NFL makes major changes to the legality of sports gambling in games

by: Brian Jones 4 hours ago brianjones_93

The NFL has made changes to the prop bets allowed on games as other sports deal with gambling controversies. Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network obtained a memo the league sent to team officials on Thursday, which stated that in light of recent gambling scandals in other sports, the NFL has worked with sports betting partners, regulators, and lawmakers to “limit and, where possible, prohibit prop bets.”

In the memo, the NFL listed the “prohibited wager categories,” and they are Inherently Objectionable, Officiating-Related, Determinable by One Person in One Play, and Pre-Determined. The league said, “We engaged in comprehensive, year-round educational monitoring, and — when necessary — disciplinary activity to protect game integrity.

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