{"id":52645,"date":"2017-06-19T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T21:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=52645"},"modified":"2017-06-19T12:30:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T19:30:22","slug":"nfl-settles-childrens-charity-sued-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-settles-childrens-charity-sued-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Settles with Children\u2019s Charity That Sued It For Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NFL has settled out of court with a kids\u2019 charity that sued after the league\u2019s squeamishness on gambling ruined a children\u2019s bowling party. The settlement sum is undisclosed.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Roger Goodell was described as \u201cthe Oz behind the curtain\u201d by an attorney for Strikes for Kids for his reluctance to take the stand to discuss the NFL\u2019s \u201cconflicted\u201d gambling policy. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The charity, Strikes for Kids, organized the event for more than 100 boys and girls at the 72-lane bowling alley inside the Sunset Station hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Not only would the kids enjoy an afternoon of bowling but they also would get to hang out with 25 NFL players. Sounds great.<\/p>\n

Except the NFL got wind of the event and balked at the location. NFL<\/a> gambling policy forbids players from making promotional appearances at casinos, and the league\u2019s lawyers wrote to Strikes for Kids to tell them so in no uncertain terms.<\/p>\n

The charity was forced to move the event at short notice to the Brooklyn Bowl, which had only 16 lanes available, but was apparently acceptable to the league because it was not located inside a casino building, although it is attached to the LINQ casino promenade.<\/p>\n

Oz Behind the Curtain<\/b><\/h2>\n

The charity sued the league last year for fraud, claiming it had been misled by the league and had lost revenue as a result of the forced relocation. It also queried why one casino-linked bowling alley should be deemed OK but not the other.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a good question, and the best person to answer it would be Roger Goodell, who Strikes for Kids requested take the stand to explain it himself. But Goodell wasn\u2019t playing ball. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThere’s only one person that can tell us what’s the difference between the non-approved venue and the approved venue (Goodell),\u201d attorney Julie Pettit, representing the charity, told a federal magistrate judge last month. \u201cAnd he’s this Oz behind the curtain, this person that the NFL will not allow us to talk to. And everyone points their finger at him, saying he’s the only one that can make that determination.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Muddled Policy<\/b><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s telling that the case was settled out of court as the charity increased the pressure on Goodell to testify. The implication is he\u2019d rather not publicly discuss the finer nuances of the NFL\u2019s gambling policy, which is facing accusations of being muddled and conflicted.<\/p>\n

On one hand, the league has unanimously approved the Oakland Raiders move to Vegas, to a stadium that is likely to be located just off the Strip, where sports books will be taking the bets on the games.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, teams are even allowed to take a limited amount of advertising from the casino industry. It was recently confirmed that the Arizona Cardinals are in discussion with casino company Gala River Gaming over selling naming rights to their stadium.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, in March players were sanctioned by the league for taking part in the inaugural \u201cPro Football Arm Wrestling Championship\u201d at the MGM Grand<\/a>, despite the fact that all nearby gaming machines were switched off.<\/p>\n

Goodell recently told reporters that the NFL was \u201cstrongly opposed\u201d to gambling. “The integrity of our game is number one,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will not compromise on that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The NFL has settled out of court with a kids\u2019 charity that sued after the league\u2019s squeamishness on gambling ruined a children\u2019s bowling party. The settlement sum is undisclosed.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The charity, Strikes for Kids, organized the event for more than 100 boys and girls at the 72-lane bowling alley inside the Sunset […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":52646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNFL Settles with Children\u2019s Charity That Sued It For Fraud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The NFL settled with Strikes for Kids before Roger Goodell could take the stand to clarify the league\u2019s gambling policy.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NFL Settles with Children\u2019s Charity That Sued It For Fraud\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The NFL settled with Strikes for Kids before Roger Goodell could take the stand to clarify the league\u2019s gambling policy.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-settles-childrens-charity-sued-fraud\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-19T21:00:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-06-19T19:30:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ap_roger_goodell_mt_140911_16x9_992.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"992\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"558\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Casino.org Staff Writer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Casino.org Staff Writer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-settles-childrens-charity-sued-fraud\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-settles-childrens-charity-sued-fraud\/\",\"name\":\"NFL Settles with Children\u2019s Charity That Sued It For Fraud\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-settles-childrens-charity-sued-fraud\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-settles-childrens-charity-sued-fraud\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ap_roger_goodell_mt_140911_16x9_992.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-19T21:00:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-06-19T19:30:22+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77\"},\"description\":\"The NFL settled with Strikes for Kids before Roger Goodell could take the stand to clarify the league\u2019s gambling policy.\u00a0\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-settles-childrens-charity-sued-fraud\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-settles-childrens-charity-sued-fraud\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-settles-childrens-charity-sued-fraud\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ap_roger_goodell_mt_140911_16x9_992.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ap_roger_goodell_mt_140911_16x9_992.jpg\",\"width\":992,\"height\":558,\"caption\":\"Roger Goodell was described as \u201cthe Oz behind the curtain\u201d by an attorney for Strikes for Kids for his reluctance to take the stand to discuss the NFL\u2019s \u201cconflicted\u201d gambling policy. 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