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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In this essay, the author
- Opines that gambling is one of the few ways to gain money, but one can become addicted to it and hurt one in the end.
- Explains that gambling is the activity or practice of playing at a game of chance for money or other stakes. if one becomes consumed by gambling they have the potential of losing it all.
- Analyzes how sports illustrated journalist chris ballard talks about the economy and how it is affected by gambling in the national football league.
- Analyzes how chris ballard talks about how we could be learning spanish with all the hours we are playing fantasy football.
- Explains that fantasy sports are played by more than 27 million people in the united states.
- Explains that michael vick stayed loyal to a tight circle of friends-homeboys who used him and ultimately sold him out. he was one of the best players to play for the atlanta falcons.
- Explains the point system in fantasy football for gambling in the national football league is based on the stats of a player.
- Explains that michael vick got into some trouble with gambling while playing in the football league. he got caught up gambling in dog fights from his friends back home.
- Compares dan daly's quote to the american professional football association, which saw nineteen touchdown passes and scoreless ties in forty games in 1920.
- Explains that joe f. carr's quote, "if only they knew how near our football league is to moving indoors and what a smashing success we are going to make of the pro game under cover, they would not hesitate for moment."
- Explains that many were against joe f. carr building and starting a professional league, but the national collegiate athletic association made its own headlines by telling its former players to stay away from the pro game.
- Analyzes how football has become a global social norm. everyone has an opinion towards football and gambling in the national football league.
- Analyzes how the nevada gaming control board reported that the state's 184 licensed sportsbooks took nearly $94 million in wagers on the 2012 super bowl between the nyg and the new england patriots.
- Interviews jeffrey sperring, a fellow fantasy football player of mine and my uncle, about how he felt towards gambling in the national football league.
- Narrates how jeffrey likes gambling in the national football league. he does it with his brother and other friends when they are around just for the fun of it when a game is on.
- Analyzes jeffrey sperring's view that football is a great way for families to bond whether it is an actual game or on television.
- Opines that fantasy football is fine, but jeffrey sperring only bets what he can to avoid losing. there are websites for gambling in the national football league that require using at least a certain amount.
- Explains that gambling in the national football league can help or hurt a person. it can also help someone win money for certain things that they want to get in their life.
- Explains that the national forgotten league: entertaining stories and observations from pro football’s first fifty years.
- Describes giulianotti, richard, and roland robertson's book globalization and football: a critical sociology.
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