Does anyone else see the irony in professional sports betting? Professional sports is happy to pair up with organized gambling and take its cut. As fans, we are bombarded with ads enticing us to place a bet now. We can’t lose! But the very organizations that promote gambling in their respective sports are now adopting a “holier than thou” stance with their athletes getting involved.

Owners and league officials, you can’t have your cake and eat it too. Once the leagues open their doors to gambling, it is only a matter of time before players are approached to alter games. It’s happened in the past and resulted in resentment by the fans. Now, here we go again. Players are being suspended pending investigation (guilty until proven innocent) by the same pompous league officials whose organizat

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