Mass Gov candidate looking for the gambling vote

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A Republican running for governor of Massachusetts wants his state to legalize sports betting, according to the Boston Herald.

Christy Mihos told the newspaper that sports wagering could boost slumping Lottery and add $1 billion annually to the state’s cities and towns.

Mihos, who first ran for the state governor in 2006 as an Independent, called legalized sports wagering a fast mechanism to boost local finances.

In order to pursue Mihos suggestion, Massachusetts would have to attach itself to the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. Currently there are only four states that grandfathered sports betting: Oregon, Montana, Delaware and Nevada.

Nevada is the only state sports betting is legal, however Delaware is attempting to have wagering on sports available in time for the upcoming NFL season.

The four major pro sports leagues in North American (NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL) along with the NCAA are collectively working to prevent Delaware from opening legal sports betting on the East Coast.

The sports entities argue that Delaware’s pursuit of single-game betting could endanger the integrity of their organizations.

[BettorsChat]

More and more gambling is being passed across a lot of States. They are increasing slot machines, casinos etc. as they know that they need the tax revenues to help their States out.

Now as for the sports leagues fighting Delaware that is stupid, because Delaware is grandfathered in just like Nevada since 92. Plus the NFL leased team names for lotteries which is gambling. And for the life of me I can't figure out how these sports leagues don't get that less people would come out to the games as well as watching them on tv, buying items etc. if gambling wasn't allowed.

How many people play on their home town college team just to make it more interesting? a lot.