U of Iowa professor apparently oblivious to fact that college students already bet on college sports.
U of Iowa professor apparently doesn't realize many college students are under 21 and wouldn't be able to legally bet on sports. http://dmreg.co/2BsmN2q via @DMRegister
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U of Iowa professor is afraid sports betting will change how college athletes are viewed. Does anyone really think college sports aren't big business these days? That student-athletes aren't just a marketing product?
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U of Iowa professor thinks FBI probe of college athletics corruption may stop college sports betting legalization. But that corruption isn't about gambling; it's about exploitation of college athletes to line the pockets of coaches and schools.
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Legalizing betting on college sports would actually be the most honest development in college sports in decades. It's already happening under the table. Let's get it out in the open.
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The "college athletics is about noble amateurs competing for the honor of their school" trope is a useful marketing ploy, but a terrible basis for making policy decisions.
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This "won't someone think of the KIDS?" pearl-clutching has been effective at protecting the NCAA cartel for decades. But it's an argument starting to wear thin as the money gets too big to be supported by the lie.
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Anyway, I now see why the U of Iowa is world famous for its creative writing program.
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late entrant for "worst thing I've read about DFS/sports betting/online gambling this year."
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Give me a week
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