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GoRangers5 t1_j1g8i6a wrote

If he put money on the Jets he should lose his job for stupidity.

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dabking24 t1_j1ggnaf wrote

The article says he didn't bet on any football games, only other sports unrelated to his job. I know reading past the headlines isn't Reddit's strong suit, but come on.

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ContextualSquanch t1_j1gmrf5 wrote

It’s a little stupid that you can get suspended even if your gambling on college basketball or something. Doesn’t harm his team at all

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spanctimony t1_j1i04lm wrote

The idea is that if you gamble on other sports, you could end up beholden to a bookie, who then uses leverage to get you to share inside information (or worse).

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magictie- t1_j1jc1j8 wrote

Ah yes the crooked evil Draft Kings or Penn bookie. Could you imagine having an app use its leverage over you

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