{"id":284340,"date":"2023-08-08T09:30:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=284340"},"modified":"2023-08-08T11:52:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:52:28","slug":"nfl-seeks-federal-assistance-in-fighting-illegal-sports-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-seeks-federal-assistance-in-fighting-illegal-sports-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Seeks Federal Assistance in Fighting Illegal Sports Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"
The NFL continues to embrace legal sports betting, as the regulated sports gambling industry has greatly benefited the pro football league.<\/p>\n
The result has been heightened interest, increased television ratings and streaming viewership, and additional revenue through expanded marketing and richer broadcast deals.<\/p>\n
But the league, which heavily opposed efforts to repeal the federal law that had limited such gambling to Nevada until the U.S. Supreme Court in May 2018 overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), remains concerned about illicit, underground sports betting rings.<\/p>\n