The Register – August 15, 2007:
The behind-the-scenes putsch that forced the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) through a skeptical Congress last year saw a little sunshine this week. Witness the news that the National Football League has teamed up with James Dobson’s Focus on the Family and other right-wing Christians to head off efforts to liberalize and regulate the online gambling industry.
The Christian Coalition, among others, signed the letter, which urges members of Congress to protect the integrity – whatever that means – of the UIGEA, and warned lawmakers to be on the watch for “misinformation campaigns [by] foreign gambling interests”.
Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest gambling day of the year, with billions wagered on the event annually, and gambling point spreads are routinely tossed around on pre-game events. The NFL also directly participates in fantasy football leagues, which were specifically exempted by the UIGEA. If anything, sports wagering seems to be a real boost to the league’s popularity.
I don’t watch football, I don’t bet on football, I don’t care.
Nice artwork though … me likey.
I think this is great. The only legal forms of gambling should be:
1) The ponies.
2) Lotto.
3) Church bingo.
Wait a minute. I almost said that with a straight face,
I do watch football. I do gamble on football. The flagrant and unapologetic hypocrisy that allows one type of gambling while prohibiting others is one of the worst cases of special interest politics I have ever seen.
Furthermore, legislated morality is detestable. I fail to see why I can’t, as someone who’s all “growed-up”, play a goddamn hand of blackjack or put $10 on a football game.
I agree with #1 and #3 at the same time, at least as far as the substance of the issue is concerned.
The artwork, though, I think is kinda stupid. But then, who cares… I never like the artwork.
I would bet on the outcome of the three women pictured in some sort of pseudo sports event.
#5 – You wouldn’t be able to gamble on that because everyone would be a winner!
And then next thing that happens is that these “beacons” of morality are also doing some sports gambling .
#5
Doesn’t DirecTV offer some American Football games with some chicks wearing nothing but heltmets and panties?
#8 – Angel
But can you bet on the games that is the key question.
After all, betting scandals only happen in the NBA. Right?
#9
Are you gay? Because you seem to care more about the betting than the chicks in panties.
I don’t bet on sports. That said, if ya really wanna bet on football, there are plenty of sports books in Nevada that will be happy to take your bet.
In Indiana, where I’m originally from, sports pools among coworkers or friends were nominally banned. That didn’t mean betting didn’t occur, it simply meant the betting was driven underground, or out to Vegas.
Oh yeah, the girls are cute, but shouldn’t the Bears and Colts be represented instead of the Giants and Raiders? Just sayin’…
#10 – Angel
Nope not gay just happy to be betting on scantily clad women.
#13 Get a kiddie pool, pour a gallon of corn oil, put some really drunk women in panties in there and organize a wrestling match.
I think there is a video on DU about that…a public pool in Japan.