Comments on: Lawsuit Could Lead To Sports Betting Nationwide http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/lawsuit-could-lead-to-sports-betting-nationwide-22989 Celebrity sports gossip since 2001 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:19:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Luke http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/lawsuit-could-lead-to-sports-betting-nationwide-22989#comment-73012 Luke Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:49:52 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/lawsuit-could-lead-to-sports-betting-nationwide-22989#comment-73012 The other side of that argument is that if the law gets overturned and several states with teams pass gambling laws, like NJ, then the leagues won't be able to strong arm them anymore.  NJ is not going to lose the Devils, Giants and Jets because of gambling, and New York will jump on this as fast as Jersey will if it becomes legal.  You think David Stern is going to try to move the Knicks and Nets if NY and NJ get sports betting?  At that point, he'd have no choice but to quit his whining and just accept that gambling is part of the game.  With no gambling, these sports would ALL suffer, no exceptions. There's too much money at stake for these states that if it becomes legal, it's more important than the teams.  Worst case scenario, you can't bet on in-state teams in that state's sports books -- just like you can't bet on the Kings at the Palms or the Celtics at any Harrah's casinos.  There's always a way to make everyone happy. The other side of that argument is that if the law gets overturned and several states with teams pass gambling laws, like NJ, then the leagues won't be able to strong arm them anymore.  NJ is not going to lose the Devils, Giants and Jets because of gambling, and New York will jump on this as fast as Jersey will if it becomes legal.  You think David Stern is going to try to move the Knicks and Nets if NY and NJ get sports betting?  At that point, he'd have no choice but to quit his whining and just accept that gambling is part of the game.  With no gambling, these sports would ALL suffer, no exceptions.

There's too much money at stake for these states that if it becomes legal, it's more important than the teams.  Worst case scenario, you can't bet on in-state teams in that state's sports books — just like you can't bet on the Kings at the Palms or the Celtics at any Harrah's casinos.  There's always a way to make everyone happy.

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