12-20-2022, 09:14 AM
(12-19-2022, 09:18 PM)81alum Wrote: Fortunately, California voted down two sports-betting initiatives in November and all sports betting--online or in person--remains illegal here, horse racing excepted. You'll have to go to college in one of the 30 states that have legalized it to have this problem. (Of course, illegal betting can be found everywhere.) The vote was overwhelming--83% NO--even though the gambling industry spent more on their campaign than any other proposition in California history.
https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/34...ts-betting
By the way, most of the Big 10 states have legal sports betting, so the USC and UCLA teams will be able to get off the planes on their away trips and plunk down some bets.
Found it ironic that while CA voters downed both sports gambling initiatives, KGO dumped generations of news and news talk radio in favor of The Spread, 24/7 content devoted solely to sports betting. Most Bay Area sports talk shows spend at least one segment devoted to gambling, as well. Makes one wonder why, if sports betting is illegal in the state.
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.