Sixty years after Paul Hornung and Alex Karras were suspended a full season for wagering on football games, gambling is now as much a part of the NFL spectacle as mock drafts, tailgating and Super Bowl halftime shows. The Raiders now play a dice roll from the Las Vegas Strip, and the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball just announced they've signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a ballpark close to Sin City's famous casinos.
Some say the NFL is hypocritical for suspending players for gambling after it has embraced legalized wagering as a major source of revenue in recent years.
Some say the NFL is hypocritical for suspending players for gambling after embracing legalized wagering as a major source of revenue. Others see it as necessary for the league to maintain public confidence that its games are on the up and up.
Some say the National Football League is hypocritical for suspending players for gambling after the league has embraced legalized wagering as a major source of revenue in recent years.