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- The NFL’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, wants Congress to oversee sports betting now that states are free to make it legal.
- Goodell wants uniform standards for sports betting that include at least “four core principles.”
- While three of the principles feel like no-brainers, the fourth will receive a lot of pushback from casinos and sportsbooks.
The Supreme Court opened the door for widespread legalized sports gambling when it ruled that it should be up to individual states, but the NFL’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, still wants Congress involved to keep things under control, and one of his demands is sure to get some pushback.
Goodell released a statement Monday saying there was “no greater priority for me as the commissioner of the National Football League than protecting the integrity of our sport.”See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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