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Answered by a visitor on Jul 22, 2009 5:58 PM - are you serious? Is betting and gambling differnt? All that matter is we have the right to do things that don't hurt anybody with out the government sticking there nose in... way past due to to act on the bill of rights section where it says the people can abolish the governemnt when they get like this

Answered by a visitor on Jan 29, 2010 1:02 PM - [From the moderator: This answer represents one user's perspective. It should not be taken as fact.]

Sports betting is usually singled out because it of the potential effect it has on the integrity of the sport. By making sports betting more prevalent it is feared this gives more incentive to everyone from players to owners to manipulate the outcome of the event in order to benefit or hurt lines and point spreads.

Answered by a visitor on Nov 19, 2009 4:06 AM - It is not clear from the bill text who has the authority at the state level to decide to opt out. The bill specifies that the opt out would be executed by letter from the state governor. However, this does not necessarily imbue the governor with the authority to make the decision. More likely it will depend on each state's laws and constitution, whether this power belongs to the governor or the state legislature. However, there may be clarification of this point in the wording of the bill during the Congressional committee work on it.