being legal or not. State sanctioned betting is something the NFL wants nothing to do with since they won't ever see any profit from it.
Just because the NFL is hypocritical as hell regarding generalized betting with fantasy football, it doesn't change the fact they are still outwardly against state sanctioned betting regardless of motive. (Money)
Just because the NFL is hypocritical as hell regarding generalized betting with fantasy football, it doesn't change the fact they are still outwardly against state sanctioned betting regardless of motive. (Money)
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I don't think Las Vegas has the market size for an NFL team. They'd be depending on visiting fans to fill the stadium and then blow money at the casinos.
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haha, i was on the phone with a customer when i read this and started laughing.
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Losers get brutally anally destroyed by Visanthe Shiancoe. Winners get tenderly anally pleasured by Brett Favre.
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I only remember a flag football game with superbowl legends. But then, I never realized the skills competition was part of the pro bowl so maybe I just missed it. I always saw it months later on ESPN2 right before Beach Volleyball.
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I don't think they ever really aired it with the pro-bowl for some reason. Not sure what the deal is with the NFL, but things like the dunk contest and 3 point contest are really popular for the NBA.