\n\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>\nMuddled 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>\nOn 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>\nGoodell 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":"\n
NFL Settles with Children\u2019s Charity That Sued It For Fraud<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n