Gambling in the National Football League

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Throughout the many years of the National Football League there have been many instances of gambling. Many people have succeeded in their habits and won big money in the long run. Some, on the other hand, have not won money, and they have lost a significant amount of cash. But, in the National Football League no one ever knows what might happen in the end of the game. It is based on the luck of the team in the end. Gambling is not only one of the few ways to be able to gain money, but one can also become very addicted to it and it can severely hurt this person in the end.
According to dictionary.com, the definition of gambling is, “the activity or practice of playing at a game of chance for money or other stakes” (Collins English Dictionary). When a person gambles they are taking a risk of losing everything that they have placed on the bet. If one becomes consumed by gambling they have the potential of losing it all. This can seriously hurt oneself if they become consumed by gambling. Betting it all over a chance to win it all or possibly lose it all is not a very good outcome for a person.
Chris Ballard, a journalist for the Sports Illustrated magazine, talks about the economy and how it is affected by gambling in the National Football League:
Which would bring us to the ’09 fantasy football season, when once again estimates are that the American economy is likely to lose over $9 billion in reduced work productivity due to employees’ engaging in “fantasy-football-related activities” while at the office. And at this point in the column I would throw in a sober comment or two about how we could be saving the world, or at least learning Spanish, with all those hours wasted poring over wide receiver depth charts. (Ballard)
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