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Old 05-21-2012, 02:49 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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The difference is that sports betting is illegal in Detroit. You really have to KNOW someone to place bets, and its a much more thought out process. Here its an impulse bet. "Hey I am going to see the Vegas team play my home team, I love my home team, let me bet $10,000 on them"

Then in the final minute of play the casual fan realizes whats going to happen.

Also, in Detroit in a 50,000 seat arena you might have 100 people that bet over $100 on the game in the stands. In Vegas, you would have 45,000 people in the stands that bet over $100 on the game.

See the potential for problems here?
No, because I don't see random people jumping into the ring to attack fighters at major prize fights. Plus, as someone has already said, people bet in many cities across America, so the scenario you described could very well happen in any city where gambling is legal.
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Old 05-21-2012, 03:36 PM
 
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No, because I don't see random people jumping into the ring to attack fighters at major prize fights. Plus, as someone has already said, people bet in many cities across America, so the scenario you described could very well happen in any city where gambling is legal.
It looks like New Jersey is going to get legal sports betting. They are going to take on the Bradley Act, and I would think they will win. It already passed in the state. If so, two NFL teams, plus an NBA and NHL team play there. That will make the entire sports betting issue a pointless argument, because it will be done in other places.

The NFL already plays two games a year where sports betting is legal (Toronto and London). NBA does not allow betting in Ontario on Raptor games per their agreement (BC was same way when Vancouver had a team), but I believe MLB does on Blue Jay games. In Ontario, games must be parlayed though, but in NJ single game bets would be accepted, even on pro games played in the state. Only local college games would be off the boards. London also allows straight bets. IIRC, the only change in London is the betting windows at the actual stadium are closed during the actual game.

It is funny how the pro leagues are about sports betting. On the other hand, the NFL fully supports allowing expanded gambling to pay for a new stadium in Minnesota. Other sports allow casinos to advertise at the stadium, just not sports gambling.
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