{"id":48182,"date":"2017-04-11T14:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T21:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=48182"},"modified":"2017-04-11T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T17:13:12","slug":"nfl-gambling-policy-clear-but-misunderstood-by-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-gambling-policy-clear-but-misunderstood-by-public\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Gambling Policy Clear, but Misunderstood by Public"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Critics have called the NFL the \u201cNo Fun League,\u201d but the organization\u2019s policy on gambling is not as restrictive to players as people are led to believe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48183\" data-style=\"width: 980px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48183 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/nflarmwrestle-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"NFL Gambling \" width=\"980\" height=\"649\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-48183\"class=\"text-description\">The NFL policy on gambling allows players to gamble in casinos, but not to use their names for promotional appearances such as this arm wrestling competition at the MGM in Las Vegas. (Image: Las Vegas Review Journal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The assumption is that a competitor can\u2019t enjoy a session wagering on craps, blackjack, craps, roulette, video poker and slot machines. As long as they are on their own time, they can enjoy that activity like any other citizen. They are even allowed to put money down on a horse or dog race. Sports betting, however, remains off limits.<\/p>\n<p>The problem arises when the professional has a relationship with those facilities and exploits his celebrity. The argument from them is that it is their own time and they should be allowed to do what they want, but the NFL has made the distinction very clear in several cases and vigorously enforces the regulation.<\/p>\n<h2>Promoting Players Prohibited<\/h2>\n<p>The league forbids players using their name to publicize any form of association with a casino. The concern is that it blurs the line between sports betting and football.<\/p>\n<p>The recent appearance by more than 30 of them at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-flexes-muscles-players-arm-wrestling-contest-mgm-grand\">\u201cPro Football Arm Wrestling Championship\u201d<\/a> at the MGM Grand over the weekend was in violation of the NFL\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n<p>The event was co-hosted by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison and former running back Marshawn Lynch, and will be televised on CBS on May 27\u201328.<\/p>\n<p>Because the competition was staged at the resort with ads touting the contest, they will face fines for showing up and participating.<\/p>\n<p>Others have been disciplined in the past as well. In 2015, Former quarterback, Tony Romo was asked by football officials to cancel a speech at a Fantasy Sports Expo in Las Vegas even though it wasn\u2019t held in a resort. The same year three members of the Miami Dolphins, Jason Fox, A.J. Francis and Jordan Cameron, were banned from playing in a charity poker game because it had them in advertising materials.<\/p>\n<h2>Raiders Move Complicates Issue<\/h2>\n<p>Many thought the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-owners-approve-raiders-move-to-las-vegas\">Oakland Raiders moving to Las Vegas<\/a> was an endorsement of gambling, but the other owners didn\u2019t see it as a problem for its employees.<\/p>\n<p>At the owners meeting last month in Phoenix, they voted 31-1 for relocation and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said it wasn\u2019t an issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p><strong>\u201cLas Vegas has evolved into arguably a family destination,\u201d Jones said. \u201cIt has. That\u2019s not your father\u2019s Las Vegas. They are a great community that has tremendous prospects for the future. We are very comfortable because of really our precedent relative to being in other cities that have gambling nearby.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In fact The American Gaming Association last year pointed out that 80 percent of teams currently play their home games within an hour\u2019s drive of a casino.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critics have called the NFL the \u201cNo Fun League,\u201d but the organization\u2019s policy on gambling is not as restrictive to players as people are led to believe. The assumption is that a competitor can\u2019t enjoy a session wagering on craps, blackjack, craps, roulette, video poker and slot machines. 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