About the only thing more prevalent these days than phone calls about your cars extended warranty are ads touting online sports betting. Some ads tout free money to place my first bet, like a corner drug dealer offering samples to build his business. Some radio ads are testimonials from the stations on-air personalities, which seems terribly conflicted. (Does she really believe Maryville College will cover against Averett or is she simply trying to move the line?)
Everyone wants a piece of this rapidly growing pie. For decades, the NCAA repeatedly argued that sports betting would be damaging to the integrity of college sports. The LSU athletics department, an organization seldom burdened with…
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